E.O.14140
Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Situation in the Western Balkans
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·90 FR 2589
E.O.14139
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of the National Cyber Director
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·90 FR 2587
Sets an order of succession within the Office of the National Cyber Director under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. If the National Cyber Director dies, resigns, or otherwise cannot perform the job's duties, the order specifies that the Deputy National Cyber Director, followed by the Chief of Staff, the Assistant National Cyber Director for Policy Development, the Assistant National Cyber Director for Policy Implementation, the Assistant National Cyber Director for Resource Management and Administration, and then the General Counsel, shall act as Director, in that sequence. It states that officials serving in these positions only in an acting capacity cannot become acting Director under this order, and that anyone stepping in must otherwise be eligible under the Act. The President retains discretion to depart from this order when designating an acting Director. The order also clarifies it does not alter existing agency authority or Office of Management and Budget budgetary functions, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14138
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of Management and Budget
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·90 FR 2585
Establishes an order of succession within the Office of Management and Budget, listing officials who would act as Director if both the Director and Deputy Director die, resign, or otherwise become unable to serve. The order lists twelve positions in sequence, starting with the Deputy Director for Management and continuing through various associate directors, the General Counsel, and other office administrators. It specifies that officials serving in these roles only in an acting capacity cannot become acting Director under this order, and that anyone acting as Director must otherwise be eligible under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. The President retains discretion to depart from this listed order when designating an acting Director. The order revokes a prior 2012 executive order that had set an earlier succession order for the same office, and states it does not affect other agencies' authority or create enforceable rights for any outside party.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14137
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·90 FR 2583
Establishes an order of succession for the Department of the Treasury, listing officials who would act as Secretary if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or otherwise become unable to serve. The line of succession runs through the Under Secretaries (by seniority), the General Counsel, Deputy Under Secretaries and Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretaries (by seniority), the Chief of Staff, the Assistant Secretary for Management, the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the Commissioner of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and two deputy commissioner positions. It excludes anyone already serving in one of these roles only in an acting capacity, requires eligibility under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, and preserves the President's discretion to designate a different acting Secretary. It revokes a prior 2016 order on Treasury succession and states it does not create enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14136
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·90 FR 2581
Establishes an order of succession within the Department of Justice, under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, specifying who may act as Attorney General if the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, and any officers designated under 28 U.S.C. 508 are unable to serve. The order lists, in sequence, the United States Attorneys for the Southern District of New York, the District of Arizona, the Northern District of Illinois, and the District of Hawaii as eligible to act. It excludes officials serving in those posts only in an acting capacity, requires that any successor otherwise be legally eligible to serve, and preserves the President's discretion to depart from this order when designating an acting Attorney General. It revokes Executive Order 13787, which had previously set a DOJ succession order, and states it does not create enforceable rights against the government or affect other agencies' existing legal authority.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14135
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Homeland Security
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·90 FR 2579
Establishes an order of succession for the Secretary of Homeland Security under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, to take effect if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary for Management, and any officers previously designated to act as Secretary are all unable to serve. The order lists four officials, in sequence, who would act as Secretary: the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and the Region 3 Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It sets conditions limiting who qualifies, preserves the Secretary's authority to designate a different succession order, and preserves presidential discretion to depart from the listed order. It revokes Executive Order 13753 and strikes a section of Executive Order 13286 dealing with the same topic, renumbering subsequent sections accordingly.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14134
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·90 FR 2577
Establishes an order of succession for the position of Secretary of Agriculture, listing the officials of the Department of Agriculture who would act as Secretary if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or otherwise become unable to serve. The order lists the various Under Secretaries, the General Counsel, several Assistant Secretaries, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief of Staff, certain Farm Service Agency State Executive Directors, the Director of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, and the Chief of the United States Forest Service, in a specified sequence. It sets rules for resolving ties in seniority, excludes acting officials from counting toward succession, requires eligibility under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, and preserves the President's discretion to name a different acting Secretary. It revokes the prior succession order, Executive Order 13612 of May 21, 2012, and states it does not alter existing agency authorities or create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14133
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on January 9, 2025
