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This article is an overview of federal policy changes made in response to the coronavirus pandemic under the presidential administrations of Donald Trump (R) and Joe Biden (D). It includes major legislation, executive actions, and department policies. You will find:


Responses by the federal government under the Biden administration

The following is a list of federal government responses to the coronavirus outbreak since Joe Biden (D) was sworn in as President on January 20, 2021.

  • December 22, 2021:
    • President Joe Biden (D) signed an executive order extending the student loan repayment moratorium through May 1, 2022.[1]
    • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a Pfizer antivirus pill coronavirus treatment for individuals 12 and older.[2]
  • December 17, 2021:
    • Pfizer and BioNTech requested full approval for use of their coronavirus vaccine in individuals 12 and older. Currently, the vaccine is fully approved for individuals 16 and older, and authorized under an Emergency Use Authorization for individuals 12 and older.[3]
    • The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a lower court’s stay on the federal government’s vaccine requirement for large businesses. The U.S. Department of Labor set Feb. 9, 2022, as the new vaccination deadline.[4]
  • December 9, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization to Pfizer’s booster vaccine for individuals aged 16 and 17. Shortly after the FDA’s announcement, the Centers for Disease Control updated its booster recommendations to include that age group.[5]
  • December 7, 2021: ​​U.S. District Court Judge Stan Baker, who was appointed to the court by former President Donald Trump (R), suspended enforcement of the federal government’s vaccine requirement for federal contractors.[6]
  • December 2, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced that insurance reimbursements for at-home coronavirus tests would be available to individuals with private insurance.[7]
  • November 30, 2021:
    • U.S. District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty, who was appointed to the court by former President Donald Trump (R), issued an injunction against the Biden Administration’s national vaccine requirement for healthcare workers. This followed Federal District Court Judge Matthew Schelpa’s separate Nov. 29 ruling that temporarily blocked the requirement in 10 states.[8][9]
    • Pfizer submitted a request to the FDA for authorization of its booster vaccine for individuals ages 16 and 17.[10]
    • A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 13-10 to recommend approval of a Merck antiviral pill to treat the coronavirus.[11]
  • November 26, 2021:
    • The Biden administration announced that it would ban travel to the United States from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe beginning on November 29, 2021, in response to the World Health Organization's (WHO) designation of the omicron variant of COVID-19 as a variant of concern.[12]
  • November 19, 2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccination eligibility to all individuals 18 and older. The FDA also authorized the booster expansion on Nov. 19.[13][14]
  • November 15, 2021:
    • Pfizer announced it had applied for Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an antiviral medication to treat the coronavirus in unvaccinated individuals at high risk of severe disease.[15]
    • U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler, who was nominated to the court by George W. Bush (R) in 2003, blocked the enforcement of a provision in the American Rescue Plan Act that prevented states from using relief funds to offset tax reductions.[16]
  • November 12, 2021: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit extended its stay on President Joe Biden’s (D) proposed vaccine mandate on certain private business.[17][18]
  • November 9, 2021: Pfizer and BioNTech announced they had requested authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand eligibility of their booster vaccination to individuals aged 18 and over. Currently, the booster is authorized for individuals aged 65 and older.[19]
  • November 8, 2021: The United States began admitting vaccinated international travelers. Air travelers to the United States were also required to show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within three days of their flight’s departure.[20]
  • November 6, 2021: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a stay on President Joe Biden’s (D) proposed vaccine mandate on certain private business employees after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit against the administration on November 5, 2021, in which he said the mandate was unconstitutional.[21] In their ruling, the panel of three judges said the petitioners "give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues" with the mandate.[22]
  • November 4, 2021: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency rule implementing President Biden’s proposed vaccine mandate on certain private business employees. The rule requires the roughly 80 million individuals who work for companies with 100 or more employees to receive a coronavirus vaccine or undergo weekly testing, effective Jan. 4, 2022.[23]
  • November 2, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5-11 in a 14-0 panel vote.[24]
  • October 29, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved emergency use authorization of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5-11.[25]
  • October 26, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in children ages 5-11. In order for the vaccine to be fully approved for that age group, the emergency use authorization needed be approved by the FDA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).[26]
  • October 25, 2021:
    • The Biden Administration announced that, beginning Nov. 8, individuals traveling to the United States will be required to show proof of vaccination and a negative coronavirus test taken within three days of traveling.[20]
    • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance allowing some immunocompromised individuals to receive a fourth booster vaccination. Individuals would be permitted to receive a fourth booster vaccination at least six months after their most recent dose.[27]
