E.O.13934
Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes
·Donald Trump·85 FR 41165
E.O.13933
Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence
·Donald Trump·85 FR 40081
Directs federal prosecution to the fullest extent of the law against those who destroy, deface, or vandalize monuments, memorials, or statues, and against those inciting related violence or damaging religious property, citing existing federal statutes covering property destruction, veterans' memorials, conspiracy, and religious property protection. Instructs the Attorney General to prioritize investigation and prosecution of these offenses and to coordinate with state and local authorities. Directs agency heads to review federal grant programs and, where legally appropriate, withhold funding tied to public spaces from state and local governments or law enforcement agencies deemed to have failed to protect monuments from destruction or vandalism. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, and Secretary of Homeland Security to provide personnel, upon request from the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Administrator of General Services, to help protect federal monuments and property, with this assistance provision expiring after six months unless extended by the President. States it does not alter existing agency authority or Justice Department prosecutorial discretion.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13932
Modernizing and Reforming the Assessment and Hiring of Federal Job Candidates
·Donald Trump·85 FR 39457
Directs the Office of Personnel Management, working with other agencies, to shift federal hiring in the competitive service away from degree-based requirements toward skills- and competency-based assessments. Agencies may only impose a minimum educational requirement when it is legally required to perform the job's duties in that state or locality, or when education directly reflects the competencies needed for a position. Position descriptions and job postings must be based on the specific skills and competencies the job requires. Within 120 days, OPM must publish revised job classification and qualification standards, which take effect within 180 days. Within that same 180-day period, agencies must develop or adopt assessment methods that do not rely solely on educational attainment or on candidates' self-reported abilities, and must keep evaluating the effectiveness of their assessment strategies. The order defines terms such as 'assessment,' 'competitive service,' 'education,' and 'qualification,' and states it does not create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13931
Continuing the President's National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
·Donald Trump·85 FR 39455
Amends Executive Order 13845 of July 19, 2018 to extend the President's National Council for the American Worker, setting its termination date at September 30, 2021 unless the President extends it further. Also continues the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, previously established under the same order, until that same date. The order states it does not alter existing legal authority of federal agencies or the Office of Management and Budget, must be carried out consistent with applicable law and available funding, and does not create any new legally enforceable rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13930
Strengthening the Child Welfare System for America's Children
·Donald Trump·85 FR 38741
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take a series of steps aimed at improving the foster care and adoption system. These include publishing annual data on children in foster care and awaiting adoption, collecting data on siblings separated in care, developing better tracking of available foster homes, and issuing guidance encouraging partnerships between state agencies and nongovernmental groups, including faith-based organizations, on an equal basis. It also directs guidance on expanding educational and trauma-informed training resources, promoting kinship guardianship assistance, studying and updating implementation of the Multiethnic Placement Act's anti-discrimination requirements, and reviewing state compliance with timelines for preventing removals, terminating parental rights, and achieving permanency. Deadlines range from six months to three years depending on the task. The order states it does not alter implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act or the tribal consultation process, and does not create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13929
Safe Policing for Safe Communities
·Donald Trump·85 FR 37325
Directs the Attorney General to set standards for certifying independent bodies that credential state and local law enforcement agencies, requiring those standards to confirm that agencies' use-of-force policies comply with law and prohibit chokeholds except where deadly force is legally permitted. Directs the Justice Department to condition discretionary grant funding on agencies seeking such credentialing. Establishes a database, coordinated by the Attorney General, to share information among law enforcement agencies on excessive-force incidents, terminations, convictions, and civil judgments, with periodic public release of anonymized data. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop training and co-responder programs for encounters involving mental illness, homelessness, and addiction, and requires Health and Human Services to survey community-support models and report findings and funding recommendations to the President within 90 days. Directs the Attorney General to propose legislation enhancing grant programs supporting these credentialing, reporting, training, and community-engagement efforts. States it creates no enforceable legal rights and applies subject to existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13928
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated With the International Criminal Court
·Donald Trump·85 FR 36139
Declares a national emergency over International Criminal Court (ICC) efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute United States military, intelligence, or government personnel, or personnel of allied countries, without their governments' consent. Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the order blocks all US property and interests of foreign persons the Secretary of State determines directly engaged in, materially supported, or are owned or controlled by someone engaged in such ICC actions. It bars donations, contributions, and transactions with those blocked, and prohibits attempts to evade or conspire to violate these measures. It also suspends US entry for such persons, their immediate family members, and ICC employees or agents, unless the Secretary of State determines entry serves US interests or law enforcement objectives, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security. The Secretary of the Treasury, consulting the Secretary of State, is authorized to issue implementing regulations and report to Congress on the emergency.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13927
Accelerating the Nation's Economic Recovery From the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other Activities
·Donald Trump·85 FR 35165
Citing the COVID-19 national emergency and its economic effects, the order directs federal agencies to use emergency and expedited legal authorities to speed infrastructure and related projects. It instructs the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Army (for civil works), and the Secretaries of Defense, Interior, and Agriculture (for projects on federal lands) to expedite authorized and appropriated projects and report progress to the Office of Management and Budget, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Council on Environmental Quality within 30 days, with status updates every 30 days thereafter. It also directs all agencies to identify and use emergency provisions, exemptions, and categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and Clean Water Act permitting programs administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA, and to review other statutes allowing expedited treatment of infrastructure, energy, and natural resources actions, reporting similarly. It states it creates no enforceable legal rights and does not alter existing agency authority.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13926
Advancing International Religious Freedom
·Donald Trump·85 FR 34951
Directs the Secretary of State, working with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to prioritize international religious freedom in foreign policy and foreign assistance within 180 days, and to budget at least $50 million per fiscal year for related programs, subject to available funds. Requires agencies funding foreign assistance to avoid discriminating against faith-based groups competing for federal funding. Directs Chiefs of Mission in countries flagged for religious freedom violations to develop action plans, and instructs agency heads to raise religious freedom concerns with foreign counterparts. Requires State Department Foreign Affairs Series employees to undergo religious freedom training, with agencies submitting implementation plans within 90 days, and refresher training every three years. Directs the Secretaries of State and Treasury to develop recommendations for using economic tools, including visa restrictions or sanctions under Executive Order 13818, against countries or entities tied to religious freedom violations. Defines key terms by reference to existing statutes and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13925
Preventing Online Censorship
·Donald Trump·85 FR 34079
Sets policy aimed at large online platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, framing certain content moderation as improper censorship. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and in consultation with the Attorney General, to petition the Federal Communications Commission within 60 days to propose regulations clarifying the scope of liability protections under section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, particularly around what counts as good-faith content restriction. Requires federal agencies to review their advertising spending on online platforms and report findings to the Office of Management and Budget within 30 days, with the Department of Justice assessing whether platforms are appropriate recipients of government advertising. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to consider whether platforms' content restrictions constitute unfair or deceptive practices and to consider publishing a report on complaints. Instructs the Attorney General to form a working group on state-level enforcement and model legislation, and to draft proposed federal legislation supporting these objectives. Defines "online platform" broadly to include social networking sites and general search engines.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13924
Regulatory Relief To Support Economic Recovery
·Donald Trump·85 FR 31353
Directs federal agency heads to use available emergency authorities to support economic recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak and to identify regulatory standards that may hinder that recovery, considering whether to rescind, modify, waive, or grant exemptions from such requirements consistent with existing law. Instructs agencies (excluding the Department of Justice) to speed up pre-enforcement rulings on whether proposed business conduct complies with relevant statutes, and to consider policies of enforcement discretion for entities making good-faith compliance efforts, including with public health guidance. Lists principles of fairness agencies should apply in administrative enforcement and adjudication, such as placing the burden of proof on the government and ensuring proportionate penalties. Requires agencies to review regulatory flexibilities adopted during the pandemic and report to the Office of Management and Budget and White House domestic and economic policy officials on which should be made permanent. Assigns the Office of Management and Budget to monitor compliance and issue implementation guidance, and states the order does not apply to foreign, military, or national security functions except certain procurement and trade actions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13923
Establishment of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Under Section 741 of the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
·Donald Trump·85 FR 30587
Establishes the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to monitor United States enforcement of the prohibition on importing goods made with forced labor under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, acting under authority granted by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The task force is chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security and includes representatives from the Departments of State, Treasury, Justice, and Labor, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the chair able to invite other agencies to join or observe. Decisions on certain enforcement actions are to be made by consensus where possible, falling to majority vote, with the chair able to break ties, if the chair decides delay would be excessive. Each participating agency covers its own costs, and the order states it does not create any enforceable legal rights and applies subject to existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13922
Delegating Authority Under the Defense Production Act to the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation To Respond to the COVID-19 Outbreak
·Donald Trump·85 FR 30583
Invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, the order delegates to the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation the authority to make loans and other financial commitments to expand domestic production of resources needed to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, including strengthening related domestic supply chains. This authority, drawn from sections 302 and 303 of the Act, is to be used in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security, and other agency heads as needed. Loans are limited to supporting COVID-19 response and recovery or supply chain resiliency, and must follow existing federal credit and budget guidelines. The Corporation's Chief Executive Officer must adopt rules to implement the order. The delegation expires when the two-year waiver period under the CARES Act's relevant provision ends, and the order does not alter existing agency authorities or create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13921
Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth
·Donald Trump·85 FR 28471
Directs multiple federal agencies to take steps aimed at expanding and streamlining American seafood production. The Secretary of Commerce must request recommendations from Regional Fishery Management Councils within 180 days to reduce fishing burdens, and issue a rulemaking within 90 days to implement an international agreement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. For aquaculture permitting, agencies must complete environmental reviews for projects requiring an environmental impact statement within two years using a coordinated 'One Federal Decision' process, and the Army Corps of Engineers must develop nationwide permits for finfish, seaweed, and multi-species aquaculture. The Secretary of Commerce must identify aquaculture-suitable geographic areas over five years and publish aquaculture permitting guidance within 240 days. It also directs updates to the National Aquaculture Development Plan and National Aquatic Animal Health Plan, and creates an Interagency Seafood Trade Task Force, co-chaired by the Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative, to develop a seafood trade strategy within set deadlines.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13920
Securing the United States Bulk-Power System
·Donald Trump·85 FR 26595
Declares a national emergency over threats to the United States bulk-power system from foreign adversaries and prohibits acquisitions, imports, transfers, or installations of bulk-power system electric equipment involving foreign interests, where the Secretary of Energy determines the equipment comes from persons controlled by a foreign adversary and poses undue security risks. Authorizes the Secretary, working with other agencies, to license exceptions, negotiate mitigation measures, and publish lists of pre-qualified equipment and vendors, with implementing rules due within 150 days. Directs the Secretary to identify risky equipment and develop replacement recommendations. Establishes a Task Force on Federal Energy Infrastructure Procurement Policies Related to National Security, chaired by the Secretary of Energy with representatives from Defense, Interior, Commerce, Homeland Security, National Intelligence, and the Office of Management and Budget, to recommend procurement policies, report to the President within one year and annually thereafter, and engage the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council on possible regulatory changes. Defines key terms including bulk-power system, foreign adversary, and covered equipment, and authorizes reports to Congress on the emergency.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13919
Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
·Donald Trump·85 FR 26591
Directs the Secretary of Defense to order units or individual members of the Selected Reserve to active duty for up to 365 consecutive days, with no more than 200 reservists on active duty at any one time, to support the "Enhanced Department of Defense Counternarcotic Operation in the Western Hemisphere." The order invokes section 12304 of title 10 of the United States Code as its legal basis. It states that it does not alter existing agency authorities or the budgetary and legislative functions of the Office of Management and Budget, must be carried out consistent with applicable law and available appropriations, and does not create any legally enforceable right or benefit for any party against the United States or its officials.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13918
Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
·Donald Trump·85 FR 26315
Establishes the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement under section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, to coordinate U.S. efforts to monitor Canada's and Mexico's labor obligations, monitor Mexico's labor reform, and recommend enforcement actions. The Committee is co-chaired by the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Labor, with representatives from the Departments of State, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and Homeland Security, and the U.S. Agency for International Development; other agencies may be invited to join or observe. Decisions on actions under sections 712 through 719 of the Act are to be made by consensus. Each participating agency funds its own involvement, while the Department of Labor funds the hotline required under section 717. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or Office of Management and Budget functions, applies only as consistent with law and available funding, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13917
Delegating Authority Under the Defense Production Act With Respect to Food Supply Chain Resources During the National Emergency Caused by the Outbreak of COVID- 19
·Donald Trump·85 FR 26313
Invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, the order finds that meat and poultry processors are critical to the food supply chain during the COVID-19 national emergency and delegates authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to keep them operating. It directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use powers under the Act—normally reserved to the President—to require performance of contracts, allocate materials and services, and set nationwide priorities to ensure continued meat and poultry production, consistent with joint guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on safe facility operations. The Secretary may identify additional food supply resources covered by this authority and is directed to issue orders and rules needed to carry out the order. It notes the delegation applies notwithstanding a prior executive order on national defense resource preparedness, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13916
National Emergency Authority To Temporarily Extend Deadlines for Certain Estimated Payments
·Donald Trump·85 FR 22951
Invoking the National Emergencies Act and the national emergency declared over the COVID-19 outbreak, the order gives the Secretary of the Treasury authority under section 1318(a) of title 19 of the U.S. Code to extend deadlines for certain estimated payments during the emergency. It directs the Secretary to consider temporarily extending payment deadlines for importers facing significant financial hardship due to COVID-19, excluding payments assessed under specific antidumping, countervailing duty, and related trade law provisions. The Secretary must consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security or a designee before using this authority. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, must be implemented consistent with applicable law and available funding, and does not create any enforceable legal rights or benefits for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13915
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior
·Donald Trump·85 FR 21733