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·90 FR 187
Closes all federal executive departments and agencies on January 9, 2025, as a mark of respect for former President James Earl Carter, Jr. Allows agency heads to keep certain offices or installations open and require specific employees to report for duty that day for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need. Specifies that January 9, 2025, is treated as falling under Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes for purposes of employee compensation. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to take actions necessary to carry out the order. States that it does not affect existing legal authorities of agencies or the Office of Management and Budget's budgetary functions, must be implemented consistent with applicable law and available funding, and does not create any enforceable legal right or benefit for any party.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14132
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 106963
Sets updated 2025 pay rates for various federal employee categories through attached schedules, including the General Schedule for federal civilian employees, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration pay schedules, Senior Executive Service pay ranges, the Executive Schedule, salaries for the Vice President and Congress, judicial salaries, uniformed services basic pay and cadet pay, locality-based comparability payments, and administrative law judge pay. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement the locality-based comparability payments and publish notice in the Federal Register. States that the uniformed services pay schedule takes effect January 1, 2025, while the other schedules take effect at the start of the first applicable pay period on or after that date. Supersedes the prior pay adjustment order, Executive Order 14113 of December 21, 2023, as of these effective dates. Applies to federal civilian employees, senior executives, judges, members of Congress, the Vice President, uniformed service members, and administrative law judges.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14131
Amendments to Executive Orders Relating to Certain Certificates and Badges
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 105377
Amends Executive Order 12793 and Executive Order 11926 to update rules governing the Presidential Service Certificate, Presidential Service Badge, and Vice Presidential Service Badge, which recognize members of the United States Uniformed Services assigned to the White House Office, White House Military Office units and support facilities, or the Office of the Vice President. The revised provisions clarify who qualifies for these awards, including personnel serving at least one year in qualifying positions, and specify that the Secretary of the relevant military department, or the Secretary of Homeland Security, Commerce, or Health and Human Services in certain cases involving the Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, or Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, may issue the awards. It also updates rules on wearing the Vice Presidential Service Badge during and after such assignments. The order states it does not alter existing agency legal authority or create enforceable rights, and is to be implemented consistent with law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14130
2024 Amendments to the Manual for Courts Martial, United States
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 105343
Amends Parts II, III, IV, and V of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, which was originally prescribed by Executive Order 12473, with changes detailed in an attached annex. Also prescribes regulations requiring the randomized selection of qualified personnel as court-martial members, as required by a provision of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. Most amendments take effect immediately, except that changes to specific Rules for Courts-Martial (R.C.M. 908(c)(3), 1205(a), and 1209(a)(1)) take effect December 22, 2024, and a change to R.C.M. 503(a)(1) takes effect December 23, 2024. The order specifies that none of the amendments make previously lawful conduct punishable retroactively, and that ongoing military justice proceedings begun before the relevant effective dates may continue as if the amendments had not been made. It applies to military personnel and the court-martial system operating under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14129
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2024
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 104857
Closes all federal executive departments and agencies on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, the day before Christmas, and excuses employees from duty. Allows agency heads to keep certain offices open and require specific employees to report for duty that day if needed for national security, defense, or other public purposes. Specifies that December 24, 2024 is treated as covered by Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to take actions needed to carry out the order. States that it does not alter existing agency legal authority or Office of Management and Budget budgetary functions, must be implemented consistent with applicable law and available funding, and does not create any enforceable legal right or benefit for any party.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14128
Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 93145
Establishes a second Emergency Board, effective November 22, 2024, to investigate an unresolved labor dispute between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and its locomotive engineers, represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, under the Railway Labor Act. This follows an earlier board created by Executive Order 14125, whose recommendations the parties did not accept. The new Board will have a chair and two other members appointed by the President, none of whom may have financial ties to railroad labor organizations or carriers. Within 30 days of the Board's creation, the parties must submit final settlement offers, and the Board must then report to the President within 30 days after that, recommending the most reasonable offer. Until 60 days after the report is submitted, neither party may change the conditions underlying the dispute except by mutual agreement. The Board's records will be kept by the National Mediation Board, and the Board terminates once its report is submitted.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14127
Combating Emerging Firearms Threats and Improving School-Based Active-Shooter Drills
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 80345
Establishes an interagency Emerging Firearms Threats Task Force, chaired by the Director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and including the Secretaries of State, Justice, Commerce, and Homeland Security and other officials, to address machinegun conversion devices and 3D-printed firearms, including undetectable and unserialized weapons. Within 90 days, the Task Force must deliver two reports to the President assessing distribution channels, legal authorities, enforcement capabilities, and interagency plans to detect, seize, and limit the production and import of these devices, plus recommendations for new legislation or funding. Separately, within 110 days the Secretaries of Education and Homeland Security, coordinating with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Surgeon General, must publish guidance for schools and educational agencies on designing and conducting active-shooter drills, covering research summaries, civil rights compliance, trauma prevention, communication practices, and accommodations for students with disabilities or language needs. They must also publish recommendations for future research on drill effectiveness and frequency, including potential funding sources.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14126
Investing in America and Investing in American Workers
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 73559
Directs a group of federal agencies—including the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, and Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency—to prioritize high labor standards when selecting projects for federal financial assistance under laws known collectively as the Investing in America agenda, such as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. Agencies are told to favor projects using tools like project labor agreements, community benefits agreements, and collective bargaining, and to encourage family-sustaining wages, worker benefits, anti-discrimination protections, apprenticeship and training opportunities, and workplace safety measures. It outlines strategies such as evaluation criteria, guidance documents, data collection, and compliance enforcement to support these goals. It also establishes the Investing in Good Jobs Task Force within the Executive Office of the President, co-chaired by the Secretary of Labor and the National Economic Council Director, with numerous other agency heads as members, to coordinate implementation and share best practices.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14125
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 60791
Establishes an emergency board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate a labor dispute between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and its locomotive engineers, represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. The board, made up of a chair and two other members appointed by the President, none of whom may have financial ties to a railroad or railroad labor organization, must report back to the President within 30 days of its creation. For 120 days from the board's creation, neither party may change the conditions that gave rise to the dispute except by mutual agreement. The board's records are considered records of the Office of the President and will be kept by the National Mediation Board after the board dissolves, which occurs once it submits its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14124
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Hispanic-Serving Institutions
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 59585
Establishes, within the Department of Education, the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Hispanic-Serving Institutions, chaired by the Secretary of Education, who will designate an Executive Director to run daily operations. The Initiative is directed to identify federal programs and resources for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs, defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965), promote best practices for student success, align HSI programs with workforce needs, improve HSIs' financial stability, build partnerships with outside organizations, and expand recruitment of HSI students and alumni into federal careers. The Executive Director must report annually to the President and meet regularly with HSI stakeholders. The order also creates a President's Board of Advisors on Hispanic-Serving Institutions, of up to 21 presidentially appointed members, to advise the President through the Secretary on expanding HSI participation in federal policymaking and funding, and to report periodically on its work. The Department of Education will fund and administer both bodies, and other agencies may detail staff and must assist as needed, subject to available appropriations and existing law.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14123
White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 51949
Builds on Executive Order 14017 (America's Supply Chains) by formally establishing the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience within the Executive Office of the President, co-chaired by the national security and economic policy advisors and including numerous cabinet secretaries and agency heads. The Council is tasked with coordinating federal efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience, identifying vulnerabilities, recommending budget and administrative actions, consulting outside stakeholders, and conducting a supply chain review every four years, with the first report due to the President by December 31, 2024, covering topics like procurement incentives, trade policy, workforce reforms, and support for small businesses. Council members must designate a senior coordinating official within 30 days, and the Council is to meet semiannually. It supersedes a related reporting provision in Executive Order 14017 and states it does not alter existing agency authorities or create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14122
COVID-19 and Public Health Preparedness and Response
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 27355
Revokes three prior COVID-19-related executive orders: one on preventing hoarding of health and medical resources, one requiring mask-wearing by the federal workforce, and one on COVID-19 safety in travel. Transfers responsibilities previously held by the Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response and Counselor to the President, including duties from three other named executive orders on unified pandemic response, data-driven response, and COVID-19 testing and public health workforce, to the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR), a body established by Congress in 2022. Terminates the positions of COVID-19 Response Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response. States that the order does not alter existing agency legal authority or Office of Management and Budget budgetary functions, must be implemented consistent with applicable law and available funding, and creates no enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14121
Recognizing and Honoring Women's History
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·89 FR 22327