Biden’s Executive Orders on Day One

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  • Launch a “100 Days Masking Challenge” and Leading by Example in the Federal Government
    Launches a “100 Days Masking Challenge” asking Americans to wear masks for 100 days. Requires masks and physical distancing in federal buildings, on federal lands and by government contractors, and urges states and local governments to do the same.
  • Re-Engage with the World Health Organization to Make Americans and the World Safer
    Stops the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization, with Dr. Anthony Fauci becoming the head of the delegation to the WHO
  • Structure Our Federal Government to Coordinate a Unified National Response [to Covid-19]
    Creates the position of Covid-19 Response Coordinator, reporting directly to Biden and managing efforts to produce and distribute vaccines and medical equipment
  • Extend Eviction and Foreclosure Moratoriums
    Extends the existing nationwide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures until at least March 31
  • Extend Student Loan Pause
    Extends the existing pause on student loan payments and interest for Americans with federal student loans until at least September 30
  • Rejoin the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
    Rejoins the Paris climate accord, a process that will take 30 days
  • Rescind the Trump administration’s 1776 Commission
    Rescinds the Trump administration’s 1776 Commission, directs agencies to review their actions to ensure racial equity
  • Roll Back President Trump’s Environmental Actions in Order to Protect Public Health and the Environment and Restore Science
    Cancels the Keystone XL pipeline and directs agencies to review and reverse more than 100 Trump actions on the environment
  • Launch a Whole-of-Government Initiative to Advance Racial Equity
  • Reverse President Trump’s Executive Order Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from the Reapportionment Count
    Requires non-citizens to be included in the Census and apportionment of congressional representatives
  • Preserve and Fortify Protections for Dreamers
    Fortifies DACA after Trump’s efforts to undo protections for undocumented people brought into the country as children
  • Reverse the Muslim Ban
    Reverses the Trump administration’s restrictions on US entry for passport holders from seven Muslim-majority countries
  • Repeal of Trump Interior Enforcement Executive Order
    Undoes Trump’s expansion of immigration enforcement within the United States
  • Stop Border Wall Construction
    Halts construction of the border wall by terminating the national emergency declaration used to fund it
  • Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians Presidential Memorandum
    Extends deferrals of deportation and work authorizations for Liberians with a safe haven in the United States until June 30, 2022
  • Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation
    Prevents workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Executive Branch Personnel Ethics Executive Order
    Requires executive branch appointees to sign an ethics pledge barring them from acting in personal interest and requiring them to uphold the independence of the Department of Justice
  • Regulatory Process Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum
    Directs OMB director to develop recommendations to modernize regulatory review and undoes Trump’s regulatory approval process
Biden Doesn't Have Americans Best Interest At Heart