Domestic Policy Council
Agency overview
FormedAugust 16, 1993
JurisdictionFederal Government of the United States
HeadquartersEisenhower Executive Office Building
Employees25
Agency executives
  • Neera Tanden, Director
  • Zayn Siddique, Principal Deputy Director
Parent agencyOffice of White House Policy, Executive Office of the President of the United States
WebsiteOfficial website

The Domestic Policy Council (DPC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for the consideration of domestic policy matters and senior policymaking, and includes Cabinet members and White House officials. The Council is part of the Office of Policy Development, which itself is within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

Since the establishment of the Council in 1993, under the administration of President Bill Clinton, its purpose is to coordinate the domestic policy-making process; to coordinate domestic policy advice to the president; to ensure that domestic policy decisions and programs are consistent with the president’s stated goals, and to ensure that those goals are being effectively pursued; and to monitor implementation of the president’s domestic policy agenda.

The Domestic Policy Council differs from the National Economic Council, which is used to consider economic policy for the president. The Domestic Policy Council focuses on issues of domestic policy, which exclude economic policy matters. The Council is also the principal arm of the president when coordinating domestic policy measures throughout the executive branch.

The Domestic Policy Council is headed by the assistant to the president for domestic policy and director of the Domestic Policy Council. Since May 26, 2023, that position has been held by Neera Tanden.[1]

History and mission

The Domestic Policy Council was established on August 16, 1993 by Executive Order 12859, under President Clinton. The first director of the Domestic Policy Council was Carol Rasco, who was appointed by Clinton in 1993. The council oversees development and implementation of the president’s domestic policy agenda and ensures coordination and communication among the heads of relevant Federal offices and agencies.[2]

Prior to the creation of the National Economic Council, economic policy staff had existed since the 1960's. President Lyndon Johnson assigned a senior aide to develop and organize domestic policy, of which economic policy was included. In 1970, President Richard Nixon issued an executive order which created the Office of Policy Development. President Clinton split the responsibilities of the Domestic Policy Council with the National Economic Council.[3][4]

The Council is composed of various Cabinet officials, who advise the president on domestic policy issues and matters.

Assistants to the President for Domestic Policy

Image Name Start End President
Joe Califano July 26, 1965 January 20, 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
Pat Moynihan
Urban Affairs		 January 23, 1969 November 4, 1969 Richard Nixon
John Ehrlichman November 4, 1969 April 30, 1973
Mel Laird May 1, 1973 January 8, 1974
Ken Cole January 8, 1974 February 28, 1975
Gerald Ford
James Cannon February 28, 1975 January 20, 1977
Stu Eizenstat January 20, 1977 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
Vacant January 20, 1981 June 20, 1985 Ronald Reagan
Ralph Bledsoe June 20, 1985 March 30, 1987
Ken Cribb March 30, 1987 December 2, 1987
David McIntosh December 2, 1987 September 8, 1988
Dan Crippen September 8, 1988 January 20, 1989
Roger Porter January 20, 1989 January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Carol Rasco January 20, 1993 December 20, 1996 Bill Clinton
Bruce Reed December 20, 1996 January 20, 2001
John Bridgeland January 20, 2001 January 30, 2002 George W. Bush
Margaret Spellings January 30, 2002 January 5, 2005
Claude Allen January 5, 2005 February 9, 2006
Karl Zinsmeister May 24, 2006 January 20, 2009
Melody Barnes January 20, 2009 January 10, 2012 Barack Obama
Cecilia Muñoz January 10, 2012 January 20, 2017
Andrew Bremberg January 20, 2017 February 2, 2019 Donald Trump
Joe Grogan February 2, 2019 May 24, 2020
Brooke Rollins
Acting		 May 24, 2020 January 20, 2021
Susan Rice January 20, 2021 May 26, 2023 Joe Biden
Neera Tanden May 26, 2023 present

References

  1. ↑ "Domestic Policy Council". The White House. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Executive Order 12859 of August 16, 1993 "Establishment of the Domestic Policy Council"" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Agency". www.usgovernmentmanual.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  4. ↑ "Domestic Policy Council". The White House. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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