Executive Office of the President
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- Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs29
- Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy28
- Vice President22
- President17
- Assistant to the President for Economic Policy13
- Director of the Domestic Policy Council8
- Counsel to the President8
- Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism8
- President of the United States6
- Assistant to the President for Homeland Security5
- Director of the National Economic Council5
- National Security Advisor5
- APNSA4
- Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response and Counselor to the President4
- COVID-19 Response Coordinator4
- Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy3
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Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans
This executive order establishes a new federal "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations" framework that reduces the recommended childhood vaccine schedule to align with peer developed nations, prioritizes single-dose vaccines over combination products (starting with separating MMR), mandates HHS to develop aluminum-alternative adjuvants and enhance safety monitoring, and directs federal agencies to legally challenge state vaccine mandates while maximizing parental choice and religious/medical exemptions.
Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution
This executive order directs Interior, OMB, GSA, and the Domestic Policy Council to use available authorities to address alleged ideological bias at the Smithsonian Institution and its National Museum of American History, based on a prior administration report. It mandates temporary signage and exhibits on National Park Service property near the Museum to warn visitors of the report's findings and correct perceived inaccuracies.
Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, chaired by the Vice President with the FTC Chair as Vice Chairman, to coordinate a national strategy against fraud in federal benefit programs. The order mandates federal agencies to identify fraud-vulnerable processes within 30 days, develop minimum anti-fraud requirements within 60 days, and submit implementation plans within 90 days, with specific focus on eligibility verification, pre-payment controls, and potential withholding of federal funds from non-compliant jurisdictions.
Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers
This executive order directs federal agencies to restrict large institutional investors from acquiring single-family homes that could otherwise be purchased by individual owner-occupants. It mandates rulemaking and guidance within 30-60 days to block federal financing, insurance, and asset sales to institutional buyers while prioritizing family homebuyers, and tasks Treasury, DOJ, FTC, and HUD with additional reviews and enforcement actions.
Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
This Executive Order establishes a second emergency board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate unresolved labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road Company and five unions, after a first emergency board's recommendations were rejected. The board takes effect January 16, 2026, and must report within approximately 60 days after receiving final settlement offers from the parties.
Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain
This executive order directs the Attorney General and FTC Chairman to establish separate Food Supply Chain Security Task Forces to investigate anti-competitive behavior and foreign control in food-related industries including meat processing, seed, fertilizer, and equipment. The task forces must brief Congress at 180 and 365 days on their progress and are empowered to bring enforcement actions, propose new regulations, and commence criminal proceedings for collusion.
Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists
This executive order initiates a process to designate chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under immigration law and as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under economic sanctions law. It directs the Secretaries of State and Treasury to submit a joint report within 30 days and then take designation action within 45 days after that report.
Fostering the Future for American Children and Families
This executive order directs HHS to modernize the U.S. foster care system through data transparency, AI-powered tools for caregiver matching, a new "Fostering the Future" initiative for youth transitioning out of care, and increased partnerships with faith-based organizations. It establishes a 180-day deadline for regulatory updates, platform development, and strategic planning across multiple agencies.
Unlocking Cures for Pediatric Cancer With Artificial Intelligence
This executive order directs the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission and health agencies to leverage artificial intelligence to accelerate pediatric cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment. It builds on the existing Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) by mandating AI-driven improvements to data infrastructure, clinical trial design, and interoperability standards while prioritizing federal investment and private-sector engagement.
Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security
This executive order determines that a proposed divestiture of TikTok's U.S. operations qualifies under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, creating a new U.S.-based joint venture with less than 20% foreign ownership. The order delays enforcement of the Act for 120 days to allow completion of the transaction, directs the Attorney General to issue protective guidance to providers, amends a 2020 divestment order related to ByteDance's acquisition of Musical.ly, and designates the Attorney General as the government's representative under the Framework Agreement.
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
This Executive Order establishes a three-member emergency board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate unresolved labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road Company and five unions. The board must report within 30 days, and during its 120-day existence neither party may change the disputed working conditions without mutual agreement.
Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again
This executive order establishes classical and traditional architecture as the preferred and default style for new federal public buildings, particularly in Washington, D.C., and requires the General Services Administration to revise its design selection policies accordingly. It mandates that GSA staff involved in design review have classical/traditional architecture experience, creates a new senior advisor position, and requires presidential notification before approving modernist, brutalist, or deconstructivist designs. The order covers courthouses, agency headquarters, National Capital Region buildings, and other federal buildings costing over $50 million.
Taking Steps To End Cashless Bail To Protect Americans
This executive order directs the Attorney General to identify state and local jurisdictions with cashless bail policies for certain crimes, and requires federal agencies to find federal funds flowing to those jurisdictions that may be suspended or terminated. It does not itself cut any funds but sets up a conditional funding review process targeting jurisdictions that have eliminated cash bail for public-safety-threatening offenses.
Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans
This executive order directs federal banking regulators to remove "reputation risk" concepts from supervisory guidance that could enable politically motivated debanking, requires SBA-guaranteed lenders to identify and reinstate wrongly debanked customers within 120 days, and mandates reviews and potential enforcement against financial institutions found to have engaged in politicized or unlawful debanking based on political or religious beliefs.
Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Security With Respect to Sterile Medical Equipment
This proclamation grants a 2-year exemption from EPA ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions-control requirements for certain commercial sterilization facilities, extending all compliance deadlines under the April 2024 EtO Rule. The President determines that required emissions-control technology is not commercially viable and that the existing compliance timeline threatens national security by risking closure of facilities that sterilize roughly half of all U.S. medical devices.
Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources
This executive order directs the Treasury and Interior Departments to terminate clean-energy tax credits for wind and solar projects and to eliminate regulatory preferences for those sources over dispatchable energy. It builds on the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' by imposing strict enforcement of Foreign Entity of Concern restrictions and tightening 'beginning of construction' rules to prevent eligibility gaming.
Establishing a White House Office for Special Peace Missions
This executive order creates a new White House Office for Special Peace Missions, headed by a presidentially appointed Special Envoy for Peace Missions, to coordinate U.S. efforts to end ongoing international conflicts in partnership with the State Department, Defense Department, and other agencies. The office is advisory and coordinative, with no independent budgetary authority, enforcement powers, or mandates that alter existing agency functions.
Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
Proclamation 10949 suspends or limits entry into the United States for nationals of 19 countries, effective June 9, 2025. Twelve countries face full suspension of both immigrant and nonimmigrant entry (Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen), while seven countries face partial suspension targeting immigrants and specific nonimmigrant visa categories (Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela). The restrictions are based on asserted deficiencies in screening, vetting, information-sharing, identity-management, and high visa overstay rates.
Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients
This executive order directs the Administration to pursue most-favored-nation prescription drug pricing, requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to offer U.S. patients prices comparable to other developed nations or face potential rulemaking, importation waivers, antitrust enforcement, export reviews, and FDA approval modifications. It establishes a 30-day deadline for HHS to communicate price targets to drug makers, with escalating measures if progress is not achieved.
Reinstating Commonsense School Discipline Policies
This executive order directs the Department of Education and other agencies to replace what it terms "discriminatory equity ideology" in school discipline with behavior-based policies. It requires new guidance to schools, coordination with states, revised discipline codes for military families' schools, and a report on Title VI discipline investigations and federal grant funding.
