E.O.13780
Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States
·Donald Trump·82 FR 13209
E.O.13779
White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
E.O.13764
Amending the Civil Service Rules, Executive Order 13488, and Executive Order 13467 To Modernize the Executive Branch-Wide Governance Structure and Processes for Security Clearances, Suitability and Fitness for Employment, and Credentialing, and Related Matters
·Barack Obama·82 FR 8115
Amends the Civil Service Rules and Executive Orders 13488 and 13467 to overhaul how the federal government determines suitability, fitness, security clearance eligibility, and credentialing for employees, contractors, and nonappropriated fund workers. Revises definitions and procedures so that agencies use consistent, reciprocal standards across the government, and establishes a Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council, chaired by the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget, to oversee alignment of these processes. Designates the Office of Personnel Management's Director as the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent and the Director of National Intelligence as the Security Executive Agent, each with specific oversight duties. Assigns the National Background Investigations Bureau as the primary government-wide provider of background investigations, with the Department of Defense responsible for supporting information technology systems. Revokes Executive Orders 13381 and 10450, while preserving certain existing standards, and amends Executive Order 12968 to add continuous evaluation requirements and update terminology. Directs agency heads to designate sensitive positions, maintain vetting programs, and share required information, and contains further technical and administrative provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13763
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency
·Barack Obama·82 FR 7621
Establishes an order of succession within the Environmental Protection Agency, listing sixteen officials—including the General Counsel and various assistant administrators and regional administrators—who would act as Administrator, in the listed order, if both the Administrator and Deputy Administrator die, resign, or become unable to serve. It specifies that officials serving in a listed position only in an acting capacity cannot become acting Administrator under this order, and that anyone in the list must otherwise be eligible under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. The President retains discretion to depart from this order when designating an acting Administrator. It revokes the prior succession order, Executive Order 13737 of August 12, 2016, and states that it creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13762
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice
·Barack Obama·82 FR 7619
Sets an order of succession for the office of Attorney General under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, to apply if the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, and any officers the Attorney General has designated under 28 U.S.C. 508 are unable to serve. The acting Attorney General would be, in order, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, then for the Northern District of Illinois, then for the Central District of California. It specifies that anyone already serving in one of these roles in an acting capacity cannot become acting Attorney General under this order, that successors must otherwise be eligible under the Vacancies Reform Act, and that the President retains discretion to depart from this order. It revokes Executive Order 13557 of November 4, 2010, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13761
Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Providing for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions
·Barack Obama·82 FR 5331