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, under specific authority granted to the president by Congress, typically on a matter of widespread interest. '' Administrative orders'' are signed documents such as notices, letters, and orders, that can be issued to conduct administrative operations of the federal government. A ''presidential notice'' or a ''presidential sequestration order'' can also be issued.
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s numbered 13765–13984, presidential proclamations, presidential memoranda, presidential determinations, administrative orders, presidential notices, presidential sequestration orders, and national security presidential memoranda signed by U.S. president
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(2017–2021). In his first term he issued a total of 894 executive actions, of which 220 were executive orders.


45th presidency (first term)


Executive orders


Presidential proclamations


Presidential memoranda


2017


2018


2019


2020


2021


Presidential determinations


FY2017


FY2018


FY2019


FY2020


FY2021


Administrative orders


Presidential notices


2017


2018


2019


2020


2021


Presidential sequestration orders


National security presidential memoranda


Discrepancies between White House versions and ''Federal Register'' versions

In February 2017, a review of presidential documents by ''
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'' showed that the
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posted inaccurate texts of Trump's executive orders on its website, conflicting with the official versions published in the ''
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''. Most of the differences were minor grammatical or typographic changes, but there were "two cases where the original text referred to inaccurate or non-existent provisions of law." This raised concerns among advocates for government transparency; the executive director of the
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said that the "last-minute edits" to the orders indicated problems with the Trump administration's "vetting, sign-off, and publication processes for executive orders." The inaccuracies also prompted concern because the ''Federal Register'' versions of presidential documents are often published several days after they are signed, "meaning that the public must often rely on what the White House puts out." In the order on ethics guidelines for federal appointees, the WhiteHouse.gov section cites "section 207 of title 28, United States Code," which
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found does not exist. The correct citation, made in the ''Federal Register'' version, is section 207 of title 18. Presidential determination no. 11 ( Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons) is not on whitehouse.gov, however, it is in the ''Federal Register''.


47th presidency (second term)


Executive orders


See also

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Executive order In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources. Article Two of the ...
* List of executive actions by Barack Obama, EO #13489–13764 (2009–2017) * List of executive orders in the first presidency of Donald Trump, EO #13765–13984 (2017–2021) * List of executive actions by Joe Biden, EO #13985–14144 (2021–2025) *
List of executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump As the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump has relied extensively on executive orders. In the first 100 days of his presidency, Trump signed 143 executive orders (an average of over one per day), more than any other president h ...
, EO #14145–present (2025–present) * List of bills in the 115th United States Congress * List of bills in the 116th United States Congress * List of bills in the 119th United States Congress * List of acts of the 119th United States Congress


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National security directive National security directives are presidential directives issued for the National Security Council (NSC). Starting with Harry Truman, every president since the founding of the National Security Council in 1947 has issued national security directi ...
s are generally highly classified and are not executive orders. However, in an unprecedented move, the Trump administration ordered their national security directives to be published in the ''
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National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive (National Security Presidential Directive NSPD 51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-20, sometimes called simply "Executive Directive 51" for short), signed by Presiden ...
s address continuity of government in the event of a "catastrophic emergency" disrupting the U.S. population, economy, environment, infrastructure and government policy.
# On May 25, 2017,
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, refused to reinstate the ban, citing
religious discrimination Religious discrimination is treating a person or group differently because of the particular religion they align with or were born into. This includes instances when adherents of different religions, denominations or non-religions are treate ...
. On June 1, 2017, the Trump administration appealed to the
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for the cancellation of the preliminary injunctions and to allow the order to go into effect while the court looks at its ultimate legality later in the year. On June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court partially lifted the halt and would hear oral arguments for the petition to vacate the injunctions in the fall. # Amends: EO 13067 of November 3, 1997; EO 13412 of October 13, 2006; and EO 13761 of January 13, 2017. # Revised: Regarding Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline of January 24, 2017
Document Citation:82 FR 11129. Document Number:R1-2017-02032. Revised on February 17, 2017.
# , # On April 26, 2017, Trump announced that he would not have the United States withdraw from the
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Negotiations and Agreement. He will attempt to re-negotiate the agreement with
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. # Revokes: Presidential Memorandum 10 of January 28, 2017. # Continues: EO 13664, of April 3, 2014. # Continues: EO 13694, of December 28, 2016. # Continues: EO 13536, of April 12, 2010. # Continues: EO 13611, of May 16, 2012. # Continues: EO 13338, of May 11, 2004. # Continues: EO 13667, of May 12, 2014. # Continues: EO 13303, of May 22, 2003. # Continues: EO 13405, of June 16, 2006. # Continues: EO 13466, of June 26, 2008; Expanded in scope in EO 13551 of August 30, 2010; Addressed further in EO 13570 of April 18, 2011; Further expanded in scope in EO 13687 of January 2, 2015; Under which additional steps were taken in EO 13722 of March 15, 2016. # Continues: EO 13219 of June 26, 2001. # Continues: EO 13581 of July 25, 2011. # Revokes: Notice 11 of July 19, 2017; Continues: EO 13581 of July 25, 2011. # Continues: EO 13341 of August 1, 2007. # Continues: EO 13222 of August 17, 2001; Amended by EO 13637 of March 8, 2013. # Continues: Proclamation 7463 of September 14, 2001. # Continues: EO 13224 of September 23, 2001. # Continues: EO 12978 of October 21, 1995. # Presidential Determination No. 2017-15 of September 30, 2017, is not in the White House's official website. Presidential Determination No. 2017-14 of September 30, 2017, is listed twice. # President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 () stated that the records had to be released after 25 years of the signing date (October 26, 1992). Only 2,800 records of the 29,000 were released on October 26, 2017. The next day, Trump said he would begin to roll out the rest of the records as they were processed and deemed not to raise national security concerns. On November 3, 2017, the National Archives released 676 C.I.A. records. # Continues: EO 13413 of October 27, 2006. # Continues: EO 13067 of November 3, 1997; Continues expansion: EO 13400 of April 26, 2006; Additional steps were taken in EO 13412 of October 13, 2006, EO 13761 of January 13, 2017, and EO 13804 of July 11, 2017. # Continues: EO 12170 of November 14, 1979. # Continues: EO 13712 of November 22, 2015. # Continues: EO 12938 of November 14, 1994. # signed into law on July 15, 2016. # In June 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the third travel ban.


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