The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the first quarter of 2022, from January 1 to March 31, 2022. For a complete itinerary of his travels, see List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2022). To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency. For the Q2 timeline see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2022 Q2).
Timeline January 2022
Date Events Photos/videos Saturday, January 1 Joe Biden begins his first full year as President Sunday, January 2 Monday, January 3 Tuesday, January 4 Wednesday, January 5 Thursday, January 6 President Biden and Vice-president Harris give speeches in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol on the first anniversary of the January 6 United States Capitol attack. Friday, January 7 President Biden travelled to see the aftermath of the recent Colorado wildfire and met with those impacted. Saturday, January 8 President Biden spoke at the memorial service of former majority leader, Nevada senator Harry Reid. Sunday, January 9 Monday, January 10 Tuesday, January 11 President Biden calls for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to be passed and for the filibuster rules to be changed. Wednesday, January 12 Thursday, January 13 President Biden met with the Senate Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill to discuss the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and filibuster reform. The Supreme Court of the United States blocks President Biden's workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandate in a 6–3 majority. Friday, January 14 Saturday, January 15 Sunday, January 16 Monday, January 17President Biden gives a speech for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tuesday, January 18 Wednesday, January 19 During a news conference, President Biden talks about the Russo-Ukrainian crisis and mentions the possibility of a "minor incursion" by Russia. Thursday, January 20President Biden completes his first year in office. Following criticism by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba on President Biden's comments he made Wednesday, Biden and press secretary Jen Psaki say Russian units moving across the Ukrainian border would be an invasion and would result in an economic response. Friday, January 21President Biden holds a virtual bilateral meeting with Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida. Saturday, January 22 Sunday, January 23 Monday, January 24 Tuesday, January 25 Wednesday, January 26 Thursday, January 27President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the White House. Senior Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement from the Supreme Court, effective June 2022. Friday, January 28During a trip originally meant for touting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, President Biden visits the site of the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh before giving a speech, promising to rebuild that bridge and thousands of other ones elsewhere. Saturday, January 29 Sunday, January 30 Monday, January 31President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar at the White House. The Biden administration said that it began deporting Venezuelan migrants to Colombia without a chance to seek asylum after entering the United States from Mexico.
February 2022
Date Events Photos/videos Tuesday, February 1President Biden hosts senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley in the White House to discuss filling the vacancy in the Supreme Court of the United States being left by retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Wednesday, February 2 President Biden announces that he would be sending approximately 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany in early February and sending part of an infantry Stryker squadron of about 1,000 troops based in Germany to Romania. Thursday, February 3 President Biden confirms that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi detonated an explosive vest in a confrontation with American troops in northwest Syria, killing himself and 12 other people, including members of his own family. Friday, February 4 President Biden delivers remarks on the January 2022 jobs report, highlighting that 6.6 million jobs have been added since January 2021. President Biden signs an executive order requiring the use of project labor agreement's in federal construction contracts that cost more than $35 million. The Republican National Committee votes to censure representatives Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney over their participation in the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. Saturday, February 5 Sunday, February 6 President Biden speaks with Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett on issues including security and Iran. Monday, February 7President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House. Eric Lander, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, resigns after admitting to demeaning and disrespectful behavior towards colleagues. Tuesday, February 8President Biden delivers remarks touting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, highlighting a recent Tritium factory opening in Lebanon, Tennessee that will manufacture electric vehicle chargers. In the remarks, the President acknowledged Tesla as the nation's largest electric vehicle manufacturer. The United States House of Representatives passes a stop-gap funding bill that will avoid a government shutdown and fund the government until March 11 if also passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden. Wednesday, February 9President Biden holds a roundtable with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and utility company executives to promote the Build Back Better Act and to discuss climate change. President Biden speaks with Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, discussing issues relating to the Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict and other regional issues. President Biden speaks