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Texts of Biden Executive Actions Now Available

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As noted earlier yesterday, President Biden was expected to take a number of executive actions on a host of issues on his first day, including COVID-19, DACA, and student loan repayments, among others.  He did take those executive actions after being sworn in and the  texts of those executive actions are now available.

  • The text of the Presidential Memorandum on “Preserving and Fortifying DACA” is available here.
  • The text of the Presidential Proclamation ending the “Muslim ban” is available here.
  • The text of the Executive Order on a review of regulations that negatively impact the climate issued during the Trump Administration is available here.
  • The text of a memo from the White House Chief of Staff to agency heads halting “midnight regulations” is available here.
  • A statement regarding student loan repayments is available here.  The Education Department has already updated its website to reflect an extension on the repayment pause through September 30.

Texts of other executive actions taken by the new President are available here.

Biden to Release Immigration Bill

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The Biden Administration is scheduled to release later today an expansive bill aimed at reforming the nation’s immigration bill.

Read more about some of the bill’s major provisions here

A fact sheet about the bill is available here.

Biden To Take Executive Actions Today

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Shortly after being sworn today, President Biden is expected to take a set of executive actions that seeks to jump start the process of addressing his priority areas.

Among the steps Biden is expected to take are asking the Department of Education to consider extending the moratorium on student loan repayments through September 30, issuing a presidential memo asking the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to “preserve and fortify protections for Dreamers,” and ending the “Muslim ban”.

Read more about the executive actions here.

Descriptions of the 17 actions that he is expected take are available here.

 

Confirmation Hearings Start Today

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With the swearing-in of the new Biden Administration scheduled for tomorrow, the first set of confirmation hearings for several key posts within the Administration are set to start today.  These include:

  • Lloyd Austin– Secretary of Defense
  • Alejandro Mayorkas– Secretary of Homeland Security
  • Antony Blinken– Secretary of State
  • Avril Haines– Director of National Intelligence
  • Janet Yellen– Secretary of Treasury

Read more about the nominees and the confirmation process here, here, and here.

CDC Updates COVID-19 Entry Requirements for the United States

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an order requiring all air passengers arriving into the US to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within 3 days of departure, or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 within the last three months. The test results or documentation must be presented to airline staff upon departure from the foreign country.

Those passengers utilizing documentation of recovery must show the positive test result and a letter from a healthcare provider indicating they are cleared to travel.

The order applies to all air passengers regardless of citizenship status or whether they have been vaccinated. The new rules go into effect on January 26th, 2021.

Read the CDC’s FAQ here. Members of the UW community with specific questions should contact International Student Services or the Office of Academic Personnel, depending on their affiliation.

Update 01/19/21: As a result of this CDC order, President Trump has lifted travel restrictions for the Schengen Area, UK and Ireland, and Brazil in a proclamation dated January 18, 2021. Travel restrictions remain in place for China and Iran.