{"id":"FED-192","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"The President and the White House Coronavirus Task Force","authority":"Presidential guidance","instrument":"Guidelines for Opening Up America Again (Apr. 16, 2020)","title":"Guidelines for Opening Up America Again","dateIssued":"2020-04-16","effective":"2020-04-16","end":"superseded by State reopening frameworks; the federal page remained through January 2021","startDate":"2020-04-16","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["GATH","CAP","TRAV","TELE","CLOSE"],"addressees":["State and local officials; employers; individuals"],"clause":"President Trump has unveiled Guidelines for Opening Up America Again, a three-phased approach based on the advice of public health experts. These steps will help state and local officials when reopening their economies, getting people back to work, and continuing to protect American lives.... Proposed State or Regional Gating Criteria: Satisfy Before Proceeding to Phased Comeback... Downward trajectory of documented cases within a 14-day period... Phase One: For States and Regions that satisfy the gating criteria. INDIVIDUALS: ALL VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS should continue to shelter in place.... Social settings of more than 10 people, where appropriate distancing may not be practical, should be avoided unless precautionary measures are observed. Avoid SOCIALIZING in groups of more than 10 people in circumstances that do not readily allow for appropriate physical distancing (e.g., receptions, trade shows) MINIMIZE NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel.","enforcement":"None (guidance); adopted by reference in State reopening orders (e.g., the phased frameworks of Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado) and by CMS (FED-159)","functions":["context: the federal template of the phased reopenings that State orders enacted (telework \u0027whenever possible\u0027 for employers in Phases One and Two; closed or capacity-limited venues; ten-person and fifty-person gathering ceilings; travel minimization)"],"notes":"CONTEXT ONLY. Phase One told employers to \u0027continue to ENCOURAGE TELEWORK, whenever possible and feasible\u0027 and to \u0027close COMMON AREAS\u0027; Phase One kept schools, bars and senior-living visits closed and limited gyms and venues to \u0027strict physical distancing\u0027; the State orders that followed adopted these terms.","sourceUrl":"https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/openingamerica/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":450031,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FED-A","url":"/library/FED-192","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FED-192","citation":"The President and the White House Coronavirus Task Force, Guidelines for Opening Up America Again (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-192)","stateName":"","related":["FED-190","FED-159","FED-191"]}