[House Document 117-91] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 117th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 117-91 CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC __________ COMMUNICATION from THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES transmitting A CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC, DECLARED IN PROCLAMATION 9994 OF MARCH 13, 2020, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 1, 2022, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257) [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT] February 22, 2022.--Referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed __________ U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 29-011 WASHINGTON : 2022 The White House, Washington, February 18, 2022. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Madam Speaker: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency declared in Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020, beginning March 1, 2020, concerning the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is to continue in effect beyond March 1, 2022. There remains a need to continue this national emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant risk to the public health and safety of the Nation. More than 900,000 people in this Nation have perished from the disease, and it is essential to continue to combat and respond to COVID-19 with the full capacity and capability of the Federal Government. Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Proclamation 9994 concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Sincerely, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Notice ---------- Continuation of the National Emergency Concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic On March 13, 2020, by Proclamation 9994, the President declared a national emergency concerning the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant risk to the public health and safety of the Nation. For this reason, the national emergency declared on March 13, 2020, and beginning March 1, 2020, must continue in effect beyond March 1, 2022. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency declared in Proclamation 9994 concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The White House, February 18, 2022. [all]