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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
Eligibility for Mongolia To Be Furnished Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act95-24296MemorandumBill ClintonSep 28, 1995
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 199595-23990MemorandumBill ClintonSep 26, 1995
Gold Star Mother's Day, 199595-23918MemorandumBill ClintonSep 25, 1995
Amendment to Executive Order No. 1295895-23581Executive orderBill ClintonSep 21, 1995
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to UNITA95-23442MemorandumBill ClintonSep 19, 1995
Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 199595-23441MemorandumBill ClintonSep 19, 1995
National Rehabilitation Week, 199595-23440MemorandumBill ClintonSep 19, 1995
Amendment to Executive Order No. 1242595-23423Executive orderBill ClintonSep 19, 1995
Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 1286495-23338Executive orderBill ClintonSep 18, 1995
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 199595-23291MemorandumBill ClintonSep 18, 1995
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 199595-23161MemorandumBill ClintonSep 15, 1995
To Establish a Tariff-Rate Quota on Certain Tobacco, Eliminate Tariffs on Certain Other Tobacco, and for Other Purposes95-22951MemorandumBill ClintonSep 13, 1995
Extension of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act95-22934MemorandumBill ClintonSep 13, 1995
Classical Music Month, 199595-22839MemorandumBill ClintonSep 12, 1995
America Goes Back to School, 199595-22838MemorandumBill ClintonSep 12, 1995
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 199595-21853MemorandumBill ClintonAug 31, 1995
Delegation of Authority To Issue Guidelines and Instructions to Federal Agencies on Consulting With State, Local, and Tribal Governments95-21609MemorandumBill ClintonAug 29, 1995
Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations With the Palestine Liberation Organization95-21442MemorandumBill ClintonAug 28, 1995
Presidential Determination Under Section 1542(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990, as AmendedEmerging Democracies95-21441MemorandumBill ClintonAug 28, 1995
Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance to the United Nations for Purposes of Supporting the Rapid Reaction Force in Bosnia Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act95-21440MemorandumBill ClintonAug 28, 1995
Death of Those in the U.S. Delegation in Bosnia- Herzegovina95-21005MemorandumBill ClintonAug 22, 1995
Women's Equality Day, 199595-20748MemorandumBill ClintonAug 18, 1995
Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations95-20570MemorandumBill ClintonAug 17, 1995
Facilitating Access to Federal Property for the Siting of Mobile Services Antennas95-20214MemorandumBill ClintonAug 14, 1995
Expediting Community Right-to-Know Initiatives95-20111MemorandumBill ClintonAug 11, 1995
Federal Acquisition and Community Right-To-Know95-19972MemorandumBill ClintonAug 10, 1995
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 199595-19868MemorandumBill ClintonAug 9, 1995
National Child Support Awareness Month, 199595-19783MemorandumBill ClintonAug 8, 1995
Access to Classified Information95-19654MemorandumBill ClintonAug 7, 1995
Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance to the United Nations for Purposes of Supporting the Rapid Reaction Force in Bosnia Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act95-19646MemorandumBill ClintonAug 7, 1995
Eligibility of Angola To Be Furnished Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act95-19645MemorandumBill ClintonAug 7, 1995
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Metro North Commuter Railroad and Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations95-19174MemorandumBill ClintonAug 2, 1995
Continuation of Iraqi Emergency95-18924MemorandumBill ClintonJul 31, 1995
To Amend the Generalized System of Preferences95-18923MemorandumBill ClintonJul 31, 1995
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 199595-18798MemorandumBill ClintonJul 28, 1995
Parents' Day, 199595-18506MemorandumBill ClintonJul 26, 1995
Captive Nations Week, 199595-17949MemorandumBill ClintonJul 19, 1995
Foreign Disaster Assistance95-17828MemorandumBill ClintonJul 18, 1995
Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations With the Palestine Liberation Organization95-17157MemorandumBill ClintonJul 11, 1995
Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance in Support of the Rapid Reaction Force in Bosnia Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act95-16923MemorandumBill ClintonJul 10, 1995
Drawdown of the Commodities and Services from the Inventory and Resources of the Departments of Defense, Justice, Treasury and State To Support Accelerated Training and Equipping of Haitian Police Forces95-16922MemorandumBill ClintonJul 10, 1995
Certification of Jordan Under Section 130(c) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 198595-16921MemorandumBill ClintonJul 10, 1995
Certification Regarding Use of the Exchange Stabilization Fund and Federal Reserve in Relation to the Economic Crisis in Mexico95-16774MemorandumBill ClintonJul 6, 1995
Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 1285295-16320Executive orderBill ClintonJun 30, 1995
Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy95-15760MemorandumBill ClintonJun 26, 1995
Certification To Permit U.S. Contributions to the International Fund for Ireland for Fiscal Years 1994 and 199595-15383MemorandumBill ClintonJun 22, 1995
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS95-14983MemorandumBill ClintonJun 16, 1995
Father's Day, 199595-14778MemorandumBill ClintonJun 14, 1995
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 199595-14731MemorandumBill ClintonJun 14, 1995
Assistance Program for New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union95-14591MemorandumBill ClintonJun 13, 1995
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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