Executive Orders Issued by President George W. Bush (Text Only)

Date	Executive Order
2008
Apr. 18	Executive Order: Amending Executive Orders 13389 and 13390
Feb. 29	Executive Order: President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board
Feb. 15	Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services
Feb. 13	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection with the National Emergency with Respect to Syria
Feb. 7	Executive Order: Improving the Coordination and Effectiveness of Youth Programs
Feb. 5	Executive Order: Implementation of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America
Jan. 29	Executive Order: Protecting American Taxpayers From Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks
Jan. 23	Executive Order: Further Amendment of Executive Order 11858 Concerning Foreign Investment in the United States
Jan. 22	Executive Order: Establishing the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy
Jan. 4	Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
2007
Dec. 6	Executive Order: Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Monday, December 24, 2007
Nov. 28	Executive Order: Establishing An Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Nov. 19	Executive Order: President Bush Designates The ITER International Fusion Energy Organization As a Public International Organization
Nov. 13	Executive Order: Improving Government Program Performance
Oct. 20	Executive Order: Protection of Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations
Oct. 19	Executive Order: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma
Sept. 28	Executive Order: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders
Sept. 28	Executive Order: Further 2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts Martial, United States
Sept. 27	Executive Order: Strengthening Adult Education
Sept. 12	Executive Order: Extending Privileges and Immunities to the African Union Mission to the United States
Aug. 17	Executive Order: Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation
Aug. 13	Executive Order: Amending the Order of Succession in the Department of Homeland Security
Aug. 2	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions
Jul. 20	Executive Order: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency
Jul. 18	Executive Order: Establishing An Interagency Working Group on Import Safety
Jul. 17	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq
Jun. 29	Executive Order: Further Amending Executive Order 13381, as Amended, to Extend Its Duration by One Year
Jun. 29	Executive Order: Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 with Respect to Turkmenistan
Jun. 20	Executive Order: Expanding Approved Stem Cell Lines in Ethically Responsible Ways
May 17	Executive Order: National Security Professional Development
May 16	Executive Order: Protecting American Taxpayers From Payment of Contingency Fees
May 14	Fact Sheet: Twenty in Ten: Strengthening Energy Security and Addressing Climate Change
May 14	Executive Order: Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment with Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines
May 9	Executive Order: Establishment of Temporary Organization to Facilitate United States Government Assistance for Transition in Iraq
Apr. 18	Executive Order: 2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Apr. 4	Executive Order: Establishing An Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between Metro-North Railroad and Its Maintenance of Way Employees Represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Apr. 2	Executive Order: Renaming a National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Mar. 7	Executive Order: Extending Privileges and Immunities to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations
Mar. 6	Executive Order: Establishing a Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors and a Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes
Feb. 14	Executive Order Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission
Jan. 26	Executive Order: Further Amendment to Executive Order 13285, Relating to the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
Jan. 24	Executive Order: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
Jan. 18	Executive Order: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review
2006
Dec. 28	Executive Order: Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on January 2, 2007
Dec. 21	Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec. 20	Executive Order: National Aeronautics Research and Development
Dec. 14	Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13317, Volunteers for Prosperity
Dec. 6	Executive Order Establishing An Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Metro-North Railroad and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Dec. 5	Executive Order: Strengthening Surface Transportation Security
Dec. 1	Executive Order: Assignment of Certain Pay-Related Functions
Nov. 3	Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13402, Strengthening Federal Efforts to Protect Against Identity Theft
Oct. 31	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Oct. 13	Executive Order: Blocking Property of and Prohibiting Transactions with the Government of Sudan
Aug. 29	Executive Order: Improving Assistance for Disaster Victims
Aug. 22	Executive Order: Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs
Jul. 3	Executive Order: Establishing An Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Jun. 29	Executive Order Amending Executive Order 13381, as Amended, to Extend Its Duration by One Year
Jun. 26	Executive Order: Public Alert and Warning System
Jun. 23	Executive Order: Protecting the Property Rights of the American People
