Revokes a series of seven Trump administration actions that had eased regulatory requirements, as well as actions that called for withholding funding from cities for allowing protests in support of Black Lives Matter, that imposed stricter work requirements to be eligible for federal welfare and that promoted “beautiful federal civic architecture” Reaffirms as a policy of the Biden administration that “all students should be guaranteed an educational environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex, including discrimination in the form of sexual harassment, which encompasses sexual violence, and including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.” Directs the education secretary to review all department policies and actions to identify those that may be inconsistent with the stated policy.ĭirects each agency to evaluate and submit a strategic plan within 200 days on opportunities to promote and expand access to voter registration and participation directs the General Services Administration to modernize and improve calls for strategies to expand policies allowing federal employees time off to vote and to expand employees’ ability to serve as nonpartisan poll workers or observers requires a review of barriers to voting for individuals with disabilities and of the Federal Voter Registration Form to ensure it is accessible requires the defense secretary to review the feasibility of providing an online system for military personnel serving abroad to manage their voter registration and request absentee ballots directs the attorney general to require jails to provide educational materials on voting and voter registration establishes the Interagency Steering Group on Native American Voting Rights Revokes a Trump executive order that authorized sanctions on International Criminal Court officialsĮstablishes a White House Gender Policy Council, which will submit a government-wide plan within 200 days with recommendations to “advance gender equity and equality in the United States and around the world” Imposes sanctions and diplomatic expulsions on Russia in response to the country’s interference in the 2020 US election and the SolarWinds cyberattack formally names the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service as the force behind SolarWinds blocks US financial institutions from trading in Russian bondsįorms the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, which is intended to provide an analysis of the principal arguments for and against Supreme Court reform. Declares that the 15,000 annual refugee cap set by Trump will be raised to a number to be determined by May 15. Reverses the Trump policy banning refugees from key regions and enables flights from those regions to begin within days. Requires a $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers with disabilities. Eliminates the tipped minimum wage, $7.65 an hour, by 2024. Raises the minimum wage of federal contract workers to $15 an hour in early 2022, up from the current $10.95.
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