U.S. Executive Orders from 1994 to Present

National Archives and Records Administration provides a record of Executive Orders issued by the President of the United States from 1994 onward. The dataset documents the official management of the Executive branch, with each order numbered consecutively and published in the Federal Register. The Office of the Federal Register is responsible for numbering and publishing these orders.

Use Cases

• Analyze the frequency and timing of Executive Order issuance to identify trends in presidential administrative activity.
• Track the consecutive numbering series to study the volume of executive actions across different presidential administrations.
• Examine the text of orders published in the Federal Register for content analysis on specific policy areas.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative National Archives and Records Administration, ensuring official record status.
• Provides a continuous series of documents from 1994 to the present, offering a multi-decade perspective.
• Each order is part of a consecutively numbered series, facilitating chronological tracking and analysis.

Limitations

• The specific column structure, row count, and data size are unknown, complicating assessment of scope and features.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of the actual data fields and format before access.

Provenance

Source

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection Method

Orders are signed by the President, sent to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), numbered consecutively, and published in the Federal Register.

Time Range

1994 to present

Freshness

The dataset was last updated in October 2022, but the update frequency is not specified.

Geography

United States