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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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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 Sudan2022-24046MemorandumJoe BidenNov 2, 2022
National First Responders Day, 20222022-23853MemorandumJoe BidenNov 1, 2022
Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Nicaragua2022-23433MemorandumJoe BidenOct 26, 2022
United Nations Day, 20222022-23432MemorandumJoe BidenOct 26, 2022
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons2022-23262MemorandumJoe BidenOct 24, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-23260MemorandumJoe BidenOct 24, 2022
50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act2022-22935MemorandumJoe BidenOct 20, 2022
Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans2022-22834MemorandumJoe BidenOct 19, 2022
National Forest Products Week, 20222022-22830MemorandumJoe BidenOct 19, 2022
National Character Counts Week, 20222022-22829MemorandumJoe BidenOct 19, 2022
Blind Americans Equality Day, 20222022-22828MemorandumJoe BidenOct 19, 2022
Establishment of the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument2022-22810MemorandumJoe BidenOct 19, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo2022-22672MemorandumJoe BidenOct 17, 2022
International Day of the Girl, 20222022-22534MemorandumJoe BidenOct 14, 2022
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 20222022-22533MemorandumJoe BidenOct 14, 2022
Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities2022-22531MemorandumJoe BidenOct 14, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria2022-22472MemorandumJoe BidenOct 13, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia2022-22471MemorandumJoe BidenOct 13, 2022
Indigenous Peoples' Day, 20222022-22410MemorandumJoe BidenOct 13, 2022
Columbus Day, 20222022-22408MemorandumJoe BidenOct 13, 2022
Leif Erikson Day, 20222022-22407MemorandumJoe BidenOct 13, 2022
National School Lunch Week, 20222022-22406MemorandumJoe BidenOct 13, 2022
Fire Prevention Week, 20222022-22405MemorandumJoe BidenOct 13, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-22346MemorandumJoe BidenOct 12, 2022
Presidential Determination and Certification With Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 20082022-22338MemorandumJoe BidenOct 12, 2022
National Manufacturing Day, 20222022-22263MemorandumJoe BidenOct 12, 2022
Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana2022-22262MemorandumJoe BidenOct 12, 2022
German-American Day, 20222022-22128MemorandumJoe BidenOct 7, 2022
Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 20232022-21913MemorandumJoe BidenOct 6, 2022
Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended2022-21912MemorandumJoe BidenOct 6, 2022
Expanding Eligibility for Certain Military Decorations and Awards2022-21911MemorandumJoe BidenOct 6, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Public Law 117-1692022-21844MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services2022-21839MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
Child Health Day, 20222022-21790MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
National Community Policing Week, 20222022-21789MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, 20222022-21788MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
National Youth Justice Action Month, 20222022-21787MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 20222022-21786MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 20222022-21774MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
National Clean Energy Action Month, 20222022-21773MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 20222022-21770MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
National Arts and Humanities Month, 20222022-21768MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 20222022-21767MemorandumJoe BidenOct 5, 2022
Terminating the Designation of Afghanistan as a Major Non-NATO Ally2022-21654MemorandumJoe BidenOct 4, 2022
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 20222022-21141MemorandumJoe BidenSep 28, 2022
National Public Lands Day, 20222022-21140MemorandumJoe BidenSep 28, 2022
National Hunting and Fishing Day, 20222022-21139MemorandumJoe BidenSep 28, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended2022-20852MemorandumJoe BidenSep 23, 2022
Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 20232022-20851MemorandumJoe BidenSep 23, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-20849MemorandumJoe BidenSep 23, 2022
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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