White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This executive order re-establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Executive Office of the President, creates a new President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs in the Department of Education, and revokes the Biden administration's EO 14041 on HBCUs. It directs federal agencies to assist the Initiative and tasks it with increasing private-sector engagement, improving HBCU infrastructure and research competitiveness, and implementing the HBCU PARTNERS Act.
Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator
This executive order creates the United States Investment Accelerator within the Department of Commerce to help large-scale investors (over $1 billion) navigate federal regulatory processes, reduce burdens, and accelerate domestic and foreign investment. It also transfers oversight of the CHIPS Program Office to this new entity with a mandate to renegotiate deals more favorably for taxpayers.
Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful
This executive order establishes a federal interagency task force to combat crime in Washington, D.C. through enhanced immigration enforcement, police support, and prosecution policies, while directing the Interior Secretary to implement a beautification program including monument restoration, encampment removal, and graffiti cleanup. It reinstates enforcement priorities from a prior Trump-era monument protection order and explicitly targets the District's sanctuary-city policies.
Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
This executive order directs the Vice President to use his role on the Smithsonian Board of Regents to remove what the administration characterizes as divisive ideological content from Smithsonian institutions. It mandates the Secretary of the Interior to review and restore monuments altered since 2020, and requires OMB and Interior to ensure future Smithsonian appropriations exclude exhibits deemed to degrade American values or divide by race. Independence National Historical Park is to receive infrastructure improvements by July 4, 2026.
Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization
This executive order directs the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to develop policy recommendations within 90 days to protect IVF access and reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment. The order frames IVF affordability as a family-formation priority but does not itself mandate any immediate regulatory or statutory changes.
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
This executive order establishes the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission, chaired by the HHS Secretary, to combat rising chronic disease rates in America with an initial focus on childhood chronic disease. The Commission must produce an assessment within 100 days and a strategy within 180 days on causes including diet, environmental factors, medical treatments, and corporate influence, while directing multiple agencies to prioritize disease prevention, research integrity, and healthy food production.
Protecting Second Amendment Rights
This executive order directs the Attorney General to review all federal actions from January 2021 through January 2025 that may have infringed on Second Amendment rights, including ATF rules, the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention's work, and litigation positions. Within 30 days, the Attorney General must submit a proposed plan of action to protect Second Amendment rights, after which implementation will be finalized with the Domestic Policy Advisor.
Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports
This executive order directs federal agencies to enforce Title IX by withholding funds from educational programs that allow males to compete in women's sports. It mandates policy changes across education, immigration, diplomacy, and international sports governance to restrict participation in female athletic categories to biological women, and requires convening domestic and international stakeholders within 60 days.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Burma
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14014 regarding the military coup in Burma (Myanmar), maintaining sanctions and economic restrictions first imposed in February 2021. The continuation extends the emergency authority beyond its statutory expiration date of February 10, 2025, under the National Emergencies Act.
Withdrawing the United States From and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International Organizations
This executive order withdraws U.S. participation from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), ends all funding to UNRWA (the Palestinian refugee agency), and withholds U.S. proportionate funding for UNHRC from the UN Regular Budget. It also mandates two reviews: a 90-day review of UNESCO membership led by the Secretary of State, and a broader 180-day review of all international organizations, conventions, and treaties to identify those contrary to U.S. interests and recommend potential withdrawals.
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling
This executive order directs federal agencies to develop a strategy within 90 days to cut funding to K-12 schools that promote "gender ideology" or "discriminatory equity ideology," mandates parental notification policies, reestablishes the President's Advisory 1776 Commission to promote patriotic education, and requires agencies to prioritize federal resources for patriotic education programs. It also directs the Attorney General to coordinate prosecution of teachers and school officials for certain activities related to social transition of minors.
Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families
This executive order directs multiple Cabinet secretaries to issue guidance and plans expanding K-12 educational choice, including private and faith-based school options, through federal formula funds, discretionary grants, and existing block grant programs. It targets military families, low-income working families receiving child care subsidies, and Bureau of Indian Education-eligible students, with most actions due within 60-90 days.
Memorandum To Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President Personnel
This memorandum directs the White House Counsel to immediately grant interim TS/SCI security clearances for up to six months to Executive Office of the President personnel whose clearances are backlogged, and to grant them access to White House facilities and technology. The White House Counsel may supplement or revoke these interim clearances as needed.
Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
This executive order revokes 78 executive orders and memoranda from the prior administration spanning DEI initiatives, climate policy, immigration, healthcare, COVID-19 response, and other areas. It mandates immediate termination of federal DEI implementation, requires two 45-day reviews for additional rescissions, and directs a National Security Advisor review of all National Security Memoranda from 2021-2025.
Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship
This executive order prohibits federal agencies from using resources to censor constitutionally protected speech or pressure third parties to suppress speech. It directs the Attorney General to investigate federal government censorship activities over the prior four years and submit a report with remedial recommendations.
Helping Left-Behind Communities Make a Comeback
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government approach to coordinate federal economic development programs for economically distressed, rural, Tribal, and disaster-affected communities. It directs 11 agencies to improve community engagement, create a unified technical assistance network, and give preference to covered communities in funding opportunities, with specific deliverables due within one year.
Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure
This executive order directs federal agencies to identify and lease government land for private-sector construction of frontier AI data centers and associated clean energy facilities by 2027. It establishes competitive solicitation processes, mandates clean power procurement, imposes security and labor standards, and requires frameworks to ensure national security access to AI capabilities while fostering competitive markets.
Amendments to Executive Orders Relating to Certain Certificates and Badges
This executive order amends two existing executive orders governing ceremonial military awards. It updates eligibility criteria and administrative procedures for the Presidential Service Certificate/Badge (EO 12793) and the Vice Presidential Service Badge (EO 11926), primarily by adding assignment to "other direct support positions within the Executive Office of the President" as qualifying service and clarifying that the Vice Presidential Service Badge may be worn both during and after assignment.
Establishment of the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group
This memorandum establishes the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, an interagency task force led by the National Security Advisor and National Economic Council Director to monitor and counter PRC censorship or intimidation of U.S. persons exercising free speech. The task force must produce an integrated federal strategy and annual reports on these efforts, with membership spanning 12+ agencies including State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Commerce, DHS, and intelligence agencies.
Establishment of the Countering Economic Coercion Task Force
This memorandum establishes an interagency Countering Economic Coercion Task Force within the Executive Office of the President, co-chaired by the National Security Advisor and National Economic Council Director, to coordinate U.S. strategy against economic coercion by countries of concern, particularly the People's Republic of China. The Task Force must submit an initial report to Congress within 180 days, followed by interim and final reports, and provide periodic policy recommendations to the President.
Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
President Biden established a second emergency board to investigate an unresolved labor dispute between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and its locomotive engineers union (BLET) under the Railway Labor Act. The first emergency board's recommendations were rejected by the parties, triggering this second board which will select the most reasonable final offer from each side.
Delegation of Authority To Designate an Existing Official To Serve Within the Executive Branch as the Coordinator for Detained ISIS Members and Relevant Displaced Populations in Syria
This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of State to designate an existing executive branch official as Coordinator for Detained ISIS Members and Relevant Displaced Populations in Syria. The Coordinator will carry out responsibilities under NDAA FY2020 section 1224 as amended by NDAA FY2024 section 1262, with required consultation across national security agencies and notice to the President through the National Security Advisor upon designation.