  • October 21, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory panel and Director Rochelle Walensky endorsed the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authorization of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and its authorization to receive a booster dose from a different pharmaceutical company than the initial dose(s) came from.[28]
  • October 20, 2021: The FDA authorized booster shots of Johnson & Johnson's and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA also authorized people to mix vaccine doses from different pharmaceutical companies.[29]
  • October 12, 2021: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced he would lift restrictions on nonessential travel at the Canadian and Mexican borders for fully vaccinated individuals in early November. Mayorkas, who did not specify a date for when the policy would begin, said travelers coming into the United States would be required to show proof of vaccination. Under the revised policy, the prohibition on nonessential travel was set to stay in place for unvaccinated people. The U.S., Canada, and Mexico agreed to close their borders to nonessential travel in March 2020.[30]
  • October 5, 2021: Johnson and Johnson announced that it requested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorize booster shots of its vaccine.[31]
  • October 5, 2021: Pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca announced that it was seeking emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an antibody therapy designed to protect against COVID-19.[32]
  • October 4, 2021: The Department of Defense announced that civilian employees would be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no later than November 22.[33]
  • October 4, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized ACON Laboratories' rapid at-home COVID-19 antigen test. ACON Laboratories said it expects to produce as many as 100 million tests per month by the start of 2022.[34]
  • October 1, 2021: Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. announced that its experimental COVID-19 pill, molnupiravir, reduced hospitalizations and deaths by about 50% in early studies. Merck said it planned to submit the data to and seek emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Merck has a contract with the federal government to supply almost 2,000,000 courses of the drug at $700 per course.[35][36]
  • September 22, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized COVID-19 booster shots using Pfizer's vaccine for people 65 and older and people with medical conditions that make them vulnerable to severe cases of COVID-19. The FDA also authorized booster shots for people whose work makes them more likely to contract the virus.[37]
  • September 22, 2021: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended restrictions on nonessential travel at the Canadian and Mexican borders through October 21.[38]
  • September 14, 2021: Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle announced that active-duty troops would be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine by December 15, 2021, while National Guard and Army Reserve members would have until June 30, 2022, to get a vaccine.[39]
  • September 14, 2021: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that foreign residents applying to immigrate to the United States will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine as part of the immigration medical examination beginning October 1, 2021.[40]
  • September 3, 2021: The Biden administration released a $65.3 billion plan, titled "American Pandemic Preparedness: Transforming Our Capabilities," aimed at laying the groundwork to respond to future pandemics. The plan earmarks $24.2 billion to the development of new vaccines, and $11.8 billion to antiviral therapeutics. The plan also calls for spending $15-20 billion on a hub housed within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that would coordinate a federal pandemic response.[41][42]
  • September 1, 2021: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said that unvaccinated people should refrain from traveling over the Labor Day holiday weekend.[43]
  • August 30, 2021: The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah to determine if statewide bans on indoor mask requirements in schools violates the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which protects children with disabilities from discrimination. The OCR said it was concerned that bans on masks could affect students with underlying health conditions caused by a disability. The OCR also announced it would also investigate whether the indoor mask requirements violate Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[44][45]
  • August 26, 2021: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Aug. 3 federal eviction moratorium in an unsigned opinion. The Court ruled only Congress could authorize a federal eviction moratorium. Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonya Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan wrote dissenting opinions. [46]
  • August 25, 2021: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a memo requiring military members to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Austin’s memo directed military leaders to “impose ambitious timelines” for mandating vaccines.[47]
  • August 23, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fully approved Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older. The vaccine remains under an Emergency Use Authorization (UEA) for people 12 and 16 years old.[48]
  • August 18, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced he would direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withhold federal Medicare and Medicaid funds from nursing homes that do not require staff to be fully vaccinated.[49]
  • August 18, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced a plan to offer a third COVID-19 vaccine shot to Americans beginning September 20, pending Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Biden said the third shot would only be available to people eight months after they got their second shot. [50][51]
