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Featured Start-here instruments with editorial notes, plus a Federal Register PRESDOCU inventory for modern administrations (8,529 actions). Browse the inventory below; open any row for FR links.

20 featured · 8,529 inventory

Featured

Federal Register inventory

PRESDOCU executive orders, proclamations, and memoranda for covered modern admins. Older administrations keep NARA library links on the presidencies shelf.

Desk action inventory with kind, presidency, and signed date
InstrumentKindPresidencySigned
CorrectionC1-2012-27143MemorandumBarack ObamaJan 10, 2013
National Stalking Awareness Month, 20132013-00204MemorandumBarack ObamaJan 7, 2013
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 20132013-00203MemorandumBarack ObamaJan 7, 2013
150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation2013-00132MemorandumBarack ObamaJan 7, 2013
National Mentoring Month, 20132013-00105MemorandumBarack ObamaJan 7, 2013
Waiver From Rescission of Unobligated Funds Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20092013-00042MemorandumBarack ObamaJan 4, 2013
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay2013-00002MemorandumBarack ObamaJan 3, 2013
Federal Employee Pay Schedules and Rates That Are Set by Administrative Discretion2013-00001MemorandumBarack ObamaJan 3, 2013
Reestablishment of Advisory Commission2012-31574MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 31, 2012
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes2012-31360MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 28, 2012
To Extend Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Moldova2012-31350MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 28, 2012
Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Monday, December 24, 20122012-31225MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 28, 2012
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20122012-31133MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 26, 2012
Death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye, President Pro Tempore of the Senate2012-30982MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 21, 2012
The Richard C. Holbrooke Award for Diplomacy2012-30957MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 21, 2012
Wright Brothers Day, 20122012-30894MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 20, 2012
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut2012-30744MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 19, 2012
Bill of Rights Day, 20122012-30740MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 19, 2012
Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act2012-30347MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 14, 2012
Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 20122012-30312MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 14, 2012
Establishing the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force2012-30310MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 14, 2012
Reestablishment of Advisory Group2012-30170MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 12, 2012
Establishment of an Interagency Task Force on Commercial Advocacy2012-30060MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 11, 2012
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 20122012-30056MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 11, 2012
International Day of Persons With Disabilities, 20122012-29704MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 6, 2012
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 20122012-29576MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 5, 2012
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 20122012-29575MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 5, 2012
Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Month, 20122012-29573MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 5, 2012
World AIDS Day, 20122012-29466MemorandumBarack ObamaDec 5, 2012
Waiver From Rescission of Unobligated Funds Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20092012-28856MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 27, 2012
Thanksgiving Day, 20122012-28808MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 27, 2012
National Child's Day, 20122012-28807MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 27, 2012
National Family Week, 20122012-28457MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 21, 2012
America Recycles Day, 20122012-28387MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 20, 2012
American Education Week, 20122012-27922MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 15, 2012
World Freedom Day, 20122012-27918MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 15, 2012
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran2012-27742MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 13, 2012
Veterans Day, 20122012-27630MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 13, 2012
National Native American Heritage Month, 20122012-27207MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 6, 2012
National Family Caregivers Month, 20122012-27205MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 6, 2012
National Entrepreneurship Month, 20122012-27202MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 6, 2012
National Diabetes Month, 20122012-27199MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 6, 2012
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 20122012-27196MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 6, 2012
National Adoption Month, 20122012-27190MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 6, 2012
Military Family Month, 20122012-27188MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 6, 2012
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction2012-27145MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 5, 2012
To Implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement and for Other Purposes2012-27143MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 5, 2012
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan2012-27035MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 2, 2012
Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council2012-27002MemorandumBarack ObamaNov 2, 2012
United Nations Day, 20122012-26650MemorandumBarack ObamaOct 29, 2012
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Actions combine a Featured overlay with FR PRESDOCU inventory for covered modern administrations (Clinton+). Older admins keep NARA links and thinner lists until backfill. Source archive: The Ledger Desk watchlist + U.S. presidency catalog. Built 2026-09-20T17:22:05Z. Limits and rebuild notes: methodology.

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Executive orders

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Proclamations

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Memoranda

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Showing 20 of 20. Featured is the Start-here overlay; full FR inventory expands as coverage grows.

Desk action watchlist
SignedInstrumentPresidency
Jan 20, 2025Regulatory Freeze Pending Review

Memorandum

Directed agencies to freeze pending rules and withdraw unpublished proposals pending presidential appointee review.

Trump · 47th
Jan 20, 2025Executive Order 14168

Executive order · 14168

Directed agencies to recognize sex as binary biological classification in federal policy and records.

Trump · 47th
Jan 20, 2025Executive Order 14148

Executive order · 14148

Revoked a slate of Biden-era executive orders and presidential memoranda on the first day of the second Trump term.

Trump · 47th
Oct 30, 2023Executive Order 14110

Executive order · 14110

Directed agencies to set AI safety standards, reporting for frontier models, and equity and privacy guardrails.

Biden · 46th
Jun 17, 2022Proclamation 10367

Proclamation · 10367

Proclaimed Juneteenth National Independence Day, 2022.

Biden · 46th
Mar 9, 2022Executive Order 14067

Executive order · 14067

Directed agencies to coordinate policy on digital assets, including risks, illicit finance, and a potential U.S. CBDC.

Biden · 46th
Jan 27, 2021Executive Order 14008

Executive order · 14008

Created a climate task force and directed agencies to put the climate crisis at the center of foreign and domestic policy.

Biden · 46th
Jan 20, 2021Preserving and Fortifying DACA

Memorandum

Directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all appropriate actions to preserve and fortify DACA.

Biden · 46th
Jan 20, 2021Executive Order 13990

Executive order · 13990

Directed agencies to review and unwind Trump-era environmental rules and rejoin the Paris Agreement process.

Biden · 46th
Sep 24, 2017Proclamation 9645

Proclamation · 9645

Suspended or restricted entry of nationals from designated countries under enhanced vetting findings.

Trump · 45th
Mar 6, 2017Executive Order 13780

Executive order · 13780

Revoked and replaced EO 13769 with a revised entry suspension and refugee pause.

Trump · 45th
Jan 27, 2017Executive Order 13769

Executive order · 13769

Restricted entry from several majority-Muslim countries and paused the refugee program; later superseded and litigated.

Trump · 45th
Jan 22, 2009Executive Order 13492

Executive order · 13492

Directed a review of Guantanamo detainees and ordered the facility closed as promptly as possible.

Obama · 44th
Jan 21, 2009Executive Order 13489

Executive order · 13489

Established policies for asserting executive privilege over presidential records and revoked EO 13233.

Obama · 44th
Nov 1, 2001Executive Order 13233

Executive order · 13233

Set procedures for asserting constitutionally based privileges over presidential records held by NARA.

Bush · 43rd
Apr 21, 1997Executive Order 13045

Executive order · 13045

Required agencies to identify and assess environmental health and safety risks that may disproportionately affect children.

Clinton · 42nd
Feb 17, 1981Executive Order 12291

Executive order · 12291

Directed agencies to submit major rules to OMB for regulatory impact analysis before publication.

Reagan · 40th
Mar 1, 1961Executive Order 10924

Executive order · 10924

Created the Peace Corps as an agency in the Department of State.

Kennedy · 35th
Jul 26, 1948Executive Order 9981

Executive order · 9981

Declared a policy of equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.

Truman · 33rd
Feb 19, 1942Executive Order 9066

Executive order · 9066

Authorized the Secretary of War to prescribe military areas from which persons could be excluded, the legal hook for West Coast exclusion and incarceration.

Roosevelt · 32nd
  • Regulatory Freeze Pending Review

    Jan 20, 2025 · Memorandum · Donald J. Trump

  • Executive Order 14168

    Jan 20, 2025 · Executive order · Donald J. Trump

  • Executive Order 14148

    Jan 20, 2025 · Executive order · Donald J. Trump

  • Executive Order 14110

    Oct 30, 2023 · Executive order · Joe Biden

  • Proclamation 10367

    Jun 17, 2022 · Proclamation · Joe Biden

  • Executive Order 14067

    Mar 9, 2022 · Executive order · Joe Biden

  • Executive Order 14008

    Jan 27, 2021 · Executive order · Joe Biden

  • Preserving and Fortifying DACA

    Jan 20, 2021 · Memorandum · Joe Biden

  • Executive Order 13990

    Jan 20, 2021 · Executive order · Joe Biden

  • Proclamation 9645

    Sep 24, 2017 · Proclamation · Donald J. Trump

  • Executive Order 13780

    Mar 6, 2017 · Executive order · Donald J. Trump

  • Executive Order 13769

    Jan 27, 2017 · Executive order · Donald J. Trump

  • Executive Order 13492

    Jan 22, 2009 · Executive order · Barack Obama

  • Executive Order 13489

    Jan 21, 2009 · Executive order · Barack Obama

  • Executive Order 13233

    Nov 1, 2001 · Executive order · George W. Bush

  • Executive Order 13045

    Apr 21, 1997 · Executive order · Bill Clinton

  • Executive Order 12291

    Feb 17, 1981 · Executive order · Ronald Reagan

  • Executive Order 10924

    Mar 1, 1961 · Executive order · John F. Kennedy

  • Executive Order 9981

    Jul 26, 1948 · Executive order · Harry S. Truman

  • Executive Order 9066

    Feb 19, 1942 · Executive order · Franklin D. Roosevelt