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Hispanic-Serving Institutions
This executive order establishes a White House Initiative within the Department of Education and a President's Board of Advisors to strengthen Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) by improving their access to federal resources, promoting best practices, and expanding educational and economic opportunities for Hispanic and Latino students. The Initiative focuses on addressing funding disparities, improving infrastructure, aligning programs with workforce needs, and building partnerships with public and private organizations.
White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience
This executive order establishes the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, co-chaired by the National Security Advisor and the President's economic policy advisor, with membership from 31 cabinet-level officials and agency heads. The Council is tasked with coordinating federal efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience, conducting quadrennial reviews of critical industries, and submitting its first report to the President by December 31, 2024. The order supersedes the review process from the prior administration's EO 14017 while reaffirming its underlying supply chain principles.
COVID-19 and Public Health Preparedness and Response
This executive order revokes three COVID-19-era executive orders related to hoarding prevention, federal workforce masking, and travel safety. It terminates the COVID-19 Response Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator positions, transferring their responsibilities to the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR), a congressionally established office within the Executive Office of the President.
Establishing the President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States
This executive order creates a 12-member advisory council within the State Department to advise the President on strengthening U.S. ties with African Diaspora communities, including African Americans and African immigrants. The council is tasked with recommending strategies on equity, cultural exchange, trade, and socioeconomic well-being, with quarterly meetings required.
Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
This executive order establishes a new White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation to coordinate implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act's energy and infrastructure provisions. It also restructures interagency coordination by amending previous executive orders to expand the National Climate Task Force's mission, add the new Senior Advisor to multiple interagency bodies, and prioritize clean energy deployment, environmental justice, and domestic manufacturing.
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 Certain Labor Organizations
President Biden established an Emergency Board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate unresolved labor disputes between major freight railroads and their unions. The three-member board was tasked with producing a report within 30 days to prevent a strike that would disrupt interstate commerce and essential transportation services.
Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services
This executive order directs federal agencies to protect and expand access to reproductive healthcare services following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. It mandates reports on abortion and contraception access, convenes legal support for patients and providers, addresses safety and privacy concerns, and establishes an interagency task force on reproductive healthcare access.
Establishment of the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse
This memorandum establishes a White House Task Force co-chaired by the Gender Policy Council and National Security Council to coordinate federal efforts against technology-facilitated gender-based violence, including online harassment, deepfakes, and doxing targeting women and LGBTQI+ individuals. The Task Force must deliver an Initial Blueprint within 180 days, a 1-Year Report within one year of that blueprint, and annual follow-up reports thereafter.
Strengthening the Nation's Forests, Communities, and Local Economies
This executive order directs federal agencies to inventory and conserve mature and old-growth forests on federal lands, develop reforestation targets for 2030, combat international deforestation through trade and foreign assistance reforms, and expand nature-based climate solutions across government. It emphasizes science-based forest management, indigenous knowledge, and sustainable economic development for timber communities.
Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability
This executive order directs the federal government to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 through transforming federal procurement and operations, including 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030, 100% zero-emission vehicle acquisitions by 2035, and net-zero emissions buildings by 2045. It establishes new governance structures including a Federal Chief Sustainability Officer and requires agencies to set targets, develop sustainability plans, and incorporate environmental justice considerations.
The National Space Council
This executive order reconstitutes the National Space Council, chaired by the Vice President, with a broad membership of cabinet secretaries and senior officials. It establishes the Council's advisory and coordination functions for national space policy across civil, commercial, and national security sectors, creates a Users' Advisory Group of non-Federal industry representatives, and revokes two Trump-era executive orders on the same body.
Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors
This executive order requires federal contractors and subcontractors to follow COVID-19 workplace safety guidance issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force in contracts entered into, extended, or renewed on or after October 15, 2021. The order mandates that agencies include a compliance clause in covered contracts and that the OMB Director approve any such guidance before it takes effect.
Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees
This executive order mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all federal employees across executive agencies, with exceptions only as required by law. The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force must issue implementation guidance within 7 days, and each agency must then create its own vaccination program.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans
This notice continues for one year a national emergency first declared in 2001 regarding extremist violence and obstructionist activities in the Western Balkans region. The continuation maintains sanctions authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act against persons threatening peace and stabilization efforts in North Macedonia, Bosnia, and Kosovo.
America's Supply Chains
This executive order directs a comprehensive, two-phase review of U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities across critical sectors including semiconductors, batteries, critical minerals, and pharmaceuticals (100-day review), followed by deeper one-year assessments of defense, public health, ICT, energy, transportation, and agricultural supply chains. It establishes a coordinated interagency process to identify risks and recommend policies to strengthen domestic manufacturing, reduce foreign dependencies, and build resilient, diverse supply chains.
Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework To Address the Causes of Migration, To Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and To Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border
This executive order establishes a comprehensive regional approach to migration from Central America by directing the creation of two major strategies—one addressing root causes of migration in the Northern Triangle and another for collaborative regional migration management. It also restores and expands asylum processing at the U.S. border, revokes multiple Trump-era immigration policies including the Migrant Protection Protocols and border wall construction orders, and sets specific deadlines for regulatory reviews on asylum eligibility and expedited removal procedures.
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
This executive order re-establishes the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), an external advisory body of up to 26 members to counsel the President on science, technology, and innovation policy. It replaces a Trump-era version and assigns administrative support to the Department of Energy with a two-year sunset unless extended.
Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats
This executive order directs federal agencies to improve data collection, sharing, and publication of COVID-19-related information to support evidence-based pandemic response and build stronger public health infrastructure for future threats. It mandates senior data leads across multiple departments, requires reviews of public health data systems and federal hiring capabilities for data roles, and tasks OMB with issuing guidance on open data and de-identification.
Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery
This executive order establishes a COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force within HHS to address disproportionate pandemic impacts on communities of color and underserved populations. It directs federal agencies to assess and modify pandemic response plans for equitable resource allocation, strengthen data collection, and conduct targeted outreach for vaccine trust.
Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats
This executive order establishes a COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board to coordinate federal testing efforts and reduce disparities in access, while also creating plans for a U.S. Public Health Job Corps and a sustainable public health workforce to address the pandemic and future biological threats. It directs multiple agencies to facilitate free testing for uninsured individuals, clarify insurance coverage obligations, and provide technical support to state and local health agencies.
Improving and Expanding Access to Care and Treatments for COVID-19
This executive order directs federal agencies to accelerate COVID-19 treatment development, expand healthcare system capacity through targeted surge assistance to long-term care facilities, and improve access to affordable care by evaluating insurance coverage programs and establishing production targets for therapeutics. It emphasizes supporting rural hospitals, historically underrepresented clinical trial populations, and patients with long-term COVID effects.
Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel
This executive order mandates mask-wearing on domestic public transportation and at airports, and establishes policies for COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements for international travelers entering the United States. It directs multiple federal agencies to implement these public health measures consistent with CDC guidelines and to submit implementation plans within specified timeframes.
Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers
This executive order directs federal agencies to support safe reopening and continued operation of K-12 schools, early childhood education providers, and higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. It mandates evidence-based guidance, data collection on disparate impacts, equitable distribution of COVID-19 supplies, and development of strategies to address learning loss and educational inequities exacerbated by the pandemic.
Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government equity agenda requiring federal agencies to assess whether their policies and programs perpetuate systemic barriers for underserved communities. It mandates equity assessments, creates an interagency data working group, revokes Trump-era orders on race and sex stereotyping and the 1776 Commission, and directs OMB to study methods for embedding equity in federal budgeting and decision-making.
Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government To Provide a Unified and Effective Response To Combat COVID-19 and To Provide United States Leadership on Global Health and Security
This executive order establishes a White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator to unify federal pandemic response efforts, including vaccine distribution, testing expansion, PPE production, and school reopening support. It also creates an NSC Directorate on Global Health Security and Biodefense, assigns the APNSA responsibility for national biodefense preparedness, and mandates a 180-day review of biological threats and biopreparedness policies.
Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel
This executive order establishes binding ethics pledges for all presidential appointees in executive agencies appointed on or after January 20, 2021. It imposes strict revolving door restrictions, bans on lobbyist gifts and golden parachutes, and creates enforcement mechanisms including debarment and civil penalties for violations.
Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing
This executive order mandates that on-duty or on-site federal employees, contractors, and visitors wear masks and follow CDC public health guidelines in federal buildings and on federal lands. It also establishes the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force to provide ongoing guidance on COVID-19 workplace safety and requires federal agencies to report on their implementation progress.
Protecting Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, Prosecutors, and Their Families
This executive order directs federal agencies to remove obstacles for federal law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms under existing law, authorizes special deputation with firearm privileges for federal prosecutors facing threats, prioritizes protection of judges and prosecutors by the Marshals Service, and requires development of legislation to extend firearm carry rights to federal judges and enhance penalties for violence against these officials and their families.
National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
This Space Policy Directive establishes a national strategy for developing and using space nuclear power and propulsion (SNPP) systems to advance U.S. space dominance. It sets four ambitious goals including lunar surface fission power demonstration, uranium fuel processing capabilities, nuclear thermal propulsion foundations, and advanced radioisotope power systems, with a coordinated roadmap targeting milestones through 2030.
Increasing Economic and Geographic Mobility
This executive order directs federal agencies to review their occupational licensing regulations and policies to reduce barriers to worker mobility, particularly for military spouses and individuals with criminal records. It establishes six principles for state-level occupational licensing reform and creates a reporting system to identify and reward states that adopt less restrictive licensing requirements.
The National Space Policy
This December 9, 2020 memorandum establishes a comprehensive National Space Policy that supersedes the 2010 Obama-era policy (PPD-4). It directs federal agencies to promote commercial space industry growth, strengthen the domestic space industrial base, ensure assured access to space, develop space nuclear power, improve cybersecurity for space systems, and advance international cooperation. The policy sets specific goals including returning Americans to the Moon by 2024 with sustained presence by 2028, and eventual human missions to Mars, while emphasizing protection of space assets and deterrence of hostile interference.
Governance and Integration of Federal Mission Resilience
This executive order establishes a new Federal Mission Resilience Executive Committee to oversee continuity of government operations, replacing previous structures under EO 13618. It mandates development of an implementation plan for the Federal Mission Resilience Strategy, reviews existing continuity policy, and designates the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs as the National Continuity Coordinator under PPD-40.
Establishing the President's Advisory 1776 Commission
This executive order creates a 20-member advisory commission to promote patriotic education about America's 1776 founding, requiring a report within one year and prioritizing federal grants toward civics programs. It also directs agencies to monitor Constitution Day compliance in federally funded schools and affirms federal non-interference in local curriculum control.
Saving Lives Through Increased Support for Mental- and Behavioral-Health Needs
This executive order establishes a Coronavirus Mental Health Working Group to coordinate federal response to pandemic-exacerbated mental and behavioral health issues, including suicide prevention and substance abuse. It directs agencies to encourage grantees to adopt policies supporting safe in-person and telehealth mental health services, and requires a coordinated plan within 45 days.
Authorizing the Alaska to Alberta Railway Development Corporation To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Railway Facilities at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
This presidential permit authorizes a private Canadian corporation to construct and operate railway border facilities crossing the U.S.-Canada international boundary in Alaska, subject to conditions including inspections, national security provisions, indemnification, and a 10-year construction commencement deadline. The permit does not create enforceable legal rights and can be terminated or amended at the President's sole discretion.
Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems
This Space Policy Directive-5 establishes cybersecurity principles for U.S. space systems, directing executive agencies to foster practices that protect government and commercial space assets from cyber threats. It mandates risk-based, cybersecurity-informed engineering for space systems throughout their lifecycle, with specific requirements for encryption, access protection, jamming/spoofing defenses, supply chain security, and information sharing. The directive applies to government national security space systems, civil space systems, and private space systems.
White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative
This executive order establishes the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative within the Department of Education and creates a 20-member presidential advisory commission to improve Hispanic Americans' access to educational and economic opportunities. The Initiative and Commission are tasked with promoting workforce development, strengthening Hispanic-Serving Institutions, fostering public-private partnerships, and advising the President on policies affecting Hispanic American prosperity.
Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers From the People's Republic of China
This proclamation suspends entry of certain Chinese nationals on F or J visas (students and researchers beyond undergraduate level) who have ties to entities supporting China's 'military-civil fusion strategy.' It took effect June 1, 2020, with no set expiration date, and directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to implement visa restrictions, review additional measures within 60 days, and consider revoking existing visas for affected individuals already in the U.S.
Combating Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in the United States
This executive order establishes combating human trafficking and online child exploitation as an executive branch priority, creating a dedicated Domestic Policy Council position, directing improved prevalence estimates, enhancing interagency coordination for prosecution, and mandating proposals to overcome information-sharing barriers for detecting child sexual abuse material online. It also directs victim protection efforts including housing strategies and prevention education partnerships with schools.
Adjusting Imports of Derivative Aluminum Articles and Derivative Steel Articles Into the United States
This proclamation expands existing Section 232 tariffs on aluminum (10%) and steel (25%) to cover derivative articles—specific downstream products like steel nails, aluminum wire/cables, and auto body stampings—effective February 8, 2020. The action aims to prevent circumvention of the original 2018 tariffs by foreign producers who had shifted to exporting finished derivative products instead of raw metals.
Combating Anti-Semitism
This executive order directs federal agencies enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism and its contemporary examples when investigating discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. It requires agencies to report within 120 days on additional nondiscrimination authorities where the IHRA definition could apply, while explicitly preserving First Amendment protections and existing evidentiary standards.
Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation's Seniors
This executive order directs the Department of Health and Human Services to expand Medicare Advantage (MA) plan choices, reduce regulatory burdens on providers, accelerate coverage of innovative medical technologies, and inject market-based pricing into Medicare. It explicitly opposes the Medicare for All Act of 2019 and frames its policies as protecting seniors' existing choices while improving program sustainability through competition and value-based payment.
Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States
This proclamation extends for 90 days the suspension and limitation on entry of aliens across the U.S.-Mexico southern border, originally established in November 2018. The extension is tied to two conditions: relief from court injunctions blocking an asylum rule, or a Mexico agreement permitting removal of aliens under INA provisions. It also directs continued diplomatic consultations with Mexico and requires a joint recommendation from three Cabinet secretaries within 75 days of injunction relief.