  • August 18, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) directed the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) to determine if governors or other officials are providing K-12 public school students the opportunity to participate in in-person instruction. Biden authorized Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to investigate tools the DoE can use to ensure students can access the classroom without jeopardizing their health. Cardona said that could involve using the DoE's Office for Civil Rights to investigate discrimination allegations against schools or officials that prohibit students from getting in-person instruction.[52][53][54]
  • August 17, 2021: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) extended a mask requirement that applies to airports, planes, trains, and buses, through January 18, 2022.[55]
  • August 13, 2021: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Dabney Friedrich rejected a lawsuit challenging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) evictions moratorium. Friedrich said she did not have the authority to block the moratorium because of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's earlier ruling on the CDC's moratorium.[56]
  • August 13, 2021: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D) authorized U.S. House of Representatives members to continue proxy voting through October 1. Proxy voting allows members remotely vote on legislation and participate in committee meetings.[57]
  • August 11, 2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its vaccine guidance to recommend that pregnant women get a COVID-19 vaccine.[58]
  • August 9, 2021: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that he would require military members to get a COVID-19 vaccine no later than the middle of September. Austin said he would move the deadline up if the Food and Drug Administration approves a COVID-19 vaccine earlier than mid-September.[59]
  • August 3, 2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an eviction moratorium prohibiting landlords in areas of the country experiencing what it defines as "substantial or high" levels of COVID-19 spread from removing tenants for nonpayment of rent. The CDC enacted the moratorium to last through October 3.[60]
  • July 29, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced that all federal workers and onsite contractors would need to get a COVID-19 vaccine or receive a weekly COVID-19 test.[61]
  • July 29, 2021: The Biden administration announced it would allow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ban on evictions to expire on July 31.[62]
  • July 27, 2021: The Department of Homeland Security announced that all employees would be required to wear masks and practice social distancing while indoors at work.[63]
  • July 27, 2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its mask guidance to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks while indoors in parts of the country with "substantial or high transmission."[64]
  • July 26, 2021: The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that employees who work with patients, including doctors and nurses, must get a COVID-19 vaccine within the next two months. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said employees could appeal the requirement on medical or religious grounds.[65]
  • July 22, 2021: The Biden administration announced $1.7 million in new funding for testing and vaccine outreach. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said $1.6 billion would go toward testing in prisons and homeless shelters, while around $100 million would go toward supporting vaccine outreach in rural areas.[66]
  • July 21, 2021: The Department of Homeland Security extended restrictions on nonessential travel to and from Mexico and Canada through August 21.[67]
  • July 20, 2021: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services extended the COVID-19 public health emergency an additional 90 days.[68]
  • July 12, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would apply a new warning to Johnson & Johnson's single dose COVID-19 vaccine after some recipients developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, a disorder that causes the immune system to attack the nerves. The FDA said that it has received around 100 reports of the disorder. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee was scheduled to investigate the reports on July 15 to determine if a causal relationship exists between the vaccine and disorder. At the time the FDA announced the warning, around 12.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine had been administered.[69]
  • July 6, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) described new steps his administration would take to raise vaccination rates and combat the Delta variant, including effort to get people vaccinated through door-to-door community outreach. He also said he would send federal teams to places with low vaccination rates to help local officials with contact tracing.[70][71]
  • June 29, 2021: In a 5-4 vote, the United States Supreme Court declined to end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) evictions moratorium. A group of landlords and trade associations filed the lawsuit, which the Court accepted on an emergency basis. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said she would not extend the moratorium beyond July 31, 2021.[72]
  • June 24, 2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky extended a federal evictions moratorium designed to protect renters who lost income because of the coronavirus pandemic through July 31. Walensky said she would not extend the moratorium beyond July 31.[73]
  • June 21, 2021: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended restrictions on nonessential travel between Mexico and Canada through July 21.[74]
  • June 19, 2021: Department of State spokesperson Ned Price announced the U.S. would send 2.5 million vaccine doses to Taiwan.[75]
  • June 17, 2021: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would invest $3.2 billion to help develop antiviral pills for COVID-19.[76]
  • June 8, 2021: Department of Defense (DoD) press secretary John Kirby announced that the DoD would close three mass vaccination sites, leaving five in operation around the country. The DoD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) operated 35 sites earlier in the year when demand for vaccines was highest.[77]
  • June 3, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced his administration will share 25 million coronavirus doses with foreign countries. Twenty-five million will go to the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX initiative, while the remainder will go directly to countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.[78]
