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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
National Voter Registration Day, 20222022-20695MemorandumJoe BidenSep 22, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism2022-20582MemorandumJoe BidenSep 21, 2022
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 20222022-20581MemorandumJoe BidenSep 21, 2022
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 20222022-20580MemorandumJoe BidenSep 21, 2022
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 20222022-20579MemorandumJoe BidenSep 21, 2022
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week, 20222022-20578MemorandumJoe BidenSep 21, 2022
Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States2022-20450MemorandumJoe BidenSep 20, 2022
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 20222022-20449MemorandumJoe BidenSep 20, 2022
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 20222022-20325MemorandumJoe BidenSep 19, 2022
Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 20222022-20210MemorandumJoe BidenSep 16, 2022
Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy2022-20167MemorandumJoe BidenSep 15, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-20112MemorandumJoe BidenSep 15, 2022
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 20222022-20006MemorandumJoe BidenSep 14, 2022
National Grandparents Day, 20222022-20005MemorandumJoe BidenSep 14, 2022
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 20222022-20004MemorandumJoe BidenSep 14, 2022
World Suicide Prevention Day, 20222022-20003MemorandumJoe BidenSep 14, 2022
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 20222022-19876MemorandumJoe BidenSep 13, 2022
Death of Queen Elizabeth II2022-19875MemorandumJoe BidenSep 13, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Ethiopia2022-19863MemorandumJoe BidenSep 12, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks2022-19861MemorandumJoe BidenSep 12, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect To Foreign Interference in or Undermining Public Confidence in United States Elections2022-19701MemorandumJoe BidenSep 9, 2022
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act2022-19532MemorandumJoe BidenSep 8, 2022
Labor Day, 20222022-19531MemorandumJoe BidenSep 8, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-19372MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-19370MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
Presidential Determination on the Proposed Agreement To Extend the Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States of America and the Republic of South Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy2022-19366MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
National Wilderness Month, 20222022-19303MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, 20222022-19302MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
National Recovery Month, 20222022-19301MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 20222022-19300MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
National Preparedness Month, 20222022-19296MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 20222022-19282MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 20222022-19275MemorandumJoe BidenSep 6, 2022
Overdose Awareness Week, 20222022-18933MemorandumJoe BidenAug 31, 2022
Implementation of the CHIPS Act of 20222022-18840MemorandumJoe BidenAug 30, 2022
Women's Equality Day, 20222022-18835MemorandumJoe BidenAug 30, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-18623MemorandumJoe BidenAug 26, 2022
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 20222022-18357MemorandumJoe BidenAug 24, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 20222022-18117MemorandumJoe BidenAug 19, 2022
Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia2022-18116MemorandumJoe BidenAug 19, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-18115MemorandumJoe BidenAug 19, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Sections 102 and 106 of the CHIPS Act of 20222022-17672MemorandumJoe BidenAug 15, 2022
Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services2022-17420MemorandumJoe BidenAug 11, 2022
National Health Center Week, 20222022-17297MemorandumJoe BidenAug 10, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-17237MemorandumJoe BidenAug 9, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Export Control Regulations2022-17049MemorandumJoe BidenAug 5, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon2022-16516MemorandumJoe BidenJul 29, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-16447MemorandumJoe BidenJul 29, 2022
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 20222022-16446MemorandumJoe BidenJul 29, 2022
Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, 20222022-16333MemorandumJoe BidenJul 28, 2022
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Memoranda

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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