The Cabinet's approval came after President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in a brief television appearance last night announced the state of emergency for three months.
"We are sickened and horrified at the attacks that occurred this morning in Egypt, targeting innocent worshipers as they gathered to celebrate one of the holiest days of the Christian faith, said a statement from Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, whose district encompasses part of southern Orange County".
Sisi said a top-level council for fighting terrorism and extremism will also be set up. ISIS claimed responsibility for both.
More than 100 people remained injured, according to Egyptian authorities.
Sunday's first blast happened at St. George Church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, where at least 27 people were killed and 78 others wounded, officials said.
The blast in Egypt's second largest city, which killed 17 including seven police officers, came hours after a bomb struck a Coptic church in Tanta, a nearby city in the Nile Delta, that took the lives of 28 and wounded almost 80.
Hours later, a suicide bomber struck the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria's Manshyia district.
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His top diplomat offered a similarly grim assessment from the other side of the globe after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Vatican City: Pope Francis will visit Egypt as planned this month despite the weekend bombings, Monsignor Angelo Becciu said, adding, "There is no doubt the Holy Father will maintain his offer to go to Egypt" on April 28 and 29.
Al-Azhar, the world's highest seat of Sunni Islam, called the attacks an "outrageous crime" against all Egyptians.
"(Saturday), we met with (Egyptian) President Al-Sisi to discuss how to foster better collaboration as we work together on our common interests of destroying ISIS, Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups killing innocent civilians here, across the Middle East, the USA, and throughout the world", the statement said. "We will continue working together to address these threats and defeat terrorism once and for all".
The twin attacks marked one of the bloodiest days in recent memory for Egypt's Christian minority, the largest in the Middle East.
Jihadists and Islamists accuse Copts of supporting the military overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, which ushered in a deadly crackdown on his supporters.
The militants shot dead on Monday were reportedly planning further attacks on the minority community.
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