12/9/2023 0 Comments Joe biden executive orders day 1The order states: "To protect the Federal workforce and individuals interacting with the Federal workforce, and to ensure the continuity of Government services and activities, on-duty or on-site Federal employees, on-site Federal contractors, and other individuals in Federal buildings and on Federal lands should all wear masks, maintain physical distance, and adhere to other public health measures, as provided in CDC guidelines." Organizing and Mobilizing to Combat COVID-19Īnother order focuses on the desire to "act swiftly and aggressively to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)." Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-WearingĪs part of Biden's actions to confront the COVID-19 crisis, he has ordered masks be worn on Federal property. It also reversed Trump's ban on federally funded diversity training highlighting the concept of white privilege. This orders for there to be work to identify methods to assess equity, each federal agency to undergo an equity assessment and the allocation of resources to "advance fairness and opportunity." "Because advancing equity requires a systematic approach to embedding fairness in decision-making processes, executive departments and agencies (agencies) must recognize and work to redress inequities in their policies and programs that serve as barriers to equal opportunity." While Biden’s measures Tuesday will aid progress, only Congress can impose many sweeping measures that gun control advocates have pushed for-such as an assault weapons ban, bans on high-capacity magazines and truly universal background checks-and the White House said Tuesday Biden was enacting the new executive order “as he continues to call on Congress to act.Read more Biden Diversity Order Reverses Trump Ban on 'White Privilege' Training look to the federal government to take more sweeping measures on gun control in light of the continued wave of mass shootings. But a Pew Research poll found 63% of Americans still wanted Congress to do more on gun control after the bill was passed as many in the U.S. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act increased funding for implementing risk protection orders, imposed a new review process for under-21s buying guns and created new federal offenses for trafficking and “straw purchasing” guns, among other measures. The executive orders add to actions the Biden Administration has taken on gun control, including measures to rein in “ghost guns,” new law enforcement strike forces targeting firearms trafficking and funding to prevent community violence. surpassed 100 mass shootings so far this year earlier in March, which is the earliest point in at least a decade that the number of annual mass shootings has hit triple digits. That’s the number of mass shootings that have occurred in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. What To Watch Forīiden will sign the executive order Tuesday in Monterey Park, California, where a mass shooting took place in January. The order also directs the attorney general to work with Congress to modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988, which is set to expire in December, to make it harder for firearms to be made that can evade metal detectors.
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