E.O.14220
Addressing the Threat to National Security From Imports of Copper
·Donald Trump·90 FR 11001
E.O.14219
Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative
·Donald Trump·90 FR 10583
Directs federal agency heads, working with their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Team Leads and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to review all regulations under their jurisdiction within 60 days and identify those that are unconstitutional, based on unlawful delegations of power, not the best reading of statutory authority, costly relative to benefits, harmful to national interests like innovation or energy production, or burdensome to small businesses. Agencies must send lists of these regulations to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which will develop a Unified Regulatory Agenda to rescind or modify them. Agencies are also told to generally deprioritize enforcement of such regulations and to terminate noncompliant enforcement proceedings case-by-case. New regulations must be evaluated against these same standards alongside existing Executive Order 12866 review. OMB will issue implementation guidance. The order exempts military, national security, foreign affairs, immigration, and internal personnel matters, and includes definitions and standard severability and general provisions clauses.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14218
Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders
·Donald Trump·90 FR 10581
Directs federal agencies to identify and restrict taxpayer-funded programs that allow people who are in the country illegally to receive cash or non-cash public benefits, consistent with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Agency heads must align such programs with that law, ensure federal payments to states and localities don't facilitate illegal immigration or support so-called sanctuary policies, and strengthen eligibility verification systems to exclude ineligible aliens. Within 30 days, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Administrator of the United States DOGE Service, working with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, must identify other federal funding sources reaching illegal aliens and recommend further actions, including improved verification systems. Agencies are told to refer improper receipt or use of federal benefits to the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security. The order states it does not alter existing legal authorities, applies only where funds are available, and creates no enforceable legal rights for any party.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14217
Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
·Donald Trump·90 FR 10577
Directs the elimination of non-statutory components and functions of four agencies—the Presidio Trust, the Inter-American Foundation, the United States African Development Foundation, and the United States Institute of Peace—reducing them to the minimum required by law, with agency heads reporting compliance to the Office of Management and Budget within 14 days. Directs the OMB Director to reject inconsistent funding requests from these entities. Revokes a 1961 presidential memorandum on regional government coordination and directs elimination of Federal Executive Boards. Directs termination of the Presidential Management Fellows Program, revoking Executive Order 13318 and amending Executive Order 13562 accordingly. Within 14 days, orders termination of several specific federal advisory committees at USAID, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the FDIC, Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Within 30 days, directs top presidential policy advisors to identify further unnecessary agencies and advisory committees for termination. States it does not alter existing legal authorities and creates no enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14216
Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization
·Donald Trump·90 FR 10451
Directs the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to submit, within 90 days, a list of policy recommendations aimed at protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and reducing out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment. States that it is the policy of the administration to ensure reliable access to IVF by easing statutory or regulatory burdens that make treatment expensive. It does not itself change any law, program, or funding, and specifies that it does not alter existing agency authority or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, and that implementation depends on available appropriations and applicable law. It also states it creates no enforceable legal rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14215
Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies
·Donald Trump·90 FR 10447
Extends presidential and Office of Management and Budget oversight over independent regulatory agencies, which had previously operated with limited White House review. Amends Executive Order 12866 so that independent agencies must submit significant proposed and final regulations to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs before publication, with agency submissions beginning within 60 days or upon issuance of implementation guidance from the Office of Management and Budget. Directs the Office of Management and Budget to set performance standards for independent agency heads, review and adjust their budget apportionments to align with presidential priorities, and clear their strategic plans. Requires independent agency chairmen to consult regularly with White House policy offices and to create a White House Liaison position in each agency. States that the President and Attorney General provide controlling legal interpretations for the executive branch, which employees may not contradict without authorization. Excludes the Federal Reserve's monetary policy functions, though its bank supervision and regulation activities are covered.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14214
Keeping Education Accessible and Ending COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9949
Sets a policy that discretionary federal funds should not support schools or universities that require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend in-person classes, covering educational service agencies, state and local educational agencies, elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education. Directs the Secretary of Education to issue guidelines to these institutions on their legal obligations regarding parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodations, and equal protection as they relate to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Within 90 days, requires the Secretary of Education, working with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to deliver a plan to the President ending coercive COVID-19 school mandates, including any proposed legislation, a list of noncompliant recipients of discretionary federal grants and contracts, and each agency's process for withholding or rescinding federal funds from noncompliant institutions, consistent with applicable law.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14213
Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9945
Establishes the National Energy Dominance Council within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior with the Secretary of Energy as Vice Chair, and including numerous cabinet officials and White House advisers. The Council is directed to advise the President on expanding energy production, streamlining permitting and regulation, and developing a National Energy Dominance Strategy. Within 100 days, it must recommend a plan to raise public awareness of energy issues, advise on agency actions to boost electricity capacity and energy infrastructure approvals (including pipelines and nuclear reactors), review key energy markets, suggest investment incentives, identify practices that raise energy costs, and consult with state, local, tribal, and private sector stakeholders. Agencies must cooperate with and assist the Council. The Secretary of the Interior, as Chair, also becomes a standing member of the National Security Council. The order states it does not alter existing agency authorities and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14212
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9833
Establishes the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission, chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy as Executive Director, and including numerous other cabinet secretaries and agency heads. Sets federal policy to focus on reversing chronic disease, prioritizing transparent research free of conflicts of interest, working with farmers on food quality and affordability, and expanding treatment and insurance flexibility for prevention. Directs the Commission to study childhood chronic disease and its potential causes, including diet, toxins, medical treatments, environmental factors, and government policy. Within 100 days, the Commission must submit a Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment examining disease prevalence, medication use, federal programs, and data transparency; within 180 days, it must submit a related Strategy proposing changes to federal practices. The Chair may hold public hearings and receive expert input. The order also addresses how future reports and updated missions will be handled after the Strategy is submitted.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14211
One Voice for America's Foreign Relations
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9831
Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that Foreign Service members, Civil Service employees, and other State Department staff faithfully implement the President's foreign policy, treating failure to do so as grounds for discipline or removal. Gives the Secretary sole discretion to take personnel action against Department-appointed officials and to decide whether to recommend action against presidentially appointed officials to the President. Instructs the Secretary to reform Foreign Service recruiting, performance evaluation, retention standards, and Foreign Service Institute programs, and to revise or replace the Foreign Affairs Manual and related agency guidance as needed to support these goals. States that implementation must be consistent with existing law and available funding, does not affect other agencies' legal authority or the Office of Management and Budget's budgetary functions, and creates no enforceable legal rights for any outside party.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14210
Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization Initiative
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9669
Directs federal agencies to reduce their workforce as part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. Requires the Office of Management and Budget to develop a plan limiting agencies to hiring one employee for every four who leave, with exceptions for public safety, immigration enforcement, and law enforcement functions, and excluding the standing IRS hiring freeze. Directs agency heads to consult DOGE Team Leads on hiring decisions, submit monthly hiring reports, and begin preparing large-scale reductions in force, prioritizing offices not required by statute, including diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Within 30 days, orders the Office of Personnel Management to propose new suitability criteria for federal employment, such as tax-filing compliance and nondisclosure obligations, and orders agency heads to report on which agency components are legally required versus eligible for elimination or consolidation. Within 240 days, requires the USDS Administrator to report to the President on implementation. Exempts military personnel and allows agency heads or OPM to grant additional exemptions for national security, homeland security, or public safety needs.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14209
Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement To Further American Economic and National Security
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9587
Directs the Attorney General to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a law barring bribery of foreign officials by American companies, stating that current enforcement harms American economic competitiveness and national security. For 180 days, extendable by another 180 days, the Attorney General must stop initiating new investigations or enforcement actions unless granting an individual exception, review existing cases and take appropriate action to narrow the law's application, and issue updated enforcement guidelines reflecting the President's foreign affairs authority and economic priorities. Once new guidelines are issued, any further investigations or actions must follow them and be specifically authorized by the Attorney General. The Attorney General must also decide whether additional steps, including remedies for past investigations or actions, are warranted, and either act on them directly or recommend presidential action. The order applies to Justice Department enforcement of the statute against individuals and businesses.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14208
Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9585
Sets a policy to end federal use of paper straws. Directs the heads of executive departments and agencies to stop procuring paper straws and to ensure they are no longer provided in agency buildings, and to eliminate internal policies that disfavored plastic straws under a prior Biden administration order that had already been revoked. Within 45 days, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, working with relevant agencies, must issue a National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws, covering elimination of executive branch policies disfavoring plastic straws, review of contract terms with entities such as states that ban or penalize plastic straw use, and other tools to carry out the policy nationwide. The order applies to federal agencies and notes it does not create enforceable legal rights and must be implemented consistent with existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14207
