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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
Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 20252024-21951MemorandumJoe BidenSep 24, 2024
Delegation of Certain Sanctions-Related Authorities Under Public Law 118-502024-21946MemorandumJoe BidenSep 24, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 7019(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 20242024-21945MemorandumJoe BidenSep 24, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-21942MemorandumJoe BidenSep 24, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism2024-21722MemorandumJoe BidenSep 20, 2024
National Voter Registration Day, 20242024-21566MemorandumJoe BidenSep 19, 2024
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week, 20242024-21565MemorandumJoe BidenSep 19, 2024
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act2024-21450MemorandumJoe BidenSep 18, 2024
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 20242024-21447MemorandumJoe BidenSep 18, 2024
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 20242024-21445MemorandumJoe BidenSep 18, 2024
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 20242024-21442MemorandumJoe BidenSep 18, 2024
30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act2024-21269MemorandumJoe BidenSep 17, 2024
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 20242024-20982MemorandumJoe BidenSep 13, 2024
World Suicide Prevention Day, 20242024-20836MemorandumJoe BidenSep 12, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Foreign Interference in or Undermining Public Confidence in United States Elections2024-20800MemorandumJoe BidenSep 11, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks2024-20799MemorandumJoe BidenSep 11, 2024
Investing in America and Investing in American Workers2024-20712MemorandumJoe BidenSep 11, 2024
National Grandparents Day, 20242024-20711MemorandumJoe BidenSep 11, 2024
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 20242024-20703MemorandumJoe BidenSep 11, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Ethiopia2024-20604MemorandumJoe BidenSep 10, 2024
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 20242024-20603MemorandumJoe BidenSep 10, 2024
Labor Day, 20242024-20131MemorandumJoe BidenSep 5, 2024
National Wilderness Month, 20242024-20130MemorandumJoe BidenSep 5, 2024
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, 20242024-20129MemorandumJoe BidenSep 5, 2024
National Recovery Month, 20242024-20126MemorandumJoe BidenSep 5, 2024
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 20242024-20124MemorandumJoe BidenSep 5, 2024
National Preparedness Month, 20242024-20123MemorandumJoe BidenSep 5, 2024
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 20242024-20122MemorandumJoe BidenSep 5, 2024
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 20242024-20121MemorandumJoe BidenSep 5, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-19958MemorandumJoe BidenSep 4, 2024
Delegation of Authority To Designate an Existing Official To Serve Within the Executive Branch as the Coordinator for Detained ISIS Members and Relevant Displaced Populations in Syria2024-19955MemorandumJoe BidenSep 4, 2024
Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia2024-19954MemorandumJoe BidenSep 4, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-19953MemorandumJoe BidenSep 4, 2024
Women's Equality Day, 20242024-19444MemorandumJoe BidenAug 28, 2024
Overdose Awareness Week, 20242024-19441MemorandumJoe BidenAug 28, 2024
Establishment of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument2024-18999MemorandumJoe BidenAug 22, 2024
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 20242024-18875MemorandumJoe BidenAug 21, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Export Control Regulations2024-18450MemorandumJoe BidenAug 15, 2024
To Further Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products)2024-18444MemorandumJoe BidenAug 15, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Advancement by Countries of Concern in Sensitive Technologies and Products Critical for the Military, Intelligence, Surveillance, or Cyber-Enabled Capabilities of Such Countries2024-17846MemorandumJoe BidenAug 8, 2024
Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 6(a)-(c) of the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act2024-17783MemorandumJoe BidenAug 8, 2024
National Health Center Week, 20242024-17775MemorandumJoe BidenAug 8, 2024
Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Singapore Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy2024-17572MemorandumJoe BidenAug 6, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) and 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-17571MemorandumJoe BidenAug 6, 2024
Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 20222024-17569MemorandumJoe BidenAug 6, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-17568MemorandumJoe BidenAug 6, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 19612024-17562MemorandumJoe BidenAug 6, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon2024-17045MemorandumJoe BidenJul 31, 2024
Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Lebanese Nationals2024-17006MemorandumJoe BidenJul 31, 2024
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 20242024-16852MemorandumJoe BidenJul 30, 2024
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Memoranda

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Showing 20 of 20. Featured is the Start-here overlay; full FR inventory expands as coverage grows.

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