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EO 14189Trump

Celebrating America's 250th Birthday

This executive order establishes a White House task force to plan the 250th anniversary celebration of American Independence on July 4, 2026, housed in the Department of Defense. It also reinstates prior Trump-era executive orders creating the National Garden of American Heroes and protecting monuments from vandalism, reversing their revocation by EO 14029 from the Biden administration.

Democracy & GovernanceFederal Workforce
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EO 14084Biden

Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services

This executive order establishes the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities within the Institute of Museum and Library Services to advise on cultural policy, and directs 25 federal agencies and White House offices to coordinate with the NEA, NEH, and IMLS on arts and humanities initiatives. The Committee is advisory, composed of federal agency heads and up to 25 presidential appointees, and terminates after two years unless extended.

Federal WorkforceDemocracy & GovernanceEconomy & LaborEducation
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EO 13978Trump

Building the National Garden of American Heroes

This executive order, signed two days before the end of the Trump presidency, amends a prior order to advance construction of the National Garden of American Heroes—a proposed statuary park featuring 244 named historical figures. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to identify a site and proceed with construction, requires annual public progress reports until completion, and encourages the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities to allocate one-twelfth of their discretionary funds toward commissioning statues.

Democracy & GovernanceFederal WorkforceOther
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EO 13934Trump

Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes

This executive order establishes an Interagency Task Force to create a "National Garden of American Heroes" featuring realistic statues of historically significant Americans, with a target opening before July 4, 2026. It also directs federal agencies to prioritize funding for new monuments and educational programs about American founding ideals, while requiring lifelike rather than abstract artistic representations.

Democracy & GovernanceFederal WorkforceEducation
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MemoObama

Providing an Order of Succession Within the National Endowment for the Arts

This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, specifying four officials who would assume the role if the Chairperson dies, resigns, or becomes unable to serve. It includes exceptions for acting officials and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.

Federal Workforce
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EO 13708Obama

Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

This executive order continues or reestablishes 40 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2017, transferring FACA compliance responsibilities to designated agency heads and updating administrative oversight for the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee.

Federal WorkforceDemocracy & GovernanceDefense & SecurityEnergy & Environment
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EO 13652Obama

Continuance Of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

This executive order extends 26 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2015, and makes technical amendments to several prior executive orders governing the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, President's Management Advisory Board, President's Global Development Council, and President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. It also delegates presidential functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to designated agency heads.

Federal WorkforceDefense & SecurityEconomy & LaborEnergy & Environment
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EO 13511Obama

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

This executive order continues 15 federal advisory committees for two years until September 30, 2011, superseding a prior Bush administration order. It also delegates presidential functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the heads of designated departments and agencies.

Federal WorkforceDemocracy & Governance
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MemoBush

Delegation of Certain Reporting Authority

This memorandum delegates the President's statutory reporting function under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Chairperson is now responsible for providing a specified report to Congress relating to the NEA.

Democracy & GovernanceFederal Workforce
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EO 13138Clinton

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

This executive order extends 16 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2001, revokes several executive orders for completed committees, and makes technical amendments to existing orders including adding the Department of Energy to the President's Export Council, expanding an interagency Coast Guard task force, and updating the structure of committees on arts/humanities and physical fitness.

Federal WorkforceEducationDefense & SecurityEnergy & Environment
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EO 13061Clinton

Federal Support of Community Efforts Along American Heritage Rivers

This executive order establishes the American Heritage Rivers initiative, a voluntary, community-driven program where communities nominate rivers for federal designation and support. It creates an interagency committee to coordinate federal assistance for environmental protection, economic revitalization, and historic preservation along designated rivers, without creating new regulatory authority.

Energy & EnvironmentEconomy & LaborDemocracy & GovernanceFederal Workforce
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EO 12367Reagan

President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

Executive Order 12367 establishes the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities as a federal advisory committee to promote private sector support for arts and humanities, coordinate participation in national cultural events, and recognize excellence in these fields. The Committee includes federal officials, presidential appointees from the private sector, and invited congressional and cultural institution leaders, with administrative support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Committee was set to terminate on September 30, 1989 unless extended.

Federal WorkforceOther
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