Executive
issuances.
Law the President and the agencies make without Congress: orders to the executive branch, proclamations of a date or a reservation of land, and the rules every agency files with the UP Law Center. Pick a kind, then a year and a month.
34,048issuances6kinds1935–2026covered
What each kind is
They are not interchangeable — the name tells you who is being ordered, and about what.
Executive OrdersHow the President orders the executive branch to act.5,489 executive orders · 1935–2026 · 92 yearsAdministrative OrdersRules on particular matters of administration, issued from the Palace.2,573 administrative orders · 1936–2026 · 83 yearsProclamationsDeclarations fixing a date, a holiday, a reservation of land or a state of affairs.6,246 proclamations · 1944–2026 · 46 yearsMemorandum CircularsInstructions of general application to the executive branch.463 memorandum circulars · 1992–2026 · 29 yearsMemorandum OrdersOrders on matters of administration addressed to a particular office.352 memorandum orders · 1994–2026 · 28 yearsNational Administrative RegisterWhat every agency files with the UP Law Center: the rules that run the country day to day.18,925 issuances · 1941–2019 · 41 years