Eliminating the Federal Executive Institute
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9583
Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to take all necessary steps to eliminate the Federal Executive Institute, a government leadership-training program for federal employees created in the 1960s. Revokes prior executive branch documents establishing or requiring the institute's existence, including a 1968 presidential memorandum and applicable provisions of a 1967 executive order on training government employees. States that elimination should occur to the extent permitted by law, and clarifies that the order does not alter existing statutory authority of agency heads or the budgetary and legislative functions of the Office of Management and Budget. Implementation is subject to applicable law and available funding, and the order creates no enforceable legal rights for any party.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14206
Protecting Second Amendment Rights
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9503
Directs the Attorney General to examine federal agencies' orders, regulations, guidance, and actions to identify any that may infringe on Second Amendment rights, and to present a proposed plan of action to the President within 30 days, working through the Domestic Policy Advisor. The review must cover, at minimum, presidential and agency actions from January 2021 through January 2025 affecting gun rights, Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives rules on firearms and federal firearms licensees, an "enhanced regulatory enforcement policy" concerning firearms dealers, reports from the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, government positions in litigation affecting gun rights, agency classifications of firearms and ammunition, and processing of applications to make, manufacture, transfer, or export firearms. After the plan is submitted, the Attorney General and Domestic Policy Advisor are to finalize it and set up a process for implementation. The order states it does not alter existing legal authorities and creates no enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14205
Establishment of the White House Faith Office
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9499
Establishes the White House Faith Office within the Executive Office of the President, housed in the Domestic Policy Council and led by a Senior Advisor, to help faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship compete for federal grants and partner with government. Amends several prior executive orders (13198, 13279, 13280, 13342, and 13397) by renaming the former White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives as the White House Faith Office and renaming related agency centers as Centers for Faith, and strikes one subsection from Executive Order 13279. Directs the new Office to consult with faith and community leaders, recommend policy changes, coordinate grant training, work with the Attorney General on religious liberty concerns, and identify barriers to religious organizations' participation in government programs. Requires agencies to support the Office and, within 90 days, to designate a Faith Liaison if they lack an existing Center for Faith.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14204
Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9497
Directs the halt of United States foreign aid and assistance to South Africa, citing that country's Expropriation Act of 2024 and related policies affecting Afrikaner landowners, along with its positions at the International Court of Justice and its relations with Iran. Executive agencies, including the United States Agency for International Development, must halt aid to South Africa to the maximum extent allowed by law, though agency heads may permit assistance they judge necessary. Sets a policy of promoting resettlement of Afrikaner refugees described as fleeing race-based discrimination and property confiscation, and instructs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize humanitarian relief and admission through the United States Refugee Admissions Program for affected Afrikaners, with a resettlement plan to be submitted to the President through the Homeland Security Advisor. States it does not alter existing agency authority, must be implemented consistent with law and available funding, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14203
Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9369
Declares a national emergency over actions by the International Criminal Court (ICC) targeting the United States and Israel, including arrest warrants against Israeli officials, and imposes sanctions in response. Blocks all U.S. property and interests of a named individual listed in an annex, and authorizes the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and Attorney General, to designate additional foreign persons who assist ICC efforts to investigate or prosecute "protected persons" (U.S. personnel and officials, and those of allied nations that have not accepted ICC jurisdiction). Prohibits transactions, donations, or support involving blocked persons, and suspends U.S. entry for ICC officials, employees, agents, and their immediate families, unless the Secretary of State determines entry serves U.S. interests. Directs the Treasury Secretary to report within 60 days on additional persons to sanction, and authorizes agencies to issue regulations implementing the order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14202
Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9365
Establishes a Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias within the Department of Justice, chaired by the Attorney General and including the heads of numerous other agencies such as the Departments of State, Treasury, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Homeland Security, and the FBI Director. The order states its purpose is to protect religious freedoms and end what it describes as anti-Christian conduct by the previous administration. The Task Force is directed to review past agency actions for unlawful anti-Christian policies or practices, recommend that agencies revoke or remedy such policies, gather input from affected individuals and organizations, identify gaps in laws or enforcement, and recommend further presidential or legislative action. It must submit an initial report within 120 days, a summary report within one year, and a final report when dissolved. Agencies must provide requested information, and the Department of Justice must fund and support the Task Force. The Task Force terminates two years from the order's date unless extended, and the order states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14201
Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports
·Donald Trump·90 FR 9279