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EO 141272024-09-26Biden

Combating Emerging Firearms Threats and Improving School-Based Active-Shooter Drills

This executive order establishes an interagency task force to develop strategies against emerging firearms threats, specifically machinegun conversion devices and 3D printed ghost guns, requiring reports within 90 days. It also directs the Departments of Education and Homeland Security to publish guidance on improving school-based active-shooter drills within 110 days, with attention to trauma reduction and civil rights compliance.

Memo2022-12-15Biden

Certifications Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

This memorandum certifies continued postponement of some JFK assassination records while ordering release of others. It sets a June 30, 2023 deadline for temporary withholding of certain redacted records, requires review completion by May 1, 2023, and mandates release of non-postponed information by December 15, 2022.

EO 140762022-07-08Biden

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.

Memo2022-06-16Biden

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.

Memo2021-05-18Biden

Restoring the Department of Justice's Access-to- Justice Function and Reinvigorating the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable

This memorandum reinvigorates the Department of Justice's access-to-justice function and reconvenes the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR) as a White House initiative. It directs the Attorney General to submit a plan within 120 days for expanding DOJ's access-to-justice work and requires LAIR to report annually, with its first report due in 120 days focusing on COVID-19's impact on access to justice.

EO 139892021-01-20Biden

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.

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