


Through the rest of January, the President plans to strengthen “Buy American” provisions and is set to sign further orders on racial equity, climate, immigration, and reforming the criminal justice system.ĭemocrats also now control both houses of Congress with the election of Georgia senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. The following day, Biden then plans to issue actions directing his cabinet to deliver economic relief to working families, though details remain sparse for now.

The 1776 Commission, the panel created by Trump to review “patriotic education” of American schoolchildren in apparent response to the New York Times’ 1619 Project, was disbanded.Īccording to Klain, Biden will sign further executive orders related to the pandemic on Thursday in a bid to safely reopen schools and businesses with actions such as expanded testing, worker protections, and the establishment of “clear public health standards.”
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The President will also order every federal agency to review racial equity among its programs and actions, such as the distribution of federal funding in communities of color. Data Archive Elections Executive Orders Washington - Biden The form, substance and numbers of presidential orders (jump to table below) has varied dramatically in the history of the US Presidency. White House Here's the full list of Biden's executive actions so far Steps to strengthen the nation's Covid-19 response and restore environmental protections are among Biden's first measures. Klain added that “the list is not exhaustive” and that further actions may be added as they gain legal clearance. “While the policy objectives in these executive actions are bold, I want to be clear: the legal theory behind them is well-founded and represents a restoration of an appropriate, constitutional role for the President.” “These actions will change the course of COVID-19, combat climate change, promote racial equity, and support other underserved communities, and rebuild our economy in ways that strengthen the backbone of this country: the working men and women who built our nation,” Klain wrote. Seated in the Oval Office, Biden penned his first signature on a COVID-19 mask mandate on federal property and during interstate travel, before moving on to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord abandoned by President Trump in 2017 and reversing the travel ban from several Muslim-majority and African countries.Ī flurry of further executive orders is expected to follow, according to a memo sent out Saturday by White House chief of staff Ron Klain.
