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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 Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 20242024-25803MemorandumJoe BidenNov 5, 2024
National Adoption Month, 20242024-25802MemorandumJoe BidenNov 5, 2024
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 20242024-25798MemorandumJoe BidenNov 5, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran2024-25777MemorandumJoe BidenNov 4, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-25686MemorandumJoe BidenNov 4, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-25684MemorandumJoe BidenNov 4, 2024
National First Responders Day, 20242024-25590MemorandumJoe BidenNov 1, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan2024-25212MemorandumJoe BidenOct 28, 2024
United Nations Day, 20242024-25106MemorandumJoe BidenOct 28, 2024
National Forest Products Week, 20242024-24761MemorandumJoe BidenOct 23, 2024
National Character Counts Week, 20242024-24760MemorandumJoe BidenOct 23, 2024
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 20242024-24754MemorandumJoe BidenOct 23, 2024
Presidential Determination and Certification With Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 20082024-24323MemorandumJoe BidenOct 18, 2024
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons2024-24322MemorandumJoe BidenOct 18, 2024
Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 20252024-24321MemorandumJoe BidenOct 18, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-24319MemorandumJoe BidenOct 18, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-24318MemorandumJoe BidenOct 18, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) and Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-24313MemorandumJoe BidenOct 18, 2024
Blind Americans Equality Day, 20242024-24163MemorandumJoe BidenOct 17, 2024
Indigenous Peoples' Day, 20242024-24150MemorandumJoe BidenOct 17, 2024
Columbus Day, 20242024-24140MemorandumJoe BidenOct 17, 2024
National School Lunch Week, 20242024-24139MemorandumJoe BidenOct 17, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo2024-23966MemorandumJoe BidenOct 15, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia2024-23965MemorandumJoe BidenOct 15, 2024
International Day of the Girl, 20242024-23964MemorandumJoe BidenOct 15, 2024
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 20242024-23963MemorandumJoe BidenOct 15, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria2024-23825MemorandumJoe BidenOct 11, 2024
Leif Erikson Day, 20242024-23812MemorandumJoe BidenOct 11, 2024
Child Health Day, 20242024-23458MemorandumJoe BidenOct 9, 2024
German-American Day, 20242024-23457MemorandumJoe BidenOct 9, 2024
National Community Policing Week, 20242024-23456MemorandumJoe BidenOct 9, 2024
Fire Prevention Week, 20242024-23455MemorandumJoe BidenOct 9, 2024
Authorizing Southwebb Bridge Company LLC To Construct, Maintain, and Operate a Vehicular and Pedestrian Border Crossing Near Laredo, Texas, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Mexico2024-23401MemorandumJoe BidenOct 8, 2024
National Manufacturing Day, 20242024-23399MemorandumJoe BidenOct 8, 2024
National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, 20242024-23002MemorandumJoe BidenOct 3, 2024
National Youth Justice Action Month, 20242024-23001MemorandumJoe BidenOct 3, 2024
National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 20242024-23000MemorandumJoe BidenOct 3, 2024
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 20242024-22992MemorandumJoe BidenOct 3, 2024
National Cybersecurity Month, 20242024-22991MemorandumJoe BidenOct 3, 2024
National Clean Energy Action Month, 20242024-22990MemorandumJoe BidenOct 3, 2024
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 20242024-22986MemorandumJoe BidenOct 3, 2024
National Arts and Humanities Month, 20242024-22985MemorandumJoe BidenOct 3, 2024
National Public Lands Day, 20242024-22946MemorandumJoe BidenOct 2, 2024
National Hunting and Fishing Day, 20242024-22945MemorandumJoe BidenOct 2, 2024
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 20242024-22944MemorandumJoe BidenOct 2, 2024
Amending Proclamation 107732024-22942MemorandumJoe BidenOct 2, 2024
Combating Emerging Firearms Threats and Improving School-Based Active-Shooter Drills2024-22938MemorandumJoe BidenOct 2, 2024
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander- Serving Institutions Week, 20242024-22122MemorandumJoe BidenSep 25, 2024
National Service Dog Day, 20242024-21977MemorandumJoe BidenSep 24, 2024
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 20242024-21974MemorandumJoe BidenSep 24, 2024
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Actions combine a Featured overlay with FR PRESDOCU inventory for covered modern administrations (Clinton+). Older admins keep NARA links and thinner lists until backfill. Source archive: The Ledger Desk watchlist + U.S. presidency catalog. Built 2026-09-20T17:22:05Z. Limits and rebuild notes: methodology.

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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