April 30, 2021 On his first day as US president, Joe Biden hit the ground running. He issued more executive actions than his three immediate predecessors—Trump, Obama, and Bush—combined. Now, 100 days into his term, he has hardly slowed down. Biden has issued 106 executive actions since taking office, more than any recent president following a partisan change, according to the Presidency Project, which collects data on past and current US administrations. This tally includes executive orders, presidential memos, and proclamations, which are all directives that come straight from the desk of the president, in contrast to laws passed by Congress. Executive orders are legally binding, and in practice, memoranda are treated very similarly. Both executive orders and memoranda typically instruct government employees how to enforce certain laws, or implement various policies. Proclamations tend to be ceremonial.