Biden will also revoke the Keystone XL pipeline permit, issue a proclamation ending the emergency at the border wall and send an immigration bill to Congress. It remains unclear exactly what will be in the immigration legislation. Biden’s transition declined to comment.
The new administration will also act to protect Dreamers and improve labor diversity and equity in the federal government. Biden will also announce a date for a US climate summit
The actions are largely grouped in buckets aimed at addressing the four crises that Biden focused on: the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, racial equality and the economic recession.
Klain specified other actions in Saturday’s memorandum, including the repeal of the travel ban on several Muslim countries, the joining of the Paris climate agreements, the extension of student loan payments and the evictions imposed during the pandemic, and the issuance of a mask mandate for federal real estate and for interstate travel.
“This executive action will alleviate the millions of Americans who are struggling in the face of these crises,” Klain wrote. “Elected President Biden will act – not only to prevent the most serious damage from the Trump administration, but also to start moving our country forward.”