FEMA
Orders where directed actors are tied to FEMA · 28 in Search.
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- Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency10
- Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency6
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator3
- Director of FEMA3
- Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency2
- FEMA Director2
- Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency1
- Director, FEMA1
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Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections
This executive order mandates documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration, requires federal agencies to share databases with states for voter list verification, bars counting mail ballots received after Election Day, directs the Election Assistance Commission to recertify voting systems with paper-record requirements, and conditions federal election funding on compliance with these standards. It also explicitly ceases implementation of Executive Order 14019 and directs DOJ to prioritize prosecution of non-citizen voting and foreign election interference.
Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias
This executive order establishes a Department of Justice-led interagency task force to identify and eliminate what it characterizes as anti-Christian bias in federal agencies, reviewing policies and practices from the previous administration and recommending corrective actions across government. The task force must submit an initial report within 120 days, a summary report within one year, and a final report before its automatic termination after two years.
Maximizing Assistance To Respond to COVID-19
This memorandum directs FEMA to provide 100 percent federal cost sharing for COVID-19 emergency protective measures (Public Assistance Category B) under the Stafford Act, covering work performed from January 20, 2020 through July 1, 2022. It extends and expands federal reimbursement for state, local, Tribal, and territorial government COVID-19 response efforts, including National Guard deployments.
Maximizing Assistance to Respond to COVID-19
This memorandum directs FEMA to fully fund (100%) COVID-19 testing sites requested by states, tribes, and territories through mission assignments to HHS, with HHS operating the sites in coordination with local public health departments. It establishes a streamlined process for federal testing assistance under the Stafford Act's emergency authorities.
Maximizing Assistance To Respond to COVID-19
This memorandum directs FEMA to provide 100% federal cost sharing for all COVID-19 emergency protective measures (Category B) under the Stafford Act, covering work performed from January 20, 2020 through December 31, 2021. It extends and expands prior federal support for state, local, tribal, and territorial pandemic response efforts including National Guard deployments.
Maximizing Assistance From the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Respond to COVID-19
This memorandum directs FEMA to provide 100% federal cost sharing for COVID-19 emergency protective measures (Public Assistance Category B) under the Stafford Act. It covers two periods: January 21-September 30, 2021 for all eligible work including National Guard assistance, and January 20, 2020-January 20, 2021 for other eligible work excluding National Guard assistance authorized under the January 21, 2021 memorandum.
Extension of the Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Facilitate Economic Recovery
This memorandum extends 100% federal cost-sharing for Louisiana's National Guard COVID-19 response through September 30, 2020, by adding a supplemental 25% FEMA reimbursement on top of the existing 75% federal share. The additional funding specifically supports Louisiana's dual response to COVID-19 and Hurricane Laura recovery.
Extension of the Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Facilitate Economic Recovery
This memorandum extends federal support for National Guard COVID-19 response by directing FEMA to fund an additional 25% cost share for Connecticut's National Guard activities, bringing total federal coverage to 100% through September 30, 2020. The extension covers emergency assistance for pandemic response and economic recovery efforts.
Providing Continued Federal Support for Governors' Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Facilitate Economic Recovery
This memorandum extends 100% federal cost sharing for North Dakota's use of National Guard forces through May 31, 2020, to support COVID-19 response and economic recovery. It directs FEMA to fully fund these activities and directs the Secretary of Defense to request National Guard duty assignments from North Dakota's governor as needed.
Providing Federal Support for Governors' Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19
This memorandum directs FEMA to cover 100% of National Guard costs for 10 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands responding to COVID-19 under state control, and directs the Secretary of Defense to request governors order National Guard forces to perform FEMA-issued missions on a reimbursable basis. The 100% federal cost share expires 30 days from signing.
Preventing Hoarding of Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID-19
This executive order delegates presidential authority under the Defense Production Act to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prevent hoarding of health and medical resources needed for the COVID-19 response, including the power to designate materials as scarce and prescribe accumulation limits. The Secretary must consult FEMA when exercising this authority and periodically review whether designations remain necessary.
Designation of Officers of the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Act as Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the FEMA Director position when both the Director and Deputy Director are unavailable, listing four agency officers who would assume those duties under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. The memorandum automatically terminates upon FEMA's transfer to the Department of Homeland Security, which occurred in 2003.
Establishing the USA Freedom Corps
This executive order creates the USA Freedom Corps, an interagency initiative to promote citizen service by coordinating existing federal public service programs. It establishes a White House-based council chaired by the President and a supporting office to encourage Americans to complete 4,000 hours of lifetime service.
Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism
This executive order establishes a temporary Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism, composed of senior officials from 15 executive branch entities. The Task Force is charged with identifying ways Americans can prepare for terrorist attacks and volunteer to support officials, and must report its recommendations to the President within 40 days before automatically terminating 30 days after submission.
Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age
This executive order establishes the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board to coordinate federal efforts protecting information systems for critical infrastructure across sectors including energy, finance, transportation, and healthcare. It creates a voluntary public-private partnership framework, establishes the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) for private sector input, and assigns specific security oversight roles to OMB, Defense, and the CIA while preserving existing agency authorities.
Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council
This executive order creates the Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President, headed by an Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, and establishes the Homeland Security Council to advise the President on homeland security matters. It assigns broad coordination responsibilities across detection, preparedness, prevention, protection, response, and recovery from terrorist threats and attacks, while amending prior executive orders to integrate the new council into national security structures.
Global Disaster Information Network
This executive order establishes the Global Disaster Information Network, a coordinated federal effort led by an Interagency Coordinating Committee (co-chaired by the Vice President's office, NOAA, and State Department) to improve how the U.S. government uses information technology to collect and share disaster-related information for domestic and international preparedness, response, and recovery. A Committee Support Office will develop plans and strategies, with NOAA providing administrative and funding support.
President's Council on the Future of Princeville, North Carolina
This executive order establishes an interagency council to develop recommendations for federal actions to help Princeville, North Carolina recover from Hurricane Floyd flooding and plan for its future. The council includes 15 agency heads and presidential assistants, chaired by the OMB Director, and is tasked with considering the town's unique status as the first U.S. city founded by ex-slaves.
Critical Infrastructure Protection
This executive order establishes the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection to study vulnerabilities in systems like telecommunications, power, banking, and emergency services, and creates an interim Infrastructure Protection Task Force within the FBI to coordinate threat response until the Commission completes its work. It mandates public-private collaboration to assess physical and cyber threats and develop a national protection strategy.
Regulatory ReformWaiver of Penalties and Reduction of Reports
This April 21, 1995 presidential memorandum directs federal agencies to implement two regulatory reform policies: (1) exercising enforcement discretion to waive penalties for small businesses that correct violations in good faith, and (2) reducing by half the frequency of public reporting requirements, with both policies requiring implementation plans to OMB by June 15, 1995 and policy implementation by July 14, 1995. The memorandum excludes law enforcement, national security, foreign affairs, trade restrictions, tax/revenue matters, and statistical agencies from its scope.
Seismic Safety of Existing Federally Owned or Leased Buildings
Executive Order 12941 mandates that federal agencies adopt minimum seismic safety standards for existing federally owned or leased buildings, requires agencies to inventory buildings and estimate mitigation costs within 4 years, and assigns FEMA and NIST implementation and reporting responsibilities. The order also establishes a schedule for periodic updates to the standards and bars private judicial enforcement.
National Defense Industrial Resources Preparedness
This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to cabinet secretaries and agency heads for national defense industrial resource preparedness. It establishes frameworks for priorities and allocations of materials and services, expansion of productive capacity through loans and guarantees, labor supply management, and defense industrial base information systems, while revoking and consolidating eleven prior executive orders.
Implementing the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and Related International Trade Matters
This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to various cabinet officials and agencies, establishes sanctions against Toshiba and Kongsberg for illegal technology transfers, creates an Interagency Group on Countertrade and a National Commission on Superconductivity, and mandates a report on semiconductors, fiber optics, and superconducting materials for the FY1990 budget.
President's Commission on Catastrophic Nuclear Accidents
This executive order establishes an 11-member presidential commission to study how to fully compensate victims of catastrophic nuclear accidents that exceed existing liability limits under the Atomic Energy Act. The commission must submit a final report to Congress by August 20, 1990, after which it terminates two months later.
Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance in emergency preparedness planning at commercial nuclear power plants
This executive order authorizes FEMA to step in and develop emergency preparedness plans for commercial nuclear power plants when state or local governments fail to do so adequately. It establishes a federal backstop for radiological emergency planning, sets reimbursement requirements, and mandates specific planning and coordination duties for FEMA with defined implementation deadlines.
Assignment of emergency preparedness responsibilities
This executive order assigns comprehensive emergency preparedness responsibilities across all federal departments and agencies for national security emergencies, including nuclear attack, natural disasters, and technological emergencies. It establishes the National Security Council as the principal policy forum, designates FEMA's Director as NSC advisor, and details specific lead and support roles for each Cabinet department in areas such as continuity of government, resource management, agriculture, energy, health services, and defense production.
Superfund Implementation
This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Superfund law (CERCLA and SARA) to specific federal agencies, establishing the National Response Team structure with EPA and Coast Guard leadership, and assigning responsibilities for hazardous waste cleanup, enforcement, liability, litigation, and Superfund budget management across the executive branch.
Assignment of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications functions
This executive order establishes the National Communications System (NCS) to coordinate federal national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications. It assigns specific responsibilities to the Secretary of Defense as Executive Agent, creates a Committee of Principals from key federal agencies, and designates roles for the National Security Council, OSTP, OMB, and other departments in wartime and non-wartime emergency communications planning.