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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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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
Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations With the Palestine Liberation Organization96-12936MemorandumBill ClintonMay 23, 1996
Delegation of Responsibilities Under Section 1208 of Title XII of Public Law 104-10696-12935MemorandumBill ClintonMay 23, 1996
World Trade Week, 199696-13102MemorandumBill ClintonMay 22, 1996
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Their- Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations96-13081MemorandumBill ClintonMay 22, 1996
Death of Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda96-13080MemorandumBill ClintonMay 22, 1996
National Safe Boating Week, 199696-13054MemorandumBill ClintonMay 22, 1996
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Disputes exist between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference, including Consolidated Rail Corporation (including the Clearfield Cluster), Burlington Northern Railroad Co., CSX Transportation Inc., Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., Union Pacific Railroad, Chicago & North Western Railway Co., Kansas City Southern Railway Co., and their employees represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes. The railroads involved in these disputes are designated on the attached list, which is made a part of this order.96-12720MemorandumBill ClintonMay 17, 1996
National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 199696-12719MemorandumBill ClintonMay 17, 1996
Suspension of Subsection 119(a) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, (``Act'') as set forth in Section 101(c) of Title I of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (H.R. 3019) Regarding the Mojave National Preserve96-12571MemorandumBill ClintonMay 17, 1996
Termination of Combat Zone Designation in Vietnam and Waters Adjacent Thereto96-12535MemorandumBill ClintonMay 16, 1996
Suspension of the Proviso Limiting Implementation of Subsections (a), (b), (c), (e), (g), or (i) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) Contained in the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (H.R. 3019)96-12242MemorandumBill ClintonMay 16, 1996
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 199696-12419MemorandumBill ClintonMay 15, 1996
Older Americans Month, 199696-12418MemorandumBill ClintonMay 15, 1996
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by the Transportation Communications International Union96-11966MemorandumBill ClintonMay 10, 1996
Mother's Day, 199696-11790MemorandumBill ClintonMay 9, 1996
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 199696-11721MemorandumBill ClintonMay 8, 1996
Labor History Month, 199696-11505MemorandumBill ClintonMay 7, 1996
Law Day, U.S.A., 199696-11194MemorandumBill ClintonMay 2, 1996
Loyalty Day, 199696-11103MemorandumBill ClintonMay 2, 1996
Suspension of Subsection 325(a) and Subsection 325(b) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, (``Act'') as Set Forth in Section 101(c) of Title I of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (H.R. 3019) Concerning the Tongass National Forest96-11099MemorandumBill ClintonMay 2, 1996
Exports of Alaskan North Slope (ANS) Crude Oil96-11097MemorandumBill ClintonMay 2, 1996
Order of Succession of Officers To Act as Secretary of Defense96-10550MemorandumBill ClintonApr 26, 1996
Facilitating Public-Private Partnerships for Protection of the National Parks96-10370MemorandumBill ClintonApr 25, 1996
Additional Transportation Planning To Address Impacts of Transportation on National Parks96-10369MemorandumBill ClintonApr 25, 1996
National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 199696-10176MemorandumBill ClintonApr 23, 1996
Jewish Heritage Week, 199696-10175MemorandumBill ClintonApr 23, 1996
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, 199696-10174MemorandumBill ClintonApr 23, 1996
National Volunteer Week, 199696-9912MemorandumBill ClintonApr 19, 1996
Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century96-9866MemorandumBill ClintonApr 19, 1996
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 199696-9473MemorandumBill ClintonApr 16, 1996
National Pay Inequity Awareness Day, 199696-9408MemorandumBill ClintonApr 15, 1996
National D.A.R.E. Day, 199696-9360MemorandumBill ClintonApr 15, 1996
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 199696-9118MemorandumBill ClintonApr 10, 1996
Strengthening Drug Control Cooperation with Mexico96-9113MemorandumBill ClintonApr 10, 1996
Oklahoma City Bombing96-9112MemorandumBill ClintonApr 10, 1996
Amendment to Executive Order No. 1188096-9033Executive orderBill ClintonApr 9, 1996
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 199696-9032MemorandumBill ClintonApr 9, 1996
Death of Those Aboard U.S. Air Force Aircraft in Croatia96-8828MemorandumBill ClintonApr 8, 1996
National Day of Prayer, 199696-8605MemorandumBill ClintonApr 4, 1996
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization96-8520MemorandumBill ClintonApr 4, 1996
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 199696-8255MemorandumBill ClintonApr 2, 1996
Cancer Control Month, 199696-8254MemorandumBill ClintonApr 2, 1996
Death of Edmund Sixtus Muskie96-8031MemorandumBill ClintonApr 1, 1996
Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-107)96-8020MemorandumBill ClintonApr 1, 1996
Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System96-7774MemorandumBill ClintonMar 28, 1996
Amendment to Executive Order No. 1287396-7773Executive orderBill ClintonMar 28, 1996
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 199696-7598MemorandumBill ClintonMar 27, 1996
Continuing the President's Committee on Mental Retardation and Broadening Its Membership and Responsibilities96-7461MemorandumBill ClintonMar 26, 1996
Administrative Allegations Against Inspectors General96-7460MemorandumBill ClintonMar 26, 1996
Women's History Month, 199696-7109MemorandumBill ClintonMar 21, 1996
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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