Yesterday President Biden signed an executive order to further embed environmental justice into the work of federal agencies, bring clean energy and healthy environments to all, and recognize, undo, and mitigate harm to those who have suffered from toxic pollution and other environmental burdens like climate change. During his first week in office, President Biden launched…
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Statement from President Joe Biden on the Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration
On this day in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forcible incarceration of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent – half of whom were children. It was shameful. Families were separated. Communities were torn apart. People were stripped of their dignity. And the unconstitutional and unconscionable policy was…
Marking Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with Action
Each October, we mark Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month to recognize the tens of millions of people who have been affected by intimate partner violence and to reaffirm our commitment to supporting survivors and holding offenders accountable. The Biden-Harris Administration has made significant progress in preventing and responding to gender-based violence: Even as we…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Sweeping Executive Actions to Strengthen Economic Opportunity for Military and Veteran Spouses, Caregivers, and Survivors
Today, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, President Biden will announce a comprehensive set of executive actions to increase the economic security of military and veteran spouses, caregivers, and survivors. Joined by First Lady Jill Biden, alongside service members, veterans, and their families, caregivers, and survivors, the President will sign an Executive Order that includes nearly…
Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran
On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701‑1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of…
Strengthening America by Modernizing Regulatory Review and Information Policy: 2023 at OIRA
By OIRA Administrator Richard L. Revesz The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to investing in America, lowering costs for families, combating climate change, and growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up—and is using every available tool to improve Americans’ lives, including Federal regulations. OIRA is responsible for coordinating the review of these proposed…
Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Burma
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 publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the…
Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Burma
On February 10, 2021, by Executive Order 14014, I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the situation in and in relation to Burma. …
Executive Order on the Termination of Emergency With Respect To the Situation in Burundi
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)),…
Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Commitment to Advancing the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
East Room 2:45 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Please have a seat. To our president, Joe Biden; members of Congress; members of our administration; and our private sector and civil society partners: As leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector, I believe we have a moral, ethical, and societal duty to make…