  • June 2, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) declared June a "National Month of Action," part of an effort to reach his goal of having 70% of U.S. adults vaccinated by July 4. Biden pointed to a range of private company vaccination incentives, including free beer from Anheuser-Busch and free flights from United Airlines.[79]
  • May 26, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the Celebrity Edge to be the first cruise ship in the United States since March 2020 to operate with paying customers. The ship, owned by Celebrity Cruises, will set sail from Florida on June 26 with a fully vaccinated crew. Guests over the age of 16 will be required to have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.[80]
  • May 26, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to sotrovimab, a single-dose monoclonal antibody therapy for treating COVID-19 in adults and children 12 years and older. GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company, developed the drug with Vir Biotechnology, a U.S.-based biotechnology company.[81]
  • May 20, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the length of time the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can be stored in refrigerators from five days to one month.[82]
  • May 17, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced he authorized up to 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to be shared with other countries by the end of June.[83]
  • May 13, 2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) amended its mask guidance to say fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most indoor and outdoor public settings, regardless of the number of people gathered.[84]
  • May 12, 2021: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky adopted an advisory committee's recommendation that the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children 12 to 15.[85]
  • May 11, 2021: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that long-term care facilities will be required to report resident and staff vaccinations every two weeks to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network.[86]
  • May 10, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized children between the ages of 12 and 15 to receive Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine.[87]
  • May 5, 2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released details for an initiative that will allow cruise lines to test their COVID-19 precautions on short trials trips with volunteers before resuming normal operations. Cruise lines must request authorization from the CDC for a trial trip at least 30 days before departure. Cruise lines can skip test trips if they require 95% of passengers and 98% of crew members to be vaccinated.[88]
  • May 5, 2021: U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not have the authority to enact a moratorium on residential evictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium, which the CDC put in place September 1, 2020, was extended several times and was set to expire June 30. Frierich's ruling called for the moratorium to be ended, but the Justice Department appealed the decision and asked for an emergency stay to keep the moratorium in place in the meantime.[89]
  • May 4, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced a goal of getting 70% of Americans partly vaccinated by the 4th of July. To further that goal, Biden said he is directing pharmacies in the federal vaccine program to begin offering vaccinations without an appointment. He also announced that states will no longer be able to carry over unused vaccine doses from one week to the next. Instead, doses will be reallocated to states with higher demand.[90]
  • April 27, 2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance for fully vaccinated individuals to say they no longer need to wear a mask when gathering outdoors. The guidance says fully vaccinated individuals should still wear a mask when in crowded areas.[91]
  • April 27, 2021: The White House announced it would ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on some international students August 1, permitting qualifying students and academics from China, Iran, Brazil, and South Africa to study in the United States.[92]
  • April 26, 2021: White House officials said the Biden administration was prepared to share up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with other countries if the vaccine doses pass an Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection.[93]
  • April 23, 2021: The FDA rescinded its recommended pause of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.[94]
  • April 21, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) unveiled a tax credit for businesses and nonprofits aimed at offsetting the cost of allowing employees to use paid leave to receive a coronavirus vaccine. The credit, available to organizations with fewer than 500 employees between April 1 and September 30, covers up to 80 hours of leave at $511 per day.[95][96]
  • April 16, 2021: The White House announced a $1.7 billion package to assist the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local health departments in tracking and combatting COVID-19 variants through genomic sequencing.[97]
  • April 14, 2021: Members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices postponed making a decision about whether to reinstate use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after saying it needed more information.[98]
  • April 13, 2021: The FDA and CDC recommended all state and local vaccine providers stop administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, effective immediately. At the time of the announcement, the federal government was expected to stop distributing Johnson & Johnson vaccines through federally run vaccination sites. The recommendation came after six recipients in the United States developed blood clots within two weeks of vaccination. The CDC’s outside advisory committee was scheduled to meet April 14 to investigate the link between the vaccine and the blood clot cases.[99]
  • April 9, 2021: Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and biotechnology company BioNTech requested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amend its emergency use authorization to allow children ages 12 to 15 to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. The original emergency use authorization restricted the vaccine to those 16 and older.[100]
