All of Biden's executive orders, and other notable actions, so far
The president has addressed COVID-19, immigration, the climate crisis and more.
Since entering office on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden has signed more than three dozen executive actions addressing the coronavirus pandemic, economy, immigration, climate crisis and more.
Here's a look at all of his executive orders, and other notable executive actions, so far:
COVID-19 RESPONSE
Executive Order on Protecting Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing: Requires masks, physical distancing and other health measures while on federal property
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the order here
Executive Order on 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: Establishes the position of a COVID-19 response coordinator within the executive office
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the order here
Rejoining the World Health Organization: Biden sends letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres revoking the United States' previous intention to withdraw from WHO amid the pandemic
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the letter here
Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel: Requires masks on certain forms of domestic travel, including planes, trains, ferries and intercity buses, and requires those coming to the U.S. from a foreign country to provide proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test before arrival "to the extent feasible"
Issued: Jan. 21
Read the order here
Executive Order on Improving and Expanding Access to Care and Treatments for COVID-19: Accelerates the development of COVID-19 therapies -- in particular ones that can be "easily manufactured, distributed and administered" -- and provides surge assistance to critical care and long-term care facilities
Issued: Jan. 21
Read the order here
Executive Order on Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats: Enhances data collection for public health threats such as COVID-19 by designating a senior official within several agencies to work on COVID-19 data issues, among other measures
Issued: Jan. 21
Read the order here
Executive Order on a Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain: Directs several agencies to review and assess the inventory of pandemic response supplies, such as personal protective equipment
Issued: Jan. 21
Read the order here
Executive Order on Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery: Establishes a COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide recommendations on mitigating health inequities caused by the pandemic
Issued: Jan. 21
Read the order here
Executive Order on Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats: Establishes a COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board to coordinate federal COVID-19 testing efforts
Issued: Jan. 21
Read the order here
Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety: Reviews the Occupational Safety and Health Act to identify any changes to better protect works from COVID-19
Issued: Jan. 21
Read the order here
Executive Order on Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers: Directs the education secretary to assist states in deciding whether and how to safely reopen for in-person learning, and coordinates the collection of data to inform safely reopening and on the status of in-person learning
Issued: Jan. 21
Read the order here
ECONOMIC RELIEF
Pausing Federal Student Loan Payments: Directs the acting education secretary to pause federal student loan payments and collections and keep the interest rate at 0% (a pause was issued the following day)
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the directive here
Executive Order on Economic Relief Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Directs all executive agencies to consider actions to address the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic
Issued: Jan. 22
Read the order here
WORKFORCE
Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce: Expands protections for federal workings, including putting federal agencies on a path to require a $15 minimum wage for contractors
Issued: Jan. 22
Read the order here
Executive Order on Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers: Increases the amount of federal spending that goes to American companies and orders an increase in domestic content
Issued: Jan. 25
Read the order here
Executive Order on the Revocation of Executive Order 13801: Revokes a directive to the U.S. Department of Labor to expand access to industry-recognized apprenticeship opportunities
Issued: Feb. 17
Read the order here
Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains: Orders a review of supply chain risks within 100 days, among other measures, in an effort to strengthen the supply chain and domestic industrial base
Issued: Feb. 24
Read the order here
HEALTH CARE
Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act: Opens a three-month enrollment period -- from Feb. 15 to May 15 -- to allow more Americans to sign up for health care during the pandemic, as well as directs agencies to address policies that limit access to health care
Issued: Jan. 28
Read the order here
Memorandum on Protecting Women’s Health at Home and Abroad: Rescinds the global gag rule, aka the "Mexico City Policy," which blocked U.S. funding to international non-profits that provide counseling or referrals for abortion
Issued: Jan. 28
Read the memorandum here
CLIMATE CRISIS
Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis: Places a temporary moratorium on oil and gas activity in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, revokes the Keystone XL Pipeline permit, among other measures
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the order here
Acceptance of Paris Climate Agreement: The U.S. rejoins the Paris Climate Agreement, a global pact to reduce carbon emissions
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the statement here
Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad: Sets climate change as a key consideration for U.S. national security and foreign policy, establishes a National Climate Task Force, pause new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters "to the extent consistent with applicable law," sets the goal of achieving a carbon pollution-free electricity sector by 2035 and aims to replace the federal government's fleet of autos with zero-emission vehicles, among other measures
Issued: Jan. 27
Read the order here
Executive Order on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology: Establishes the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, which will "advise the president on policy that affects science, technology and innovation"
Issued: Jan. 27
Read the order here
IMMIGRATION
Executive Order on the Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities: Revokes an executive order issued by former President Trump, which made sanctuary jurisdictions that did not comply with immigration enforcement measures ineligible to receive federal funding
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the order here
Executive Order on Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census: Requires that all residents of a state be counted in the census, regardless of immigration status
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the order here
Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States: Revokes the so-called Muslim ban, which restricted foreign nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S.
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the proclamation here
Preserving and Fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): Directs the Department of Homeland Security to strengthen the regulation, which defers the removal of certain undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the memorandum here
Proclamation on the Termination Of Emergency With Respect To The Southern Border Of The United States And Redirection Of Funds Diverted To Border Wall Construction: Halts construction and funding of the border wall
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the proclamation here
Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families: Establishes a task force aimed at reuniting children who American authorities separated from their families on the border between Jan. 20, 2017, and Jan. 20, 2021
Issued: Feb. 2
Read the order here
Executive Order on 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: Directs the administration to address the root causes of migration from Central America, as well as the secretary of homeland security to review the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols program, under which asylum seekers in the U.S. are sent to Mexico to await court appearances
Issued: Feb. 2
Read the order here
Executive Order on Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans: Re-establishes a Task Force on New Americans, requires agencies to review recent immigration policies and streamline the naturalization process, and revokes the Trump memorandum Enforcing the Legal Responsibilities of Sponsors of Aliens
Issued: Feb. 2
Read the order here
FOREIGN POLICY
Executive Order on Blocking Property with Respect to the Situation in Burma: Allows the U.S. to sanction individuals and entities connected to the military's seizure of power in Myanmar on Feb. 1
Issued: Feb. 11
Read the order here
LGBTQ RIGHTS
Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation: Enforces sex discrimination protections within the federal government
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the order here
Executive Order on Enabling All Qualified Americans to Serve Their Country in Uniform: Revokes the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military
Issued: Jan. 25
Read the order here
Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity: Directs the Education Department to review rules the Trump administration issued around Title IX
Issued: March 8
Read the order here
Executive Order on Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council: Creates a council within the Executive Office to advance gender equity and equality
Issued: March 8
Read the order here
RACIAL EQUITY AND RACISM
Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government: Includes various directives to promote allocating federal resources and government benefits
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the order here
Executive Order on Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities: Prevents the Justice Department from renewing contracts with private prisons
Issued: Jan. 26
Read the order here
Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States: Directs Health and Human Services secretary to mitigate "racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic," among other measures
Issued: Jan. 26
Read the memorandum here
GOVERNMENT
Executive Order on Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation: Revokes six "harmful policies and directives" issued during the Trump administration to provide federal agencies more flexibility in using regulatory action to address "urgent challenges" such as the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the order here
Executive Order on Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel: Requires every executive agency appointee to sign an "ethics pledge," which includes bans on gifts from lobbyists and "golden parachute" payments
Issued: Jan. 20
Read the order here
Executive Order on the Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions: Revokes seven various Trump administration orders and memorandums
Issued: Feb. 24
Read the order here
FAITH
Executive Order on the Establishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships: Reestablishes an office to promote partnerships with religious and secular organizations to help address the COVID-19 pandemic, combat systemic racism and serve vulnerable communities
Issued: Feb. 14
Read the order here
VOTING
Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting: Directs federal agencies to expand voter registration opportunities and participate in the electoral process
Issued: March 7
Read the order here
ABC News' Sarah Kolinovsky, Justin Gomez and Ben Gittleson contributed to this report.
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