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368. $2B contribution to COVAX for global vaccinations

369. Funded expansion of vaccine manufacturing in India and South Africa

370. Implemented vaccine mandate for federal employees, contractors, and employees at healthcare providers that receive Medicare/Medicaid funding.

371. Implemented vaccine/test mandate for large businesses (SC struck
down)

372. Invoked DPA for testing, vaccine, PPE manufacturing

373. Federal mask mandate for federal buildings, federal employees, and
public transportation

374. Implemented test requirement for international travel

375. Implemented joint FDA-NIH expedited process to approve at home tests
more quickly

376. Over 20,000 free federal testing sites

377. 8 at home tests per month required to be reimbursed by insurance

378. 1B at home tests available for free by mail

379. 50M at home tests available free at community health centers

380. 25M high quality reusable masks for low-income residents in early
2021

381. 400M free N95 masks at pharmacies and health centers

382. Military medical teams deployed to help overburdened hospitals

383. Rejoined the WHO

384. Ended the ban on trans soldiers in the military

385. Reversed Trump admin limits on Bostock ruling and fully enforced it

386. Prohibited discrimination against LGBTQ patients in healthcare

387. Prohibited discrimination against LGBTQ families in housing under
the Fair Housing Act

388. Prohibited discrimination against LGBTQ people in the financial
system to access loans or credit

389. Justice Department declared that Title IX prohibits discrimination
based on sexual orientation and gender identity in education.

390. Revoked ban on Federal Diversity Training

391. Instructed the VA to review its policies to remove barriers to care
for trans veterans

392. First Senate confirmed LGBTQ Cabinet Secretary

393. First trans person confirmed by the Senate

394. Extended birthright citizenship to children of same sex couples born abroad

395. State Department allows X gender marker on passport for non-binary Americans

396. Banned new contracts with private prisons for criminal prisons

397. Justice Department reestablished the use of consent degrees with
police departments

398. Pattern and Practice investigation into Phoenix, Louisville, and Minneapolis

399. Banned chokeholds and limited no-knock raids among federal law
enforcement

400. Initiative to ban modern day redlining

401. Doubled DOJ Civil Rights Division staff

402. Increase percentage of federal contract for small disadvantaged
businesses from 5% to 15% ($100B in additional contracts over 5 years)

403. Sued TX and GA over voting laws. Sued TX over abortion law. Sued GA
over prison abuse.

404. Signed law making Juneteenth a federal holiday

405. Signed EO to use the federal government to improve voting access
through federal programs and departments.

406. Signed COVID-19 Hate Crime Act, which made more resources available
to support the reporting of hate crimes

407. Signed EO for diversity in the federal workplace

408. Increased federal employment opportunities for previously
incarcerated persons

409. Banned ghost guns

410. New regulations on pistol-stabilizing braces

411. First annual gun trafficking report in 20 years

412. New zero tolerance policy for gun dealers who willfully violate the
law

413. Signed COPS act, ensuring confidentiality for peer counseling for
police officers

414. Signed Protecting America’s First Responders Act, expediting
benefits for officers disabled in the line of duty

415. Signed bill making it a crime to harm US law enforcement overseas

416. Student loan freeze through April 30th, 2022

417. Changed criteria so an additional 1.14M borrowers qualified for the
loan pause (retroactively forgave interest and penalties)

418. Forgiven $11.5B in student loans for disabled students, students who
were defrauded, and PSLF

419. Fixed PSLF so that it is much easier for previous payments to apply.

420. Determined that the paused months will apply to PSLF

421. Student loan debt forgiveness is tax free through 2025

422. Ended Border Wall emergency and cancelled all new border wall
construction and contracts

423. Repealed Trump’s Muslim Ban

424. Set FY 2022 refugee cap to 125,000, the highest in almost 30 years

425. Prohibiting ICE from conducting workplace raids

426. Family reunification taskforce to reunite separated families.
Reunited over 100+ families and gave them status to stay in US

427. Granted or extended TPS for Haitians, Venezuelans, Syrians, and
Liberians

428. Lifted moratorium on green cards and immigrant visas

429. Ended use of public charge rule to deny green cards

430. Loosened the criteria to qualify for asylum

431. Changed ICE enforcement priorities

432. Reinitiated the CAM Refugee program for Northern Triangle minors to
apply for asylum from their home countries

433. $1B+ in public aid and private investment for addressing the root
causes of migration

