” - - - lawmakers say the president’s executive order - - - “
If memory serves me correctly. Presidential Executive Orders were restricted to directions to the gardener, and other servant staff around the executive Mansion.
| No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
|---|---|---|
| 13489 | Presidential Records | 2009-01-21 |
| 13490 | Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel | 2009-01-21 |
| 13491 | Ensuring Lawful Interrogations | 2009-01-22 |
| 13492 | Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities | 2009-01-22 |
| 13493 | Review of Detention Policy Options | 2009-01-22 |
| 13494 | Economy in Government Contracting | 2009-01-30 |
| 13495 | Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts | 2009-01-30 |
| 13496 | Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws (Repealed Executive Order 13201 | 2009-01-30 |
| 13497 | Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Regulatory Planning and Review | 2009-02-05 |
| 13498 | Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships | 2009-02-06 |
| 13499 | Further Amendments to Executive Order 12835, Establishment of the National Economic Council | 2009-02-05 |
| 13500 | Further Amendments to Executive Order 12859, Establishment of the Domestic Policy Council | 2009-02-05 |
| 13501 | Establishing the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board | 2009-02-06 |
| 13502 | Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects | 2009-02-06 |
| 13503 | Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs | 2009-02-19 |
| 13504 | Amending Executive Order 13390 | 2009-02-19 |
| 13505 | Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells | 2009-03-09 |
| 13506 | Establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls | 2009-03-11 |
| 13507 | Establishment of the White House Office of Health Reform | 2009-04-08 |
| 13508 | Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration | 2009-05-12 |
| 13509 | Establishing a White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers | 2009-06-23 |
| 13514 | Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance | 2009-10-05 |
| 13524 | Amending Executive Order 12425 Designating Interpol as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities | 2009-12-17 |
| 13528 | Establishment of the Council of Governors. | 2010-01-11 |
| 13535 | Ensuring Enforcement and Implementation of Abortion Restrictions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | 2010-03-23 |
| 13543 | National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling | 2010-05-21 |
| 13544 | Establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council | 2010-06-10 |
| 13545 | President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition | 2010-06-22 |
| 13546 | Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States | 2010-07-02 |
| 13547 | Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes | 2010-07-19 |
| 13548 | Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals With Disabilities | 2010-07-26 |
| 13549 | Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities | 2010-08-18 |
| 13550 | Establishment of Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office | 2010-08-18 |
| 13551 | Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to North Korea | 2010-08-30 |
| 13552 | 2010 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States | 2010-08-31 |
| 13553 | Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuses by the Government of Iran and Taking Certain Other Actions | 2010-09-28 |
| 13554 | Establishing the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force | 2010-10-05 |
| 13555 | White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics | 2010-10-19 |
| 13556 | Controlled Unclassified Information | 2010-11-04 |
| 13557 | Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice | 2010-11-04 |
| 13558 | Export Enforcement Coordination Center | 2010-11-09 |
| 13559 | Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations | 2010-11-17 |
| 13560 | White House Council for Community Solutions | 2010-12-14 |
| 13561 | Adjustments to Certain Rates of Pay | 2010-12-22 |
| 13562 | Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates | 2010-12-27 |
| 13603 | National Defense Resources Preparedness | 2012-3-16 |
| 13604 | Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects | 2012-3-22 |
I thought it was that way too, but apparently not in for a while in practice.