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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
Amending Proclamation 7461, Display of the Flag at Half-Staff as a Mark of Respect for the Victims of the Incidents on Tuesday, September 11, 200101-23473	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 19, 2001
Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces To Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation01-23359	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 18, 2001
Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks01-23358	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 18, 2001
National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 200101-23257	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 14, 2001
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act01-23217	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 14, 2001
Honoring the Victims of the Incidents on Tuesday, September 11, 200101-23193	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 14, 2001
National Birmingham Pledge Week, 200101-23078	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 12, 2001
Presidential Determination on the Proposed Protocol Amending the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy01-22644	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 7, 2001
Military Drawdown for Tunisia01-22643	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 7, 2001
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 200101-22474	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Sep 5, 2001
Women's Equality Day, 200101-21962	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Aug 29, 2001
Waiver of Sanctions for the Export of Select U.S. Munitions List U.S.-Origin Helicopter and Armored Personnel Carrier Spare Parts and Ammunition from the United States to01-21586	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Aug 24, 2001
Continuation of Export Control Regulations01-21338	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Aug 22, 2001
Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices01-19562	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Aug 2, 2001
Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended01-19498	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Aug 2, 2001
Continuation of Iraqi Emergency01-19429	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Aug 1, 2001
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 200101-19112	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 30, 2001
Parents' Day 200101-18734	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 25, 2001
Implementing Government Reform01-17967	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 17, 2001
Captive Nations Week, 200101-17966	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 17, 2001
Provision of $20 Million for a U.S. Contribution to the01-17965	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 17, 2001
Determination Under Section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974Republic of Belarus01-17964	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 17, 2001
Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of Belarus01-17041	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 5, 2001
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized01-16951	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 5, 2001
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to the Taliban01-16912	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 3, 2001
Black Music Month, 200101-16911	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jul 3, 2001
Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans01-16668	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 29, 2001
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Actions That Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans, and Persons Responsible for Wartime Atrocities in That Region01-16667	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 29, 2001
Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act01-16446	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 28, 2001
Determination Under Section 405(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, Concerning the Socialist Republic of01-16445	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 28, 2001
21st Century Workforce Initiative01-15958	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 22, 2001
Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals With Disabilities01-15758	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 21, 2001
Father's Day, 200101-15571	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 19, 2001
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to Property of the Russian Federation Relating to the Disposition of Highly01-15190	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 14, 2001
Great Outdoors Week, 200101-15117	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 13, 2001
Delegation of Authority Under Section 703 of the Security Assistance Act of 200001-14955	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 12, 2001
To Implement the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Trade Relations01-14938	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 12, 2001
Amendment to Executive Order 13125, Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs01-14862	Executive order	George W. Bush	Jun 11, 2001
Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day01-14861	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 11, 2001
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 200101-14854	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 11, 2001
Determination Under the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 199501-14596	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 7, 2001
Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as AmendedContinuation of Waiver Authority for Vietnam01-14520	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 7, 2001
Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as AmendedContinuation of Waiver Authority for the People's Republic of China01-14519	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 7, 2001
Delegation of Responsibilities Related to the Latin American Development Act of 196001-14518	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 7, 2001
National Child's Day, 200101-14407	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 6, 2001
President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendment to Executive Order 13035, as Amended01-14319	Executive order	George W. Bush	Jun 5, 2001
To Provide for the Efficient and Fair Administration of Action Taken With Regard to Imports of Lamb Meat and for Other Purporse01-14193	Memorandum	George W. Bush	Jun 4, 2001
President's Task Force To Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans01-13869	Memorandum	George W. Bush	May 31, 2001
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 200101-13788	Memorandum	George W. Bush	May 31, 2001
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) the Bosnian Serbs, and Kosovo01-13508	Memorandum	George W. Bush	May 25, 2001

