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{{Short description|US presidential advisory body for social and human rights issues}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name     = Domestic Policy Council
| seal            = Seal of the Executive Office of the President of the United States 2014.svg
| formed          = August 16, 1993
| jurisdiction    = [[Federal Government of the United States]]
| headquarters    = [[Eisenhower Executive Office Building]]
| employees       = 25
| chief1_name     = [[Neera Tanden]]
| chief1_position = Director
| parent_agency   = [[Office of White House Policy]], [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]]
| website         = {{url|whitehouse.gov/dpc/|Official 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 of the United States|Cabinet]] members and [[White House]] officials. The Council is part of the [[White House Office|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 [[William J. Clinton|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 (United States)|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Domestic Policy Council|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/dpc/|access-date=2023-06-14|website=The White House|language=en-US}}</ref>

==History and mission==
The Domestic Policy Council was established on August 16, 1993 by [[Executive order|Executive Order]] [[wikisource:Executive_Order_12859|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Executive Order 12859 of August 16, 1993 "Establishment of the Domestic Policy Council"|url=https://www.archives.gov/files/federal-register/executive-orders/pdf/12859.pdf}}</ref>

Prior to the creation of the National Economic Council, economic policy staff had existed since the 1960s. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Agency|url=https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency?EntityId=M4gBm3qcWOs=&ParentEId=9QWs93j9/oI=&EType=F2blCKa+e1g=|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.usgovernmentmanual.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Domestic Policy Council|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/dpc/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=The White House|language=en-US}}</ref>

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==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!class=unsortable |Image
!Name
!Start
!End
!colspan=2 |President
|-
|[[File:Joseph-califano-85.jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Joe|Califano|Joseph A. Califano Jr.}}
|{{dts|July 26, 1965}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1969}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Lyndon B.|Johnson}}
|-
|[[File:DanielPatrickMoynihan.jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Pat|Moynihan|Daniel Patrick Moynihan}}<br>{{small|Urban Affairs}}
|{{dts|January 23, 1969}}
|{{dts|November 4, 1969}}
|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Richard|Nixon}}
|-
|[[File:Portrait of John D. Ehrlichman, assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs - NARA - 194629.tif|70px]]
|{{sortname|John|Ehrlichman}}
|{{dts|November 4, 1969}}
|{{dts|April 30, 1973}}
|-
|[[File:Melvin Laird, 1968.jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Mel|Laird|Melvin Laird}}
|{{dts|May 1, 1973}}
|{{dts|January 8, 1974}}
|-
|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |[[File:No image.svg|70px]]
|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{sortname|Ken|Cole|Kenneth Reese Cole Jr.}}
|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|January 8, 1974}}
|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|February 28, 1975}}
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Gerald|Ford}}
|-
|[[File:No image.svg|70px]]
|{{sortname|James|Cannon|James M. Cannon}}
|{{dts|February 28, 1975}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1977}}
|-
|[[File:Stuart eizenstat 8283.JPG|70px]]
|{{sortname|Stu|Eizenstat|Stuart E. Eizenstat}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1977}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1981}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Carter}}
|-
|colspan=2 |''Vacant''
|{{dts|January 20, 1981}}
|{{dts|June 20, 1985}}
|rowspan=5 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=5 |{{sortname|Ronald|Reagan}}
|-
|[[File:No image.svg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Ralph|Bledsoe}}
|{{dts|June 20, 1985}}
|{{dts|March 30, 1987}}
|-
|[[File:No image.svg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Ken|Cribb|T. Kenneth Cribb Jr.}}
|{{dts|March 30, 1987}}
|{{dts|December 2, 1987}}
|-
|[[File:Reagan Contact Sheet C45277 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|David|McIntosh|David M. McIntosh}}
|{{dts|December 2, 1987}}
|{{dts|September 8, 1988}}
|-
|[[File:No image.svg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Dan|Crippen}}
|{{dts|September 8, 1988}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1989}}
|-
|[[File:Reagan Contact Sheet C13960 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Roger|Porter|Roger B. Porter}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1989}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1993}}
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|George H. W.|Bush}}
|-
|[[File:No image.svg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Carol|Rasco}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1993}}
|{{dts|December 20, 1996}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Bill|Clinton}}
|-
|[[File:Bruce Reed-VPCOS.png|70px]]
|{{sortname|Bruce|Reed|dab=political operative}}
|{{dts|December 20, 1996}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2001}}
|-
|[[File:John Bridgeland (6669064877).jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|John|Bridgeland}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2001}}
|{{dts|January 30, 2002}}
|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|George W.|Bush}}
|-
|[[File:MargaretSpellings.jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Margaret|Spellings}}
|{{dts|January 30, 2002}}
|{{dts|January 5, 2005}}
|-
|[[File:Claudeallen.jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Claude|Allen}}
|{{dts|January 5, 2005}}
|{{dts|February 9, 2006}}
|-
|[[File:Karl Zinsmeister 2019 cc.jpeg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Karl|Zinsmeister}}
|{{dts|May 24, 2006}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2009}}
|-
|[[File:Melody Barnes official portrait.jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Melody|Barnes}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2009}}
|{{dts|January 10, 2012}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Barack|Obama}}
|-
|[[File:Cecilia Munoz.jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Cecilia|Muñoz}}
|{{dts|January 10, 2012}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
|-
|[[File:Andrew Bremberg (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Andrew|Bremberg}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
|{{dts|February 2, 2019}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Donald|Trump}}
|-
|[[File:Joe Grogan.jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Joe|Grogan}}
|{{dts|February 2, 2019}}
|{{dts|May 24, 2020}}
|-
|[[File:Brooke Rollins (51248667684) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Brooke|Rollins}}<br>{{small|Acting}}
|{{dts|May 24, 2020}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2021}}
|-
|[[File:Susan E. Rice, DPC Director (cropped 2).jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Susan|Rice}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2021}}
|{{dts|May 26, 2023}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Joe|Biden}}
|-
|[[File:Neera Tanden Cabinet (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{sortname|Neera|Tanden}}
|{{dts|May 26, 2023}}
|present
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.whitehouse.gov/dpc/ White House: Domestic Policy Council]

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