434. Ended family detention of immigrants and moved towards other
monitoring

435. HHS prohibited working with ICE on enforcement for sponsors of unaccompanied minors

436. Got rid of harder citizenship test

437. Allowed certain visas to be obtained without an in person consulate interview

438. Rescinded “metering” policy that limited migrants at ports of entry

439. Ended the War in Afghanistan

440. First time in 20 years US not involved in a war

441. Ended support for Saudi offensive operations in Yemen

442. Airstrikes down 54% in 2021 from 2020.

443. Issued policy restricting drone strikes outside of warzones

444. Restored $235M in aid to Palestinians

445. AUKUS defense pact with Australia and UK

446. New rules to counter extremism within the military

447. Signed law funding capitol police and Afghan Refugees

448. EO on competitiveness to write consumer friendly rules, such as
right to repair

449. EO on improving government experience, incl

450. Social Security benefits will be able to be claimed online

451. Passports can be renewed online

452. Makes it easier for low-income families to apply for benefits

453. Increase telehealth options

454. WIC recipients can use benefits online

455. $7.25B in additional PPP funds

456. Signed PPP extension law to extend the program for 2 months

457. Changed criteria to make it easier for small and minority businesses
to qualify for PPP loans

458. $29 Restaurant Recovery Fund to recover lost revenue

459. $1.25B Shuttered Venue fund

460. $10.4B for agriculture

461. 30 year bailout of multiemployer pension funds that protects
millions of pensions through 2051.

462. Pro-labor majority appointed to NLRB

463. Established task force to promote unionization

464. Restored collective bargaining right for federal employees

465. Negotiated deal for West Coast Ports to run 24/7 to ease supply
chain

466. Signed EO to secure and strengthen supply chains

467. Investing $1B in small food processors to combat meat prices

468. Extended 15% SNAP benefit increase through Sept 30, 2021

469. Made 12 million previously ineligible beneficiaries eligible for the increase

470. Public health emergency helps keep benefits in place

471. Largest permanent increase in SNAP benefit history, raising
permanent benefits by 27% ($20B per year)

472. Made school lunches free through for all through the 2021-2022
school year

473. Extended the Pandemic EBT program

474. Largest ever summer food program in 2021 provided 34 million
students with $375 for meals over the summer.

475. Restarted the FHA-HFA risk sharing program to finance affordable
housing development

476. Raised Fannie/Freddie’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit from $1B to
$1.7B a year to invest in affordable housing

477. $383M CMF grant program for affordable housing production

478. Prioritizing owner-occupants and non-profits as purchasers of FHA-
insured and Distressed HUD properties, rather than large investors

479. Paid a 10% retention incentive to permanent federal firefighters and
a $1000 bonus to seasonal firefighters

480. Transitioned hundreds of federal firefighters from part time to full
time and hired hundreds more

481. $28.6B in supplemental disaster relief approved for natural
disasters

482. $8.7B in funding to increase lending to minority communities

483. Released $1.3B in Puerto Rico disaster aid previously held up by
Trump admin and removed restrictions on $8.2B housing disaster aid

484. Forgave $371M in community disaster loans in PR

485. Released $912M in previously withheld education aid to PR

486. Permanently made all families in PR eligible for the CTC (previously
only families with 3 or more children were)

487. Provided permanent funding to quadruple the size of PRs local earned income tax credit

488. Permanent $3B per year boost to funding for PR’s Medicaid program

489. Raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractor,
eliminated the minimum wage exception for certain contractor positions,
and ended the tipped contractor wage.

490. Ordered the minimum wage for federal employees to be raised to $15
an hour

491. Medicaid drug rebate change to discourage excessive price increases
and save Gov $23.5B

492. Incentives for states to expand Medicaid

493. Finalized the rule that bans surprise medical bills for out of
network medical services

494. Provided More Than $200 Million To Support Youth Mental Health

495. Negotiated release of 6 US citizens being unlawfully detained by
foreign governments.

496. During a prime time nationally televised debate, called Trump a
“clown” and mocked Trump’s style by saying, “Will you shut up, man?”

497. Turned the tables on his critics by introducing himself as "Dark
Brandon" and saying "A cup of Joe never tasted better." as he places a
coffee mug on a table in front of him, revealing it features a “Dark
Brandon” meme complete with laser beam eyes.

498. Displayed his sense of humor by making a witty remark to reporters
after stumbling over one of the two small black sandbags that were on
stage to support the teleprompter used by Biden and other speakers at the graduation, jokingly saying, "I got sandbagged."

499. Exhibited his wit about his age during his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Addressing the reporters, he remarked, "After
all, I stand by the First Amendment — and not just because my dear friend
Jimmy Madison penned it," eliciting laughter and applause from the
audience.

500. Defending the Sacred Cause of American Democracy

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