Executive Documents

Article II of the U.S. Constitution establishes the executive branch and grants executive power to the President of the United States, requiring the President to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” The Executive Office of the President issues the following main types of resources:

• Executive or Presidential Orders are the most common form of signed documents, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government and are largely directed at administrative agencies. These include executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, determinations, messages to Congress, speeches, and statements.
• Budgets and Economics Reports – Documents that communicate the President’s economic policies, including the Budget of the U.S. Government, the Economic Report of the President, and related budget appendices and analytical perspectives.
• Reports and Publications – Research reports, policy papers, strategic plans, fact sheets, and other publications produced by the Executive Office of the President and its agencies, such as the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), the National Security Council (NSC), and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).