The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the second quarter of 2022, from April 1 to June 30, 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 Q3 timeline see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2022 Q3).
Timeline April 2022
Date Events Photos/videos Friday, April 1President Biden promises to send more aid to Ukraine. Saturday, April 2President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the commissioning ceremony for USS Delaware (SSN-791) at the Port of Wilmington in Delaware. Sunday, April 3 Monday, April 4 Tuesday, April 5President Biden orders national research of the long term effects of COVID-19. Former President Barack Obama visits the White House to mark the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. It was the first time for Obama to visit the White House since leaving office at the end of his presidency in January 2017. President Biden signs Executive Order 14070, which expands the Affordable Care Act. Wednesday, April 6President Biden signs the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 into law. Thursday, April 7 The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in a vote of 53–47. Friday, April 8 President Biden announces six actions against gun violence, including asking the Department of Justice to regulate ghost guns. President Biden signs Jackson's Supreme Court commission, despite the fact she can't work until Justice Stephen Breyer retires in June 2022. Saturday, April 9 Sunday, April 10 Monday, April 11 President Biden holds a virtual bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tuesday, April 12 President Biden calls Russia's war in Ukraine following the invasion of Ukraine a "genocide". Wednesday, April 13 President Biden speaks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which they discussed the invasion of Ukraine. He then announced that the government authorized an additional $800 million to security assistance in Ukraine. Thursday, April 14 President Biden urges Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act while at his visit in the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. President Biden says that top U.S. officials are deciding that whether or not to send a senior official in Kyiv to show support for Ukraine. Friday, April 15Vice President Harris holds a meeting with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. President Biden remarks about Russia and the sanctions. Saturday, April 16 Sunday, April 17 Monday, April 18President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host the White House Easter Egg Roll with Jimmy Fallon and Kristin Chenoweth as guests. Tuesday, April 19 President Biden signs the Save the Liberty Theater Act of 2021 and the Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act into law. President Biden visits Portsmouth Harbor in New Hampshire and delivers remarks about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Wednesday, April 20 Thursday, April 21 President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the White House to announce an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine. Friday, April 22 President Biden reveals a plan to protect old-growth forests on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle. Saturday, April 23 Sunday, April 24 Monday, April 25President Biden welcomes the Tampa Bay Lightning to the White House to celebrate their victory in the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup seasons. Tuesday, April 26President Biden grants three pardons and 75 commutations, his first actions on clemency. Wednesday, April 27President Biden attends the funeral of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the Washington National Cathedral. Former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were also in attendance. Thursday, April 28 President Biden says he is considering student loan forgiveness, but less than $50,000 per borrower. President Biden proposes a $33 billion bill in support of Ukraine. Friday, April 29 Saturday, April 30President Biden attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, hosted by Trevor Noah. In his speech he roasted Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Fox News, Meet the Press, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, and the anti-woke movement.
May 2022
Date Events Photos/videos Sunday, May 1President Biden gave remarks at the Memorial Service for Walter Mondale, 42nd Vice President of the United States. Monday, May 2 Tuesday, May 3 President Biden criticizes the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Wednesday, May 4 During remarks at the White House, President Biden referred to former President Trump's Make America Great Again movement, saying, "This MAGA crowd is really the most extreme political organization that's existed in American history, in recent American history." Thursday, May 5 President Biden held a meeting with 39 national labor leaders, including representatives from the Amazon Labor Union and the Starbucks New York City Roastery. Friday, May 6President Biden issues a proclamation for Military Spouse Appreciation Day. First Lady Jill Biden goes on a solo trip in Romania and Slovakia to support Ukraine refugees and U.S. troops. President Biden takes a trip in Ohio and announces that five major companies will join in an agreement to boost their reliance on 3D printing manufacturing. Saturday, May 7 Sunday, May 8 Monday, May 9 President Biden announces that he reached an agreement with twenty internet providers to lower the cost of broadband speeds through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. President Biden signs the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 into law. Tuesday, May 10 President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the White House. Wednesday, May 11 During a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago, President Biden called his predecessor, former president Donald Trump, "the great MAGA king", and criticized Republicans months before the 2022 United States elections. Thursday, May 12 President Biden ordered flags lowered to half-staff to honor the Americans who have died from COVID-19 as the United States death toll nears 1 million. President Biden hosts ASEAN leaders at the White House as part of the U.S.