Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2021 Q1)

The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the first quarter of 2021, beginning from his inauguration as president of the United States on January 20, 2021. To navigate between quarters, see Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency.

Timeline

January 2021

Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Week 1
Wednesday, January 20	46th President Joe Biden and 49th Vice President Kamala Harris take the Oath of Office.[1][2] Outgoing President Trump does not attend the ceremony,[3] though outgoing Vice President Pence does attend. President Biden proclaims a National Day of Unity.[4] President Biden rejoins the Paris Agreement, from which the United States formally withdrew on November 4, 2020.[5] The action will take effect in 30 days.[6][7][5] In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, President Biden rescinds the United States' July 2020 intended withdrawal from the World Health Organization.[8] Biden also names Anthony Fauci as the head of the United States' WHO delegation.[9][7] President Biden issues an executive order to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline and overturn various other Trump administration environmental policies.[7] President Biden issues an executive order to halt funding for the border wall along the Mexican border.[7] President Biden issues a proclamation to repeal the travel ban from Muslim-majority countries.[10] The Senate confirms Avril Haines as the 7th Director of National Intelligence in a vote of 84–10.[11] President Biden directs the Department of Education to extend the pause on federal student loans through September 30, 2021.[12] Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the first press briefing of the Biden administration,[13] during which she mentions that the administration will hold briefings daily.[14][15]	Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States
Thursday, January 21	President Biden signs ten executive orders related to the country's COVID-19 response and vaccination efforts.[16] These include activating the Defense Production Act in order to speed up vaccine distribution.[17] Sources confirm that FBI Director Christopher Wray will remain in his position.[18] President Biden delivers remarks regarding his administration's planned COVID-19 response.[19] Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R–GA-14) introduces six articles of impeachment against President Biden.[20][21] The House of Representatives votes 326–78 and the Senate votes 69–27 to pass H.R. 335, a waiver allowing Gen. Lloyd Austin to bypass a law which forces retired generals to wait seven years before assuming office as Secretary of Defense.[22] Vice-President Kamala Harris makes her first notable phone call as vice president with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.[23] President Biden fires National Labor Relations Board general counselor Peter B. Robb.[24][25] President Biden proposes to extend the New START nuclear treaty with Russia by 5 years. The treaty would have expired in February 2021.[26] President Biden announces a suspension on distribution of new oil and gas drilling permits, effective for 60 days.[27]
Friday, January 22	The Senate confirms Lloyd Austin as the 28th Secretary of Defense in a vote of 93–2. [28] President Biden signs an executive order to ask agencies to boost food aid and improve the delivery of stimulus checks.[29] President Biden signs an executive order to restore collective bargaining power for federal workers.[29] President Biden signs an executive order to increase the minimum wage for federal employees to $15 per hour.[30] President Biden discusses plans with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[31] President Biden discusses plans with Mexican President Andrés López.[32][33]	President Biden signs H.R. 335 into law, thus allowing Lloyd Austin to become Secretary of Defense.
Saturday, January 23	President Biden speaks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[34]	President Biden talks with Prime Minister Johnson on the phone
Sunday, January 24	President Biden speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron.[35]
Week 2
Monday, January 25	President Biden signs an executive order to repeal Department of Defense Instruction 1300.28, which effectively banned transgender individuals from joining the U.S. military under the Trump administration.[36] President Biden imposes travel restrictions on South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Brazil to mitigate the spread of newly-identified COVID-19 strains.[37][38] The Senate confirms Janet Yellen as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury in a vote of 84–15.[39][40] The House of Representatives brings the impeachment charge against former president Donald Trump to the Senate, with the trial scheduled to start February 9.[41] President Biden signs an executive order to increase government buying from U.S. manufacturers. The order will likely take 45 days or more to get approved by the federal government.[42] President Biden speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.[43]
Tuesday, January 26	The Senate confirms Antony Blinken as the 71st Secretary of State in a vote of 78–22.[44] President Biden speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.[45][46] President Biden signs executive orders relating to racism (xenophobia against Asian Americans due to the COVID-19 pandemic; ending Department of Justice contracts with private prisons due to the growing number of incarcerated African Americans; discriminatory housing rules) and for the relationships of Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Nations.[47][48] Prior to the signing, domestic policy adviser Susan Rice held her first White House press conference, discussing the executive actions.[49] Acting United States Attorney General Monty Wilkinson announces that Biden has rescinded the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, which led to the separation of over 3,000 migrant families on the Mexico–United States border.[50] President Biden orders 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed by the end of August.[51] President Biden speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.[52] Vice-President Harris receives her second shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. She gave remarks about the efficacy of the vaccine.[53]	Vice-President Harris receives her second COVID-19 vaccination at the NIH
Wednesday, January 27	The White House COVID-19 Response Team holds its first weekly public briefing featuring Anthony Fauci, Marcella Nunez-Smith, Jeff Zients, Andy Slavitt and Rochelle Walensky.[54] The White House focuses on climate change, with President Biden signing an executive action to suspend new leases for natural gas and oil development on federal lands and waters. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry and White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy participated in their first press conference, discussing the administration's climate policies.[55][56] President Biden speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.[57]	Vice-President Harris swears in Antony Blinken
Thursday, January 28	President Biden signs executive orders expanding the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, revoking an abortion policy by the Trump administration, and revoking the Mexico City policy.[58][59] Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff had his first solo event, visiting an urban farm in Washington, D.C. He gave remarks about food insecurity being exacerbated during the pandemic.[60]
Friday, January 29	President Biden meets with two wounded soldiers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.[61]	President Biden visits Walter Reed
Saturday, January 30
Sunday, January 31	President Biden writes a letter to Nancy Pelosi and Patrick Leahy proposing the withdrawals of 73 proposed rescissions by Congress.[62]