  • April 6, 2021: White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters there would not be a federal vaccine database or mandate to obtain a vaccination credential.[101]
  • April 6, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced that April 19 was the deadline for states to make all adult Americans eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine. Previously, Biden had set the deadline for May 1.[102]
  • April 2, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its domestic travel guidance for fully vaccinated individuals. The CDC guidelines state that "people who are fully vaccinated with an FDA-authorized vaccine can travel safely within the United States" and do not need to get tested or self-quarantine. The CDC recommends fully vaccinated travelers wear a mask, practice social distancing, and frequently wash their hands.[103]
  • April 1, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Moderna to include up to 15 vaccine doses per vial. The previous limit was 10 doses per vial.[104]
  • March 31, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized two at-home COVID-19 tests. The rapid tests, produced by Quidel Corporation and Abbott Laboratories, are self-administered and deliver results within minutes.[105]
  • March 30, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) signed a bill extending the deadline to apply for a forgivable loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) from March 31 to May 31. The bill also extended the authorization period for new loans through June 30. The bill passed the House 415-3 and passed the Senate 92-7.[106][107]
  • March 28, 2021: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky extended a federal evictions moratorium through June 30.[108]
  • March 19, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that K-12 students should maintain three feet of distance between one another in schools. Previously, the CDC had recommended a physical distancing requirement of six feet. When masks cannot be worn at all times, such as while eating, the CDC continues to recommend six feet of distance. Middle school and high school students in areas with high rates of COVID-19 spread should still maintain six feet of distance.[109]
  • March 17, 2021: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would devote $10 billion of the American Rescue Act of 2021, which President Biden (D) signed March 11, to COVID-19 testing to help schools reopen. The money will fund diagnostic tests to detect symptomatic and asymptomatic teachers, staff, and students.[110]
  • March 16, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a template COVID-19 test developers can use to streamline the process of getting an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). The template is geared toward developers working on serial testing programs, which involve testing the same individual multiple times within a few days as a means of detecting asymptomatic cases that a single test might miss.[111][112]
  • March 11, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The bill includes $1,400 checks to eligible individuals and an extension of the $300-per-week supplement to federal unemployment benefits through September 6. The bill also allocates funding to small businesses, state and local governments, and COVID-19 vaccination and testing and tracing efforts.[113]
  • March 10, 2021: The U.S. House of Representatives voted 220-211 to approve the Senate version of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which the Senate passed March 6. One Democrat joined with Republicans to vote against the bill. The bill goes to President Joe Biden (D) to sign.[114]
  • March 9, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance that says it is safe for fully vaccinated individuals to gather indoors with other fully vaccinated individuals without wearing a mask. The CDC classifies people as fully vaccinated when it has been two weeks since they have received either the second dose of a two-dose series, like the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or the first dose of a single-dose vaccine, like the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The CDC also says that it is permissible for vaccinated individuals to gather indoors with unvaccinated individuals from one other households, so long as no one in the household is at a heightened risk of severe illness from COVID-19.[115]
  • March 6, 2021: The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 along party lines to pass the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion dollar package that includes $1,400 relief checks to eligible individuals, an extension of unemployment benefits, economic relief to state and local governments, and funding for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. Unlike the version of the bill passed by the House, the Senate bill did not include an amendment increasing the minimum wage. The Senate bill also reduced the number of individuals eligible to receive the $1,400 relief checks by lowering the income threshold for individuals and married recipients.[116][117]
  • March 1, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EAU) for the Quidel QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test.[118]
  • February 28, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) vote to recommend the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to people 18 years and older.[119]
  • February 27, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EAU) to pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.[120]
  • February 27, 2021: The U.S. House voted 219-212 to pass the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The $1.9 trillion package includes $1,400 relief checks to eligible individuals, an extension of unemployment benefits, economic relief to state and local governments, and funding for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. The bill also included a provision that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. Two-hundred and nineteen Democrats voted for the bill, while two Democrats joined with 210 Republicans to vote against it.[121][122]
