Documents

Historical Documents

Executive orders, proclamations, and other official documents with primary URLs.

index Official document · Primary

Presidential Actions hub (second term)

Official White House index of presidential actions in the second term. This historical document entry explains the public instrument and links the official text hosted by Congress, the Federal Register, or White House archives. Use the original…

January 20, 2025 · index

diplomatic Official document · Primary

Abraham Accords Declaration materials

The Abraham Accords are the first-term diplomatic normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states, marked by White House announcements and a September 15, 2020 signing ceremony. Official remarks and joint statements remain on the…

September 15, 2020 · diplomatic

statute Official document · Primary

USMCA Implementation Act (H.R. 5430)

The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA after renegotiation announced in 2018 and implementation legislation signed in 2020. Updated labor, digital trade, and enforcement chapters are in the statute and White House archive…

January 29, 2020 · statute

statute Official document · Primary

First Step Act (S. 756)

The First Step Act (S. 756) is bipartisan criminal justice reform signed in December 2018. It expanded rehabilitation programming, adjusted certain sentencing provisions, and created reentry-focused measures. The full statute and actions are on…

December 21, 2018 · statute

statute Official document · Primary

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) was enacted in December 2017 as the major first-term tax reform statute. It revised individual and corporate rate structures and created Opportunity Zones. The official bill text and actions are preserved on…

December 22, 2017 · statute

strategy Official document · Primary

National Security Strategy (2017)

The December 2017 National Security Strategy set an America First strategic framework for diplomacy, defense, and economic competition. The PDF remains on the Trump White House archives. It is a strategy document, not a statute or treaty.

December 18, 2017 · strategy

executive_order Official document · Primary

EO 13788 — Buy American and Hire American

Executive Order 13788 (April 18, 2017) directed Buy American and Hire American policies for federal procurement and immigration-related employment practices within the order’s scope. The Federal Register text is authoritative. It is an executive…

April 18, 2017 · executive_order

executive_order Official document · Primary

EO 13771 — Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs

Executive Order 13771 (January 30, 2017) established a regulatory budgeting approach requiring agencies to offset new regulations. The authoritative text is published in the Federal Register. It is a first-term presidential management directive, not…

January 30, 2017 · executive_order

executive_order Official document · Primary

EO 13768 — Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior

Executive Order 13768 (January 25, 2017) set interior immigration enforcement and public-safety priorities for the executive branch. The Federal Register hosts the controlling text. Later litigation and agency memos may affect implementation but do…

January 25, 2017 · executive_order

remarks Official document · Primary

Inaugural Address (January 20, 2017)

Official inaugural address text. This historical document entry explains the public instrument and links the official text hosted by Congress, the Federal Register, or White House archives. Use the original source link for the authoritative wording…

January 20, 2017 · remarks