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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 Ukraine2021-04759MemorandumJoe BidenMar 4, 2021
Read Across America Day, 20212021-04647MemorandumJoe BidenMar 4, 2021
National Consumer Protection Week, 20212021-04646MemorandumJoe BidenMar 4, 2021
Women's History Month, 20212021-04645MemorandumJoe BidenMar 4, 2021
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 20212021-04644MemorandumJoe BidenMar 4, 2021
Irish-American Heritage Month, 20212021-04641MemorandumJoe BidenMar 4, 2021
American Red Cross Month, 20212021-04639MemorandumJoe BidenMar 4, 2021
Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions2021-04281MemorandumJoe BidenMar 1, 2021
America's Supply Chains2021-04280MemorandumJoe BidenMar 1, 2021
Revoking Proclamation 100142021-04279MemorandumJoe BidenMar 1, 2021
Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World2021-04237MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 26, 2021
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels2021-04174MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 26, 2021
Continuation of the National Emergency Concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic2021-04173MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 26, 2021
Remembering the 500,000 Americans Lost to COVID- 192021-04097MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 25, 2021
Revocation of Executive Order 138012021-03874Executive orderJoe BidenFeb 23, 2021
Establishment of the White House Office of Faith- Based and Neighborhood Partnerships2021-03424MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 18, 2021
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya2021-03262MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 16, 2021
Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma2021-03139MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 12, 2021
Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking2021-02839MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 10, 2021
Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration2021-02804MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 9, 2021
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 20212021-02677MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 8, 2021
National Black History Month, 20212021-02676MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 8, 2021
American Heart Month, 20212021-02675MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 8, 2021
Maximizing Assistance From the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Respond to COVID-192021-02569MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 5, 2021
Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans2021-02563MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 5, 2021
Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families2021-02562MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 5, 2021
Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework To Address the Causes of Migration, To Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and To Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border2021-02561MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 5, 2021
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States2021-02490MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 4, 2021
Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act2021-02252MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 2, 2021
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad2021-02177MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 1, 2021
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology2021-02176MemorandumJoe BidenFeb 1, 2021
Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to- Nation Relationships2021-02075MemorandumJoe BidenJan 29, 2021
Redressing Our Nation's and the Federal Government's History of Discriminatory Housing Practices and Policies2021-02074MemorandumJoe BidenJan 29, 2021
Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States2021-02073MemorandumJoe BidenJan 29, 2021
Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities2021-02070MemorandumJoe BidenJan 29, 2021
Memorandum To Extend Federal Support to Governors' Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Increase Reimbursement and Other Assistance Provided to States2021-02043MemorandumJoe BidenJan 28, 2021
Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers2021-02038MemorandumJoe BidenJan 28, 2021
Enabling All Qualified Americans To Serve Their Country in Uniform2021-02034MemorandumJoe BidenJan 28, 2021
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease 20192021-02024MemorandumJoe BidenJan 28, 2021
Protecting the Federal Workforce2021-01924MemorandumJoe BidenJan 27, 2021
Economic Relief Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic2021-01923MemorandumJoe BidenJan 27, 2021
Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Southern Border of the United States and Redirection of Funds Diverted to Border Wall Construction2021-01922MemorandumJoe BidenJan 27, 2021
Modernizing Regulatory Review2021-01866MemorandumJoe BidenJan 26, 2021
A Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain2021-01865MemorandumJoe BidenJan 26, 2021
Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers2021-01864MemorandumJoe BidenJan 26, 2021
Protecting Worker Health and Safety2021-01863MemorandumJoe BidenJan 26, 2021
Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel2021-01859MemorandumJoe BidenJan 26, 2021
Improving and Expanding Access to Care and Treatments for COVID-192021-01858MemorandumJoe BidenJan 26, 2021
Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats2021-01854MemorandumJoe BidenJan 26, 2021
Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery2021-01852MemorandumJoe BidenJan 26, 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