E.O.14014
Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 9429
E.O.14013
Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 8839
Sets policy to rebuild and expand the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), directing that it operate efficiently, fairly, and without improper discrimination, with attention to vulnerable applicants such as women, children, and those at risk due to gender or sexual orientation. Revokes Executive Orders 13815 and 13888 and a 2017 presidential memorandum on visa vetting, and requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to report within 90 days on actions taken under those revoked directives. Orders reviews and reports, generally within 120 to 180 days, on Special Immigrant Visa programs for Iraqi and Afghan allies, refugee vetting and fraud-detection processes, processing backlogs, hiring capacity, community sponsorship models, and public access to policies. Directs designation of senior officials to coordinate refugee processing and assigns a technology team to improve application systems. Also requires the National Security Council, within 180 days, to produce a public report on climate change's impact on migration and displacement, and on possible responses. Contains additional implementation and reporting provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14012
Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 8277
Directs federal agencies to review and reduce barriers in the legal immigration system, aiming to promote integration, inclusion, and naturalization of immigrants and refugees. Has the White House Domestic Policy Council convene a Task Force on New Americans to coordinate efforts across agencies. Instructs the Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Secretary of Homeland Security to review immigration-related rules and policies, including the 2020 USCIS fee schedule rule, and submit plans and progress reports to the President on specified timelines. Requires a review of public charge inadmissibility policies affecting immigration benefits, with reports due within 60 days. Calls for a plan to improve the naturalization process, including reducing processing times, fees, and reviewing denaturalization practices, and creates an Interagency Working Group on Promoting Naturalization, chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to develop a national strategy within 90 days. Revokes a 2019 Presidential Memorandum on enforcing sponsor obligations for immigrants and directs agencies to review related investigations and guidance for consistency with the order's policy goals.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14011
Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 8273
Establishes an Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families to identify children separated from their families at the United States-Mexico border between January 20, 2017, and January 20, 2021, under the Zero-Tolerance Policy, and to facilitate reunifying them. The task force is chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the Secretary of State and Secretary of Health and Human Services as vice chairs, and includes the Attorney General and other designated officials. It is directed to recommend agency and presidential actions to reunite children with families, including parole, visas, and support services, and to consult with affected families and stakeholders. It must give the President an initial progress report within 120 days, further reports every 60 days, recommendations within one year to prevent future separations, and a final report before terminating 30 days later. The order also revokes Executive Order 13841 and directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide administrative support.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14010
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
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 8267
Directs federal agencies to develop a regional strategy on migration from Central America. The National Security Advisor, with the Secretaries of State, Homeland Security, and the Attorney General, must prepare a Root Causes Strategy addressing corruption, violence, and economic conditions in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and a Collaborative Management Strategy for asylum and resettlement cooperation with regional governments, including Mexico. Orders reviews of refugee processing, family reunification parole, and visa access for Northern Triangle nationals. Directs Homeland Security, State, and Justice officials to reconsider or rescind Trump-era border measures, including the Migrant Protection Protocols, asylum cooperative agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, the Prompt Asylum Case Review program, and related rules. Revokes Executive Order 13767 and several proclamations and memoranda on border security. Requires reports and reviews of expedited removal procedures within 120 days and asylum eligibility standards, including new joint regulations on 'particular social group' membership, within 270 days.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14009
Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7793
Sets a policy of protecting and strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider establishing a Special Enrollment Period allowing uninsured and under-insured Americans to obtain coverage through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Directs the Secretaries of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, along with other agency heads with authority over Medicaid and the ACA, to review existing regulations, guidance, and policies for consistency with this policy, examining issues such as protections for people with pre-existing conditions, Medicaid waivers, marketplace stability, enrollment barriers, and affordability of coverage. Instructs agencies to consider suspending, revising, or rescinding inconsistent actions. Revokes Executive Order 13765 (Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal) and Executive Order 13813 (Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States), and directs agencies to review and reconsider related actions arising from those orders.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14008
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7619
Places climate change at the center of United States foreign policy and national security, and directs a range of executive branch actions to address it domestically and internationally. Creates a White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy, a National Climate Task Force chaired by a National Climate Advisor, an Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities, and a White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council and Advisory Council. Directs agencies including State, Treasury, Defense, Interior, and Energy to develop climate finance plans, security risk analyses, and clean energy procurement strategies, with many reports due within 60 to 120 days. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to pause new oil and gas leasing on public lands and offshore waters pending review, sets a goal of conserving 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030, calls for a Civilian Climate Corps proposal, and establishes a Justice40 Initiative aiming for 40 percent of certain federal investment benefits to reach disadvantaged communities. Also directs preparation of a Senate ratification package for the Kigali Amendment. Contains further provisions on procurement standards, fossil fuel subsidies, and infrastructure permitting.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14007