  • February 22, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration announced new guidance for vaccine developers that allows them to avoid conducting lengthy, randomized trials for vaccines adapted to combat coronavirus variants. Instead, the guidance allows developers to conduct smaller trials, in order to expedite the review process.[123]
  • February 17, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced a series of new funding initiatives to combat the coronavirus pandemic, including $200 million to help identify new coronavirus variants through increased genomic sequencing. Additionally, Biden also $650 million to help improve testing at elementary and middle schools, and $815 million to increase the manufacturing of testing supplies.[124]
  • February 16, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) extended a federal moratorium on home foreclosures for federally backed mortgages through June 30.[125]
  • February 16, 2021: White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that states would receive an increased supply of vaccines per week going forward. The federal government had been shipping each state around 11 million doses, but that number will increase to 13.5 million.[126]
  • February 12, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance for schools returning to in-person instruction. The report says schools that want to return students to the classroom should use layered mitigation strategies, including universal mask usage, physical distancing, and contact tracing in partnership with local health departments. The CDC said the amount of community spread should guide reopening decisions, as well as the use of in-person, virtual, or hybrid learning schedules. The CDC said schools should be prioritized over nonessential businesses and activities and should be the last to close and the first to reopen.[127]
  • February 10, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidance encouraging people to wear a mask with more than one layer after the agency found two masks reduced the transmission of aerosols. The CDC recommended that people wear multilayered masks that fit tightly against the face.[128]
  • February 9, 2021: White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients announced the federal government would directly ship 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to 250 federally funded health centers over the next several weeks. As vaccine supply increases, Zients said more doses would be shipped to more community health centers.[129]
  • February 9, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EAU) to pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment, which uses a mixture of two monoclonal antibody drugs.[130]
  • February 4, 2021: Johnson & Johnson submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorization (EAU) of its COVID-19 vaccine.[131]
  • February 2, 2021: The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) announced that face coverings are required for all staff and visitors in NPS facilities and outdoors when social distancing can't be maintained.[132]
  • February 2, 2021: White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients announced the federal government would begin sending coronavirus vaccines directly to pharmacies beginning Feb. 11. The first shipment of 1 million doses will go to 6,500 locations. Pharmacies will still need to follow state vaccine distribution plans.[133]
  • February 1, 2021: White House COVID-19 advisor Andy Slavitt announced the federal government signed a $231.8 million deal with digital diagnostics company Ellume to support the manufacture and distribution of its COVID-19 Home Test. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the test an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) on December 15, 2020.[134]
  • January 29, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order requiring all passengers in the United States using public transportation to wear a face mask that fully covers the nose and mouth. This rule applies to those traveling by plane, bus, subway, train, ferry, or ride-share vehicle, and states that masks must be worn when boarding transportation, for the duration of travel, and when disembarking from transportation. The order took effect at 11:59pm EST on February 1, 2021.[135]
  • January 28, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines for celebrating the NFL Super Bowl. The guidelines encourage people to stay home and watch the Super Bowl with other members of the household. For people attending the Super Bowl or a watch party, the CDC recommends social distancing, mask-wearing, and avoiding restrooms during high-traffic times. The CDC also says participants should refrain from chanting and cheering.[136]
  • January 25, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) issued a proclamation restricting entry into the country by travelers who've been in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, and the Shengen Area of Europe within 14 days of trying to enter the U.S.[137]
  • January 22, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) issued an order directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to find ways to expand the food stamp program to alleviate food insecurity caused by the coronavirus pandemic. He also issued an order asking the Treasury Department to improve its system for delivering stimulus checks.[138]
  • January 21, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) signed 8 executive orders, two directives , and one memorandum related to the coronavirus pandemic. The actions include an order directing the Secretary of Education to develop guidance for returning students to classrooms and a national security directive aimed at strengthening the international response to the pandemic. He also released the details of a national strategy focused on expediting the dispersal of vaccines and reducing the spread of the virus through increased mask usage.[139][140][141]
  • January 20, 2021: Rochelle Walensky, the Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), extended a federal moratorium on evictions through March 31, 2021.[142]
  • January 20, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) directed the Department of Education to extend a pause on student loan payments and collections through September 30, 2021. Biden also signed an executive order requiring people wear masks and to practice social distancing on federal property.[143][144]

