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Category: Presidential Actions

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President…

NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO UKRAINE   On March 6, 2014, by Executive Order 13660, I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES  SUBJECT:      Limiting the Use of Restrictive Housing by the Federal Government A growing body of evidence suggests that the overuse of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in…

AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Over a century and a half ago, as gunfire echoed through America’s skies and division flared between…

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION   Throughout history, women have driven humanity forward on the path to a more equal and just society,…

NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Every year, more than 130,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and it kills nearly 50,000…

IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Hailing from the Emerald Isle, generations of Irishmen and women have helped shape the idea of America, overcoming…

EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS UNDER THE TRADE PREFERENCES EXTENSION ACT OF 2015   By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws…

EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS UNDER THE TRADE PREFERENCES EXTENSION ACT OF 2015   By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws…