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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
National Volunteer Week, 199898-11024MemorandumBill ClintonApr 23, 1998
National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 199898-10931MemorandumBill ClintonApr 22, 1998
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, 199898-10852MemorandumBill ClintonApr 22, 1998
National Recall Round-Up Day, 199898-10430MemorandumBill ClintonApr 17, 1998
Use of Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs Account Funds for the U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO)98-10194MemorandumBill ClintonApr 15, 1998
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 199898-10193MemorandumBill ClintonApr 15, 1998
National D.A.R.E. Day, 199898-9932MemorandumBill ClintonApr 13, 1998
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 199898-9846MemorandumBill ClintonApr 13, 1998
American Heritage Rivers Initiative Advisory Committee98-9709MemorandumBill ClintonApr 10, 1998
Waiver Under The Trade Act Of 1974 With Respect to Vietnam98-9599MemorandumBill ClintonApr 9, 1998
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 199898-9580MemorandumBill ClintonApr 9, 1998
National Equal Pay Day, 199898-9172MemorandumBill ClintonApr 6, 1998
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 199898-9035MemorandumBill ClintonApr 3, 1998
Cancer Control Month, 199898-8933MemorandumBill ClintonApr 2, 1998
Presidential Determination Under Subsection 2(b)(2)(D) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as AmendedVietnam98-7996MemorandumBill ClintonMar 25, 1998
Presidential Determination on Section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974Vietnam98-7995MemorandumBill ClintonMar 25, 1998
Military Drawdown for Jordan98-7802MemorandumBill ClintonMar 24, 1998
Increasing Employment of Adults With Disabilities98-7139MemorandumBill ClintonMar 18, 1998
Vietnamese Cooperation in Accounting for United States Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA)98-7098MemorandumBill ClintonMar 17, 1998
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 199898-6969MemorandumBill ClintonMar 16, 1998
National Poison Prevention Week, 199898-6968MemorandumBill ClintonMar 16, 1998
Certification for Major Illicit Drug Producing and Drug Transit Countries98-6584MemorandumBill ClintonMar 16, 1998
Further Amendment to Executive Order 13010, Critical Infrastructure Protection98-6628Executive orderBill ClintonMar 12, 1998
Delegation of Authority With Respect to Reporting Obligations Regarding Counterterrorism and Antiterrorism Programs and Activities98-6603MemorandumBill ClintonMar 12, 1998
National Older Workers Employment Week, 199898-6457MemorandumBill ClintonMar 11, 1998
Continuation of Iran Emergency98-6063MemorandumBill ClintonMar 6, 1998
Women's History Month, 199898-5816MemorandumBill ClintonMar 4, 1998
Irish-American Heritage Month, 199898-5683MemorandumBill ClintonMar 3, 1998
American Red Cross Month, 199898-5682MemorandumBill ClintonMar 3, 1998
Save Your Vision Week, 199898-5601MemorandumBill ClintonMar 3, 1998
Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels98-5242MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 26, 1998
Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty98-5119MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 26, 1998
U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO)98-4977MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 25, 1998
Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents98-4816MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 24, 1998
Amendment to Executive Order 1265698-3847Executive orderBill ClintonFeb 12, 1998
Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-118)98-3363MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 9, 1998
Year 2000 Conversion98-3229MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 6, 1998
White House Millennium Council98-3135MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 5, 1998
Renewal of Trade Agreement With the People's Republic of China98-3000MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 4, 1998
National African American History Month, 199898-2778MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 3, 1998
American Heart Month, 199898-2777MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 3, 1998
Year of the Ocean, 199898-2532MemorandumBill ClintonJan 30, 1998
Designation of Argentina as a Major Non-NATO Ally98-1945MemorandumBill ClintonJan 26, 1998
Certification Pursuant to Section (b)(1) of Public Law 99-183 and to Section 902(a)(6)(B) of Public Law 101-24698-1793MemorandumBill ClintonJan 23, 1998
Continuation of Emergency Regarding Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process98-1756MemorandumBill ClintonJan 22, 1998
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 199898-1610MemorandumBill ClintonJan 21, 1998
Religious Freedom Day, 199898-1609MemorandumBill ClintonJan 21, 1998
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Are Members of the Military Junta in Sierra Leone and Members of Their Families98-1346MemorandumBill ClintonJan 16, 1998
Continuation of Libyan Emergency98-430MemorandumBill ClintonJan 6, 1998
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay97-34224MemorandumBill ClintonDec 31, 1997
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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