Delegation of Authorities Under Section 1294 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under Section 1294 of the FY2019 NDAA to the Secretary of State, to be exercised in coordination with the Secretaries of Treasury and Defense and the National Security Advisor. The delegation automatically applies to any future substantially identical provisions.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation expands the Secretary of Commerce's authority to grant exclusions from quantitative limitations (quotas) on aluminum imports under Section 232, mirroring existing tariff exclusion authority. It also amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to implement these changes, maintains existing 10% tariffs and quota levels, establishes procedures for quota exclusion requests, and creates an export certification framework for countries with quota arrangements. The modifications take effect August 30, 2018.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation modifies the Section 232 steel tariffs and quotas by authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to grant relief from quantitative limitations (quotas) on steel imports under two tracks: (1) general exclusions for lack of domestic production capacity or national security reasons, similar to existing tariff exclusion authority; and (2) expedited relief for pre-contracted steel used in U.S. facility construction where quotas have already filled, provided contracts were signed before March 8, 2018 and steel enters by March 31, 2019. It also makes technical amendments to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and maintains the existing 25% tariff rate.
National Space Traffic Management Policy
This Space Policy Directive establishes a national framework for space traffic management (STM), directing the Department of Commerce to assume civil responsibility for space situational awareness data and collision avoidance services from the Department of Defense. It sets goals for advancing space safety science and technology, mitigating orbital debris, encouraging commercial space leadership, and developing international standards for space operations.
Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative
This executive order restructures and rebrands the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives as the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative, placing it within the Executive Office of the President under an Advisor housed in the Office of Public Liaison. It amends six prior executive orders with name substitutions, revokes two others, and directs the new Initiative to consult faith and community leaders, integrate faith-based priorities into administration policy, and identify barriers to religious organizations' participation in government-funded activities.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation temporarily exempts Australia, Argentina, South Korea, Brazil, and EU member countries from the 25 percent steel tariffs imposed on March 8, 2018, while continuing trade negotiations. The exemptions expire on May 1, 2018, unless satisfactory alternative arrangements are reached. It also amends tariff schedules and adds provisions for case-by-case exclusion relief.
Reinvigorating America's Human Space Exploration Program
This Space Policy Directive–1 amends the 2010 National Space Policy to shift NASA's human space exploration goals from a flexible 'far-reaching milestones' framework to a specific sequence: return humans to the Moon for long-term exploration, then Mars and other destinations, emphasizing commercial and international partnerships. It represents a structural redirection of U.S. space policy toward the Artemis program's foundational architecture.
Reviving the National Space Council
This executive order revives the National Space Council, which had been dormant since 1993, and places the Vice President as its chair. The Council is tasked with coordinating national space policy across civilian, military, and commercial sectors, with membership drawn from key cabinet departments and agencies.
Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
This executive order created a temporary Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, chaired by the Vice President with up to 15 additional presidential appointees. The commission was tasked with studying federal election processes and submitting a report identifying what enhances or undermines public confidence in election integrity, plus vulnerabilities that could lead to improper or fraudulent voter registrations and voting.
Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure
This executive order mandates federal agencies to adopt the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and modernize IT infrastructure, while directing multiple cabinet departments to assess and report on cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, deterrence strategies, international cooperation, and workforce development. It establishes accountability for agency heads in managing cybersecurity risk and requires extensive reports on federal IT modernization, botnet resilience, electricity grid vulnerabilities, and defense industrial base risks.
Establishment of the American Technology Council
This executive order creates the American Technology Council (ATC), a high-level interagency body chaired by the President to coordinate federal IT modernization and digital service delivery. The ATC includes cabinet secretaries, senior White House advisors, and technology officials, but excludes national security systems from its scope. The council automatically terminates on January 20, 2021.
Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
This executive order directs federal agencies to review and roll back regulations that burden domestic energy production, particularly for coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy. It revokes several Obama-era climate change policies, disbands the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, and mandates specific reviews of EPA rules including the Clean Power Plan and various oil and gas regulations.
White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This executive order establishes a White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) housed in the Executive Office of the President, along with a President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs in the Department of Education. It requires federal agencies interacting with HBCUs to prepare annual plans for strengthening HBCU participation in federal programs and revokes the previous Obama-era executive order on the same topic.
Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees
This executive order requires all new executive branch political appointees to sign a binding ethics pledge that imposes lobbying restrictions, gift bans, and recusal requirements. It replaces the Obama-era ethics order with new rules including a 5-year post-employment lobbying ban on the former agency and a ban on lobbying any covered executive branch official for the remainder of the Administration.
Steps for Increased Legal and Policy Transparency Concerning the United States Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations
This December 2016 memorandum directs national security departments and agencies to prepare a public report describing legal and policy frameworks governing U.S. military force and related national security operations, with annual updates coordinated by the NSC staff. It aims to institutionalize transparency practices developed during the Obama administration regarding counterterrorism and national security operations.
Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
This executive order establishes two coordinating bodies—the White House Transition Coordinating Council and the Agency Transition Directors Council—to improve planning and information sharing for presidential transitions. It mandates specific preparation activities including briefing materials, emergency exercises, and career employee readiness, with a hard deadline for agency materials before November 1 of election years.
Promoting Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
This memorandum establishes a Federal Interagency Reentry Council co-chaired by the Attorney General and the White House Domestic Policy Council Director to coordinate federal efforts reducing recidivism and removing barriers to employment, housing, and reintegration for formerly incarcerated individuals. It directs agencies to review hiring and occupational licensing procedures to avoid automatic disqualification based on criminal records, and requires a federal strategic plan within 100 days.
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Task Force
This memorandum establishes an interagency Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Task Force to coordinate implementation of federal parity protections ensuring mental health and substance use disorder coverage is comparable to medical/surgical care. The Task Force, chaired by the Domestic Policy Council Director and comprising nine agency heads, is charged with identifying best practices, addressing guidance gaps, and submitting a public report by October 31, 2016.
White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force
This memorandum establishes the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force, chaired by the Vice President, to coordinate federal efforts to accelerate cancer research, treatment, and prevention. The Task Force includes heads of 14 executive departments and agencies and is directed to produce findings and recommendations on accelerating research, improving patient care, reducing regulatory barriers, and developing public-private partnerships, with a report due to the President by December 31, 2016.
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between New Jersey Transit Rail and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
President Obama established a three-member emergency board to investigate labor disputes between New Jersey Transit Rail and certain employee unions under the Railway Labor Act. The board must report within 30 days of creation, and both parties are prohibited from changing working conditions for 120 days from the board's creation.
Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing
This executive order encourages voluntary formation of Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (ISAOs) to enable private sector cybersecurity information sharing with the federal government. It establishes a standards-setting process for ISAOs, designates DHS's NCCIC as a critical infrastructure protection program, and amends the National Industrial Security Program to facilitate classified information sharing with private sector partners under voluntary agreements.
Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input
This executive order establishes a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard requiring federally funded projects to build above current base flood levels using climate-informed science, freeboard elevations, or 0.2% annual chance flood data. It amends Executive Order 11988 and mandates stakeholder consultation before implementation, with agencies required to submit implementation plans after public comment closes.
Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition
This executive order creates an interagency working group to review and standardize federal programs that provide military-style equipment to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The group must develop recommendations for controlled equipment lists, training requirements, civil rights compliance, and oversight mechanisms, with initial reports due in 60 days and final recommendations in 120 days.
