
PoliticsJanuary 20, 2021
Biden to rejoin Paris climate agreement, revoke Trump ‘Muslim ban’ in first executive orders

Thomas Franck | CNBC.com
Biden will sign more than a dozen executive orders on his first day in office, addressing challenges including the Covid pandemic and the student debt crisis.
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Biden’s orders reverse many of those issued by President Trump, including the so-called Muslim travel ban and the construction of a southern border wall.
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The first order will require masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings, on all federal lands and by federal employees and contractors.
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Biden will also ask the Department of Education to extend the pause on interest and principal payments for direct federal loans until at least Sept. 30.
In his first hours in the Oval Office, President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign more than a dozen executive orders to address challenges like the Covid pandemic and the student debt crisis.
Biden’s orders will also work to reverse many of those issued by President Donald Trump, including the so-called Muslim travel ban and the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Senior members of Biden’s policy team said during a press briefing Tuesday evening that Biden will sign the executive orders immediately after his midday inauguration.
Atop the list of orders and directives viewed by CNBC was a “100 Days Masking Challenge” that will require masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings, on all federal lands and by federal employees and contractors.
Also included in Biden’s health-oriented orders is a reversal of Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization.
Here’s the full list of Biden’s Day One executive orders, as described by the transition team:
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Launch a “100 Days Masking Challenge” and Leading by Example in the Federal Government
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Re-Engage with the World Health Organization to Make Americans and the World Safer
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Structure Our Federal Government to Coordinate a Unified National Response [to Covid-19]
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Extend Eviction and Foreclosure Moratoriums
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Extend Student Loan Pause
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Rejoin the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
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Roll Back President Trump’s Environmental Actions in Order to Protect Public Health and the Environment and Restore Science
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Launch a Whole-of-Government Initiative to Advance Racial Equity
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Reverse President Trump’s Executive Order Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from the Reapportionment Count
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Preserve and Fortify Protections for Dreamers
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Reverse the Muslim Ban
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Repeal of Trump Interior Enforcement Executive Order
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Stop Border Wall Construction
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Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians Presidential Memorandum
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Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation
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Executive Branch Personnel Ethics Executive Order
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Regulatory Process Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum