Executive Order Update
President Obama continues his penchant for Executive Orders as a way to circumvent Congress. To date he has signed 49 executive orders, averaging 3 a month.They are as follows:
April 21, 2010
Executive Order — President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Executive Order– Establishing the President’s Management Advisory Board
Executive Order–Interagency Group on Insular Areas
Executive Order concerning Somalia
Executive Order — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Consistency with Longstanding Restrictions on the Use of Federal Funds for Abortion
Executive Order – National Export Initiative
Executive Order– Providing an Order of Succession within the Department of Defense
Promoting Excellence, Innovation, and Sustainability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Executive Order– Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Executive Order — National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
January 29, 2010
Executive Order — President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability
January 17, 2010
Executive Order and Letter Regarding Haiti
January 11, 2010
President Obama Signs Executive Order Establishing Council of Governors
December 30, 2009
Executive Order — Medical Countermeasures Following a Biological Attack
December 29, 2009
Executive Order – Original Classification Authority
December 29, 2009
Executive Order – Classified National Security Information
December 23, 2009
Executive Order — Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
December 17, 2009
Executive Order — Amending Executive Order 12425
December 11, 2009
Executive Order — Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies on Thursday, December 24, 2009
December 09, 2009
Executive Order: Creating Labor-Management Forums To Improve Delivery of Government Services
November 23, 2009
Executive Order– Reducing Improper Payments and Eliminating Waste in Federal Programs
November 17, 2009
Executive Order – Establishment of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force
November 09, 2009
Executive Order – Veterans Employment Initiative
November 02, 2009
Executive Order Amending Executive Orders 13183 and 13494.
October 29, 2009
President Obama Signs Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 13462
October 14, 2009
Executive Order – Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
October 05, 2009
President Obama signs an Executive Order Focused on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance
October 01, 2009
Executive Order-Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving
September 29, 2009
Executive Order Federal Advisory Committees
June 23, 2009
Establishing a White House Council on automotive communities and workers
May 12, 2009
Executive Order Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration
Executive Order Establishing The White House Office Of Health Reform
Executive Order Creating the White House Council on Women and Girls
Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells
Amending Executive Order 13390
Executive Order: Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
Executive Order: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects
Presidential Executive Order Establishing the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board
Executive Order – Further Amendments To Executive Order 12859,Establishment Of The Domestic Policy Council
Executive Order: Further Amendments to Executive Order 12835, Establishment of the National Economic Council
Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President’s Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Revocation Of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Regulatory Planning And Review
Executive Order — Economy in Government Contracting
Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
Executive Order — Notificiation of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws
Ensuring Lawful Interrogations
Review of Detention Policy Options
Closure Of Guantanamo Detention Facilities
Ethics Commitments By Executive Branch Personnel
Presidential Records
Executive Orders Disposition Tables Index
Barack Obama (2009-Present)
EO’s 13489 – 13537 | Subject Index
The Disposition Tables list the status of Executive Orders from:
- January 8, 1937 – April 14, 2010
George W. Bush (2001-2009)
EO’s 13198-13488 | Subject Index
William J. Clinton (1993-2001)
EO’s 12834-13197 | Subject Index
George Bush (1989-1993)
EO’s 12668-12833
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
EO’s 12287-12667
Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
EO’s 11967-12286
Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)
EO’s 11798-11966
Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
EO’s 11452-11797
Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
EO’s 11128-11451
John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
EO’s 10914-11127
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
EO’s 10432-10913
Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
EO’s 9538-10431
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
EO’s 6071-9537
Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
EO’s 5075-6070
1,011 EO’s issued
I’m still looking for the specific Executive Order banning large protests in the future. Is there one?
Susan Lee
June 20, 2010