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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.

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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
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuse and Corruption2018-27660MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 19, 2018
Wright Brothers Day, 20182018-27624MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 19, 2018
Establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council2018-27515MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 18, 2018
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 20182018-27096MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 12, 2018
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 20182018-26967MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 11, 2018
Announcing the Death of George Herbert Walker Bush2018-26612MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 6, 2018
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 5, 20182018-26552MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 4, 2018
World AIDS Day, 20182018-26543MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 4, 2018
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 20182018-26540MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 4, 2018
Delegation of Authority Contained in Condition 23 of the Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention2018-26528MemorandumDonald J. TrumpDec 4, 2018
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua2018-26156MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 29, 2018
Delegation of Authorities Under Section 1757 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20192018-26153MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 29, 2018
Thanksgiving Day, 20182018-25982MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 28, 2018
National Family Week, 20182018-25766MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 23, 2018
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burundi2018-25390MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 19, 2018
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20122018-25157MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 16, 2018
Delegation of Authorities Under Section 1294 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20192018-25156MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 16, 2018
Veterans Day, 20182018-25127MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 15, 2018
National Apprenticeship Week, 20182018-25126MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 15, 2018
American Education Week, 20182018-25122MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 15, 2018
Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States2018-25117MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 15, 2018
World Freedom Day, 20182018-25046MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 14, 2018
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Thousand Oaks, California2018-25042MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 14, 2018
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20192018-24897MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 13, 2018
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction2018-24810MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 9, 2018
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran2018-24808MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 9, 2018
National Veterans and Military Families Month, 20182018-24364MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 6, 2018
National Native American Heritage Month, 20182018-24363MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 6, 2018
National Family Caregivers Month, 20182018-24361MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 6, 2018
National Entrepreneurship Month, 20182018-24360MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 6, 2018
National Adoption Month, 20182018-24359MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 6, 2018
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 20182018-24357MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 6, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela2018-24254MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 2, 2018
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan2018-24244MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 2, 2018
Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 20192018-24135MemorandumDonald J. TrumpNov 1, 2018
To Modify the List of Products Eligible for Duty- Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences2018-24032MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 31, 2018
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania2018-24030MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 31, 2018
Establishment of the Camp Nelson National Monument2018-24027MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 31, 2018
Delegation of Authority Under Section 3132(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20192018-23973MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 31, 2018
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20192018-23971MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 31, 2018
Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America's Future2018-23839MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 30, 2018
United Nations Day, 20182018-23776MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 29, 2018
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo2018-23657MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 26, 2018
Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West2018-23519MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 25, 2018
National Forest Products Week, 20182018-23416MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 24, 2018
National Character Counts Week, 20182018-23415MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 24, 2018
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 20082018-23245MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 23, 2018
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1604(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20192018-23050MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 19, 2018
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia2018-22962MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 18, 2018
Blind Americans Equality Day, 20182018-22938MemorandumDonald J. TrumpOct 18, 2018
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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