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7615
Establishes the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), made up of up to 26 members including the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and non-federal experts appointed by the President, to advise the President on science, technology, and innovation policy affecting areas such as the economy, education, energy, environment, public health, and national security. The council will meet regularly, respond to presidential requests, gather input from research institutions and other stakeholders, and also serve as the advisory committee required under the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 and the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act. Federal agencies must share relevant scientific information with the council when requested, and the Department of Energy will provide funding and administrative support. Members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses. The council will terminate after two years unless extended. The order revokes Executive Order 13895, which had previously established a similar council.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14006
Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7483
Directs the Attorney General not to renew Department of Justice contracts with privately operated criminal detention facilities, as consistent with applicable law. The order states a policy goal of reducing reliance on private prisons in the federal criminal justice system, citing concerns about safety, security, and rehabilitation programming at such facilities compared to federally run ones. It applies specifically to Department of Justice contracts, not to other agencies such as those handling immigration detention. The order notes it must be implemented consistent with existing law and subject to available funding, and it does not create any new legal rights or benefits enforceable against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14005
Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7475
Sets a policy of maximizing federal purchases of goods, products, materials, and services produced in the United States, and directs agencies to review and consider revising actions inconsistent with that policy. Creates a Made in America Office within the Office of Management and Budget, headed by a Made in America Director, to centralize review of agency waivers from Buy American laws, including publishing waiver-submission requirements and review deadlines. Requires agencies to assess whether foreign cost advantages stem from dumped or subsidized materials before granting waivers, and directs the General Services Administration to build a public website tracking proposed and granted waivers. Directs agencies to use the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership for supplier scouting, and instructs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to consider revising domestic-content rules and thresholds. Requires agencies to submit initial and biannual reports on compliance with Made in America laws. Revokes Executive Orders 13788, 13975, and part of 13858, and supersedes portions of Executive Orders 10582 and 13881 that conflict with this order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14004
Enabling All Qualified Americans To Serve Their Country in Uniform
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7471
Sets a policy that transgender individuals who meet military standards may serve openly in the Armed Forces, including the Coast Guard, without discrimination based on gender identity. Revokes the March 2018 presidential memorandum on military service by transgender individuals and confirms the earlier August 2017 memorandum remains revoked. Directs the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard, to align department policies with this order, establish a process allowing service members to transition gender while serving, and immediately stop involuntary separations, discharges, or denial of reenlistment based on gender identity. Requires review of records of those previously separated on that basis, guidance for correcting military records, and instructions to record-correction boards, including offering affected individuals a chance to rejoin if they meet current entry standards. Requires both Secretaries to report to the President within 60 days on implementation progress, and states the order does not alter existing legal authorities or create enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14003
Protecting the Federal Workforce
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7231
Sets a policy of protecting and strengthening the career federal workforce and encouraging union organizing and collective bargaining. Revokes Executive Order 13957, which had created a Schedule F excepted service category, and directs agency heads to immediately suspend or rescind related actions, with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told to stop processing Schedule F conversions. Also revokes Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839, along with a related 2019 presidential memorandum, all concerning federal labor relations and union time; disbands the Interagency Labor Relations Working Group; and directs affected agencies to review and unwind actions taken under those revoked orders. Requires agencies covered by federal labor-management law to negotiate over certain subjects listed in 5 U.S.C. 7106(b)(1). Directs the OPM Director to report to the President with recommendations for moving federal employees toward a $15-per-hour minimum wage. Includes standard severability and implementation clauses.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14002
Economic Relief Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7229
Directs all federal executive departments and agencies to promptly identify actions they can take under their existing legal authority to address the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including improved use of data and better coordination among federally funded programs. Agencies are told to prioritize actions that provide the greatest relief to individuals, families, and small businesses, as well as to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, doing so consistent with applicable law. Independent agencies are encouraged, though not required, to comply. The order notes that the pandemic has caused business closures, job losses, food and housing insecurity, and revenue shortfalls for state and local governments, with particularly severe effects on communities of color. It states that it does not alter existing legal authorities or Office of Management and Budget functions, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14001
A Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7219