Desk action watchlist
Signed	Instrument	Presidency
Jan 20, 2025	Regulatory Freeze Pending Review Memorandum Directed agencies to freeze pending rules and withdraw unpublished proposals pending presidential appointee review.	Trump · 47th
Jan 20, 2025	Executive Order 14168 Executive order · 14168 Directed agencies to recognize sex as binary biological classification in federal policy and records.	Trump · 47th
Jan 20, 2025	Executive 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, 2023	Executive 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, 2022	Proclamation 10367 Proclamation · 10367 Proclaimed Juneteenth National Independence Day, 2022.	Biden · 46th
Mar 9, 2022	Executive 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, 2021	Executive 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, 2021	Preserving and Fortifying DACA Memorandum Directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all appropriate actions to preserve and fortify DACA.	Biden · 46th
Jan 20, 2021	Executive 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, 2017	Proclamation 9645 Proclamation · 9645 Suspended or restricted entry of nationals from designated countries under enhanced vetting findings.	Trump · 45th
Mar 6, 2017	Executive Order 13780 Executive order · 13780 Revoked and replaced EO 13769 with a revised entry suspension and refugee pause.	Trump · 45th
Jan 27, 2017	Executive 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, 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
Nov 1, 2001	Executive Order 13233 Executive order · 13233 Set procedures for asserting constitutionally based privileges over presidential records held by NARA.	Bush · 43rd
Apr 21, 1997	Executive 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, 1981	Executive Order 12291 Executive order · 12291 Directed agencies to submit major rules to OMB for regulatory impact analysis before publication.	Reagan · 40th
Mar 1, 1961	Executive Order 10924 Executive order · 10924 Created the Peace Corps as an agency in the Department of State.	Kennedy · 35th
Jul 26, 1948	Executive 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, 1942	Executive 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

Desk action watchlist
Signed	Instrument	Presidency
Jan 20, 2025	Regulatory Freeze Pending Review Memorandum Directed agencies to freeze pending rules and withdraw unpublished proposals pending presidential appointee review.	Trump · 47th
Jan 20, 2025	Executive Order 14168 Executive order · 14168 Directed agencies to recognize sex as binary biological classification in federal policy and records.	Trump · 47th
Jan 20, 2025	Executive 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, 2023	Executive 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, 2022	Proclamation 10367 Proclamation · 10367 Proclaimed Juneteenth National Independence Day, 2022.	Biden · 46th
Mar 9, 2022	Executive 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, 2021	Executive 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, 2021	Preserving and Fortifying DACA Memorandum Directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all appropriate actions to preserve and fortify DACA.	Biden · 46th
Jan 20, 2021	Executive 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, 2017	Proclamation 9645 Proclamation · 9645 Suspended or restricted entry of nationals from designated countries under enhanced vetting findings.	Trump · 45th
Mar 6, 2017	Executive Order 13780 Executive order · 13780 Revoked and replaced EO 13769 with a revised entry suspension and refugee pause.	Trump · 45th
Jan 27, 2017	Executive 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, 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
Nov 1, 2001	Executive Order 13233 Executive order · 13233 Set procedures for asserting constitutionally based privileges over presidential records held by NARA.	Bush · 43rd
Apr 21, 1997	Executive 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, 1981	Executive Order 12291 Executive order · 12291 Directed agencies to submit major rules to OMB for regulatory impact analysis before publication.	Reagan · 40th
Mar 1, 1961	Executive Order 10924 Executive order · 10924 Created the Peace Corps as an agency in the Department of State.	Kennedy · 35th
Jul 26, 1948	Executive 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, 1942	Executive 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

Signed

Instrument

Presidency

Jan 20, 2025

Regulatory Freeze Pending Review

Memorandum

Directed agencies to freeze pending rules and withdraw unpublished proposals pending presidential appointee review.

Trump · 47th

Jan 20, 2025

Executive Order 14168

Executive order · 14168

Directed agencies to recognize sex as binary biological classification in federal policy and records.

Trump · 47th

Jan 20, 2025

Executive 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, 2023

Executive 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, 2022

Proclamation 10367

Proclamation · 10367

Proclaimed Juneteenth National Independence Day, 2022.

Biden · 46th

Mar 9, 2022

Executive 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, 2021

Executive 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, 2021

Preserving and Fortifying DACA

Memorandum

Directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all appropriate actions to preserve and fortify DACA.

Biden · 46th

Jan 20, 2021

Executive 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, 2017

Proclamation 9645

Proclamation · 9645

Suspended or restricted entry of nationals from designated countries under enhanced vetting findings.

Trump · 45th

Mar 6, 2017

Executive Order 13780

Executive order · 13780

Revoked and replaced EO 13769 with a revised entry suspension and refugee pause.

Trump · 45th

Jan 27, 2017

Executive 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, 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

Nov 1, 2001

Executive Order 13233

Executive order · 13233

Set procedures for asserting constitutionally based privileges over presidential records held by NARA.

Bush · 43rd

Apr 21, 1997

Executive 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, 1981

Executive Order 12291

Executive order · 12291

Directed agencies to submit major rules to OMB for regulatory impact analysis before publication.

Reagan · 40th

Mar 1, 1961

Executive Order 10924

Executive order · 10924

Created the Peace Corps as an agency in the Department of State.

Kennedy · 35th

Jul 26, 1948

Executive 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, 1942

Executive 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