Deepening U.S. Government Efforts To Collaborate With and Strengthen Civil Society
This 2014 presidential memorandum directs federal agencies engaged in foreign policy to strengthen collaboration with civil society organizations worldwide, oppose undue restrictions on civic freedoms, and integrate civil society consultation into U.S. diplomatic engagement. It requires annual reporting to the President on implementation progress.
Climate-Resilient International Development
This executive order requires federal agencies with international development programs to systematically integrate climate-resilience considerations into their strategies, planning, and funding decisions. It establishes a Working Group co-chaired by Treasury and USAID to develop guidelines, tools, and metrics, while also directing agencies to promote similar practices in multilateral development institutions.
Streamlining the Export/Import Process for America's Businesses
This executive order directs federal agencies to modernize U.S. trade processing by completing the International Trade Data System (ITDS)—a "single window" for electronic submission of import/export data—by December 31, 2016. It establishes the Border Interagency Executive Council (BIEC) to coordinate cross-agency border management, streamline regulatory requirements, and improve supply chain efficiency while maintaining security and public health protections.
Job-Driven Training for Workers
This memorandum directs the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and Education to develop within 180 days an action plan to reform federal workforce and training programs to be more "job-driven," emphasizing employer engagement, skills matching, accountability for employment outcomes, and better alignment across education and training systems. The Vice President is tasked with leading a government-wide review of relevant federal programs.
Establishing a White House Task Force To Protect Students From Sexual Assault
President Obama established a White House Task Force co-chaired by the Office of the Vice President and the White House Council on Women and Girls to coordinate federal efforts addressing campus sexual assault. The Task Force must develop recommendations within 90 days and provide annual implementation reports, focusing on improving institutional compliance, transparency, and evidence-based prevention practices at colleges and universities receiving federal financial aid.
Establishing a Quadrennial Energy Review
This memorandum establishes a Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force co-chaired by the OSTP and Domestic Policy Council directors to produce a comprehensive energy policy review every four years, with the first report due January 31, 2015 focusing on U.S. energy infrastructure challenges. The Task Force includes representatives from 23 agencies and is directed to engage stakeholders and recommend executive and legislative actions.
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
President Obama established a three-member emergency board to investigate labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road and its unionized employees under the Railway Labor Act. The board was required to report within 30 days, during which time neither party could change working conditions for 120 days.
Expanding National Service Through Partnerships to Advance Government Priorities
This memorandum establishes an interagency Task Force on Expanding National Service, co-chaired by the CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council. It directs federal agencies to develop partnerships with CNCS to expand national service and volunteer opportunities aligned with the six focus areas of the Serve America Act, and requires specific reports and guidance within set timeframes.
Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions
This executive order establishes a comprehensive framework for national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) communications, creating an interagency Executive Committee co-chaired by Defense and Homeland Security to coordinate survivable, resilient federal communications under all circumstances. It assigns specific responsibilities across multiple departments, revokes the prior Executive Order 12472 (1984), and mandates a 60-day organizational plan from Homeland Security.
Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources
This executive order creates an interagency working group chaired by the Domestic Policy Council Director to coordinate federal agency efforts supporting safe and responsible development of unconventional domestic natural gas resources, such as shale gas. It aims to streamline policy coordination across 13+ agencies while maintaining environmental and public health safeguards.
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences and For Other Purposes
This proclamation suspends Argentina's duty-free trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for failing to enforce arbitral awards favoring U.S. citizens, while designating South Sudan as both a GSP beneficiary and least-developed beneficiary country. It also makes technical modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement CAFTA-DR provisions affecting Dominican Republic-Mexico trade rules, extend Haiti apparel duty-free treatment, and correct prior proclamation errors.
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 Certain Labor Organizations
President Obama established a five-member Emergency Board to investigate unresolved labor disputes between major freight railroads and their unions, triggered by a National Mediation Board finding that threatened strikes would disrupt interstate commerce. The board must report within 30 days, during which time both sides are barred from changing working conditions or striking.
Coordinating Policies on Automotive Communities and Workers
This executive order establishes a coordinated federal response to support automotive communities and workers recovering from the 2008-2009 industry collapse. It assigns the Secretary of Labor responsibility for coordinating interagency policies, advising the President on legislation, and conducting outreach to stakeholders. The order revokes the prior 2009 auto communities EO (13509), reflecting the shift from crisis response to sustained recovery coordination.
Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government
This executive order establishes a Government Accountability and Transparency Board to expand anti-fraud tools and spending transparency across federal agencies, building on Recovery Act practices. It reinforces the Accountable Government Initiative by assigning performance reform responsibilities to agency Chief Operating Officers and Chief Financial Officers, with quarterly metric updates on performance.gov and monthly reporting on $2.1 billion in administrative cost savings targets.
Establishment of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees
This executive order establishes two interagency advisory committees—the Senior Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee and the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee—to coordinate federal intellectual property enforcement efforts. Both committees are chaired by the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and are tasked with developing triennial Joint Strategic Plans required under the PRO IP Act of 2008.
Freeze on Discretionary Awards, Bonuses, and Similar Payments for Federal Political Appointees
President Obama froze discretionary cash awards, bonuses, quality step increases, and similar payments for all politically appointed federal employees from August 3, 2010 through September 30, 2011 (end of Fiscal Year 2011). The Office of Personnel Management was directed to issue implementation guidance in consultation with OMB, while a broader salary freeze for senior political appointees was proposed as requiring congressional legislation.
Amendments to Executive Orders 13183 and 13494
This executive order makes two changes: it expands the mission of the Presidential Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status to include promoting job creation, education, health care, clean energy, and economic development on the islands, and requires a report within one year; and it amends an earlier Obama EO to clarify that contractor costs for labor-management relations (excluding union organizing activities) are allowable costs in federal contracts.
Establishing a White House Council on Women And Girls
This executive order creates a White House Council on Women and Girls to coordinate federal policy across agencies on issues affecting women and girls, including pay equity, healthcare access, educational opportunity, and workforce participation. The Council is advisory, composed of Cabinet secretaries and senior officials, and must submit an interagency plan within 150 days.
Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
This executive order creates the White House Office of Urban Affairs within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal urban policy across departments and agencies. The Office is tasked with developing a comprehensive urban policy agenda, ensuring federal spending in urban areas is effective, and engaging with state/local officials and private stakeholders.
White House Task Force on Middle-Class Working Families
President Obama established a White House Task Force on Middle-Class Working Families, chaired by Vice President Biden, to recommend policies on education, work-family balance, labor standards, income protection, and retirement security. The Task Force includes cabinet secretaries and senior White House economic advisors, with annual public reports required starting one year from signing.
Pay Freeze
President Obama freezes salaries of senior White House staff members during the economic recession, directing the Chief of Staff to report back within 30 days with implementation recommendations. The freeze applies 'until further notice' and is framed as a symbolic shared sacrifice during severe economic stress.
Transparency and Open Government
This memorandum establishes principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration as core values for the Obama Administration and directs the CTO, OMB Director, and GSA Administrator to develop within 120 days recommendations for an Open Government Directive that would instruct agencies to take specific implementing actions.
Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel
This executive order requires all executive branch appointees hired on or after January 20, 2009, to sign a binding ethics pledge that imposes a two-year revolving door ban between lobbying and government service, prohibits gifts from registered lobbyists, bars departing appointees from lobbying the administration, and mandates merit-based hiring decisions. The order establishes enforcement mechanisms including civil penalties and debarment, with waiver authority vested in the OMB Director.
Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
This executive order establishes a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council to facilitate the 2008-2009 presidential transition, requiring federal agencies to prepare briefing materials, coordinate orientation activities, and provide information equally to major party candidates. It supersedes the previous transition EO from 2000 and automatically expires on February 20, 2009 unless extended.
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
President Bush established a five-member Emergency Board to investigate labor disputes between Amtrak and eight rail unions under the Railway Labor Act. The Board must report within 30 days of its December 1, 2007 creation, during which time neither side may alter working conditions. The Board terminates automatically upon submitting its report.
Strengthening Adult Education
This executive order creates an Interagency Adult Education Working Group led by the Secretary of Education to coordinate federal adult education programs, identify gaps and duplications, and recommend improvements to help adults transition to postsecondary education and employment. The Working Group includes multiple cabinet secretaries and must submit its first report within 9 months.
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Metro-North Railroad and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
This executive order creates a three-member emergency board to investigate unresolved labor disputes between Metro-North Railroad and seven labor unions under the Railway Labor Act. The board must report within 30 days, and both parties are barred from changing working conditions for 120 days from the board's creation.
Public Alert and Warning System
This executive order establishes a comprehensive national policy for alerting and warning the American people during emergencies including war, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other public safety hazards. It assigns the Secretary of Homeland Security primary responsibility for creating an integrated, interoperable public alert and warning system that can reach all Americans through multiple communication pathways, including those with disabilities and non-English speakers, while ensuring the President can always communicate with the public.
Responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
This executive order establishes a Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives within the Department of Homeland Security to identify and remove barriers preventing faith-based and community organizations from participating in federal social service programs. The Center must begin operations within 45 days and submit its first report within 180 days, with annual reports thereafter.
To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement
This proclamation implements the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) with respect to El Salvador, modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to provide preferential tariff treatment, establishing rules of origin, and delegating authority to the Secretary of Commerce, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), and the United States Trade Representative for various trade administration functions.
To Implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
This proclamation implements the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to establish preferential tariff treatment, rules of origin, and tariff-rate quotas for Moroccan goods. It removes Morocco from the Generalized System of Preferences, delegates authority to the Secretary of Commerce to establish a dispute settlement office, and authorizes the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements to enforce textile and apparel trade provisions.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders
This executive order continues 16 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2007, revokes two executive orders for completed commissions, amends several other executive orders to update committee structures and functions—most notably expanding the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology from 25 to 45 members and redesignating it as the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee—and revises the National Infrastructure Advisory Council's charter.
Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from Liberia
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared by Executive Order 13348 on July 22, 2004, which blocks property of certain persons and prohibits importing certain goods from Liberia. The continuation is based on the ongoing threat posed by former Liberian President Charles Taylor and associates regarding unlawful depletion of Liberian resources and illicit timber trade linked to arms trafficking.
Amendments to Executive Order 11926 Relating to the Vice Presidential Service Badge
This executive order expands eligibility for the Vice Presidential Service Badge to include members of the NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned corps, updates assignment criteria to cover post-2001 service, and modifies approval authority for certain personnel. It also prohibits dual award of both the Presidential and Vice Presidential Service Badges for the same period of service.
To Implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement
This proclamation implements the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (USAFTA) by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to establish preferential tariff treatment, rules of origin, and tariff-rate quotas for Australian goods. It delegates authority to the Secretary of Commerce to create an administrative office for dispute panels and to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) for textile/apparel enforcement and safeguard actions.
To Implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
This proclamation implements the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to provide preferential tariff treatment for Singaporean goods, establishing staged duty reductions, delegating authority to the Secretary of Commerce to create a dispute resolution office, and authorizing the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) to enforce textile and apparel trade provisions and review relief requests.
Facilitating the Administration of Justice in the Federal Courts
This executive order codifies a 2002 presidential plan to fill federal judicial vacancies within 180 days of receiving notice, assigning the Counsel to the President responsibility for ensuring timely nominations. It explicitly disclaims creating any legally enforceable rights.
Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National Security Information
This executive order revises the U.S. government's system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information. It expands classification authority to the Vice President, adds 'defense against transnational terrorism' as a core national security consideration, establishes automatic declassification at 25 years with specific exemptions, and creates new procedural controls for special access programs and information sharing.
President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
This executive order establishes the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation within the Corporation for National and Community Services to encourage volunteer service and civic participation, particularly among youth. The Council of up to 25 members will design recognition programs, advise on dissemination of best practices, and make recommendations to the President through the USA Freedom Corps Director.
Establishing a Transition Planning Office for the Department of Homeland Security Within the Office of Management and Budget
This executive order created a temporary Transition Planning Office within OMB to coordinate executive branch planning for the proposed Department of Homeland Security and to work with Congress on the authorizing legislation. The office was designed to sunset automatically upon enactment of the legislation or after one year, whichever came first.
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
President George W. Bush continued two national emergencies for one year: one declared May 30, 1992, regarding the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and expanded in 1994 for Bosnian Serb actions; and another declared June 9, 1998, regarding Kosovo. The continuation maintains blocking of certain property and restrictions on transactions with persons indicted for war crimes by the ICTY until underlying claims and political conditions are resolved.
Establishing the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council and Senior Advisory Committees for Homeland
This executive order creates the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council (PHSAC) with up to 21 appointed members plus ex officio members from existing advisory bodies, and establishes four Senior Advisory Committees representing state/local officials, academia, private sector, and emergency services/law enforcement/public health. The council advises the President on homeland security strategy, coordination, and effectiveness, and automatically terminates after two years unless extended.
Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council
This executive order creates the Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President, headed by an Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, and establishes the Homeland Security Council to advise the President on homeland security matters. It assigns broad coordination responsibilities across detection, preparedness, prevention, protection, response, and recovery from terrorist threats and attacks, while amending prior executive orders to integrate the new council into national security structures.
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and Its Employees Represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
This executive order establishes a three-member emergency board to investigate a labor dispute between Northwest Airlines and its mechanics' union (AMFA) under the Railway Labor Act. The board is tasked with reporting to the President within 30 days, during which time the parties are prohibited from changing working conditions.
Establishment of White House Office of Faith- Based and Community Initiatives
This executive order creates a White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to coordinate federal policy expanding partnerships with religious and community organizations to deliver social services. It establishes the office within the Executive Office of the President with broad authority to develop policy, reduce regulatory barriers, and integrate faith-based initiatives across federal agencies. The office must begin operations within 30 days of signing.
Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
This executive order delegates presidential authority to implement trade preference programs for sub-Saharan Africa (AGOA) and Caribbean Basin countries (CBTPA) to specific agencies. It authorizes the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, USTR, and Customs to make determinations on fabric availability, handloomed goods, interlinings, transshipment penalties, visa systems, and emergency tariff actions.
Amendment To Executive Order 12958-Classified National Security Information
This executive order amends Executive Order 12958 to extend automatic declassification deadlines for classified national security records over 25 years old, creating staggered timelines (6.5 years, 8 years, and 25 years from information origin) based on record complexity and sensitivity. It also formally establishes the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) within the National Archives and Records Administration, granting it binding directive authority and on-site review powers over agency classification programs.
