E.O.13814
Amending Executive Order 13223
·Donald Trump·82 FR 49273
E.O.13813
Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States
·Donald Trump·82 FR 48385
Directs federal agencies to pursue policies expanding healthcare choice and competition, focusing on three areas: association health plans, short-term limited-duration insurance, and health reimbursement arrangements. Within 60 days, instructs the Secretary of Labor to consider regulations or guidance easing formation of association health plans, including by employers grouped by geography or industry. Within 60 days, directs the Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to consider expanding availability of short-term, limited-duration insurance, including longer coverage periods and renewability. Within 120 days, directs the same three Secretaries to consider rules increasing the usability of health reimbursement arrangements, including allowing their use alongside individual insurance coverage. Requires agencies to consider public comments on any resulting proposed regulations. Within 180 days, and every two years afterward, directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, consulting with Treasury, Labor, and the Federal Trade Commission, to report to the President on how existing laws and policies fail to meet the order's goals and what actions could further them. States it does not alter existing agency legal authority or create enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13812
Revocation of Executive Order Creating Labor- Management Forums
·Donald Trump·82 FR 46367
Revokes Executive Order 13522, which had created the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations and related agency-level labor-management forums across the executive branch, as well as Executive Order 13708, which had extended it. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and heads of executive departments and agencies to promptly move to rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies that implemented or enforced Executive Order 13522, consistent with law. States that existing collective bargaining agreements remain unaffected, that the order does not alter agencies' existing legal authority or the Office of Management and Budget's budgetary and legislative functions, and that it must be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to available funding. Also specifies that it creates no enforceable rights or benefits against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13811
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
·Donald Trump·82 FR 46363
Extends, until September 30, 2019, the charters of a long list of federal advisory committees originally created by earlier executive orders, proclamations, or presidential directives, including bodies covering topics such as White House fellowships, science and technology advice, HIV/AIDS policy, invasive species, infrastructure security, spectrum management, and advisory councils for several national monuments. Assigns responsibility for each committee's presidential functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the head of the department or agency listed alongside it, following procedures set by the General Services Administration. Supersedes sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 13708 of 2015 with the new continuance list, and revokes Executive Order 13805 of July 2017, which had established a Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure. States that it takes effect September 30, 2017.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13810
Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to North Korea
·Donald Trump·82 FR 44705
Expands sanctions related to North Korea under the national emergency first declared in Executive Order 13466. It blocks the U.S. property of anyone the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the State Department, determines operates in key North Korean industries, owns or runs a North Korean port, has engaged in significant trade with North Korea, is a North Korean person or entity, or supports any blocked person. It bars aircraft that recently departed North Korea and vessels that called at North Korean ports or transferred cargo with such vessels from entering the United States for 180 days. It blocks funds linked to North Korean-controlled foreign bank accounts and authorizes sanctions against foreign financial institutions that knowingly facilitate significant transactions for blocked persons or North Korea-related trade, including restricting their U.S. correspondent accounts or blocking their U.S. property. It suspends entry into the United States of aliens meeting these criteria, prohibits evasion or conspiracy to violate the order, exempts official U.S. government and United Nations business, defines key terms, and directs the Treasury Secretary to implement the order through regulations, effective September 21, 2017.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13809
Restoring State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement's Access to Life-Saving Equipment and Resources
·Donald Trump·82 FR 41499
Revokes Executive Order 13688, which had restricted the transfer of certain military-style equipment to state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies. Declares that recommendations issued under the revoked order no longer reflect executive branch policy, and directs all federal departments and agencies to stop implementing those recommendations and, where necessary, to rescind any rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies that carried them out. The order notes it does not alter existing legal authority of agencies or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, must be carried out consistent with applicable law and available funding, and does not create any new legal rights or benefits for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13808
Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to the Situation in Venezuela
·Donald Trump·82 FR 41155
Expands sanctions related to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 over the situation in Venezuela, citing human rights abuses, a humanitarian crisis, creation of an illegitimate Constituent Assembly, corruption, and repression of political opposition. Prohibits U.S. persons and transactions within the United States from dealing in new debt of Petroleos de Venezuela with maturity over 90 days, new debt or equity of the Venezuelan government with maturity over 30 days, pre-existing government bonds, and dividend payments to the Venezuelan government from entities it controls. Also bars purchases of Venezuelan government securities outside those short-term exceptions, and prohibits transactions or conspiracies aimed at evading these restrictions. Applies broadly to the Venezuelan government, its agencies, the Central Bank, PdVSA, and persons acting on its behalf. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to issue regulations implementing the order and allows delegation of these functions. States no prior notice is required before sanctions actions are taken. Took effect August 25, 2017.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13807
Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects
·Donald Trump·82 FR 40463
Directs federal agencies to coordinate and speed up environmental review and permitting decisions for major infrastructure projects, with a goal of completing federal reviews within about two years. Requires the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, to set a Cross-Agency Priority Goal on infrastructure permitting within 180 days and to create a performance-tracking and scoring system for agencies, including possible penalties for missed deadlines. Establishes a 'One Federal Decision' process requiring a single lead agency, one consolidated Record of Decision, and completion of related authorizations within 90 days of that decision. Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to propose regulatory and procedural changes to streamline reviews within 30 days and to mediate interagency disputes. Expands which projects qualify as high priority under Executive Order 13766, assigns the Interior and Agriculture Departments to lead on energy corridor designations, and directs Interior to recommend related agency reorganization. Revokes Executive Order 13690 on federal flood risk management standards.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13806
Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States
·Donald Trump·82 FR 34597
Directs the Secretary of Defense, working with the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, Energy, and Homeland Security, and in consultation with several other officials including the Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of National Intelligence, and relevant White House advisers, to deliver a report to the President within 270 days. The report must identify goods and manufacturing capabilities essential to national security, assess risks and gaps in the domestic industrial base and supply chains, evaluate factors such as workforce skills, energy use, and reliance on unfriendly or unstable foreign suppliers, and recommend legislative, regulatory, or policy actions to strengthen manufacturing capacity and supply chain resilience. It applies to executive agencies involved in defense and economic policy, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13805
Establishing a Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure
·Donald Trump·82 FR 34383
Establishes the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure within the Department of Commerce, made up of up to 15 members appointed by the President from sectors such as real estate, finance, construction, technology, transportation, labor, environmental policy, and local economic development. The Council is tasked with studying federal funding and delivery of infrastructure projects—covering areas like transportation, ports, water resources, energy, and broadband—and making recommendations on prioritizing needs, speeding approval processes, developing financing options, expanding public-private partnerships, improving procurement practices, and promoting technological innovation. The Secretary of Commerce must submit questions for the Council's consideration within 60 days and provide administrative support. The Council must report its findings to the President and will terminate by December 31, 2018, unless extended, or 60 days after submitting its report, whichever comes first. Federal agencies are directed to cooperate with the Council as needed.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13804
Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761
·Donald Trump·82 FR 32611
Amends Executive Order 13761 by pushing back its key deadline from July 12, 2017 to October 12, 2017, giving the administration more time for fact-finding and analysis before deciding on positive actions related to sanctions relief for the Government of Sudan. The change applies to provisions in sections 1, 10, and 12(b) of that order, each of which had the deadline replaced. It also revokes section 11 of Executive Order 13761 outright. The order states it does not create any enforceable rights or benefits for outside parties against the United States or its officials.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13803
Reviving the National Space Council
·Donald Trump·82 FR 31429
Revives the National Space Council, originally established in 1989, and details its structure and duties. Chaired by the Vice President, the Council includes cabinet secretaries, the Director of National Intelligence, the NASA Administrator, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior officials. It is directed to review U.S. space policy, recommend strategy to the President, coordinate among civil, national security, and commercial space sectors, advise on international space activities, and help resolve related policy disputes, meeting at least annually. The Chair reports to the President quarterly and may establish committees and working groups. The order also directs the Council to convene a Users' Advisory Group of non-federal industry representatives, and requires agencies to supply information and align space activities with national policy where legally possible. The Council must submit a report to the President within one year and annually thereafter. The order supersedes the 1989 executive order that created the Council.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13802
Amending Executive Order 13597
·Donald Trump·82 FR 28747
Amends Executive Order 13597, which established visa and foreign visitor processing goals and created the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness, by deleting subsection (b)(ii) of section 2 of that order. Directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, working with other relevant agency heads as needed, to revise the implementation plan described in section 2(b) of the earlier order to reflect this change. The order applies to the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs and related agencies involved in visa processing, and states it does not create any new enforceable rights and must be carried out consistent with existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13801
Expanding Apprenticeships in America
·Donald Trump·82 FR 28229
