46th US president who signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden represented Delaware in the US Senate from 1973 to 2009 and was the 47th vice president under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017. Defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 election, he was the 46th president of the United States, for the Democratic Party, from 2021 to 2025. On 11 March 2021, soon after taking office, he signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, and in 2022 he obtained the Inflation Reduction Act. He answered the Russian invasion of Ukraine with sanctions on Russia and aid to Ukraine.
Also known as: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.
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1969–
Democratic Party (United States)
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United States state institutionsVice President
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2021–2025
United States state institutionsPresidentMain
Government and administration
Career Timeline
- 1973–2009US Senator for Delaware
- 2009.01.20–2017Vice President of the United States
- 2021–2025President of the United States
- 2021.03.11Signed the American Rescue Plan Act