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Executive Orders view all Presidential Documents
The President of the United States manages the operations of the Executive branch of Government through Executive orders. After the President signs an Executive order, the White House sends it to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR).
The OFR numbers each order consecutively as part of a series and publishes it in the daily Federal Register shortly after receipt. For a table of Executive orders that are specific to federal agency rulemaking, see https://www.acus.gov/research-projects/tables-executive-order-requirements.
Executive Orders issued since 1994 are available as a single bulk download and as a bulk download by President, or you can browse by President and year from the list below. More details about our APIs and other developer tools can be found on our developer pages.
Executive Order Disposition Tables
Donald Trump
Donald Trump issued 92 executive orders between 2017 and 2019.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama issued 276 executive orders between 2009 and 2017.
George W. Bush
George W. Bush issued 291 executive orders between 2001 and 2009.
William J. Clinton
William J. Clinton issued 254 executive orders between 1994 and 2001.