E.O.13784

Establishing the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis

March 29, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 16283

Establishes the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, made up of members appointed by the President, with a chair designated from among them. The commission is tasked with studying the federal response to drug addiction and opioid abuse, including reviewing existing federal funding, assessing access to treatment and overdose-reversal services, examining prevention practices and prescription monitoring programs, evaluating educational messaging, and reviewing existing federal programs, then recommending improvements to the President. The Office of National Drug Control Policy will provide administrative support and funding to the extent permitted by law. The commission must submit an interim report within 90 days of the order and a final report by October 1, 2017, unless the chair notifies the President that an extension is needed. The commission will terminate 30 days after submitting its final report unless the President extends it. Members serve without extra pay, though private citizens may receive travel expenses.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13783

Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth

March 28, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 16093

Directs federal agencies to review and, where appropriate, suspend, revise, or rescind regulations, orders, and guidance that burden domestic energy production, including oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear resources. Agencies must submit review plans to the Office of Management and Budget within 45 days, draft reports within 120 days, and final reports within 180 days. Revokes several prior climate-related executive actions, including Executive Order 13653 and related presidential memoranda and reports, and rescinds federal guidance on considering greenhouse gases in environmental reviews. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to review the Clean Power Plan and related greenhouse gas emission rules for possible suspension or revision, and disbands the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, withdrawing its cost estimate documents. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to lift the federal land coal leasing moratorium and resume coal leasing, and to review rules on hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas development on federal lands. Requires notification of the Attorney General regarding related pending litigation.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13782

Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders

March 27, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 15607

Revokes Executive Order 13673 of July 31, 2014, section 3 of Executive Order 13683 of December 11, 2014, and Executive Order 13738 of August 23, 2016, all of which dealt with federal contracting requirements. Directs all executive departments and agencies to promptly consider rescinding any orders, rules, regulations, guidance, or policies that implemented or enforced the revoked orders and provision, as appropriate and consistent with law. Clarifies that nothing in the order affects existing legal authority of agencies or their heads, or the budgetary and administrative functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and states that it creates no enforceable rights against the federal government.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13781

Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch

March 13, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 13959

Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to develop a plan for reorganizing the executive branch to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability, including possibly eliminating or merging unnecessary agencies, components, or programs. Requires each agency head to submit a proposed reorganization plan to the Director within 180 days. Requires the Director to publish a Federal Register notice inviting public suggestions, consider them, and then submit a governmentwide reorganization plan to the President within 180 days after the public comment period closes, including recommendations for any legislative or administrative changes needed. Instructs the Director, in preparing the plan, to weigh factors such as whether functions belong at the federal, state, local, or private level, whether functions are redundant, whether costs are justified by public benefits, and the costs of eliminating or merging entities, and to consult with agency heads and outside experts. States it does not alter existing legal authorities and creates no enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13780

Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States

March 6, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 13209

Revokes Executive Order 13769 and replaces it, suspending for 90 days the entry into the United States of nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, subject to exceptions for lawful permanent residents, current visa holders, dual nationals, and others, and to case-by-case waivers by consular or border officials. Suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days and caps refugee admissions at 50,000 for fiscal year 2017. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the Secretary of State and Director of National Intelligence, to review screening and vetting procedures worldwide, report findings within set deadlines, and recommend further country-specific restrictions. Requires additional scrutiny for Iraqi nationals, suspension of the Visa Interview Waiver Program, expansion of the Consular Fellows Program, review of visa reciprocity agreements, expedited development of a biometric entry-exit tracking system, and public reporting on terrorism-related offenses by foreign nationals. States no previously issued visas will be revoked under this order and it takes effect March 16, 2017. Contains further implementation and enforcement provisions.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13779

White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

February 28, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 12499

Establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), housed in the Executive Office of the President and led by a presidentially designated Executive Director, to work with federal agencies, private employers, and educational and philanthropic organizations to strengthen HBCUs' institutional capacity, infrastructure, and access to federal programs. Directs the Secretary of Education to identify agencies that regularly interact with HBCUs; those agencies must submit annual plans within 90 days of being identified describing efforts to improve HBCU participation in federal programs, and must appoint liaison officials to an Interagency Working Group chaired by the Executive Director. Creates a President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs, of up to 25 presidentially appointed members, housed at the Department of Education, to meet at least twice yearly and report annually to the President on strengthening HBCUs' educational and fiscal capacity. Revokes Executive Order 13532. Applies to executive departments and agencies designated by the Secretary of Education, and implementation is subject to available appropriations.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13778

Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule

February 28, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 12497

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to review the 2015 "Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States" for consistency with a stated policy favoring economic growth, regulatory certainty, and deference to Congress and the states, and to publish a proposed rule rescinding or revising it. Requires those officials and other federal agency heads to review and, as appropriate, rescind or revise related orders, rules, guidelines, or policies implementing the 2015 rule. In litigation involving the rule, requires the Administrator and Assistant Secretary to notify the Attorney General of the pending review so he may inform courts and take appropriate action. In drafting the new proposed rule, directs the officials to consider defining "navigable waters" consistent with Justice Antonin Scalia's opinion in Rapanos v. United States. States it does not alter existing agency authority or create enforceable legal rights, and is subject to available appropriations.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13777

Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda

February 24, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 12285

Directs each federal agency, except those granted waivers, to designate a Regulatory Reform Officer within 60 days to oversee implementation of regulatory reform policies, including Executive Orders 13771 and 12866 and retrospective review under Executive Order 13563. Requires each agency to form a Regulatory Reform Task Force to evaluate existing regulations and recommend repeal, replacement, or modification, focusing on rules that eliminate jobs, are outdated or ineffective, impose costs exceeding benefits, conflict with reform goals, lack transparency, or stem from rescinded directives. Task forces must seek input from affected groups such as state and local governments, small businesses, and trade associations, and report progress to agency heads within 90 days. Larger agencies must include progress measures in annual performance plans, with the Office of Management and Budget issuing implementation guidance within 60 days. The Director of that office may waive compliance for agencies issuing few regulations and must periodically publish a list of waived agencies.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13776

Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety

February 9, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 10699

Directs the Attorney General to establish a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, appointing or designating its chair and members and providing administrative support and funding. The task force is charged with exchanging information among members, developing strategies to reduce crime including illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime, identifying weaknesses in existing laws and proposing new legislation, evaluating crime-related data collection, and conducting other studies as the Attorney General directs. It meets as the Attorney General requires and dissolves once its objectives are met. It must submit at least one report to the President within a year of the order, with further annual reports if it continues to exist, summarizing its findings and recommendations. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or Office of Management and Budget budgetary functions, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13775

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

February 9, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 10697

Establishes an order of succession for the office of Attorney General, specifying that if the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, and any officers designated under 28 U.S.C. 508 are unable to serve, the role passes in order to the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, then the Northern District of Illinois, then the Western District of Missouri. It excludes anyone already serving in one of those roles in an acting capacity from using this order to become acting Attorney General, and requires that anyone acting under this order be otherwise eligible under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. The President retains authority to depart from this order when permitted by law. It revokes the prior succession order, Executive Order 13762, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13774

Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers

February 9, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 10695

Sets executive branch policy to enforce federal laws protecting federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement officers, and directs the Department of Justice to develop strategies to enhance officer safety and pursue legislation defining new federal crimes or increasing penalties for violence against officers. Directs the Attorney General to develop a prosecution strategy for crimes of violence against these officers, coordinate with other agencies and levels of government on multi-jurisdictional prosecutions, review existing federal laws for adequacy, and recommend new legislation, including possible mandatory minimum sentences. Also requires the Attorney General to develop a broader executive branch strategy to prevent such violence, evaluate current Department of Justice grant programs for how well they support officer protection, and recommend changes to grant funding or legislation based on that evaluation. States it does not alter existing agency authorities and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13773

Enforcing Federal Law With Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking

February 9, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 10691

Sets executive branch policy to strengthen enforcement against transnational criminal organizations, including drug cartels and gangs involved in smuggling, trafficking, corruption, cybercrime, and financial crimes. Directs federal law enforcement agencies to prioritize identifying, investigating, and dismantling these groups, including through prosecution, extradition, and removal of foreign members, and calls for greater information-sharing among agencies and with foreign partners. Instructs the Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Director of National Intelligence to co-chair an interagency Threat Mitigation Working Group tasked with improving coordination, data sharing, and resource allocation, reviewing relevant laws including immigration statutes, issuing quarterly reports on related convictions, and coordinating with state, tribal, local, and foreign partners as useful. Requires the working group to submit a report to the President within 120 days on the extent of these organizations' penetration into the United States, followed by annual progress reports and recommendations. States it does not alter existing agency authority or create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13772

Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System

February 3, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 9965

Establishes a set of "Core Principles" for regulating the United States financial system, including empowering Americans to make independent financial decisions, preventing taxpayer-funded bailouts, fostering economic growth through rigorous regulatory analysis, keeping American firms competitive internationally, advancing American interests in international financial negotiations, making regulation efficient and tailored, and restoring accountability within federal financial regulatory agencies. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to consult with member agencies of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and report to the President within 120 days, and periodically afterward, on how existing laws, treaties, regulations, and government policies support or inhibit these Core Principles, and what actions are being taken to promote them. States it does not alter existing agency legal authority or Office of Management and Budget functions, applies only within existing law and available funding, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13771

Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs

January 30, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 9339

Directs federal agencies to identify at least two existing regulations for elimination for every new regulation they propose or finalize. For fiscal year 2017, requires that the total incremental cost of all new regulations be no greater than zero, unless otherwise required by law or approved in writing by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, who is tasked with issuing implementation guidance. Starting with fiscal year 2018, requires agencies to report projected costs or savings from new and repealed rules as part of the regulatory planning process, and sets a process where the Director assigns each agency a total allowable incremental regulatory cost for the year. Regulations not included in the published Unified Regulatory Agenda generally cannot be issued without the Director's written approval. Excludes regulations concerning military, national security, foreign affairs, or agency organization and personnel matters from these requirements.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13770

Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees

January 28, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 9333

Requires every full-time political appointee in the executive branch, appointed on or after January 20, 2017, to sign a binding ethics pledge as a condition of employment. The pledge restricts post-employment lobbying of their former agency for five years, bars lobbying senior officials for the rest of the administration, prohibits acting on behalf of a foreign government or party after leaving government, bans accepting gifts from registered lobbyists while serving, limits participation in matters tied to former employers or clients, and requires hiring decisions be based on merit. It defines key terms such as "appointee," "lobbying activities," and "gift," allows the President or a designee to waive restrictions, and directs agency heads and the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to establish compliance procedures. Violations can be enforced through agency debarment proceedings or civil lawsuits brought by the Attorney General. It revokes Executive Order 13490 issued in 2009.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13769

Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States

January 27, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 8977

Suspends entry into the United States for 90 days of immigrants and nonimmigrants from countries designated under section 217(a)(12) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, with exceptions for diplomatic, NATO, UN, and certain other visa holders. Suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days, bars Syrian refugee entry indefinitely, and caps fiscal year 2017 refugee admissions at 50,000, while allowing case-by-case exceptions, including for religious minorities facing persecution. Directs the Secretaries of Homeland Security and State, with other agencies, to review visa and refugee vetting procedures, develop uniform screening standards, expedite a biometric entry-exit tracking system, suspend the Visa Interview Waiver Program, expand the Consular Fellows Program, and review visa reciprocity agreements. Requires periodic reports to the President on implementation progress, and directs the Department of Homeland Security to publish data on terrorism-related offenses and gender-based violence by foreign nationals. Also directs review of authority regarding terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds and study of state and local roles in refugee resettlement.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13768

Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States

January 25, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 8799

Directs federal agencies to use all lawful means to enforce immigration laws against removable aliens, prioritizing those convicted of or charged with crimes, those who committed chargeable offenses, those who committed fraud or benefit abuse, those under final removal orders who haven't left, and anyone judged a public safety or security risk. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue guidance on civil fines within a year, hire 10,000 additional immigration officers, pursue agreements letting state and local police perform immigration enforcement functions, and terminate the Priority Enforcement Program in favor of Secure Communities. Directs the Attorney General and Secretary to cut federal grants to jurisdictions that violate a law requiring cooperation with immigration authorities (so-called sanctuary jurisdictions), publish weekly reports on crimes by aliens and jurisdictions that declined detainers, and pursue enforcement action against violators. Establishes an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office serving crime victims, directs agencies to exclude non-citizens from Privacy Act protections regarding personal data, and requires periodic reports on incarcerated aliens' immigration status and on progress implementing the order.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13767

Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements

January 25, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 8793

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and other agencies to secure the southern border with Mexico, including immediately planning, designing, and constructing a physical wall, and producing a border-security study within 180 days. Orders construction or expansion of detention facilities, assignment of asylum officers and immigration judges to them, and an end to releasing apprehended aliens pending proceedings ("catch and release"). Directs hiring of 5,000 additional Border Patrol agents, return of certain aliens to the territory they came from pending removal proceedings, and tighter, case-by-case application of parole and asylum provisions. Instructs the Secretary to pursue agreements letting state and local law enforcement act as immigration officers, and the Attorney General to prioritize prosecutions connected to the southern border. Requires agencies to report on aid given to Mexico over the past five years, requires monthly public reporting of border apprehension statistics, and requires progress reports to the President from the Secretary within 90 days and the Attorney General within 180 days. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to assist with related hiring, and allows officials access to federal lands as needed to implement the order.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13766

Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects

January 24, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 8657

Directs the Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality to designate certain infrastructure projects, such as those improving the electric grid, telecommunications, ports, airports, pipelines, bridges, and highways, as 'high priority' upon request from a state governor, an agency head, or on the Chairman's own initiative, with a decision required within 30 days of any request. For projects so designated, the Chairman must work with the relevant agency to set expedited procedures and deadlines for completing required environmental reviews and approvals, and agencies must prioritize meeting those deadlines. If a deadline is missed, the responsible agency head must give the Chairman a written explanation of the delay and describe steps being taken to finish the review as quickly as possible. The order states it does not alter existing legal authorities, budget functions of the Office of Management and Budget, or protections for intelligence and law enforcement sources, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13765

Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal

January 20, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 8351

Declares a policy of seeking prompt repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and directs federal agencies to act in the meantime to ease its burdens. Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other agency heads, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay implementation of any provision that imposes fiscal, cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burdens on states, individuals, insurers, healthcare providers, or medical product makers. Directs agencies to give states greater flexibility in implementing healthcare programs and to encourage development of a free and open interstate market for health insurance and healthcare services. Requires that any regulatory changes follow standard notice-and-comment rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act. States it does not alter existing legal authority, requires implementation consistent with available appropriations, and creates no enforceable legal rights for any party.Read the full summaryShow less