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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
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Development of Iranian Petroleum Resources95-6849MemorandumBill ClintonMar 17, 1995
National Day of Prayer, 199595-6795MemorandumBill ClintonMar 17, 1995
Executive Order 12956 of March 13, 199595-6588Executive orderBill ClintonMar 15, 1995
National Public Health Week, 199595-6524MemorandumBill ClintonMar 15, 1995
National Park Week, 199595-6477MemorandumBill ClintonMar 14, 1995
Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM95-6211MemorandumBill ClintonMar 10, 1995
Ensuring the Economical and Efficient Administration and Completion of Federal Government Contracts95-6121MemorandumBill ClintonMar 10, 1995
Certifications for Major Narcotics Producing and Transit Countries95-5850MemorandumBill ClintonMar 9, 1995
Save Your Vision Week, 199595-5793MemorandumBill ClintonMar 7, 1995
Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation [and] the United States Trade Representative95-5600MemorandumBill ClintonMar 6, 1995
Women's History Month, 199595-5476MemorandumBill ClintonMar 3, 1995
American Red Cross Month, 199595-5256MemorandumBill ClintonMar 2, 1995
Actions Required of all Executive Agencies To Facilitate Payment of Child Support95-5146MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 28, 1995
Amendment to Executive Order No. 1295095-5129Executive orderBill ClintonFeb 28, 1995
Delegation of Certain Presidential Authorities Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and Related Appropriations Legislation95-5076MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 28, 1995
Delegation of Responsibilities Under Section 1205(d) and 1207(c) of Title XII of Public Law 103-33795-5075MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 28, 1995
Release of Imagery Acquired by Space-Based National Intelligence Reconnaissance Systems95-5050MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 28, 1995
Irish-American Heritage Month, 199595-4909MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 27, 1995
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Metro North Commuter Railroad and Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations95-4908MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 27, 1995
National Poison Prevention Week, 199595-4274MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 17, 1995
Presidential Determination No. 95-14 of February 6, 199595-3955MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 15, 1995
National Older Workers Employment Week, 199595-3887MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 14, 1995
American Heart Month, 199595-3886MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 14, 1995
Foreign Intelligence Physical Searches95-3671MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 13, 1995
Deterring Illegal Immigration95-3554MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 10, 1995
To Amend the Generalized System of PreferencesX95-120207MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 7, 1995
Annex IModifications to General Note 4(d) of the HTS95-3218MemorandumBill ClintonFeb 7, 1995
Amendment to Executive Order No. 1289895-2687Executive orderBill ClintonFeb 1, 1995
Prohibiting Transactions With Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace ProcessX95-110125MemorandumBill ClintonJan 25, 1995
Prohibiting Transactions With Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process95-2040MemorandumBill ClintonJan 25, 1995
President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy95-1925MemorandumBill ClintonJan 24, 1995
Amendment to Executive Order No. 1264095-1877Executive orderBill ClintonJan 24, 1995
Year of the Grandparent, 199595-1583MemorandumBill ClintonJan 19, 1995
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 199595-1151MemorandumBill ClintonJan 13, 1995
National Good Teen Day, 199595-1032MemorandumBill ClintonJan 12, 1995
Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended95-846MemorandumBill ClintonJan 11, 1995
Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations With the Palestine Liberation Organization95-845MemorandumBill ClintonJan 11, 1995
Determination Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended95-844MemorandumBill ClintonJan 11, 1995
Proclamation 6763To Implement the Trade Agreements Resulting From the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, and for Other PurposesX95-110104ProclamationBill ClintonJan 4, 1995
Annex (Proclamation 6763)94-32191MemorandumBill ClintonJan 4, 1995
Acceptance of the WTO Agreement94-32190MemorandumBill ClintonJan 4, 1995
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances94-32388MemorandumBill ClintonJan 3, 1995
Continuation of Libyan Emergency94-32043MemorandumBill ClintonDec 28, 1994
Presidential Determination To Authorize Transportation for Certain Unaccompanied Minors, Elderly, and Ill Individuals94-31652MemorandumBill ClintonDec 22, 1994
Memorandum of December 15, 199494-31306MemorandumBill ClintonDec 19, 1994
Wright Brothers Day, 199494-31299MemorandumBill ClintonDec 19, 1994
Resumption of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Peru94-31246MemorandumBill ClintonDec 19, 1994
Assistance Program for New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union94-31028MemorandumBill ClintonDec 15, 1994
Resumption of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia94-31027MemorandumBill ClintonDec 15, 1994
Assistance Program for Independent States of the Former Soviet Union94-31026MemorandumBill ClintonDec 15, 1994
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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.

On watchlist

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Executive orders

16

Proclamations

2

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