-ASEAN special summit. Friday, May 13 President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House. Saturday, May 14 Sunday, May 15 Monday, May 16 President Biden holds bilateral meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the White House. Tuesday, May 17 President Biden visits Buffalo, New York, and mourns the deaths of the victims in the recent mass shooting there. Wednesday, May 18 President Biden invokes the Defense Production Act to speed baby formula shipments. He also created "Operation Fly Formula", which provides commercial airplanes from the Defense Department to distributors to pick up some baby formula. Thursday, May 19 President Biden holds a trilateral meeting and joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson at the White House. Friday, May 20 A federal judge in Louisiana named Robert R. Summerhays blocked the Biden administration from lifting Title 42. President Biden arrives in Seoul, South Korea. Before he arrived, two secret service agents were arrested, one of them was drunk and he assaulted a South Korean citizen. Saturday, May 21 President Biden holds a joint press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at People's House. Immediately after the meeting was over, North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles. Sunday, May 22 President Biden arrives in Tokyo, Japan. Monday, May 23President Biden meets with Emperor Naruhito at the Tokyo Imperial Palace. President Biden holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Akasaka Palace. President Biden launches the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with 13 countries signing up, including India, Japan, and South Korea. Tuesday, May 24President Biden attends the QUAD Leaders Summit with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss worldwide issues. Following the Robb Elementary School shooting, President Biden addresses the nation. Wednesday, May 25 President Biden signs Executive Order 14074 two years after the murder of George Floyd that reforms federal police policies and establishes a database of police misconduct. The executive order serves as a replacement for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Thursday, May 26 USDA secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the administration will bring in new rules that will "strengthen the American food supply chain, promote fair and competitive markets, and prevent abuse of farmers from poultry processers". Friday, May 27 A White House spokesperson said that the plans on forgiving students loans that the media was reporting was inaccurate and that no one paid anything for student loans since Biden took office. President Biden salutes the 2022 graduates of the United States Naval Academy and remarks about various problems. Saturday, May 28 Sunday, May 29 President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit Uvalde, Texas to honor those who were shot in the Robb Elementary School shooting. Monday, May 30 President Biden performs a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery and delivers the Memorial Day address at the Memorial Amphitheater. Tuesday, May 31 President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the White House. President Biden, in a New York Times opinion piece, announces that he'll provide more rocket power to Ukraine. South Korean boyband BTS attends a White House press meeting with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, drawing in a massive spike in viewers on social media in the process. President Biden met with South-Korean boy band BTS to discuss efforts of combating Asian hate crimes.
June 2022
Date Events Photos/videos Wednesday, June 1President Biden meets with baby formula manufacturers in light of the recent shortage. He also remarked about how he wasn't briefed about the shortage until April and that manufacturing is being delayed for another two months. Thursday, June 2 In an address to the nation, President Biden calls on Congress to pass a federal assault weapons ban, a high-capacity magazine ban, red flag laws and other legislation. Friday, June 3 President Biden delivers remarks about the May jobs report. Saturday, June 4 Sunday, June 5 Monday, June 6Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tests positive for COVID-19. The Wall Street Journal publishes information that President Biden won't come up with a decision for student loan forgiveness until July or August. Tuesday, June 7 President Biden signs four bipartisan bills into law that honor war veterans lifetime achievements. Wednesday, June 8The House of Representatives pass the Protecting Our Kids Act at a vote of 223–204, which limits the access to guns. President Biden arrives in Los Angeles for the 9th Summit of the Americas, with him being greeted by Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Eric Garcetti. President Biden gets interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Thursday, June 9 President Biden announces that the administration is restoring communication between the Palestinians that had been canceled by the Trump Administration through the Palestinian Affairs Unit. On the second day of the 9th summit of the Americas, President Biden meets with the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, and many more leaders and CEOs, including the CEO of Alphabet Inc. Sundar Pichai.