On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to implement several policy promises on his first day back in the White House. If Trump signs an executive order on his first day, it will be the fourth time since 1937 that a U.S. president has done so, according to an analysis of executive order data from the Office of the Federal Register by the Hearst Television Data Team. The Federal Register tracks all executive orders signed by presidents beginning in 1937. The data does not include former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first-term executive orders.An executive order is an order issued unilaterally by the president who carries the force of law. Presidents may use executive orders to implement their campaign promises or pursue policy goals that may face opposition or roadblocks in Congress.For example, former President Barack Obama urged Congress to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour in 2014. When lawmakers failed to act, he signed an executive order to increase the minimum wage. Unlike legislation, executive orders do not require Congressional approval, and Congress cannot overturn them. However, a sitting U.S. president can revoke or modify an existing executive order by issuing a new one. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden issued nine executive orders, six of which reversed orders from the Trump administration. Some notable reversals include rescinding policies targeting communities that shielded undocumented immigrants from deportation and requiring the use of face masks in federal buildings and lands. Biden currently holds the record for the most executive orders signed on the first day and first week in office. Biden ended his first week in office by signing 22 executive orders. If Trump signs more than 22 executive orders on his first day, he’ll surpass Biden’s record for most executive orders signed on day one and first week. Viewing in the app? Click here for the best interactive experienceDay One executive orders are rare for presidents Biden, Trump and Bill Clinton are the only presidents to have signed executive orders on day one. Biden signed nine executive orders on his first day, and by the end of his first week, that number was up to 22. Many of these orders aimed to contain the spread of COVID-19, improve and expand public health measures and provide economic relief related to the pandemic. He ended his first 100 days with 42 executive orders and signed a total of 160 during his presidency. On his first day, Clinton signed an executive order requiring certain persons appointed on or after Jan. 20, 1993, to sign a pledge outlining post-employment restrictions for senior appointees and those involved in trade negotiations. During his first week as president, Clinton signed two executive orders and 13 orders by his 100th day. Clinton signed 364 executive orders in the span of his two terms. Like Clinton, Trump signed one executive order on his first day. The executive order aimed to minimize the economic and regulatory burdens of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The order set the stage for efforts to repeal and replace the ACA by allowing agencies to relax some of its requirements where legally possible. Truman signed the most executive orders during his first 100 days. He signed a total of 54 executive orders, three more than Roosevelt did during his second term’s first 100 days. Former President George H.W. Bush signed the fewest executive orders in his first 100 days, with a total of just 11. President Trump signed more executive orders than Biden In his first day, week and 100 days, Biden signed more executive orders than Trump. However, Trump ended his first term signing 60 more executive orders than Biden. During his first week in office, Trump signed executive orders focusing on border security, immigration enforcement and expediting environment reviews and approvals for high-priority infrastructure projects. Two months into his term, Trump signed an executive order barring entry to the U.S. for refugees and residents from seven predominately Muslim countries. Biden would later issue a proclamation ending the ban at the start of his term. Proclamations are policy statements issued by the president to the public, distinct from executive orders. While often ceremonial, proclamations can have legal effects on national emergencies, foreign policy and federal land management. In 2020, Trump signed 69 executive orders, the most of any year during his presidential tenure. Seven of those were COVID-19-related orders. Other topics ranged from preventing online censorship, economic policies and lowering drug prices. Biden began his tenure as president by signing 77 executive orders and then gradually decreased the number of signed executive orders each year. He signed 160 executive orders during his four-year term, the least total of executive orders of the last 15 presidents. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the most executive orders beginning in 1937. During his second and third terms, Roosevelt signed 2,023 executive orders. Roosevelt had an unprecedented 12 years in office and used executive orders to tackle the Great Depression, implement New Deal programs and handle World War II. Truman signed the second most executive orders — 906 total. Clinton follows with 364 executive orders. President George H.W. Bush issued the second-fewest executive orders. Like Biden, he served one term. 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On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to implement several policy promises on his first day back in the White House.
If Trump signs an executive order on his first day, it will be the fourth time since 1937 that a U.S. president has done so, according to an analysis of executive order data from the Office of the Federal Register by the Hearst Television Data Team.
The Federal Register tracks all executive orders signed by presidents beginning in 1937. The data does not include former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first-term executive orders.
An executive order is an order issued unilaterally by the president who carries the force of law. Presidents may use executive orders to implement their campaign promises or pursue policy goals that may face opposition or roadblocks in Congress.
For example, former President Barack Obama urged Congress to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour in 2014. When lawmakers failed to act, he signed an executive order to increase the minimum wage.
Unlike legislation, executive orders do not require Congressional approval, and Congress cannot overturn them. However, a sitting U.S. president can revoke or modify an existing executive order by issuing a new one.
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden issued nine executive orders, six of which reversed orders from the Trump administration. Some notable reversals include rescinding policies targeting communities that shielded undocumented immigrants from deportation and requiring the use of face masks in federal buildings and lands.
