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E.O.14380

Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba

·Donald Trump·91 FR 5085

Declares a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and National Emergencies Act, citing the Cuban government's alleged support for Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah, as well as human-rights abuses. Establishes a tariff system allowing additional duties on goods imported from any country that directly or indirectly sells or provides oil to Cuba. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to determine whether a foreign country is supplying oil to Cuba and to monitor such activity, and directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with other agencies, to recommend whether and how much additional tariff should be imposed, subject to presidential approval. Allows the President to modify the order based on new information, retaliation, or changes in Cuba's or another country's alignment with U.S. policy. Directs the Secretary of State to monitor the situation and report to Congress. Delegates implementation authority to the Secretaries of State and Commerce and other agency heads. Takes effect January 30, 2026, and supersedes conflicting prior orders.Read the full summary
E.O.14379

Addressing Addiction Through the Great American Recovery Initiative

·Donald Trump·91 FR 5081

Establishes the White House Great American Recovery Initiative to coordinate a national response to addiction, co-chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Senior Advisor for Addiction Recovery, with an Executive Director overseeing daily operations and reporting to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. The Initiative also includes the Attorney General and the Secretaries of the Interior, Education, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, and Veterans Affairs, along with several other senior officials and agency heads who may be added later. It directs these members to recommend ways to align federal addiction programs, raise public awareness, advise agencies on integrating prevention, treatment, and recovery support across health, justice, workforce, education, and housing systems, guide addiction-related grantmaking, and consult with states, tribes, localities, and community, faith-based, and private organizations on treatment and recovery strategies. Implementation depends on existing law and available funding, and the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summary
E.O.14378

Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council

·Donald Trump·91 FR 3993

Extends the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, originally created by Executive Order 14180, keeping it in operation until March 25, 2026. Assigns the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out the President's responsibilities under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the Council, following procedures set by the Administrator of General Services. The order takes effect January 24, 2026, and states it does not alter existing agency authority or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, does not create any enforceable legal rights, and directs that publication costs be paid by the Department of Homeland Security.Read the full summary
E.O.14377

Addressing State and Local Failures To Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters

·Donald Trump·91 FR 3989

Directs federal agencies to address delays in rebuilding Los Angeles neighborhoods damaged by the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon wildfires, citing failures by California state and local governments to issue permits for reconstruction. Instructs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Small Business Administration to consider regulations preempting state and local permitting requirements for federally funded rebuilding, replacing them with a builder self-certification process, with proposed rules due within 30 days and final rules within 90 days. Directs agencies to expedite waivers and reviews under environmental, historic preservation, and natural resource laws to speed reconstruction. Requires FEMA and the Small Business Administration to submit legislative proposals within 90 days addressing state or local obstruction of disaster recovery. Also directs FEMA to determine within 30 days whether any of California's unspent Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding was awarded improperly, to audit the state's use of that funding within 60 days, and to make enforcement determinations, including possible grant conditions or recovery actions, based on the audit's findings.Read the full summary
E.O.14376

Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers

·Donald Trump·91 FR 3023

Sets a policy that large institutional investors should not buy single-family homes that could otherwise be purchased by families, and directs several actions to implement it. Within 30 days, the Secretary of the Treasury must define "large institutional investor" and "single-family home." Within 60 days, the Secretaries of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and Veterans Affairs, the Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency must issue guidance to stop federal agencies and government-sponsored enterprises from helping such investors acquire single-family homes or from selling them federal properties, while promoting sales to individual owner-occupants, with exceptions for build-to-rent developments. It also directs Treasury to review related rules, the Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission to review large investor acquisitions for anti-competitive effects and prioritize antitrust enforcement, and Housing and Urban Development to require ownership disclosures from rental owners in federal assistance programs. It also directs preparation of legislation to codify this policy.Read the full summary
E.O.14375

Designating the Board of Peace as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

