NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Over the past four decades, America has seen a steep decline in childhood deaths from accidental poisonings…
Category: Presidential Actions
March 13, 2014 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF LABOR SUBJECT: Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations The Fair Labor Standards Act (the “Act”), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., provides basic rights and wage protections for American workers, including Federal minimum wage…
BOUNDARY ENLARGEMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL MONUMENT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Through Proclamation 7264 of January 11, 2000, President Clinton established the California Coastal National…
EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,…
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Throughout our Nation’s history, American women have led movements for social and economic justice, made groundbreaking scientific discoveries, enriched our culture with stunning works of art and literature, and…
NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, colorectal cancer claims more than…
READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Literacy is the foundation of every child’s education. It opens doorways to opportunity, transports us across time…
NATIONAL CONSUMER PROTECTION WEEK, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The premise that we are all created equal is the opening line in the American story, and…
IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Centuries after America welcomed the first sons and daughters of the Emerald Isle to our shores, Irish heritage…
AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On the bloodied battlefields of the Civil War, Clara Barton risked her life to aid the wounded,…
