44th presidency

Barack Obama

In office 2009–2017 Vice president Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Biography at the White House Record in Congress

Barack Obama
Documents on file
2,168
Years in office
8.0
Orders a year
35
Vetoes overridden
1 of 12
Nominations to the Senate
8,461

What they put their name to

Each opens the directory, filtered to this presidency.

  1. Executive orders Directions to the executive branch, signed and published in the Federal Register. 276 orders
  2. Proclamations Statements addressed to the country, from trade measures to days of observance. 1,224 proclamations
  3. Signing statements What was said about a bill at the moment of signing it, and which bill. 140 statements and remarks
  4. Vetoes Bills sent back to Congress, and what the chambers did about it. 12 vetoes
  5. All documents Everything on file, including the memoranda, determinations and notices. 2,168 documents

Published most recently

The last 10 documents of this presidency.

Kind Document Reference Issued
Executive Order Amending the Civil Service Rules, Executive Order 13488, and Executive Order 13467 To Modernize the Executive Branch-Wide Governance Structure and Processes for Security Clearances, Suitability and Fitness for Employment, and Credentialing, and Related Matters 2017-01623 January 17, 2017
Executive Order Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency 2017-01489 January 13, 2017
Executive Order Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice 2017-01487 January 13, 2017
Executive Order Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Providing for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions 2017-01197 January 13, 2017
Proclamation Religious Freedom Day, 2017 2017-01485 January 13, 2017
Proclamation Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2017 2017-01484 January 13, 2017
Notice Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process 2017-01359 January 13, 2017
Notice Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels 2017-01366 January 13, 2017
Notice Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran 2017-01367 January 13, 2017
Notice Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya 2017-01368 January 13, 2017

Bills refused

The 10 most recent. All vetoes of this presidency.

Bill Title Override Vetoed
S. 2040 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act Overridden September 23, 2016
H.R. 1777 Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016 Not attempted July 22, 2016
H.J.Res. 88 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the… Override failed June 8, 2016
S.J.Res. 22 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the… Not attempted January 20, 2016
H.R. 3762 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the… Override failed January 8, 2016
S.J.Res. 24 Disapproval of the rule on “Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary…” Not attempted December 18, 2015
S.J.Res. 23 Disapproval of the rule on “Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New…” Not attempted December 18, 2015
H.R. 1735 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Not attempted October 22, 2015
S.J.Res. 8 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the… Not attempted March 31, 2015
S. 1 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act Override failed February 24, 2015

Memoranda, determinations and notices make up the rest of the document total. Vetoes are counted from 1789, executive orders from 1937, signing statements from 1993, other documents from 1994 and nominations from 2001.