Amendment to Executive Order 13073, Year 2000 Conversion
This executive order amends Executive Order 13073 to establish the Information Coordination Center (ICC) within the General Services Administration to support the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion. The ICC is tasked with facilitating information sharing and coordination across federal agencies and public/private sectors, assessing Y2K emergencies affecting U.S. interests, and assisting in system reconstitution if needed.
Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Southwest Border
This executive order establishes an interagency task force co-chaired by Treasury, Agriculture, and Labor to coordinate federal economic development efforts for the Southwest Border region (within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California). The task force reports to the Vice President and is charged with analyzing programs, developing recommendations, and focusing on pilot communities, with mandatory reports through 2002.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 577 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as Enacted in Public Law 105-277)
President Clinton delegated to the Secretary of State the authority under Section 577 of the 1999 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, which governs enterprise funds established by the SEED Act and FREEDOM Support Act for East European and former Soviet states. The delegation requires consultation with the National Security Advisor and OMB Director, and permits redelegation consistent with applicable law.
President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History
This executive order establishes a presidential commission of up to 11 members to recommend ways to celebrate women's roles in American history, including potential for a women's history focal point in Washington, D.C. and technology connections between history sites. The commission must submit its final report by March 1, 1999, and terminates 60 days thereafter.
Year 2000 Conversion
Executive Order 13073 establishes the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion to coordinate federal government efforts to prevent critical systems from failing due to the Y2K bug, where computers would misinterpret "00" as 1900 instead of 2000. The order mandates agency heads prioritize Y2K remediation, requires quarterly joint reports to the President from the Council Chair and OMB Director, and directs cooperation with state/local governments, private sector critical infrastructure operators, and foreign counterparts.
Internal Revenue Service Management Board
This executive order establishes a permanent Internal Revenue Service Management Board within the Treasury Department to assist the Secretary in overseeing IRS management and operations. The Board includes senior Treasury officials, OMB representatives, and other agency designees, with responsibility for reviewing strategic modernization decisions, budgetary issues, and performance metrics, and reporting semiannually to the President and Congress.
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between American Airlines and its Employees Represented by the Allied Pilots Association
This executive order creates a three-member emergency board to investigate a labor dispute between American Airlines and its pilots' union (Allied Pilots Association) under the Railway Labor Act. The board must report within 30 days, during which time neither party may change existing working conditions without mutual agreement.
Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
This executive order establishes a 20-member advisory commission co-chaired by the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Labor to study and make recommendations on health care quality, consumer protections, and worker protections in the changing health care system. The commission is required to submit a preliminary report by September 30, 1997, and a final report 18 months after its first meeting, after which it terminates within 30 days or by September 5, 1998 at the latest.
White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security
This executive order establishes a 25-member White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, chaired by the Vice President, to advise the President and develop a strategy for improving aviation safety and security. The Commission is supported by the Department of Transportation and has a 6-month lifespan unless extended by the President.
Indian Sacred Sites
This executive order requires federal land-management agencies to accommodate Indian religious practitioners' access to and ceremonial use of sacred sites on federal lands, and to avoid harming the physical integrity of such sites. Agencies must implement procedures for consultation and notice, and report on implementation within one year. The order explicitly disclaims creating any legally enforceable rights.
President's Council on Counter-Narcotics
This executive order establishes the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics, a high-level interagency body chaired by the President and comprising cabinet secretaries, intelligence directors, and senior White House officials. The Council meets quarterly to advise the President on national drug control strategy, coordinate implementation across agencies, and link drug policy to national security priorities, while preserving the Director of National Drug Control Policy as the senior drug policy official.
Interagency Security Committee
This executive order creates a permanent Interagency Security Committee (ISC) chaired by the GSA Administrator to set government-wide security policies and standards for federal civilian facilities. It mandates cooperation from all executive agencies and authorizes the committee to develop security standards, share intelligence, assess technology, and maintain a centralized database of federal facilities.
Protection of Human Research Subjects and Creation of National Bioethics Advisory Commission
This executive order creates the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) to advise on bioethical issues in human research, and requires all executive branch agencies conducting, supporting, or regulating human subjects research to review their protections within 120 days. The commission's first priority is protecting human research subjects and addressing genetic information issues, with a two-year lifespan unless extended.
President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy
This executive order establishes a five-member presidential advisory board within the Department of Defense to advise on conventional arms transfer policy and arms proliferation issues. The board operates with classified exemptions from normal public meeting requirements and terminates 30 days after its final report is submitted to Congress.
Continued Commitment to Small, Small Disadvantaged, and Small Women-Owned Businesses in Federal Procurement
This 1994 presidential memorandum reaffirms the federal government's commitment to directing a fair proportion of contracts to small, small disadvantaged, and small women-owned businesses. It encourages agency heads to use set-asides, price preferences, and Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, while noting new authorities from the recently enacted Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994.
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Soo Line Railroad Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by the United Transportation Union
President Clinton established a three-member emergency board to investigate a labor dispute between Soo Line Railroad Company and its employees represented by the United Transportation Union under the Railway Labor Act. The board must report within 30 days, during which time neither party may change the conditions of the dispute.
Justification for Presidential Determination of Eligibility of Eritrea To Be Furnished Military Assistance Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the Arms Export Control Act
President Clinton determined that Eritrea is eligible to receive U.S. military assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act. The justification cites Eritrea's strategic position on the Red Sea, regional stability concerns, and the piloting of a new U.S. demining program using Special Operations Forces to train local instructors. The determination enables defense articles and services to flow to Eritrea, primarily focused on demining assistance rather than conventional arms.
The Family
This executive order requires federal agencies to assess policies and regulations for their impact on family stability, parental authority, and family finances using seven specified criteria. It establishes a reporting and coordination structure through OMB and the Office of Policy Development, with mandatory written certifications for proposals affecting families.
White House Conference for a Drug Free America
This executive order establishes the White House Conference for a Drug Free America, a temporary body within the Executive Office of the President to convene public and private stakeholders to examine drug abuse issues and develop national strategy recommendations. The Conference is tasked with reviewing law enforcement effectiveness, education impacts, program coordination, international trafficking laws, youth drug use initiation, and drug-free workplace approaches, then submitting a final report to the President and Congress. Following submission, the President must report annually to Congress for three years on implementation status.
President's Volunteer Action Award
This executive order establishes the President's Volunteer Action Award, a presidential honor recognizing outstanding voluntary contributions by individuals and organizations across ten categories. The National Voluntary Service Advisory Council and White House Office of Private Sector Initiatives recommend recipients, with final selection by the President. The award consists of a sterling silver medallion.
Facilitating access to science and technology
This executive order directs federal agencies to accelerate technology transfer from government laboratories to universities and private industry, particularly small businesses. It establishes cooperative research agreements, royalty-sharing for inventors, a Technology Share Program for consortia, scientist exchange programs, and international technology cooperation guidelines, while requiring reports on progress within one year.
Federal Real Property Management
This executive order establishes a government-wide framework for federal real property management, designating the Domestic Policy Council as the policy approval forum and assigning oversight roles to OMB and GSA. It requires all executive agencies to develop annual improvement plans for their real property holdings and directs Agriculture and Interior to improve management of public lands and National Forest System lands.
Drug Abuse Policy Functions
This executive order assigns drug abuse policy functions to the Office of Policy Development within the Executive Office of the President, designates the National Drug Policy Board to direct activities under the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act, and revokes the previous Executive Order 12133.