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Biden’s first executive actions

  1. Requires masks and physical distancing in federal buildings, on federal lands, and by government contractors; urges state and local governments to do the same.
  2. Rejoins World Health Organization; appoints Dr. Fauci as head of U.S. delegation
  3. Creates a Covid-19 Response Coordinator, reporting directly to president, who is responsible for ,managing production and distribution of vaccines and medical equipment
  4. Extends nationwide eviction and foreclosure moratorium through March 31, 2021
  5. Extends payment moratorium on federal student loans through September 30, 2021
  6. Rejoins Paris climate accords
  7. Cancels Keystone XL pipeline permit, halts ANWR leasing, and directs agencies to reverse more than 100 other Trump environmental actions
  8. Scuttles Trump’s “1776 Commission” education curricula
  9. Acts against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientatiion and gender identity
  10. Orders inclusion of non-citizens in census and congressional apportionment
  11. Bolsters DACA protection for immigrant children
  12. Ends Trump’s Muslim-country travel ban
  13. Reverses Trump’s expansion of immigration enforcement
  14. Halts border wall construction and rescinds Trump’s emergency declaration authorizing funding
  15. Extends deportation deferrals and work authorizations for certain Liberians through June 30, 2022
  16. Requires executive branch appointees to sign an ethics pledge and requires them to uphold the independence of the Department of Justice
  17. Directs Office of Managemen and Budget to modernize regulatory review and discards Trump’s regulatory approval process

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