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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
Instrument	Kind	Presidency	Signed
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees2011-26141	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Oct 7, 2011
Provision of Aviation Insurance Coverage for Commercial Air Carrier Service in Domestic and International Operations2011-25649	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Oct 3, 2011
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 20112011-25198	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 28, 2011
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 20112011-25197	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 28, 2011
National Hunting and Fishing Day, 20112011-25066	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 28, 2011
National Public Lands Day, 20112011-25037	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 27, 2011
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 20112011-24888	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 26, 2011
Presidential Determination on Major Illicit Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 20122011-24887	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 26, 2011
Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority2011-24886	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 26, 2011
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, Or Support Terrorism2011-24631	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 22, 2011
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 20112011-24451	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 21, 2011
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 20112011-24445	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 21, 2011
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 20112011-24441	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 21, 2011
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, Constitution Week, 20112011-24438	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 21, 2011
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 20112011-24333	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 20, 2011
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 20112011-24332	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 20, 2011
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act2011-23938	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 15, 2011
Delegation Under Section 2(A) of the Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act2011-23937	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 15, 2011
National Health Information Technology Week, 20112011-23924	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 15, 2011
Developing an Integrated Strategic Counterterrorism Communications Initiative and Establishing a Temporary Organization to Support Certain Government-wide Communications Activities Directed Abroad2011-23891	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 15, 2011
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 20112011-23746	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 14, 2011
National Grandparents Day, 20112011-23745	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 14, 2011
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 20112011-23744	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 14, 2011
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks2011-23609	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 13, 2011
Labor Day, 20112011-23258	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 9, 2011
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 20112011-23062	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 7, 2011
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 20112011-23060	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 7, 2011
National Wilderness Month, 20112011-22939	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 7, 2011
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 20112011-22937	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 7, 2011
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, 20112011-22928	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 6, 2011
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 20112011-22869	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 6, 2011
National Preparedness Month, 20112011-22768	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Sep 2, 2011
Women's Equality Day, 20112011-22256	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 29, 2011
Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia2011-21959	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 25, 2011
Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to the Horn of Africa2011-21958	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 25, 2011
Establishing a Coordinated Government-Wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce2011-21704	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 23, 2011
Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Syria2011-21505	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 22, 2011
Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations2011-20939	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 16, 2011
National Health Center Week, 20112011-20497	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 10, 2011
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Participate in Serious Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Violations and Other Abuses2011-20395	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 9, 2011
World Hepatitis Day, 20112011-19618	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 1, 2011
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Actions of Certain Persons to Undermine the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions2011-19490	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Aug 1, 2011
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 20112011-19410	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Jul 29, 2011
Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, 20112011-19285	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Jul 28, 2011
Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations2011-19156	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Jul 27, 2011
Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions2011-19155	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Jul 27, 2011
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor2011-18703	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Jul 21, 2011
Captive Nations Week, 20112011-18367	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Jul 19, 2011
Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska2011-18065	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Jul 15, 2011
Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies2011-17953	Memorandum	Barack Obama	Jul 14, 2011

Signed	Instrument	Presidency
Jan 22, 2009	Executive Order 13492 Executive order · 13492 Directed a review of Guantanamo detainees and ordered the facility closed as promptly as possible.	Obama · 44th
Jan 21, 2009	Executive Order 13489 Executive order · 13489 Established policies for asserting executive privilege over presidential records and revoked EO 13233.	Obama · 44th

Signed	Instrument	Presidency
Jan 22, 2009	Executive Order 13492 Executive order · 13492 Directed a review of Guantanamo detainees and ordered the facility closed as promptly as possible.	Obama · 44th
Jan 21, 2009	Executive Order 13489 Executive order · 13489 Established policies for asserting executive privilege over presidential records and revoked EO 13233.	Obama · 44th