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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
Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 1175594-30998Executive orderBill ClintonDec 15, 1994
Addition to Level V of the Executive Schedule Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans94-30997MemorandumBill ClintonDec 15, 1994
Determination To Waive the Funding Prohibition in Section 1404(f)(3)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 in the Case of U.S. Military Personnel Serving in NATO Headquarters Positions94-30769MemorandumBill ClintonDec 13, 1994
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 199494-30674MemorandumBill ClintonDec 12, 1994
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 199494-30240MemorandumBill ClintonDec 7, 1994
Locality-Based Comparability Payments94-30039MemorandumBill ClintonDec 5, 1994
Seismic Safety of Existing Federally Owned or Leased Buildings94-30035MemorandumBill ClintonDec 5, 1994
World AIDS Day, 199494-29929MemorandumBill ClintonDec 2, 1994
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 199494-29743MemorandumBill ClintonDec 1, 1994
Amendment to Civil Service Rule VI94-29663MemorandumBill ClintonNov 30, 1994
Expedited Naturalization of Aliens and Noncitizen Nationals Who Served in an Active-Duty Status During the Persian Gulf Conflict94-29541MemorandumBill ClintonNov 29, 1994
Drawdown of Commodities and Services from the Inventory and Resources of the Department of the Treasury to Support Sanctions Enforcement Efforts Against Serbia and Montenegro94-29395MemorandumBill ClintonNov 28, 1994
National Farm-City Week, 199494-28771MemorandumBill ClintonNov 18, 1994
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction94-28487MemorandumBill ClintonNov 16, 1994
Declassification of Selected Records Within the National Archives of the United States94-28431MemorandumBill ClintonNov 15, 1994
Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 198494-28430MemorandumBill ClintonNov 15, 1994
Military Drawdown for Israel94-28232MemorandumBill ClintonNov 14, 1994
National American Indian Heritage Month, 199494-27938MemorandumBill ClintonNov 9, 1994
National Women Veterans Recognition Week, 199494-27937MemorandumBill ClintonNov 9, 1994
Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-306)94-27936MemorandumBill ClintonNov 9, 1994
National Military Families Recognition Day, 199494-27859MemorandumBill ClintonNov 8, 1994
National Family Caregivers Week, 199494-27672MemorandumBill ClintonNov 7, 1994
Continuation of Iran Emergency94-27277MemorandumBill ClintonNov 1, 1994
Delegation of Authority94-27224MemorandumBill ClintonNov 1, 1994
The Year of Gospel Music, 199494-27182MemorandumBill ClintonNov 1, 1994
Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to the Definition of"Field Duty''94-27135Executive orderBill ClintonOct 31, 1994
Veterans Day, 199494-27133MemorandumBill ClintonOct 31, 1994
Thanksgiving Day, 199494-27132MemorandumBill ClintonOct 31, 1994
Blocking Property and Additional Measures With Respect to the Bosnian Serb-Controlled Areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina94-26834MemorandumBill ClintonOct 27, 1994
Immigration Measures With Respect to United Nations Security Council Resolution 94294-26833MemorandumBill ClintonOct 27, 1994
Delegation of Authority94-26831MemorandumBill ClintonOct 27, 1994
National Consumers Week, 199494-26744MemorandumBill ClintonOct 26, 1994
United Nations Day, 199494-26675MemorandumBill ClintonOct 26, 1994
National Mammography Day, 199494-26517MemorandumBill ClintonOct 24, 1994
Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain Contracts94-26516MemorandumBill ClintonOct 24, 1994
National Penny Charity Week, 199494-26310MemorandumBill ClintonOct 21, 1994
National Forest Products Week, 199494-26309MemorandumBill ClintonOct 21, 1994
National Character Counts Week, 199494-26308MemorandumBill ClintonOct 21, 1994
Country Music Month, 199494-26307MemorandumBill ClintonOct 21, 1994
White Cane Safety Day, 199494-26306MemorandumBill ClintonOct 21, 1994
Termination of Emergency With Respect to Haiti94-25940MemorandumBill ClintonOct 18, 1994
To Establish Tariff-Rate Quotas on Certain Wheat94-25939MemorandumBill ClintonOct 18, 1994
Continued Commitment to Small, Small Disadvantaged, and Small Women-Owned Businesses in Federal Procurement94-25838MemorandumBill ClintonOct 17, 1994
Federal Procurement Reform94-25837MemorandumBill ClintonOct 17, 1994
Determination of FY 1995 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 Amended94-25810MemorandumBill ClintonOct 17, 1994
Assistance for Independent States of the Former Soviet Union94-25809MemorandumBill ClintonOct 17, 1994
Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended94-25808MemorandumBill ClintonOct 17, 1994
Vessel War Risk Insurance Under Title XII of the Merchant Marine Act, 193694-25790MemorandumBill ClintonOct 17, 1994
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 199494-25673MemorandumBill ClintonOct 14, 1994
National School Lunch Week, 199494-25607MemorandumBill ClintonOct 13, 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.

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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