Responses by the federal government under the Trump administration

The following is a list of federal government responses to the coronavirus outbreak between January 31, 2020, and January 19, 2021, the last full day of Donald Trump's (R) presidency. Click below to see the full list of actions.


Legislation

The widget below lists considered federal legislation related to the coronavirus outbreak.

Consolidated Appropriations Act

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, comprised a series of amendments made to H.R. 133, the United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act.[299] The U.S. Senate and U.S. House passed the act on December 21, 2020, and President Trump (R) signed it into law on December 27, 2020.[300]

The $900 billion in spending included:[301][302][303]

  • A second round of direct stimulus payments to American citizens based on an income threshold. The act called for $600 payments to individuals who reported an income of $75,000 or less in the 2019 tax year. Above $75,000, the amount is set to decrease, with no payments going to individuals who earned $99,000 or more.
  • An extension to an existing moratorium on evictions through January 31, 2021, and $25 billion towards a rental assistance fund.
  • $120 billion of funding towards unemployment insurance.
  • Federal unemployment benefits of up to $300 per week for qualifying individuals through March 14, 2021.
  • An extension of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program through April 5, 2021, with the requirement that recipients provide proof of employment or self-employment within 21 days of applying for assistance. The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation fund was extended for the same duration.
  • $325 billion in funding to small businesses, including $284.5 billion to extend the Paycheck Protection Program.
  • $20 billion in funding for coronavirus testing, $20 billion for purchasing coronavirus vaccines, and $8 billion to distribute stores of vaccine.
  • $82 billion to an Education Stabilization Fund, to remain available through September 30, 2022.

Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act

On March 19, 2020, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) introduced the CARES Act in the U.S. Senate.[278] After several days of negotations between McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the Senate passed the CARES Act by a 96-0 vote on March 25.[270] On March 27, the U.S. House passed the CARES Act by a voice vote, which does not require a recorded vote total.[266] President Donald Trump (R) signed the legislation on March 27.[265] The $2 trillion included in the legislation includes:

