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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
Made in America Week, 20222022-16196MemorandumJoe BidenJul 27, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Mali2022-16090MemorandumJoe BidenJul 25, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations2022-15973MemorandumJoe BidenJul 22, 2022
Bolstering Efforts To Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home2022-15743MemorandumJoe BidenJul 21, 2022
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations2022-15628MemorandumJoe BidenJul 20, 2022
National Atomic Veterans Day, 20222022-15593MemorandumJoe BidenJul 20, 2022
Captive Nations Week, 20222022-15590MemorandumJoe BidenJul 20, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-15183MemorandumJoe BidenJul 14, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Hong Kong2022-15140MemorandumJoe BidenJul 13, 2022
Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services2022-15138MemorandumJoe BidenJul 13, 2022
Death of Abe Shinzo2022-15135MemorandumJoe BidenJul 13, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-14816MemorandumJoe BidenJul 11, 2022
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Highland Park, Illinois2022-14709MemorandumJoe BidenJul 8, 2022
Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment2022-14198MemorandumJoe BidenJun 30, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-14197MemorandumJoe BidenJun 30, 2022
Increasing Duties on Certain Articles From the Russian Federation2022-14145MemorandumJoe BidenJun 30, 2022
Extending and Expanding Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians2022-14082MemorandumJoe BidenJun 29, 2022
50th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant Program2022-13785MemorandumJoe BidenJun 27, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-13745MemorandumJoe BidenJun 24, 2022
Prescription of Method of Designating a Member of the Military Sentencing Parameters and Criteria Board2022-13719MemorandumJoe BidenJun 24, 2022
Juneteenth Day of Observance, 20222022-13546MemorandumJoe BidenJun 23, 2022
Father's Day, 20222022-13545MemorandumJoe BidenJun 23, 2022
Establishment of the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse2022-13496MemorandumJoe BidenJun 22, 2022
Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals2022-13391MemorandumJoe BidenJun 21, 2022
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 20222022-13215MemorandumJoe BidenJun 17, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans2022-13036MemorandumJoe BidenJun 15, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to North Korea2022-13035MemorandumJoe BidenJun 15, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Belarus2022-13034MemorandumJoe BidenJun 15, 2022
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 20222022-12985MemorandumJoe BidenJun 15, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 20192022-12892MemorandumJoe BidenJun 14, 2022
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Transformers and Electric Power Grid Components2022-12587MemorandumJoe BidenJun 9, 2022
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Electric Heat Pumps2022-12586MemorandumJoe BidenJun 9, 2022
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Electrolyzers, Fuel Cells, and Platinum Group Metals2022-12585MemorandumJoe BidenJun 9, 2022
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Insulation2022-12584MemorandumJoe BidenJun 9, 2022
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Solar Photovoltaic Modules and Module Components2022-12583MemorandumJoe BidenJun 9, 2022
Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Extensions of Time and Duty-Free Importation of Solar Cells and Modules From Southeast Asia2022-12578MemorandumJoe BidenJun 9, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612022-12557MemorandumJoe BidenJun 9, 2022
Delegation of Authority Under Sections 1209 and 1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as Amended2022-12464MemorandumJoe BidenJun 8, 2022
National Ocean Month, 20222022-12129MemorandumJoe BidenJun 3, 2022
National Immigrant Heritage Month, 20222022-12128MemorandumJoe BidenJun 3, 2022
National Homeownership Month, 20222022-12127MemorandumJoe BidenJun 3, 2022
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 20222022-12126MemorandumJoe BidenJun 3, 2022
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, 20222022-12125MemorandumJoe BidenJun 3, 2022
Great Outdoors Month, 20222022-12124MemorandumJoe BidenJun 3, 2022
Black Music Appreciation Month, 20222022-12123MemorandumJoe BidenJun 3, 2022
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States2022-12108MemorandumJoe BidenJun 3, 2022
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States2022-12097MemorandumJoe BidenJun 3, 2022
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 20222022-11992MemorandumJoe BidenJun 2, 2022
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States2022-11991MemorandumJoe BidenJun 2, 2022
Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety2022-11810MemorandumJoe BidenMay 31, 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