·Donald Trump·91 FR 2837

Designates the Board of Peace as a public international organization entitled to the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided under the International Organizations Immunities Act, based on a finding that the Board is a public international organization in which the United States participates. The designation does not limit any other privileges, exemptions, or immunities the Board may already have or later acquire. The order states it does not affect the existing legal authority of federal agencies or their heads, nor the budgetary and legislative functions of the Office of Management and Budget, and it must be carried out consistent with applicable law and subject to available funding. It creates no enforceable legal rights against the United States beyond those arising from the designation itself, and directs that publication costs be paid by the Department of State.Read the full summary
E.O.14374

Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

·Donald Trump·91 FR 2457

Establishes a second Emergency Board, effective January 16, 2026, to investigate unresolved labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road Company and employees represented by the Transportation Communications Union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, under the Railway Labor Act. This follows an earlier board created by Executive Order 14349, whose recommendations were not accepted by all parties. The new three-member Board, appointed by the President, must have no financial interest in any railroad or labor organization. Within 30 days of its creation, parties must submit final settlement offers, and the Board must report to the President within 30 days after that. Parties must maintain existing conditions until 60 days after the report is submitted. The Board's records will be kept by the National Mediation Board, and it terminates once its report is delivered. The Department of Transportation will cover publication costs.Read the full summary
E.O.14373

Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People

·Donald Trump·91 FR 2045

Declares a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to protect certain Venezuelan government funds held in U.S. Treasury accounts, termed "Foreign Government Deposit Funds," which come from sales of natural resources or diluents by Venezuela's government, including the Central Bank of Venezuela and Petroleos de Venezuela. Prohibits and voids any attachment, judgment, lien, garnishment, or other judicial process against these funds, and bars their transfer or withdrawal except as authorized. Finds the funds are sovereign Venezuelan property held only in custody by the U.S. government, not used commercially, and not subject to any waiver of sovereign immunity. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to designate the funds as Venezuelan sovereign property, follow disbursement instructions from the Secretary of State, and consult with the State Department, Attorney General, and Energy Department. Directs the Treasury Secretary and Attorney General to assert sovereign immunity for these funds in legal proceedings, and authorizes Treasury to issue implementing regulations and report to Congress on the emergency.Read the full summary
E.O.14372

Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting

·Donald Trump·91 FR 1377

Directs the Secretary of War to identify major defense contractors that are underperforming on contracts, underinvesting in production capacity, not prioritizing government work, or producing too slowly while also engaging in stock buybacks or dividend payments. Contractors identified this way must be notified and given 15 days to submit a board-approved remediation plan; if that plan is inadequate, the Secretary may pursue remedies including Defense Production Act enforcement and contract mechanisms. Within 60 days, future defense contracts must bar buybacks and dividends during periods of underperformance, tie executive incentive pay to delivery and production metrics rather than financial metrics like buybacks, and allow the Secretary to cap executive base salaries during scrutiny periods. The Secretary must also consider, with the Secretaries of State and Commerce, withholding advocacy support for underperforming contractors seeking foreign military or direct commercial sales. The Securities and Exchange Commission chairman is asked to consider rule changes limiting buyback safe harbors for such contractors. Implementation depends on existing law and available funding.Read the full summary
E.O.14371

Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025

·Donald Trump·90 FR 60545

Closes all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025, excusing employees from duty, while allowing agency heads to require certain offices or employees to remain working for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need. States that these two days are treated as falling within Executive Order 11582 and related federal statutes governing employee pay and leave. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to take actions necessary to carry out the order, and specifies that the Office of Personnel Management will bear the cost of publishing it. Clarifies that the order does not alter existing legal authority of agencies, does not affect budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, is subject to available funding, and creates no enforceable rights for any party.Read the full summary
E.O.14370

Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research

·Donald Trump·90 FR 60541

Directs the Attorney General to complete, as expeditiously as possible, the pending rulemaking to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. Directs the Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political, and Public Affairs to work with Congress to update the statutory definition of hemp-derived cannabinoid products, including developing guidance on THC limits per serving and container and CBD-to-THC ratios, while consulting relevant agencies on a regulatory framework. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Director of the National Institutes of Health to develop research methods using real-world evidence to improve access to hemp-derived cannabinoid products and inform standards of care. States the policy goal of increasing medical marijuana and cannabidiol research to better inform patients and doctors, citing findings on chronic pain, medical marijuana use, and inconsistent CBD labeling. Notes implementation depends on existing legal authority and available funding and creates no enforceable rights.Read the full summary
E.O.14369

Ensuring American Space Superiority

·Donald Trump·90 FR 60537

Sets national space policy priorities, including returning astronauts to the Moon by 2028 through the Artemis Program, establishing a lunar outpost by 2030, developing next-generation missile defense prototypes, countering threats including possible orbital nuclear weapons, growing commercial space investment by $50 billion by 2028, replacing the International Space Station with a commercial alternative by 2030, and deploying nuclear power on the Moon and in orbit. Directs the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to coordinate implementation, including guidance on a National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power within 60 days and revisions to a 2013 space transportation policy directive within 120 days. Requires NASA, the Department of Commerce, the Department of War, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of State to produce plans and reports on exploration, acquisition reform, space security strategy, ally cooperation, and spectrum leadership within 90 to 180 days. Revokes Executive Order 14056, which created the National Space Council, and amends Space Policy Directive 3 to allow charging for previously free space traffic data services.Read the full summary
E.O.14368

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

·Donald Trump·90 FR 60521

Sets updated pay rates for various federal pay systems through attached schedules, including the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration pay schedules, Senior Executive Service pay ranges, the Executive Schedule, pay for the Vice President and Congress, judicial salaries, uniformed services and cadet pay, locality-based comparability payments, and administrative law judge pay. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to assess whether to raise pay for certain federal civilian law enforcement personnel by up to a total of 3.8 percent, in coordination with other agencies, and to implement and publish notice of the locality-based comparability payments in the Federal Register. Most schedules take effect on the first day of the first pay period on or after January 1, 2026, while the uniformed services and cadet pay schedule takes effect January 1, 2026. Supersedes Executive Order 14132 of December 23, 2024, as of these effective dates.Read the full summary
E.O.14367

Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

·Donald Trump·90 FR 59365

Designates illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction, citing their lethality and links to organized criminal networks and foreign terrorist organizations. Directs the Attorney General to pursue investigations and prosecutions of fentanyl trafficking, including sentencing enhancements. Directs the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury to take action against assets and financial institutions tied to fentanyl manufacture and distribution. Directs the Secretary of War and Attorney General to determine whether Department of War resources should assist Department of Justice enforcement efforts under existing law. Directs the Secretary of War, with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to update military directives on responding to chemical incidents in the United States to include fentanyl threats. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use weapons-of-mass-destruction and nonproliferation intelligence to identify fentanyl smuggling networks. Defines illicit fentanyl and core precursor chemicals, and states implementation must follow existing law and available funding.Read the full summary
E.O.14366

Protecting American Investors From Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors

·Donald Trump·90 FR 58503

Directs federal agencies to increase oversight of proxy advisory firms, particularly Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, which the order says wield outsized influence over corporate governance through shareholder voting recommendations. Instructs the Securities and Exchange Commission chairman to review and consider revising or rescinding rules, guidance, and shareholder-proposal regulations (including Rule 14a-8) tied to diversity, equity and inclusion or environmental, social and governance policies, enforce anti-fraud laws against misleading proxy recommendations, consider requiring proxy advisors to register as investment advisers, and examine potential conflicts of interest and fiduciary issues. Directs the Federal Trade Commission chairman, with the Attorney General, to review state antitrust investigations into proxy advisors and investigate possible unfair or deceptive practices, collusion, or conflicts of interest. Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise fiduciary regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act affecting proxy voting advice for pension and retirement plans, strengthen fiduciary standards, and increase transparency around proxy advisors' use of diversity and ESG-related criteria. Notes implementation depends on existing law and available funding, and assigns publication costs to the Department of Labor.Read the full summary
E.O.14365

Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

·Donald Trump·90 FR 58499

Establishes a national policy favoring a single, minimally burdensome federal approach to artificial intelligence regulation over varied state laws. Directs the Attorney General to create an AI Litigation Task Force within 30 days to challenge state AI laws seen as conflicting with this policy. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to publish, within 90 days, an evaluation identifying onerous state AI laws, including those forcing AI models to alter truthful outputs. Requires a Commerce Department policy notice, within 90 days, making states with such laws ineligible for certain Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program funds, and directs agencies to consider conditioning discretionary grants on states not enforcing conflicting AI laws. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to consider a federal AI reporting and disclosure standard, and the Federal Trade Commission to issue a policy statement on when state-mandated AI output alterations are preempted by federal deceptive-practices law. Directs preparation of legislation for a uniform federal AI framework, excluding preemption of state laws on child safety, AI infrastructure permitting, and government procurement of AI.Read the full summary
E.O.14364

Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain

·Donald Trump·90 FR 57349

Directs the Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to each establish a Food Supply Chain Security Task Force, within the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission respectively, to investigate food-related industries such as meat processing, seed, fertilizer, and equipment for anti-competitive behavior and price fixing. The task forces are to determine whether foreign control of these industries is raising food costs or creating national or economic security risks, and to pursue enforcement actions, new regulations, or criminal proceedings where warranted. The Attorney General and FTC Chairman must jointly brief the Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, and relevant congressional committee chairs on their progress once within 180 days and again within 365 days of the order, excluding non-public or investigation-specific details. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or create enforceable legal rights, and assigns publication costs to the Department of Justice.Read the full summary
E.O.14363

Launching the Genesis Mission

·Donald Trump·90 FR 55035

Establishes the "Genesis Mission," a national effort led by the Department of Energy to use artificial intelligence for scientific discovery. The Secretary of Energy must implement the Mission and build an "American Science and Security Platform" combining high-performance computing, AI modeling tools, and federal datasets, with the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology providing overall coordination through the National Science and Technology Council. Within 60 days the Secretary must identify at least 20 national science and technology challenges (covering areas like biotechnology, nuclear energy, quantum information, and semiconductors) for the Mission to address; the White House science adviser then has 30 days to expand that list. The order sets further deadlines—90, 120, 240, and 270 days—for identifying computing resources, data assets, laboratory capabilities, and demonstrating initial platform operations. It also directs interagency coordination, partnerships with universities and private industry, research fellowship programs, and annual reporting to the President on the Mission's progress, subject to existing law and available funding.Read the full summary
E.O.14362

Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists

·Donald Trump·90 FR 55033

Directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, to submit a joint report to the President within 30 days evaluating whether certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood—including those in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt—should be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act and as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Executive Order 13224. Requires the Secretary of State or Secretary of the Treasury, as applicable, to take appropriate action on any such designations within 45 days after the report is submitted. States that U.S. policy is to work with regional partners to end the operations and resources of any Muslim Brotherhood chapters so designated. Cites alleged support by these chapters for violence, including actions following the October 7, 2023 attack in Israel, as background. Clarifies that the order does not alter existing agency authority, create enforceable legal rights, or bypass availability of appropriations.Read the full summary
E.O.14361

Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil

·Donald Trump·90 FR 54467

Modifies the scope of tariffs previously imposed on Brazil under Executive Order 14323, which had declared a national emergency over Brazilian government actions and imposed an additional 40 percent ad valorem duty on certain Brazilian goods, with some articles exempted under an Annex I list. Citing progress in negotiations with Brazil's government following an October 6, 2025 call between the two presidents, this order updates Annex I so that certain agricultural products from Brazil are no longer subject to the additional duty. It also modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule as set out in a new Annex II. Both changes apply to goods entered for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on November 13, 2025, with any required duty refunds processed under standard Customs and Border Protection procedures. Directs the Secretary of State to keep monitoring the situation and, with other named officials, to implement the order using powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.Read the full summary