Biden currently holds the record for the most executive orders signed on the first day and first week in office. Biden ended his first week in office by signing 22 executive orders.
If Trump signs more than 22 executive orders on his first day, he’ll surpass Biden’s record for most executive orders signed on day one and first week.
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Day One executive orders are rare for presidents
Biden, Trump and Bill Clinton are the only presidents to have signed executive orders on day one.
Biden signed nine executive orders on his first day, and by the end of his first week, that number was up to 22. Many of these orders aimed to contain the spread of COVID-19, improve and expand public health measures and provide economic relief related to the pandemic.
He ended his first 100 days with 42 executive orders and signed a total of 160 during his presidency.
On his first day, Clinton signed an executive order requiring certain persons appointed on or after Jan. 20, 1993, to sign a pledge outlining post-employment restrictions for senior appointees and those involved in trade negotiations.
During his first week as president, Clinton signed two executive orders and 13 orders by his 100th day. Clinton signed 364 executive orders in the span of his two terms.
Like Clinton, Trump signed one executive order on his first day. The executive order aimed to minimize the economic and regulatory burdens of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The order set the stage for efforts to repeal and replace the ACA by allowing agencies to relax some of its requirements where legally possible.
Truman signed the most executive orders during his first 100 days. He signed a total of 54 executive orders, three more than Roosevelt did during his second term’s first 100 days.
Former President George H.W. Bush signed the fewest executive orders in his first 100 days, with a total of just 11.
President Trump signed more executive orders than Biden
In his first day, week and 100 days, Biden signed more executive orders than Trump. However, Trump ended his first term signing 60 more executive orders than Biden.
During his first week in office, Trump signed executive orders focusing on border security, immigration enforcement and expediting environment reviews and approvals for high-priority infrastructure projects.
Two months into his term, Trump signed an executive order barring entry to the U.S. for refugees and residents from seven predominately Muslim countries.
Biden would later issue a proclamation ending the ban at the start of his term. Proclamations are policy statements issued by the president to the public, distinct from executive orders.
While often ceremonial, proclamations can have legal effects on national emergencies, foreign policy and federal land management.
In 2020, Trump signed 69 executive orders, the most of any year during his presidential tenure. Seven of those were COVID-19-related orders. Other topics ranged from preventing online censorship, economic policies and lowering drug prices.
Biden began his tenure as president by signing 77 executive orders and then gradually decreased the number of signed executive orders each year. He signed 160 executive orders during his four-year term, the least total of executive orders of the last 15 presidents.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the most executive orders beginning in 1937. During his second and third terms, Roosevelt signed 2,023 executive orders.
Roosevelt had an unprecedented 12 years in office and used executive orders to tackle the Great Depression, implement New Deal programs and handle World War II.
Truman signed the second most executive orders — 906 total. Clinton follows with 364 executive orders.
President George H.W. Bush issued the second-fewest executive orders. Like Biden, he served one term. His highest annual total was in 1991 with 46 executive orders.
Here’s a breakdown of the number of executive orders issued by each president in U.S. history:
1. George Washington – 8
2. John Adams – 1
3. Thomas Jefferson – 4
4. James Madison – 1
5. James Monroe – 1
6. John Quincy Adams – 3
7. Andrew Jackson – 12
8. Martin Van Buren – 10
9. William Henry Harrison – 0
10. John Tyler – 17
11. James K. Polk – 18
12. Zachary Taylor – 5
13. Millard Fillmore – 12
14. Franklin Pierce – 35
15. James Buchanan – 17
16. Abraham Lincoln – 48
17. Andrew Johnson – 79
18. Ulysses S. Grant – 217
19. Rutherford B. Hayes – 92
20. James A. Garfield – 6
21. Chester A. Arthur – 96
22. Grover Cleveland – 113
23. Benjamin Harrison – 143
24. Grover Cleveland – 140
25. William McKinley – 185
26. Theodore Roosevelt – 1,081
27. William Howard Taft – 724
28. Woodrow Wilson – 1,803
29. Warren G. Harding – 522
30. Calvin Coolidge – 1,203
31. Herbert Hoover – 968
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt – 3,721
33. Harry S. Truman – 907
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower – 484
35. John F. Kennedy – 214
36. Lyndon B. Johnson – 325
37. Richard Nixon – 346
38. Gerald Ford – 169
39. Jimmy Carter – 320
40. Ronald Reagan – 381
41. George H. W. Bush – 166
42. Bill Clinton – 364
43. George W. Bush – 291
44. Barack Obama – 276
45. Donald Trump – 220 (as of 2021)
46. Joe Biden – 69 (as of 2021)
It’s important to note that executive orders are a tool that presidents use to implement policies and manage the government, and the number of orders issued by each president can vary greatly depending on the circumstances and priorities of their administration.
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