February 2021

Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Week 3
Monday, February 1	President Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar in response to a coup.[63] Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar asked the Supreme Court to remove two cases related to Trump administration policy: Biden v. Sierra Club and Pekoske v. Innovation Law Lab.[64] President Biden and Vice-President Harris meet with ten Republican senators in the Oval Office to negotiate a deal on a coronavirus aid package.[65]	President Biden meets with Republican senators to discuss COVID-19 relief measures
Tuesday, February 2	The Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as the 19th Secretary of Transportation in a vote of 86–13.[66] The Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as the 7th Secretary of Homeland Security in a vote of 56–43.[66] President Biden signs three immigration-related executive orders: creating a task force to reunite children separated from their families as a result of the Trump administration family separation policy; an order to review legal immigration programs, including Remain in Mexico and the Central American Minors Program; and a review of immigration policies for "integration and inclusion" including the naturalization process.[67] White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeffrey Zients announced the administration would ship almost 1 million doses to 6,500 pharmacies across the country to increase vaccine availability.[68] President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the viewing of remains of slain U.S. Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick at the U.S. Capitol.[69]	President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the memorial for Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick
Wednesday, February 3	Vice-President Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff attend the viewing of the remains of U.S. Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick at the U.S. Capitol.[70] Vice-President Harris swears in Pete Buttigieg as 19th Secretary of Transportation and Alejandro Mayorkas as 7th Secretary of Homeland Security.[71][72] President Biden and Vice President-Harris meet with ten Democratic senators in the Oval Office to negotiate a deal on a coronavirus aid package.[73] President Biden speaks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.[74] President Biden speaks with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.[75]	Vice-President Harris swears in Alejandro Mayorkas President Biden meets with Democratic senators to discuss COVID-19 relief measures
Thursday, February 4	President Biden signs an executive order to increase refugee admissions and allow a safe haven for about 125,000 refugees.[76] President Biden signs three memorandums; one on LGBTQ rights, one on renewing the NSCS, and one on revitalizing America's foreign worker policy.[77][78][79] President Biden makes his first visit to the State Department headquarters as President, delivering remarks to employees. [80]	President Biden delivers remarks to State Department employees
Friday, February 5	The Senate passes a budget resolution as a step to approve President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package but rejects the minimum wage package he proposed. Additionally, Vice President Kamala Harris casts her first tiebreaking vote as Vice President.[81] President Biden and Vice President-Harris meet with Democratic House leaders in the Oval Office to negotiate a deal on a coronavirus aid package.	President Biden meets with Democratic House leaders to discuss COVID-19 relief measures
Saturday, February 6
Sunday, February 7
Week 4
Monday, February 8
Tuesday, February 9
Wednesday, February 10
Thursday, February 11
Friday, February 12
Saturday, February 13
Sunday, February 14

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U.S. presidential administration timelines
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Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2021 Q1)

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January 2021

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February 2021

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