By Ali Zaslav, Phil Mattingly and Manu Raju | CNNThe Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would end the national Covid-19 emergency declared by then-President Donald Trump on March 13, 2020. The joint resolution, which cleared the House earlier this year, now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk. The vote comes on the heels of two other successful efforts led by Republicans in approving legislation rescinding Biden administration policies. House Democrats largely voted against the bill when it was brought to the floor in February except for 11 Democrats who joined Republicans in support. A separate White House official noted that the Senate vote comes after several weeks when the Biden administration has had time to accelerate its wind-down efforts — and just a little over a month before they’d announced the emergency would end.

Source: CNN March 30, 2023 00:30 UTC