Directs federal agencies to secure supply chains for combating COVID-19. The Secretaries of State, Defense, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security must immediately review the availability of critical pandemic supplies, including protective equipment, tests, and vaccine materials, assess industry capacity, and use available legal authorities, including the Defense Production Act, to fill shortfalls. Agencies must report on stockpile status and supply gaps to the President through the COVID-19 Response Coordinator. The order also directs reviews of pricing practices, including possible hoarding and price-gouging rules under Executive Order 13910, and use of reasonable pricing clauses in federal contracts. Within 180 days, the Secretaries of Defense, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security must submit a strategy for building long-term domestic manufacturing capacity for future pandemic supplies, addressing emergency distribution, foreign supply chain reliance, stockpile roles, and public-private partnerships. It also directs steps to improve Tribal governments' and Indian health providers' access to the Strategic National Stockpile.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14000
Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7215
Directs federal agencies to support the safe reopening and continued operation of schools, child care providers, Head Start programs, and colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instructs the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to issue evidence-based guidance on reopening schools and colleges for in-person learning, create a Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse, provide technical assistance, and coordinate data collection on the pandemic's impact on students, disaggregated by demographics. Directs the Department of Education's Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to report on COVID-19's disparate impact on students, including at minority-serving institutions. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to help collect data, ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 supplies to schools and child care providers, support contact tracing, and provide guidance to child care and Head Start programs. Requires both Secretaries to jointly report strategies addressing educational disparities to White House officials. Encourages the Federal Communications Commission to expand broadband access for remote learners.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13999
Protecting Worker Health and Safety
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7211
Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to issue revised guidance to employers on workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic within two weeks, and to decide whether emergency temporary standards, including on mask-wearing, are needed, issuing them by March 15, 2021 if so. Orders a review of OSHA's COVID-19 enforcement efforts, a national enforcement program targeting violations posing the greatest risk or involving retaliation, and a multilingual outreach campaign with labor unions and community groups to inform workers of their rights. Directs coordination with states running their own occupational safety plans and, in states without such plans, consultation to protect public sector workers. Instructs the Secretaries of Agriculture, Labor, Health and Human Services, Transportation, and Energy to explore protections for workers not covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and directs consideration of emergency standards for coal and metal or non-metal mine workers.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13998
Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7205
Directs the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, Transportation, and Homeland Security, along with other relevant agency heads, to require mask-wearing consistent with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in airports, on commercial aircraft, trains, ferries, intercity buses, and other public transportation, while allowing documented exceptions and preserving stricter state or local rules. It directs those agencies to recommend further domestic public health measures and to help states, localities, tribes, and territories encourage mask use and distancing. For international travel, it establishes a policy of requiring negative COVID-19 tests and compliance with CDC guidance before entry, and directs the Secretaries of State, Health and Human Services, Transportation, and Homeland Security to assess testing requirements for air travelers, negotiate with Canada and Mexico on land border health measures, develop plans for sea port measures, and study linking vaccination status to international vaccination certificates. Agencies must report progress to the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator within set deadlines.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13997
Improving and Expanding Access to Care and Treatments for COVID-19
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7201
Directs several federal agencies to expand efforts against COVID-19. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), with the National Institutes of Health, must develop plans to support clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments, study the disease's long-term effects, and ensure underrepresented populations are included in research. The Secretaries of Defense, HHS, and Veterans Affairs, coordinated by the COVID-19 Response Coordinator, are directed to provide surge assistance to nursing homes and other care facilities, review Federal facilities' capacity, and issue recommendations for expanding the healthcare workforce. The same agencies must set targets for producing and distributing COVID-19 treatments and prioritize scalable therapeutics. HHS is further directed to identify barriers to treatment access, support state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities in overcoming them, evaluate the COVID-19 Uninsured Program, and review Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance coverage to promote access to COVID-19 treatment and care. The order states it does not alter existing agency legal authority and creates no enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13996
Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7197
Establishes a COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board, chaired by the Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response, to coordinate federal testing, screening, and surveillance efforts, recommend how to prioritize assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, address testing gaps in high-risk settings and populations, and propose reforms to improve pandemic response. Directs the Treasury, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Labor secretaries to work toward providing free COVID-19 testing for people lacking comprehensive insurance and clarifying insurers' coverage obligations. Directs HHS, Education, and Homeland Security officials to expand testing access, including in schools. Directs HHS and Labor to consult with state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders on workforce challenges, and directs HHS to provide technical support and submit a plan on deploying public health personnel and building a sustainable workforce. Directs several agencies to jointly develop a plan for a U.S. Public Health Job Corps, modeled on FEMA Corps, to handle contact tracing, vaccination outreach, and testing training. States the order does not create enforceable legal rights and is subject to available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13995
Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 7193