Directs the Secretary of Labor to consider proposing regulations allowing third parties, such as trade groups, companies, unions, and nonprofits, to recognize "industry-recognized apprenticeship programs" alongside the existing Department of Labor registration system. Instructs the Secretary to use available funding to expand apprenticeships, particularly among students, underrepresented sectors, and youth, and directs several agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Labor, Education, and Justice, to promote apprenticeships for high schoolers, Job Corps participants, incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people, and service members and veterans. Directs the Secretary of Education to support colleges in incorporating apprenticeships. Establishes a Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion within the Department of Labor to recommend strategies, chaired by the Secretary of Labor. Requires an Excellence in Apprenticeship recognition program within two years, and directs agencies to evaluate and report on the effectiveness of their workforce development programs to the Office of Management and Budget, with recommendations to reform or eliminate ineffective ones.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13800
Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure
·Donald Trump·82 FR 22391
Directs federal agencies to manage cybersecurity risk using the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Cybersecurity Framework, requiring each agency head to submit a risk management report within 90 days to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, who must jointly assess the reports and report back to the President with a plan to address gaps. Calls for a report on modernizing federal information technology toward shared services. For critical infrastructure sectors, directs Homeland Security and other agencies to identify support for entities at greatest risk, assess market transparency practices, address botnet resilience with the Department of Commerce, and evaluate electric grid disruption readiness with the Department of Energy. Orders reports on defense industrial base cyber risks, national deterrence strategy, international cybersecurity cooperation, and cybersecurity workforce development, each due within set deadlines ranging from 45 to 240 days. Reports may be classified in whole or part. States it does not alter existing legal authorities or create enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13799
Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
·Donald Trump·82 FR 22389
Establishes the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, chaired by the Vice President and made up of up to 15 additional members appointed by the President with expertise in elections, election management, fraud detection, or voter integrity. Directs the commission to study voter registration and voting processes used in federal elections and report to the President on practices that strengthen or undermine public confidence in election integrity, and on vulnerabilities that could allow improper or fraudulent voter registration and voting. Defines these terms for the commission's use. The commission is to hold public meetings, consult federal, state, and local officials and election law experts, avoid duplicating existing government efforts, and will terminate 30 days after submitting its report. The General Services Administration is to provide administrative support, and members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13798
Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty
·Donald Trump·82 FR 21675
Directs executive agencies to protect, to the extent permitted by law, the freedom of individuals and organizations to engage in religious and political speech. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure the Department does not take adverse action—such as denying tax-exempt status, deductions, or other tax benefits—against individuals, houses of worship, or religious organizations for speaking on moral or political issues from a religious perspective, where similar speech has not typically been treated as campaign intervention. Directs the Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to consider issuing amended regulations addressing conscience-based objections to the federal preventive-care mandate. Directs the Attorney General to issue guidance interpreting federal religious liberty protections for use by all agencies. States that the order does not impair existing agency authority, must be implemented consistent with applicable law and available funding, and creates no enforceable legal rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13797
Establishment of Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy
·Donald Trump·82 FR 20821
Establishes the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy within the White House Office, led by a Director selected by the President with supporting staff. The office's mission is to advise the President on policies aimed at increasing economic growth, reducing the trade deficit, and strengthening domestic manufacturing and defense industries. Its responsibilities include advising the President on trade strategies, acting as a liaison between the White House and the Department of Commerce on trade-related projects, and helping improve federal procurement and hiring practices, including carrying out policies from Executive Order 13788 (Buy American and Hire American). The order states it does not alter existing legal authority of federal agencies 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 legally enforceable rights or benefits.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13796
Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses
·Donald Trump·82 FR 20819
Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, to conduct comprehensive reviews of all U.S. trade and investment agreements and of trade relations with World Trade Organization member countries with which the United States runs significant trade deficits but has no free trade agreement. Within 180 days, the Secretary of Commerce and the Trade Representative must report to the President identifying violations or abuses of trade agreements, unfair treatment by trading partners, instances where agreements failed to deliver promised benefits like jobs or market access, and recommended lawful remedies. It directs the Secretary of Commerce, the Trade Representative, and other agency heads to take appropriate lawful action to address identified violations, and states the findings should guide future U.S. trade policy and negotiations. It does not alter existing agency legal authority or create enforceable rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13795
Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy
·Donald Trump·82 FR 20815