Executive Orders Disposition Tables

Note: Executive order updates were discontinued on January 20, 2017. Information on current Executive orders can be found at www.federalregister.gov/executive-orders.

Executive orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government. Learn More

Learn about Executive Orders

After the President signs an Executive order, it is:

1. Assigned a number by the Office of the Federal Register
   
2. Published in the Federal Register
   
3. Compiled in Title 3-The President, Code of Federal Regulations

• Executive Orders Disposition Tables
  Content: Status of Executive Orders
  Dates: January 8, 1937 - January 19, 2017
  
• Title 3-The President, Code of Federal Regulations
  Content: Compilation of signed Presidential documents received by the Office of the Federal Register and published in the Federal Register.
  Dates: Annually as of January 1
  
• Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders
  Content: Edited and re-arranged Executive Orders and Proclamations
  Dates: April 13, 1945 - January 20, 1989 (out of print)
  

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