President Biden signed a bill to end the COVID-19 pandemic national emergency after it was first declared in March 2020. The public health emergency expires in May.
President Biden greets children as he attends the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 10, 2023, in Washington, D.C.The administration said that once it became clear that Congress was acting to accelerate the end of the national emergency, it took steps to expedite agency preparations for a return to normal.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s COVID-19 mortgage forbearance program is set to end at the end of May, and the Department of Veterans Affairs is returning to a requirement for in-home visits to determine eligibility for caregiver assistance. Legislators have extended telehealth flexibilities that were introduced at the start of the pandemic for another two years.
Then-President Donald Trump first declared a public health emergency on Jan. 31, 2020, with Trump declaring a national emergency in March. President Biden greets guest and take selfies during the 2023 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, April 10, 2023.
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