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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
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1212 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85)97-33838MemorandumBill ClintonDec 24, 1997
The Intelligence Oversight Board, Amendment to Executive Order 1286397-33299Executive orderBill ClintonDec 18, 1997
Wright Brothers Day, 199797-33269MemorandumBill ClintonDec 18, 1997
Presidential Determination on Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization97-33234MemorandumBill ClintonDec 18, 1997
Presidential Determination Under Subsections 402(a) and 409(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as AmendedEmigration Policies of Albania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan97-33233MemorandumBill ClintonDec 18, 1997
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to UNITA97-33034MemorandumBill ClintonDec 16, 1997
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Are Senior Officials of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (``UNITA'') and Adult Members of Their Immediate Families97-33033MemorandumBill ClintonDec 16, 1997
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 199797-32685MemorandumBill ClintonDec 12, 1997
Report to Congress Regarding Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy Toward Burma97-32476MemorandumBill ClintonDec 10, 1997
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 199797-32428MemorandumBill ClintonDec 9, 1997
National Drunk And Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 199797-31946MemorandumBill ClintonDec 4, 1997
World AIDS Day, 199797-31893MemorandumBill ClintonDec 3, 1997
Assistance Program for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union97-31772MemorandumBill ClintonDec 2, 1997
Presidential Determination on the Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy97-31666MemorandumBill ClintonDec 1, 1997
Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on Friday, December 26, 199797-31456MemorandumBill ClintonNov 28, 1997
National Family Caregivers Week, 199797-31220MemorandumBill ClintonNov 25, 1997
National Family Week, 199797-31219MemorandumBill ClintonNov 25, 1997
National Farm-City Week, 199797-31218MemorandumBill ClintonNov 25, 1997
Thanksgiving Day, 199797-31112MemorandumBill ClintonNov 25, 1997
National Great American Smokeout Day, 199797-31069MemorandumBill ClintonNov 24, 1997
Authorization To Redelegate Certain Responsibilities Vested in the President and Delegated to the Secretary of State97-30160MemorandumBill ClintonNov 14, 1997
Continuation of Emergency Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction97-30110MemorandumBill ClintonNov 13, 1997
Veterans Day, 199797-29980MemorandumBill ClintonNov 12, 1997
National Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, 199797-29907MemorandumBill ClintonNov 12, 1997
National Adoption Month, 199797-29567MemorandumBill ClintonNov 6, 1997
Blocking Sudanese Government Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Sudan97-29464MemorandumBill ClintonNov 5, 1997
National American Indian Heritage Month, 199797-29393MemorandumBill ClintonNov 5, 1997
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 199797-29287MemorandumBill ClintonNov 4, 1997
Amendment to Executive Order 13037, Commission To Study Capital Budgeting97-29126Executive orderBill ClintonOct 31, 1997
National Consumers Week, 199797-28765MemorandumBill ClintonOct 28, 1997
United Nations Day, 199797-28618MemorandumBill ClintonOct 27, 1997
Further Amendment to Executive Order 13038 Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters97-28427Executive orderBill ClintonOct 24, 1997
Presidential Determination on the Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Swiss Federal Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy97-28213MemorandumBill ClintonOct 22, 1997
National Character Counts Week, 199797-28090MemorandumBill ClintonOct 21, 1997
National Forest Products Week, 199797-28081MemorandumBill ClintonOct 21, 1997
Presidential Determination on the Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy97-28026MemorandumBill ClintonOct 21, 1997
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia97-27936MemorandumBill ClintonOct 20, 1997
International Rural Women's Day, 199797-27814MemorandumBill ClintonOct 17, 1997
Further Amendment to Executive Order 13010, as Amended, Critical Infrastructure Protection97-27644Executive orderBill ClintonOct 16, 1997
National Children's Day, 199797-27583MemorandumBill ClintonOct 15, 1997
Columbus Day, 199797-27541MemorandumBill ClintonOct 15, 1997
National School Lunch Week, 199797-27540MemorandumBill ClintonOct 15, 1997
White Cane Safety Day, 199797-27492MemorandumBill ClintonOct 15, 1997
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 199797-27400MemorandumBill ClintonOct 14, 1997
Leif Erikson Day, 199797-27399MemorandumBill ClintonOct 14, 1997
Drawdown Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act To Provide Counternarcotics Assistance to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and the Countries of the Eastern Caribbean97-27173MemorandumBill ClintonOct 10, 1997
Presidential Determination on FY 1998 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 Amended97-27172MemorandumBill ClintonOct 10, 1997
Presidential Determination To Permit U.S. Contributions to the International Fund for Ireland With Fiscal Year 1996 and 1997 Funds97-26567MemorandumBill ClintonOct 10, 1997
German-American Day, 199797-26989MemorandumBill ClintonOct 8, 1997
Presidential Determination on Classified Information Concerning the Air Force's Operating Location Near Groom Lake, Nevada97-26988MemorandumBill ClintonOct 8, 1997
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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.

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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