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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
Military Assistance Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, to States Participating in the Multinational Force for East Timor99-25780MemorandumBill ClintonOct 1, 1999
Waiver of Sanctions on India and Pakistan99-25779MemorandumBill ClintonOct 1, 1999
Gold Star Mother's Day, 199999-25526MemorandumBill ClintonSep 29, 1999
Presidential Determination on Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act99-25230MemorandumBill ClintonSep 27, 1999
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to UNITA99-24973MemorandumBill ClintonSep 23, 1999
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 199999-24889MemorandumBill ClintonSep 22, 1999
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 199999-24888MemorandumBill ClintonSep 22, 1999
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week, 199999-24782MemorandumBill ClintonSep 21, 1999
Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 199999-24781MemorandumBill ClintonSep 21, 1999
Amendment to Executive Order 12975, as Amended, National Bioethics Advisory Commission99-24582Executive orderBill ClintonSep 20, 1999
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 199999-24581MemorandumBill ClintonSep 20, 1999
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 199999-24434MemorandumBill ClintonSep 17, 1999
Amendment to Executive Order 13090, President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History99-23508Executive orderBill ClintonSep 8, 1999
Contiguous Zone of the United States99-23460MemorandumBill ClintonSep 8, 1999
Determination to Authorize the Furnishing of Commodities and Services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal Established With Regard to the Former Yugoslavia99-22782MemorandumBill ClintonAug 31, 1999
Delegation of Responsibilities Under the International Religious Freedom Act of 199899-22781MemorandumBill ClintonAug 31, 1999
Determination to Authorize the Furnishing of Nonlethal Emergency Military Assistance to the States Participating in the Economic Community of West African States' Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) Under Section 506(a)(l) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended99-22780MemorandumBill ClintonAug 31, 1999
Emergency Presidential Determination on Additional FY 99 Refugee Admissions Numbers Pursuant to Section 207(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act99-22779MemorandumBill ClintonAug 31, 1999
Amendment to Executive Order 12216, President's Committee on the International Labor Organization99-22778Executive orderBill ClintonAug 31, 1999
America Goes Back to School, 199999-22777MemorandumBill ClintonAug 31, 1999
Small Manufacturing Week, 199999-22646MemorandumBill ClintonAug 30, 1999
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 199999-22645MemorandumBill ClintonAug 30, 1999
Women's Equality Day, 199999-22483MemorandumBill ClintonAug 27, 1999
Developing and Promoting Biobased Products and Bioenergy99-21392MemorandumBill ClintonAug 16, 1999
Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations99-21180MemorandumBill ClintonAug 13, 1999
Working Group on Unlawful Conduct on the Internet99-20924MemorandumBill ClintonAug 11, 1999
Federalism99-20729MemorandumBill ClintonAug 10, 1999
To Provide for the Efficient and Fair Administration of Action Taken With Regard to Imports of Lamb Meat and for Other Purposes99-20189MemorandumBill ClintonAug 4, 1999
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 199999-19600MemorandumBill ClintonJul 29, 1999
25th Anniversary of the Legal Services Corporation, 199999-19599MemorandumBill ClintonJul 29, 1999
Parents' Day, 199999-19494MemorandumBill ClintonJul 28, 1999
Further Amendments to Executive Order 12757, Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative99-19396Executive orderBill ClintonJul 27, 1999
Imposition of Restraints on Imports of Certain Steel Products From the Russian Federation99-19395MemorandumBill ClintonJul 27, 1999
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1304(b)(2) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 199999-19232MemorandumBill ClintonJul 26, 1999
Continuation of Iraqi Emergency99-19043MemorandumBill ClintonJul 23, 1999
Captive Nations Week, 199999-18934MemorandumBill ClintonJul 22, 1999
National Infrastructure Assurance Council99-18476MemorandumBill ClintonJul 19, 1999
Delegation of Authority To Conclude an Agreement With the Russian Federation Concerning the Importation of Certain Steel Products99-18156MemorandumBill ClintonJul 14, 1999
Action Under Section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 Concerning Lamb Meat99-17789MemorandumBill ClintonJul 12, 1999
To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Lamb Meat99-17749MemorandumBill ClintonJul 9, 1999
Military Drawdown for Tunisia99-17596MemorandumBill ClintonJul 9, 1999
Eligibility of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to be Furnished Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act99-17595MemorandumBill ClintonJul 9, 1999
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With the Taliban99-17444MemorandumBill ClintonJul 7, 1999
To Extend Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to Products of Mongolia and To Implement an Agreement To Eliminate Tariffs on Certain Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Intermediates99-17291MemorandumBill ClintonJul 6, 1999
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences and for Other Purposes99-17145MemorandumBill ClintonJul 2, 1999
Presidential Determination on the Proposed Protocol Amending the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada99-17013MemorandumBill ClintonJul 2, 1999
Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act99-16634MemorandumBill ClintonJun 28, 1999
Suspension of Limitation Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act99-16233MemorandumBill ClintonJun 24, 1999
Father's Day, 199999-16160MemorandumBill ClintonJun 23, 1999
Delegation of Responsibility Under the Senate Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions99-15666MemorandumBill ClintonJun 18, 1999
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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 1 of 20. Featured is the Start-here overlay; full FR inventory expands as coverage grows.

Desk action watchlist
SignedInstrumentPresidency
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
  • Executive Order 13045

    Apr 21, 1997 · Executive order · Bill Clinton