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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 Stalking Awareness Month, 20252025-00228MemorandumJoe BidenJan 7, 2025
National Mentoring Month, 20252025-00227MemorandumJoe BidenJan 7, 2025
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 20252025-00078MemorandumJoe BidenJan 6, 2025
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on January 9, 20252024-31766MemorandumJoe BidenJan 3, 2025
Announcing the Death of James Earl Carter, Jr.2024-31762MemorandumJoe BidenJan 3, 2025
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay2024-31466MemorandumJoe BidenDec 30, 2024
Amendments to Executive Orders Relating to Certain Certificates and Badges2024-31355Executive orderJoe BidenDec 27, 2024
2024 Amendments to the Manual for Courts Martial, United States2024-31354MemorandumJoe BidenDec 27, 2024
To Implement the United States-Israel Agreement on Trade in Agricultural Products and for Other Purposes2024-31353MemorandumJoe BidenDec 27, 2024
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 20242024-31143MemorandumJoe BidenDec 26, 2024
Wright Brothers Day, 20242024-30486MemorandumJoe BidenDec 19, 2024
Establishment of the Frances Perkins National Monument2024-30485MemorandumJoe BidenDec 19, 2024
Bill of Rights Day, 20242024-30300MemorandumJoe BidenDec 18, 2024
Establishment of the Countering Economic Coercion Task Force2024-30208MemorandumJoe BidenDec 17, 2024
Establishment of the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group2024-30203MemorandumJoe BidenDec 17, 2024
Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Sections 1352 and 1353 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20242024-29930MemorandumJoe BidenDec 16, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Global Illicit Drug Trade2024-29597MemorandumJoe BidenDec 13, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuse and Corruption2024-29593MemorandumJoe BidenDec 13, 2024
Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 20242024-29460MemorandumJoe BidenDec 12, 2024
Establishment of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument2024-29459MemorandumJoe BidenDec 12, 2024
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 20242024-29337MemorandumJoe BidenDec 11, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-29312MemorandumJoe BidenDec 11, 2024
Delegation of Authorities Under Sections 507(d) and 508(a) of the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 20242024-29311MemorandumJoe BidenDec 11, 2024
International Day of Persons With Disabilities, 20242024-28852MemorandumJoe BidenDec 6, 2024
World AIDS Day, 20242024-28714MemorandumJoe BidenDec 5, 2024
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 20242024-28713MemorandumJoe BidenDec 5, 2024
Thanksgiving Day, 20242024-28461MemorandumJoe BidenDec 3, 2024
National Family Week, 20242024-28331MemorandumJoe BidenDec 2, 2024
National Rural Health Day, 20242024-28225MemorandumJoe BidenNov 29, 2024
National Child's Day, 20242024-28062MemorandumJoe BidenNov 27, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Nicaragua2024-28028MemorandumJoe BidenNov 26, 2024
Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen2024-27850MemorandumJoe BidenNov 26, 2024
International Conservation Day, 20242024-27849MemorandumJoe BidenNov 26, 2024
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20122024-27440MemorandumJoe BidenNov 21, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-27438MemorandumJoe BidenNov 21, 2024
To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Fine Denier Polyester Staple FiberR1-2024-26714MemorandumJoe BidenNov 20, 2024
National Apprenticeship Week, 20242024-27307MemorandumJoe BidenNov 20, 2024
American Education Week, 20242024-27304MemorandumJoe BidenNov 20, 2024
America Recycles Day, 20242024-27258MemorandumJoe BidenNov 19, 2024
To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber2024-26714MemorandumJoe BidenNov 14, 2024
World Freedom Day, 20242024-26702MemorandumJoe BidenNov 14, 2024
Veterans Day, 20242024-26249MemorandumJoe BidenNov 12, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China2024-26227MemorandumJoe BidenNov 8, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction2024-26226MemorandumJoe BidenNov 8, 2024
National Veterans and Military Families Month, 20242024-25811MemorandumJoe BidenNov 5, 2024
National Native American Heritage Month, 20242024-25808MemorandumJoe BidenNov 5, 2024
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, 20242024-25807MemorandumJoe BidenNov 5, 2024
National Family Caregivers Month, 20242024-25806MemorandumJoe BidenNov 5, 2024
National Entrepreneurship Month, 20242024-25805MemorandumJoe BidenNov 5, 2024
National Diabetes Month, 20242024-25804MemorandumJoe BidenNov 5, 2024
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Executive orders

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Proclamations

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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