Jun. 19	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus
Jun. 7	Executive Order: Task Force on New Americans
May 12	Executive Order: Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13279, 13339, 13381, and 13389, and Revocation of Executive Order 13011
May 10	Executive Order: Strengthening Federal Efforts to Protect Against Identity Theft
Apr. 27	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Persons in Connection with the Conflict in Sudan's Darfur Region
Apr. 27	Executive Order: Responsibilities of Federal Departments and Agencies with Respect to Volunteer Community Service
Apr. 26	Executive Order Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection with the National Emergency with Respect to Syria
Apr. 18	Executive Order: National Mathematics Advisory Panel
Mar. 7	Executive Order: Responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security with Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Feb. 8	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Côte D'Ivoire
Jan. 13	Executive Order: Designating the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
2005
Dec. 22	Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense
Dec. 22	Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec. 14	Executive Order: Improving Agency Disclosure of Information
Nov. 23	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Process or Institutions in Zimbabwe
Nov. 1	Executive Order: Creation of the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council
Nov. 1	Executive Order: Establishment of a Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region
Oct. 25	Executive Order: Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans
Oct. 14	Executive Order: 2005 Amendments to the Manual for Courts Martial, United States
Sept. 30	Executive Order: Further Amendment to Executive Order 13369, Relating to the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform
Sept. 30	Executive Order: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders
Jul. 27	Executive Order: Assignment of Functions Relating to Original Appointments as Commissioned Officers and Chief Warrant Officer Appointments in the Armed Forces
Jul. 15	Executive Order: Amending Executive Orders 12139 and 12949 in Light of Establishment of the Office of Director of National Intelligence
Jun. 29	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters
Jun. 28	Executive Order: Strengthening Processes Relating to Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information
Jun. 17	Executive Order: Implementing Amendments to Agreement on Border Environment Cooperation Commission and North American Development Bank
Jun. 16	Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13369, Relating to the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform
May 12	Executive Order: Amendments to Executive Order 12788 Relating to the Defense Economic Adjustment Program
Apr. 13	Executive Order: Designating the African Union as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
Apr. 13	Executive Order: Amendments to Executive Order 12863
Apr. 1	Executive Order: Amendment to E.O. 13295 Relating to Certain Influenza Viruses and Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
Mar. 14	Executive Order: Amendments to Executive Order 12293
Mar. 10	Executive Order: Amendments to Executive Order 11926 Relating to the Vice Presidential Service Badge
Feb. 16	Executive Order: Clarification of Certain Executive Orders Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions
Jan. 27	Executive Order: Amendments to Executive Order 13285
Jan. 13	Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession in the Office of Management and Budget
Jan. 7	Personnel Announcement
Jan. 7	Executive Order: President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform
2004
Dec. 30	Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec. 21	Executive Order: United States-Mexico Border Health Commission
Dec. 17	Executive Order: Committee on Ocean Policy
Dec. 3	Executive Order: 2004 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Nov. 29	Executive Order: Modifying the Protection Granted to the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Property in Which Iraq Has An Interest and Protecting the Central Bank of Iraq
Nov. 29	Executive Order: Establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals
Nov. 29	Executive Order: Designation of Additional Officers for the Department of Homeland Security Order of Succession
Oct. 21	Executive Order: Service-Disabled Veterans Executive Order
Oct. 21	Executive Order: Central San Joaquin Valley
Oct. 19	Executive Order: Notice Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia
Sept. 28	Executive Order: Assignment of Functions Relating to Certain Appointments, Promotions, and Commissions in the Armed Forces
Sept. 20	Message to the Congress of the United States
Sept. 20	Executive Order: Termination of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12543 With Respect to the Policies and Actions of the Government of Libya and Revocation of Related Executive Orders
Aug. 27	Executive Order: Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community
Aug. 27	Executive Order National Counterterrorism Center
Aug. 27	Executive Order Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans
Aug. 27	Executive Order Establishing the President's Board on Safeguarding Americans' Civil Liberties
Aug. 26	Executive Order Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation
Jul. 29	Executive Order
Jul. 23	Executive Order: Amending the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to Serve as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel
Jul. 23	Executive Order Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods From Liberia
Jul. 22	Executive Order: Individuals with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness
Jul. 15	President Bush Signs Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act
Jul. 8	Executive Order Delegation of Certain Waiver, Determination, Certification, Recommendation, and Reporting Functions
Jul. 8	Executive Order Assigning Foreign Affairs Functions and Implementing the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act
Jul. 7	Executive Order: Amending Executive Order 13261 on the Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency
Jun. 24	Notice Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Western Balkans
Jun. 6	Executive Order Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on June 11, 2004
Jun. 1	Executive Order: Responsibilities of the Department of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration with Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
May 20	Executive Order: Further Amendment to Executive Order 11023, Providing for the Performance by the Secretary of Commerce of Certain Functions Relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
May 18	Executive Order: Establishment of Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and Promotion of a Regional Collaboration of National Significance for the Great Lakes
May 13	Executive Order: Increasing Economic Opportunity and Business Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
May 11	Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria
Apr. 30	Executive Order: Issuance of Permits with Respect to Certain Energy-Related Facilities and Land Transportation Crossings on the International Boundaries of the United States
Apr. 30	Executive Order: American Indian and Alaska Native Education
Apr. 27	Executive Order: Incentives for the Use of Health Information Technology and Establishing the Position of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator
Mar. 18	Executive Order: Amending Executive Order 13257 to Implement the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Mar. 3	Executive Order: Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay
Feb. 27	Executive Order: National and Community Service Programs
Feb. 24	Executive Order: Human Service Transportation Coordination
Feb. 24	Executive Order: Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing
Feb. 6	Executive Order: Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
Feb. 4	Executive Order: Federal Real Property Asset Management
Jan. 30	Executive Order: President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy
Jan. 23	Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 12293, the Foreign Service of the United States
Jan. 16	Executive Order: Termination of Emergency with Respect to Sierra Leone and Liberia
2003
Dec. 30	Executive Order Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec. 30	Executive Order Assignment of Functions Relating to Arrivals in and Departures from the United States
Dec. 17	Executive Order Appointments During National Emergency
Dec. 9	Executive Order
Dec. 5	Executive Order
Nov. 21	Executive Order
Sept. 25	Executive Order Volunteers for Prosperity
Sept. 17	Order Designation Under Executive Order 12958
Sept. 17	Executive Order
Aug. 29	Executive Order
Aug. 22	Statement on Executive Order 13224
Aug. 8	Executive Order
Jul. 31	Executive Order
Jul. 29	Executive Order
Jul. 29	Executive Order: HSIS
Jul. 28	Executive Order
Jul. 25	Executive Act on Intellectual Disabilities
Jun. 20	Executive Order
May 29	Executive Order
May 29	Executive Order: European Central Bank
May 29	Executive Order Establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award
May 22	Executive Order
May 16	Executive Order Amending Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects
May 14	Executive Order
May 9	Executive Order: Facilitating the Administration of Justice in the Federal Courts
May 8	Executive Order Interagency Group on Insular Areas
May 7	Executive Order
Apr. 23	Executive Order
Apr. 18	Executive Order
Mar. 28	Executive Order
Mar. 28	Executive Order
Mar. 25	Executive Order
Mar. 24	Executive Order: Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay
Mar. 20	Executive Order: Confiscating and Vesting Certain Iraqi Property
Mar. 12	Establishing the Global War on Terrorism Medals
Mar. 7	Executive Order: Blocking Property Of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes Or Institutions In Zimbabwe
Mar. 4	Executive Order: Preserve America
Feb. 28	Executive Order Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection with the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security
Jan. 30	Executive Order: President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
Jan. 24	Executive Order
Jan. 21	Executive Order: Establishing the Office of Global Communications
2002
Dec. 31	Executive Order
Dec. 19	Executive Order: Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Dec. 12	Executive Order: Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-based and Community Organizations
Dec. 12	Executive Order: Responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and the Agency for International Development with Respect to Faith-based and Community Initiatives
Dec. 11	Executive Order: President's Commission on the United States Postal Service
Nov. 20	Executive Order: Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Act of 2002
Nov. 15	Executive Order Regarding Undocumented Aliens in the Caribbean Region
Oct. 7	Executive Order: Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting the Maritime Industry of the United States
Sept. 18	Executive Order: Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews
Aug. 29	Executive Order: Further Amending Executive Order 10173, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States
Aug. 13	Executive Order: Proper Consideration of Small Entities in Agency Rulemaking
Jul. 9	Executive Order Establishment of the Corporate Fraud Task Force
Jul. 3	Expedited Naturalization Executive Order
Jul. 3	Taliban Executive Order
Jun. 20	Executive Order
Jun. 20	Executive Order: President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Jun. 20	Executive Order: Activities to Promote Personal Fitness
Jun. 6	Executive Order Amendment to Executive Order 13180, Air Traffic Performance-Based Organization
Apr. 29	Executive Order: President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
Apr. 12	Executive Order -- 2002 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Mar. 21	Homeland Security Council Executive Order
Mar. 19	Executive Order Providing An Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency and Amending Certain Orders on Succession
Feb. 12	Advisors for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Feb. 7	Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13227, President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
Jan. 30	Establishing the USA Freedom Corps
Jan. 17	Amendment to Executive Order 13223
Jan. 7	Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
2001
Dec. 29	Executive Order on Succession in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Dec. 29	Executive Order on Succession at the Department of State
Dec. 29	Executive Order on Succession at the Department of Labor
Dec. 29	Executive Order on Succession at the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dec. 29	Executive Order on Succession at the Department of Health and Human Services
Dec. 29	Executive Order on Succession at the Department of Interior
Dec. 29	Executive Order on Succession at the Department of Commerce
Dec. 29	Executive Order on Succession at Department of Agriculture
Dec. 29	Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec. 29	Executive Order on Succession in Department of Treasury
Dec. 28	Executive Orders on Succession in Federal Agencies
Dec. 27	Normal Trade Relations Treatment Executive Order
Dec. 21	Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption
Dec. 20	Executive Order Establishing An Emergency Board
Dec. 14	Afghanistan Combat Zone Executive Order
Dec. 6	Executive Order for Federal Government Closure on Dec 24
Nov. 28	Executive Order: Creation of the President's Council on Bioethics
Nov. 27	Executive Order Waiver of Dual Compensation Provisions of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964
Nov. 16	National Emergency Construction Authority Executive Order
Nov. 13	President Issues Military Order
Nov. 9	Citizen Preparedness in War on Terrorism Executive Order
Nov. 1	Presidential Records Act Executive Order
Oct. 22	Executive Order for Dept of Health and Human Services
Oct. 16	Executive Order on Critical Infrastructure Protection
Oct. 12	Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Commission
Oct. 8	Executive Order Establishing Office of Homeland Security
Oct. 3	Executive Order on Excellence in Special Education
Oct. 1	Continuance of Federal Advisory Committees
Oct. 1	President Signs PCAST Executive Order
Sept. 24	Executive Order on Terrorist Financing
Sept. 14	President Orders Ready Reserves of Armed Forces to Active Duty
Aug. 17	Executive Order on Export Control Regulations
Jul. 31	Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices
Jul. 2	Executive Order
Jun. 20	President Bush Issues Executive Order Regarding 21st Century Workforce Initiative
Jun. 19	President Bush Issues Executive Order Regarding Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities
Jun. 6	Executive Order: Amendment To Executive Order 13125
Jun. 1	Executive Order
May 29	President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans
May 23	Executive Order: Additional Measures with Respect to Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds from Sierra Leone
May 18	Executive Order: Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
May 18	Executive Order: Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects
May 2	Executive Order: President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
Apr. 30	Executive Order: Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status
Apr. 6	Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13202
Apr. 5	Executive Order: Further Amendment to Executive Order 10000
Apr. 4	Executive Order: Termination of Emergency Authority For Certain Export Controls
Mar. 9	Executive Order: Establishing an Emergency Board
Feb. 21	Executive Order on Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors' Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects
Feb. 21	Executive Order on Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees
Feb. 21	Executive Order: Revocation of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers under Certain Contracts
Feb. 21	Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum Concerning Labor-Management Partnerships
Feb. 12	Executive Order on the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee
Jan. 29	Agency Responsibilities with Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Jan. 29	Executive Order: Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Date

Executive Order

2008

Apr. 18

Executive Order: Amending Executive Orders 13389 and 13390

Feb. 29

Executive Order: President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board

Feb. 15

Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services

Feb. 13

Executive Order: Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection with the National Emergency with Respect to Syria

Feb. 7