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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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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
Presidential Determination on FY 1999 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status Pursuant to Sections 207 and 101(a)(42), Respectively, of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and Determination Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, as Amended98-27599MemorandumBill ClintonOct 13, 1998
National Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, 199898-27485MemorandumBill ClintonOct 9, 1998
Drawdrawn Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act To Provide Counternarcotics Assistance to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Countries of the Eastern CaribbeanX98-51008MemorandumBill ClintonOct 8, 1998
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 582(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998, on Withholding Assistance to the Government of ChadX98-41008MemorandumBill ClintonOct 8, 1998
Use of $10 Million in Nonproliferation, Anti- Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs Account Funds and $5 Million in Economic Support Funds for a U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula Development Organization (KEDO)X98-31008MemorandumBill ClintonOct 8, 1998
German-American Day, 199898-27272MemorandumBill ClintonOct 8, 1998
Child Health Day, 199898-27271MemorandumBill ClintonOct 8, 1998
Fire Prevention Week, 199898-26972MemorandumBill ClintonOct 6, 1998
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 199898-26835MemorandumBill ClintonOct 5, 1998
Computer Software Piracy98-26799MemorandumBill ClintonOct 5, 1998
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 199898-26798MemorandumBill ClintonOct 5, 1998
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 199898-26595MemorandumBill ClintonOct 2, 1998
Gold Star Mother's Day, 199898-26255MemorandumBill ClintonSep 29, 1998
Further Amendment to Executive Order 13038, Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters98-26250Executive orderBill ClintonSep 29, 1998
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to UNITA98-25857MemorandumBill ClintonSep 25, 1998
CONTENTSX98-10923MemorandumBill ClintonSep 23, 1998
National Farm Safety And Health Week, 199898-25617MemorandumBill ClintonSep 23, 1998
To Modify Certain Provisions of the Special Textile and Apparel Regime Implemented Under the North American Free Trade Agreement98-25476MemorandumBill ClintonSep 22, 1998
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 199898-25399MemorandumBill ClintonSep 21, 1998
Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended98-25345MemorandumBill ClintonSep 21, 1998
Extension of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act98-25343MemorandumBill ClintonSep 21, 1998
Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 199898-25287MemorandumBill ClintonSep 21, 1998
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 199898-25111MemorandumBill ClintonSep 17, 1998
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 199898-25110MemorandumBill ClintonSep 17, 1998
Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition98-25023MemorandumBill ClintonSep 16, 1998
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week, 199898-24945MemorandumBill ClintonSep 16, 1998
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 199898-24855MemorandumBill ClintonSep 15, 1998
America Goes Back to School, 199898-24756MemorandumBill ClintonSep 14, 1998
Death of Lewis F. Powell, Jr.98-23289MemorandumBill ClintonAug 27, 1998
President's Council on Food Safety98-23258MemorandumBill ClintonAug 27, 1998
Prohibiting Transactions With Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process98-22940MemorandumBill ClintonAug 25, 1998
Women's Equality Day, 199898-22855MemorandumBill ClintonAug 24, 1998
Blocking Property of UNITA and ProhibitingCertain Transactions With Respect to UNITA98-22595MemorandumBill ClintonAug 20, 1998
Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations98-22278MemorandumBill ClintonAug 17, 1998
Interparliamentary Union98-21710MemorandumBill ClintonAug 11, 1998
Victims of the Bombing Incidents in Africa98-21700MemorandumBill ClintonAug 11, 1998
American Indian and Alaska Native Education98-21643MemorandumBill ClintonAug 11, 1998
Suspension of Executive Order 1308398-21400Executive orderBill ClintonAug 7, 1998
Designating Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park98-21399MemorandumBill ClintonAug 7, 1998
To Implement an Accelerated Schedule of Duty Elimination Under the North American Free Trade Agreement98-21058MemorandumBill ClintonAug 5, 1998
Designation of American Heritage Rivers98-21057MemorandumBill ClintonAug 5, 1998
Continuation of Iraqi Emergency98-20704MemorandumBill ClintonJul 31, 1998
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction98-20590MemorandumBill ClintonJul 30, 1998
American Heritage Rivers, Amending Executive Order 13061 and 1308098-20450Executive orderBill ClintonJul 29, 1998
Parents' Day, 199898-20355MemorandumBill ClintonJul 28, 1998
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 199898-20354MemorandumBill ClintonJul 28, 1998
President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Amendments to Executive Order 1303598-20315Executive orderBill ClintonJul 28, 1998
Presidential Determination on the Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Romania Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy98-19917MemorandumBill ClintonJul 23, 1998
Captive Nations Week, 199898-19907MemorandumBill ClintonJul 23, 1998
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1406(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 199898-19144MemorandumBill ClintonJul 16, 1998
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Executive orders

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Proclamations

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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