  • Roughly $500 billion earmarked for assisting large businesses. Of this $500 billion, roughly $87 billion is allocated to airlines. $55 billion is allocated to help cover employee wages, insurance, and salaries, $25 billion is for passenger air carriers, up to $4 billion for cargo air carriers, and up to $3 billion for airline contractors. The bill creates an inspector general to oversee pandemic recovery. The inspector general, along with a committee, will provide oversight of all loans and other uses of taxpayer dollars. There is a provision of the bill that prohibits the president, vice president, and members of Congress from benefiting from the money allocated to corporations
  • Roughly $339.8 billion is set aside for programs carried out by state and local governments. Of this $339.8 billion, $274 billion will be allocated to specific COVID-19 response efforts, and $5 billion will go toward Community Development Block Grants, $13 billion for K-12 schools, $14 billion for higher education, and $5.3 billion for programs for children and families.
  • Roughly $377 billion allocated for assisting small businesses. Of this $377 billion, $10 billion for grants of up to $10,000 to provide emergency funds for small businesses to cover immediate operating costs. $350 billion is allocated for the Small Business Administration to provide loans of up to $10 million per business. $17 billion to cover six months of payments for small businesses already using SBA loans.
  • Roughly $300 billion is earmarked for aid in the form of individual payments of $1,200 for individuals making up to $75,000 annually.
  • Roughly $260 billion is earmarked for expanding unemployment assistance. The bill will raise unemployment payments by $600. It also adds an additional 13 weeks of unemployment insurance.
  • Roughly $100 billion is earmarked for hospitals responding to the coronavirus.
  • Roughly $24.8 billion is earmarked for food programs. Of that $24.8 billion, $8.8 billion is allocated to schools to provide meals for students, $15.5 billion is going to a food stamps programs called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, and $450 million is allocated to food banks and other community food distribution programs.

In addition to the funding portion of the bill, there are also various provisions regarding higher education. For example, the bill defers payments on federal students loans through Sept. 30 without penalty, allows schools to turn unused work-study funds into supplemental grants, and students who drop out of school as a result of the coronavirus wouldn't have that time away from school deducted from their lifetime limits on subsidized loan and Pell grant eligibility.

General resources

The chart below shows coronavirus statistics from countries across the world. The information is provided by Real Clear Politics.

Click the links below to explore official resources related to the coronavirus outbreak.


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The New York Times, "The White House will freeze federal student loan repayments until May 1.," December 22, 2021
  2. ↑ Politico, "FDA authorizes Pfizer's Covid-19 pill," December 22, 2021
  3. ↑ Politico, "Pfizer and BioNTech ask FDA to approve their Covid-19 vaccine for kids as young as 12," December 17, 2021
  4. ↑ The New York Times, "Appeals Court Reinstates OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate for Workers at Larger Businesses," December 17, 2021
  5. ↑ Politico, "FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid booster for 16-, 17-year-olds," December 9, 2021
  6. ↑ Politico, "Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors," December 7, 2021
  7. ↑ The Hill, "Biden to announce insurance reimbursements for at-home COVID-19 tests," December 2, 2021
  8. ↑ The New York Times, "A federal judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for U.S. health workers.," November 30, 2021
  9. ↑ The New York Times, "A judge temporarily blocks a vaccine mandate for health workers in 10 states.," November 29, 2021
  10. ↑ The New York Times, "Pfizer asks the F.D.A. to authorize boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds.," November 30, 2021
  11. ↑ The New York Times, "Merck’s Covid Treatment Pill Wins Blessing of F.D.A. Panel," November 30, 2021
  12. ↑ Politico, "Biden admin announces travel ban for South Africa and 7 other countries, citing new variant," November 26, 2021
  13. ↑ Politico, "CDC chief approves Covid-19 boosters for all adults," November 19, 2021
  14. ↑ Politico, "FDA clears Pfizer, Moderna Covid booster shots for all adults," November 19, 2021
  15. ↑ The New York Times, "Pfizer asks the F.D.A. to authorize its Covid antiviral pill.," November 16, 2021
  16. ↑ Washington Examiner, "GOP states win injunction against tax cut restrictions in Biden relief bill," November 16, 2021
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  77. ↑ The Hill, "Pentagon closing majority of COVID-19 mass vaccination sites," June 8, 2021
  78. ↑ The Hill, "White House unveils plan to donate 25 million vaccine doses abroad," June 3, 2021
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