Presidential task force
A presidential task force or White House task force is a board of advisors appointed by the president of the United States whose main purpose is to enact policies in relation to responding to either national emergencies, crises, or general policy initiatives. Presidential task force members are part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States who don't require United States Senate confirmation and can be dismissed at the discretion of the president. This is granted by the Constitution of the United States under Article Two, Section Two, Clause One, stating, "require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices."{{cite web|url=https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S2-C1-2/ALDE_00001131/|title=ArtII.S2.C1.2 Presidential Advisors|work=Library of Congress|access-date=July 1, 2021}}
List of presidential task forces
=Richard Nixon=
=Ronald Reagan=
- President's Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives (1981–1982){{cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-12329-presidents-task-force-private-sector-initiatives|title=Executive Order 12329—President's Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives|work=The American Presidency Project|date=October 14, 1981|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- President's Task Force on Victims of Crime (1982){{cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-12360-presidents-task-force-victims-crime|title=Executive Order 12360—President's Task Force on Victims of Crime|work=The American Presidency Project|date=April 23, 1982|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms (1987–1988){{cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-12614-presidential-task-force-market-mechanisms|title=Executive Order 12614—Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms|work=The American Presidency Project|date=November 5, 1987|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
=Bill Clinton=
- Climate Change Task Force (1997–2000){{cite web|url=https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/textonly/PCSD/tforce/cctf/index.html|title=Climate Change Task Force|work=Clinton White House|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status (2000–2011){{cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-13183-establishment-the-presidents-task-force-puerto-ricos-status|title=Executive Order 13183—Establishment of the Presidents Task Force on Puerto Ricos Status|work=The American Presidency Project|date=December 23, 2000|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
=George W. Bush=
- Energy Task Force (2001)
- Corporate Fraud Task Force (2002–2009){{cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/07/20020709-2.html|title=Executive Order Establishment of the Corporate Fraud Task Force|work=George W. Bush White House|date=July 9, 2002|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- Task Force on New Americans (2006–){{cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/06/20060607-4.html|title=Executive Order: Task Force on New Americans|work=George W. Bush White House|date=June 7, 2006|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
=Barack Obama=
- Middle Class Working Families Task Force (2009–2010){{cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-white-house-announces-middle-class-task-force|title=Press Release - White House Announces Middle Class Task Force|work=The American Presidency Project|date=January 30, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry (2009){{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/geithner-summers-convene-official-designees-presidential-task-force-auto-industry|title=Geithner, Summers Convene Official Designees to Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry|work=Obama White House|date=February 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126134008/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/geithner-summers-convene-official-designees-presidential-task-force-auto-industry|access-date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=2021-01-26}}
- Task Force on Childhood Obesity (2010–2017){{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memorandum-establishing-a-task-force-childhood-obesity|title=Presidential Memorandum -- Establishing a Task Force on Childhood Obesity|work=Obama White House|date=February 9, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- Task Force on Space Industry WorkForce and Economic Development (2010){{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memoranda-task-force-space-industry-workforce-and-economic-development|title=Presidential Memoranda-- Task Force on Space Industry WorkForce and Economic Development|work=Obama White House|date=May 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321123343/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memoranda-task-force-space-industry-workforce-and-economic-development|access-date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=2021-03-21}}
- President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing (2014–2015){{cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-13684-establishment-the-presidents-task-force-21st-century-policing|title=Executive Order 13684—Establishment of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing|work=The American Presidency Project|date=December 18, 2014|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault (2014–2017){{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/22/memorandum-establishing-white-house-task-force-protect-students-sexual-a|title=Memorandum -- Establishing a White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault|work=Obama White House|date=January 22, 2014|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
=Donald Trump=
- Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives (2020){{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/02/2019-26178/establishing-the-task-force-on-missing-and-murdered-american-indians-and-alaska-natives|title=Establishing the Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives|work=Federal Register|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- White House Coronavirus Task Force (2020–2021){{cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-presidents-coronavirus-task-force/|title=Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Coronavirus Task Force|work=Trump White House|date=January 29, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force/Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force (2020–2021){{cite web|url=https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-supply-chain-stabilization-task-force|title=Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force|work=FEMA|date=March 30, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/03262020%20Letter%20to%20VP%20Pence%20-%20Coronavirus%20Medical%20Supply%20Chain.pdf|title=Letter to VP Pence - Coronavirus Medical Supply Chain|work=United States Senate|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- White House Economic Task Force/Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups (2020–2021){{cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-announces-great-american-economic-revival-industry-groups/|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups|work=Trump White House|date=April 14, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- White House Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday ("Task Force 250") (2025- ) {{Cite news |last=Office of the Press Secretary |date=January 29, 2025 |title=Celebrating America's 250th Birthday |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/celebrating-americas-250th-birthday/ |work=whitehouse.gov |via=National Archives}}{{cite web | last=Colvin | first=Jill | title=Trump signs order to plan nation's 250th anniversary celebration, punish those who vandalize statues | website=AP News | date=2025-01-29 | url=https://apnews.com/article/america-250th-anniversary-independence-trump-monument-27709d81cc4842fc88ac2c4c883a576b | access-date=2025-01-31}}
=Joe Biden=
- White House COVID-19 Response Team (2021–2023)
- COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force (2021–){{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/02/10/president-biden-announces-members-of-the-biden-harris-administration-covid-19-health-equity-task-force/|title=President Biden Announces Members of the Biden-Harris Administration COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force|work=White House|date=February 10, 2021|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force (2021–){{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/08/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-supply-chain-disruptions-task-force-to-address-short-term-supply-chain-discontinuities/|title=FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force to Address Short-Term Supply Chain Discontinuities|work=White House|date=June 8, 2021|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- National Climate Task Force (2021–){{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/|title=Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad|work=White House|date=January 27, 2021|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families (2021–){{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/02/02/executive-order-the-establishment-of-interagency-task-force-on-the-reunification-of-families/|title=Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families|work=White House|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment (2021–){{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/04/26/executive-order-on-worker-organizing-and-empowerment/|title=Executive Order on Worker Organizing and Empowerment|work=White House|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- Scientific Integrity Task Force (2021–){{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/ostp/news-updates/2021/05/10/the-white-house-announces-scientific-integrity-task-force-formal-launch-and-co-chairs/|title=The White House Announces Scientific Integrity Task Force Formal Launch and Co-Chairs|work=White House|date=May 10, 2021|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force (2021–){{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/ostp/news-updates/2021/06/10/the-biden-administration-launches-the-national-artificial-intelligence-research-resource-task-force/|title=The Biden Administration Launches the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force|work=White House|date=June 10, 2021|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
- Buy Clean Task Force (2022–){{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/15/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-advances-cleaner-industrial-sector-to-reduce-emissions-and-reinvigorate-american-manufacturing/|title=Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Cleaner Industrial Sector to Reduce Emissions and Reinvigorate American Manufacturing|work=White House|date=February 15, 2022|access-date=March 3, 2022}}
- Interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access (2022–){{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/03/fact-sheet-president-biden-issues-executive-order-at-the-first-meeting-of-the-task-force-on-reproductive-healthcare-access-2/|title=FACT SHEET: President Biden Issues Executive Order at the First Meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access|work=White House|date=August 3, 2022|access-date=November 16, 2022}}
- White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse (2022–){{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/16/politics/task-force-online-harassment-abuse-kamala-harris/index.html|title=Kamala Harris launches new national task force on preventing online harassment and abuse|work=CNN|date=June 16, 2022|access-date=July 20, 2023}}
See also
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