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They have been issued by different presidents under various names. [8] Donald Trump signed a total of 570 proclamations from January 2017 to January 2021.
Proclamations are also used, often contentiously, to grant presidential pardons. Recent notable pardon proclamations are Gerald Ford's pardon of former President Richard Nixon (1974), [6] Jimmy Carter's pardon of Vietnam War draft evaders (Proclamation 4483, 1977), [7] and George W. Bush's clemency of Scooter Libby's prison sentence (2007). [8]
In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8, 1980, as National Women's History Week. [9] The proclamation stated, "From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation.
On his first day in office as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders which rescinded many of the previous administration's executive actions, withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization and Paris Agreement, [1] rolled back federal recognition of gender identity, [2] founded the ...
A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy issued under specific authority granted to the president by Congress and typically on a matter of widespread interest. [3]
The policy of issuing proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events is in 1 CFR Section 19.4, which allows for the responsibility for the preparation and presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the observance of special days, or events to the Director of Management and Budget to such agencies as deemed appropriate.
A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy issued under specific authority granted to the president by Congress and typically on a matter of widespread interest. [3]
They have been issued by different presidents under various names. [8] Listed below are the presidential proclamations signed by United States President Joe Biden, beginning with Proclamation 10140. As of November 14, 2024, President Biden has signed 719 presidential proclamations.