E.O.13794
Establishment of the American Technology Council
·Donald Trump·82 FR 20811
E.O.13793
Improving Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs
·Donald Trump·82 FR 20539
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish, within 45 days, an Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to appoint a Special Assistant reporting directly to the Secretary to serve as the office's Executive Director. The department must fund and administratively support the office as appropriations allow. The office is tasked with advising the Secretary on disciplining or terminating employees who violate public trust or endanger veterans' health, safety, or well-being, identifying statutory barriers to such action and reporting them for possible legislative changes, working with department components to resolve veterans' complaints of wrongdoing, investigating and correcting wrongdoing, and protecting employees who lawfully report misconduct from retaliation. In setting up the office, the Secretary must consider whether existing offices already perform these functions, whether capabilities overlap, and whether merging offices could improve efficiency. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13792
Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act
·Donald Trump·82 FR 20429
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to review national monument designations and expansions made under the Antiquities Act since January 1, 1996, that cover more than 100,000 acres, or that the Secretary finds were made without adequate public outreach and coordination. The review must weigh factors such as the Act's original objectives, effects on land use and local communities, and the availability of federal resources for management. The Secretary is to consult with several other cabinet officials and with affected state, tribal, and local governments. Within 45 days, an interim report addressing the Bears Ears National Monument and other selected designations, with recommendations for presidential or legislative action, must go to the President through named White House officials. A final report covering the full review is due within 120 days, also including recommended actions. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13791
Enforcing Statutory Prohibitions on Federal Control of Education
·Donald Trump·82 FR 20427
Directs the Secretary of Education to review all Department of Education regulations and guidance documents related to the Department of Education Organization Act, the General Education Provisions Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, to determine whether they comply with federal laws barring the Department from directing or controlling state and local decisions on curriculum, instructional programs, school administration, personnel, and selection of library resources, textbooks, and instructional materials. Where regulations or guidance documents are found inconsistent with these statutory prohibitions, the Secretary must rescind or revise them, publishing proposed regulatory changes or withdrawing or modifying guidance documents within 300 days of the order. It defines 'guidance document' broadly to include letters, memoranda, manuals, bulletins, and waiver approvals. The order states it does not alter other agencies' existing legal authority and creates no enforceable rights against the government.'Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13790
Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America
·Donald Trump·82 FR 20237
Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity, chaired by the Secretary of Agriculture and including the heads of numerous federal departments and agencies, to identify legislative, regulatory, and policy changes benefiting rural America. Areas of focus include reducing regulatory barriers, promoting technology adoption, expanding agricultural education, empowering state, local, and tribal agencies, preserving family farms, ensuring science-based food safety and crop protection rules, boosting agricultural exports, advancing energy production, and addressing access to public lands for grazing, timber, and mining. The task force must give state, local, and tribal officials and rural stakeholders a chance to suggest changes, and must coordinate with reviews under three named prior executive orders. Within 180 days, the Secretary of Agriculture must submit a report to the President, through the Assistants to the President for Economic Policy and Domestic Policy, recommending changes identified by the task force. The order revokes Executive Order 13575, which had established the White House Rural Council, and applies subject to existing law and available appropriations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13789
Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens
·Donald Trump·82 FR 19317
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to review all significant tax regulations issued on or after January 1, 2016, and identify, within 60 days, any that impose undue financial burdens, add unnecessary complexity, or exceed the Internal Revenue Service's statutory authority. Within 150 days, the Secretary must submit and publish a report recommending specific actions to address the identified regulations, and must take steps to delay, suspend, modify, or rescind them as permitted by law, including through notice-and-comment rulemaking if needed. The Secretary must publish a summary of finalized actions within 10 days of completion, or, if not finished within 180 days of the report, publish an interim summary. The Secretary and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget are also directed to reconsider the existing exemption of certain tax regulations from standard regulatory review under Executive Order 12866, and to revise the Internal Revenue Manual if needed to implement that change.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13788
Buy American and Hire American
·Donald Trump·82 FR 18837
Sets executive branch policy to maximize use of American-made goods and materials in federal procurement and financial assistance, and to strictly enforce immigration laws governing foreign workers. Directs agency heads, within 150 days, to assess their compliance with Buy American laws, review use of waivers, and propose policies maximizing domestic materials; the Secretary of Commerce and Office of Management and Budget Director must issue guidance on these assessments within 60 days, and Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative must assess how free trade agreements affect Buy American laws within 150 days. Requires a report to the President within 220 days, plus annual agency reports through 2020 and beyond. Directs agencies to construe public interest waivers narrowly and consider effects of dumped or subsidized foreign steel and iron before granting them. Directs the Secretaries of State, Labor, Homeland Security, and the Attorney General to propose rules and reforms ensuring H-1B visas go to the most-skilled or highest-paid applicants and to prevent immigration fraud or abuse.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13787
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice
·Donald Trump·82 FR 16723
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 United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, then the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, it excludes anyone already serving in one of those offices in an acting capacity from acting as Attorney General under this order, and requires that anyone stepping in be otherwise eligible under that Act. It also preserves the President's discretion to depart from this order when designating an acting Attorney General, revokes the earlier Executive Order 13775, and states that it creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13786
Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits
·Donald Trump·82 FR 16721
Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative, working with the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, Agriculture, and Homeland Security and other relevant agencies, to prepare and submit to the President an Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits within 90 days. The report must identify foreign trading partners with which the United States had a significant goods trade deficit in 2016, and for each one assess the major causes of the deficit, including tariffs, non-tariff barriers, dumping, subsidies, intellectual property theft, forced technology transfer, and labor practices. It must also evaluate whether the partner unfairly disadvantages U.S. commerce, the effects on domestic manufacturing and defense industries, effects on employment and wages, and any imports or practices that may harm national security. The agencies may hold public meetings and gather input from state, local, and industry stakeholders while preparing the report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13785
Establishing Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Laws
·Donald Trump·82 FR 16719
Directs federal agencies to strengthen collection and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duties owed by importers. Within 90 days, the Secretary of Homeland Security, consulting with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative, must develop a plan requiring "covered importers" identified as revenue risks—those with no import history or a record of failing to pay duties on time—to post bonds or other security. The Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, must also develop a strategy within 90 days for combating violations of trade and customs laws and for interdicting inadmissible merchandise. The Treasury and Homeland Security Secretaries must take steps, including rulemaking if needed, to let Customs and Border Protection share information with intellectual property rights holders about possible infringement or abandoned counterfeit merchandise. The Attorney General, with Homeland Security, must set prosecution priorities and allocate resources for trade law violations. The order does not create enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13784
Establishing the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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