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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
Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 20212021-09570MemorandumJoe BidenMay 5, 2021
Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors2021-09263MemorandumJoe BidenApr 30, 2021
Workers Memorial Day, 20212021-09262MemorandumJoe BidenApr 30, 2021
Worker Organizing and Empowerment2021-09213MemorandumJoe BidenApr 29, 2021
World Intellectual Property Day, 20212021-09001MemorandumJoe BidenApr 28, 2021
Earth Day, 20212021-08835MemorandumJoe BidenApr 27, 2021
National Fair Housing Month, 2021C1-2021-07861MemorandumJoe BidenApr 23, 2021
Death of Walter Mondale2021-08655MemorandumJoe BidenApr 23, 2021
National Park Week, 20212021-08547MemorandumJoe BidenApr 22, 2021
Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 20212021-08545MemorandumJoe BidenApr 22, 2021
National Volunteer Week, 20212021-08415MemorandumJoe BidenApr 21, 2021
National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 20212021-08414MemorandumJoe BidenApr 21, 2021
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Indianapolis, Indiana2021-08413MemorandumJoe BidenApr 21, 2021
Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation2021-08098MemorandumJoe BidenApr 19, 2021
160th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy and the Establishment of United States-Italy Diplomatic Relations2021-08012MemorandumJoe BidenApr 16, 2021
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 20212021-08010MemorandumJoe BidenApr 16, 2021
Black Maternal Health Week, 20212021-08008MemorandumJoe BidenApr 16, 2021
National Fair Housing Month, 20212021-07861MemorandumJoe BidenApr 15, 2021
Establishment of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States2021-07756MemorandumJoe BidenApr 14, 2021
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 20212021-07755MemorandumJoe BidenApr 14, 2021
National Public Health Week, 20212021-07338MemorandumJoe BidenApr 8, 2021
Honoring United States Capitol Police Officers2021-07293MemorandumJoe BidenApr 7, 2021
Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, 20212021-07289MemorandumJoe BidenApr 7, 2021
Termination of Emergency With Respect to the International Criminal Court2021-07239MemorandumJoe BidenApr 7, 2021
World Autism Awareness Day, 20212021-07238MemorandumJoe BidenApr 7, 2021
Second Chance Month, 20212021-07179MemorandumJoe BidenApr 6, 2021
National Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month, 20212021-07178MemorandumJoe BidenApr 6, 2021
National Financial Capability Month, 20212021-07169MemorandumJoe BidenApr 6, 2021
National Donate Life Month, 20212021-07168MemorandumJoe BidenApr 6, 2021
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 20212021-07167MemorandumJoe BidenApr 6, 2021
National Cancer Control Month, 20212021-07166MemorandumJoe BidenApr 6, 2021
Month of the Military Child, 20212021-07165MemorandumJoe BidenApr 6, 2021
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia2021-07124MemorandumJoe BidenApr 5, 2021
Transgender Day of Visibility, 20212021-07064MemorandumJoe BidenApr 5, 2021
César Chávez Day, 20212021-07054MemorandumJoe BidenApr 5, 2021
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to South Sudan2021-06743MemorandumJoe BidenMar 30, 2021
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities2021-06738MemorandumJoe BidenMar 30, 2021
National Equal Pay Day, 20212021-06538MemorandumJoe BidenMar 29, 2021
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 20212021-06536MemorandumJoe BidenMar 29, 2021
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Boulder, Colorado2021-06435MemorandumJoe BidenMar 26, 2021
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 20212021-06433MemorandumJoe BidenMar 26, 2021
National Agriculture Day, 20212021-06293MemorandumJoe BidenMar 25, 2021
National Poison Prevention Week, 20212021-06252MemorandumJoe BidenMar 24, 2021
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area2021-06140MemorandumJoe BidenMar 23, 2021
Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free From Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity2021-05200MemorandumJoe BidenMar 11, 2021
Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council2021-05183MemorandumJoe BidenMar 11, 2021
Promoting Access to Voting2021-05087MemorandumJoe BidenMar 10, 2021
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran2021-05037MemorandumJoe BidenMar 9, 2021
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Zimbabwe2021-04761MemorandumJoe BidenMar 4, 2021
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela2021-04760MemorandumJoe BidenMar 4, 2021
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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