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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.

20 featured · 8,529 inventory

Featured

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
Establishment of the Ironwood Forest National Monument00-15112MemorandumBill ClintonJun 13, 2000
Establishment of the Hanford Reach National Monument00-15111MemorandumBill ClintonJun 13, 2000
Establishment of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument00-15110MemorandumBill ClintonJun 13, 2000
Establishment of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument00-15109MemorandumBill ClintonJun 13, 2000
Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for the People's Republic of China00-14622MemorandumBill ClintonJun 8, 2000
Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for Belarus00-14621MemorandumBill ClintonJun 8, 2000
Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for Vietnam00-14620MemorandumBill ClintonJun 8, 2000
Presidential Determination on Assistance for Peacekeeping in Sierra Leone00-14619MemorandumBill ClintonJun 8, 2000
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, 200000-14440MemorandumBill ClintonJun 6, 2000
Marine Protected Areas00-13830MemorandumBill ClintonMay 31, 2000
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 200000-13829MemorandumBill ClintonMay 31, 2000
To Modify the Quantitative Limitations Applicable to Imports of Wheat Gluten00-13789MemorandumBill ClintonMay 31, 2000
Day of Honor, 200000-13675MemorandumBill ClintonMay 31, 2000
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Bosnian Serbs, and Kosovo00-13540MemorandumBill ClintonMay 26, 2000
National Maritime Day, 200000-13499MemorandumBill ClintonMay 26, 2000
Increasing Opportunities for Women-Owned Small Businesses00-13367MemorandumBill ClintonMay 25, 2000
Small Business Week, 200000-13190MemorandumBill ClintonMay 24, 2000
World Trade Week, 200000-13162MemorandumBill ClintonMay 24, 2000
National Safe Boating Week, 200000-13063MemorandumBill ClintonMay 23, 2000
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to Burma00-12912MemorandumBill ClintonMay 19, 2000
Amendment to Executive Order 12871 Regarding the National Partnership Council00-12840Executive orderBill ClintonMay 19, 2000
National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 200000-12807MemorandumBill ClintonMay 19, 2000
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 200000-12355MemorandumBill ClintonMay 15, 2000
National Equal Pay Day, 200000-12287MemorandumBill ClintonMay 15, 2000
Mother's Day, 200000-12259MemorandumBill ClintonMay 12, 2000
Access to HIV/AIDS Pharmaceuticals and Medical00-12177MemorandumBill ClintonMay 12, 2000
Global Science and Technology Week, 200000-12004MemorandumBill ClintonMay 11, 2000
National Day of Prayer, 200000-11585MemorandumBill ClintonMay 8, 2000
Establishing the Kosovo Campaign Medal00-11532MemorandumBill ClintonMay 5, 2000
Actions To Improve Low-Performing Schools00-11531MemorandumBill ClintonMay 5, 2000
Jewish Heritage Week, 200000-11440MemorandumBill ClintonMay 5, 2000
Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in Federal Government00-11336Executive orderBill ClintonMay 4, 2000
Older Americans Month, 200000-11335MemorandumBill ClintonMay 4, 2000
Loyalty Day, 200000-11142MemorandumBill ClintonMay 3, 2000
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 200000-11141MemorandumBill ClintonMay 3, 2000
Law Day, U.S.A., 200000-11140MemorandumBill ClintonMay 3, 2000
National Charter Schools Week, 200000-11139MemorandumBill ClintonMay 3, 2000
Global Disaster Information Network00-11070MemorandumBill ClintonMay 2, 2000
Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization00-10708MemorandumBill ClintonApr 27, 2000
Report to the Congress Regarding Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy Toward Burma00-10707MemorandumBill ClintonApr 27, 2000
Federal Workforce Transportation00-10552MemorandumBill ClintonApr 26, 2000
Greening the Government Through Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency00-10551MemorandumBill ClintonApr 26, 2000
Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management00-10550MemorandumBill ClintonApr 26, 2000
Bicentennial of the Library of Congress00-10493MemorandumBill ClintonApr 25, 2000
Establishment of the Giant Sequoia National Monument00-10312MemorandumBill ClintonApr 25, 2000
National Recall Round-Up Day, 200000-10005MemorandumBill ClintonApr 20, 2000
National Park Week, 200000-10004MemorandumBill ClintonApr 20, 2000
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, 200000-10003MemorandumBill ClintonApr 20, 2000
National D.A.R.E. Day, 200000-10002MemorandumBill ClintonApr 20, 2000
National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 200000-9332MemorandumBill ClintonApr 13, 2000
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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.

On watchlist

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Executive orders

16

Proclamations

2

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