with French president Emmanuel Macron about his recent meeting with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. Thursday, February 10President Biden delivers remarks at Germanna Community College in Culpeper, Virginia promoting the Build Back Better Act, speaking on prescription drug prices and Medicare. President Biden hosts the Democratic members of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary to discuss filling the vacancy in the Supreme Court of the United States being left by retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Friday, February 11President Biden signs Executive Order 14064, freeing up $7 billion in frozen assets from Da Afghanistan Bank that was seized after the Fall of Kabul. Half of the assets will be used for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan and half will be used as compensation for victims of the September 11 attacks. President Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announces during a press conference that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent, and urging any American citizens in Ukraine to leave. President Biden speaks with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, expressing his concern about the ongoing Freedom Convoy which has slowed trade between the two countries. President Biden orders 3,000 additional combat troops from Fort Bragg to Poland as a show of support for NATO allies. President Biden participates in a video conference with trans-Atlantic leaders including British prime minister Boris Johnson and Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, among others, to discuss the ongoing 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. Saturday, February 12President Biden speaks with Russian president Vladimir Putin for 62 minutes, telling him that an invasion of Ukraine would result in "swift and severe costs". The United States Department of State orders all employees of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country. United States secretary of defense Lloyd Austin orders all U.S. military personnel to leave Ukraine and reposition themselves in other areas of Europe. Sunday, February 13President Biden speaks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, assuring him that if Russia were to invade Ukraine the United States would respond "swiftly and decisively". President Zelenskyy asks for increased financial and military aid in addition to inviting President Biden to visit Ukraine. Monday, February 14President Biden speaks with British prime minister Boris Johnson, discussing the ongoing 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. Tuesday, February 15President Biden speaks with representatives of the National Association of Counties at the Washington Hilton to promote the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. President Biden speaks with French president Emmanuel Macron, discussing the ongoing 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. President Biden delivers an Address to the Nation, highlighting that Russia still has 150,000 soldiers surrounding Ukraine and "analysts indicate that they very much in a threatening position". Wednesday, February 16President Biden speaks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, discussing the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. Thursday, February 17President Biden says to reporters that Russia will invade Ukraine "within a few days" while he left for a trip in Ohio. Friday, February 18 One day after his trip to Ohio, Biden provides an update in the Roosevelt Room about the situation between Russia and Ukraine. Saturday, February 19 Sunday, February 20 Monday, February 21 President Biden signs an executive order to prohibit investment between U.S. individuals and the two breakaway regions of Eastern Ukraine (which was recognized as independent by Russia on the same day). Tuesday, February 22 President Biden announces the United States response to Russia invading Ukraine. Wednesday, February 23 Thursday, February 24President Biden condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying Russian president Vladimir Putin "chose this war" and announcing new sanctions against Russia. Friday, February 25 President Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created upon the retirement of Stephen Breyer. The White House announces the US will personally sanction Russian president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Saturday, February 26 Sunday, February 27 Monday, February 28
March 2022
Date Events Photos/videos Tuesday, March 1 President Biden delivers his first official State of the Union Address. Wednesday, March 2 Thursday, March 3 Friday, March 4President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Finnish president Sauli Niinistö at the White House. During the meeting, President Biden made a phone call with Swedish prime minister Magdalena Andersson. Saturday, March 5 Sunday, March 6 Monday, March 7 Tuesday, March 8 President Biden announces further sanctions against Russia due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine targeting Russian oil imports into United States. Wednesday, March 9President Biden makes a phone call with President-elect of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol to congratulate him on his victory in the 2022 South Korean presidential election. Biden signs Executive Order 14067, which addresses the development of digital assets, such as Cryptocurrency. Thursday, March 10 President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Colombian president Iván Duque Márquez at the White House. Vice President Harris begins her trip to Poland and Romania. Vice President Harris holds a joint press conference with President of Poland Andrzej Duda. Friday, March 11Vice President Harris holds a joint press conference with Romanian president Klaus Iohannis. Saturday, March 12 Sunday, March 13 Monday, March 14 Tuesday, March 15 President Biden signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 into law in the Indian Treaty Room.