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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 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
Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, 20242024-16851MemorandumJoe BidenJul 30, 2024
Delegation of Authority Under the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act2024-16741MemorandumJoe BidenJul 29, 2024
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen2024-16740MemorandumJoe BidenJul 29, 2024
Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act2024-16534MemorandumJoe BidenJul 25, 2024
Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 9902(a)(3)(B) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20212024-16401MemorandumJoe BidenJul 24, 2024
Made in America Week, 20242024-16400MemorandumJoe BidenJul 24, 2024
Captive Nations Week, 20242024-16399MemorandumJoe BidenJul 24, 2024
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Hispanic-Serving Institutions2024-16225MemorandumJoe BidenJul 22, 2024
National Atomic Veterans Day, 20242024-16056MemorandumJoe BidenJul 19, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations2024-16023MemorandumJoe BidenJul 18, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Mali2024-16022MemorandumJoe BidenJul 18, 2024
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Hostage-Taking and the Wrongful Detention of United States Nationals Abroad2024-16021MemorandumJoe BidenJul 18, 2024
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States2024-15641MemorandumJoe BidenJul 15, 2024
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States2024-15632MemorandumJoe BidenJul 15, 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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Proclamations

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Desk action watchlist
SignedInstrumentPresidency
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
  • 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