E.O.14420
Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans
·Donald Trump·91 FR 53173
E.O.14419
Ending Birth Tourism
·Donald Trump·91 FR 51993
Delegates authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to combat what it terms birth tourism, defined as entering the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth, or facilitating another foreign national's entry for that purpose. Directs the two secretaries to issue rules, policies, or guidance to prevent entry or visa issuance to those engaged in such activity, to revoke visas and permanently bar entry for violators, to deny entry or remove people who have engaged or plan to engage in it, and to take action against organizations or individuals who facilitate it. Requires other federal agencies to share records needed for implementation. Allows the two secretaries to grant exemptions on humanitarian grounds or when entry is determined to be in the national interest. States it does not create enforceable legal rights and must be implemented consistent with existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14418
Continuing To Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
·Donald Trump·91 FR 51991
Citing the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Barbara, which held that the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause does not extend to certain children for whom 'no extraterritorial fiction applies,' this order directs federal agencies not to issue, or accept state or local documents recognizing, citizenship for a person when neither parent is a citizen and specific conditions apply. These include cases where a parent is designated a terrorist under federal law, where a parent is a foreign government or international-organization employee, where a parent purchased or fraudulently obtained birthright citizenship (including through paid arrangements to give birth or use a surrogate in the United States), or where the person was born in a U.S. territory where citizenship is not conferred by federal statute. It directs the Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Commissioner of Social Security to align their agencies' policies accordingly, and requires all executive agency heads to issue public implementation guidance within 30 days.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14417
Establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission
·Donald Trump·91 FR 51059
Establishes the President's Military Spouse Commission to advise the President on policies affecting military spouses and families. The spouse of the Secretary of War chairs the Commission, joined by the spouses of senior military leaders including the service secretaries, Joint Chiefs of Staff, top enlisted advisors, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, plus others the Chair or Executive Director may invite. The Commission is tasked with monitoring implementation of the order, gathering input from military spouses, developing policy recommendations on housing, employment, healthcare, education, and deployment-related support, and submitting annual reports to the President plus a final report before termination. Federal agencies must provide requested information and assistance, and the Department of War will fund and administratively support the Commission. Members serve unpaid but may receive travel reimbursement. The Commission will terminate two years from the order's date unless the President extends it.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14416
Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution
·Donald Trump·91 FR 47925
Responds to a Domestic Policy Council report, prepared under Executive Order 14253, that criticized the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History for its portrayal of American history. Declares it the administration's policy to address the report's findings and restore trust in the Smithsonian. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of General Services, and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to use available authorities, including funding and contract conditions, to promote this policy and encourage the Smithsonian's compliance with applicable rules. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service and in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, to install temporary signage on Park Service-maintained walkways near the museum notifying visitors of the report's findings and directing them to other information sources, and to install signage or exhibits correcting information about the Declaration of Independence's signers. States implementation depends on available appropriations and existing legal authority.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14415
Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials
·Donald Trump·91 FR 46693
Directs the Secretary of War to tighten enforcement of the statutory requirement that certain defense materials be sourced domestically or from allied nations. Starting January 1, 2027, the Secretary and military department secretaries must stop issuing waivers allowing noncompliant materials except where a contractor submits an approved mitigation plan identifying the material, showing efforts to find compliant sources, and setting a timeline to eliminate it; fraud or willful noncompliance can trigger contract remedies or referral to the Attorney General. Within 180 days, the order requires guidance for contractors to map and disclose full supply chains, vet suppliers for financial, foreign-influence, and manufacturing risks, and avoid 'unreliable foreign suppliers.' It also requires a strategy to speed qualification of new domestic sources, regular reports to the National Security Council through 2028, and clarifies that the order does not affect the Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve ('Project Vault') or related federal financing programs. Defines key terms used throughout.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14414
Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthening American Farm Resilience
·Donald Trump·91 FR 39841
Building on the earlier Make America Healthy Again Commission order, this directive sets policy to promote regenerative agriculture and precision farming technologies. It directs the Environmental Protection Agency administrator to prioritize registration of substances that could replace older active ingredients, review data on pre-harvest desiccation chemical uses, and ensure accurate labeling. The Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the EPA administrator are told to develop a research framework studying cumulative chemical exposure in the food supply, without requiring any regulatory action beyond existing statutes. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must launch a National Institutes of Health prize challenge for research on chemical exposure diagnosis and treatment, and prioritize research through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health into alternatives to conventional chemical crop protection. The Secretary of Agriculture is directed to maximize funding for the existing Regenerative Pilot Program, expand its reach, and pursue public-private partnerships supporting farmers adopting regenerative practices, subject to available appropriations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14413
Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation
·Donald Trump·91 FR 38487
Directs a whole-of-government push to advance quantum information science and technology. Orders the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, with several agency heads, to update the National Quantum Strategy within 180 days. Establishes the Quantum Computer for Application Development and Discovery Science Effort to build a large-scale quantum computer for a Department of Energy facility, with related deadlines for technical specifications, private-sector partnership exploration, and national-security readiness programs. Directs agencies to field quantum sensor projects by September 2028, develop five-year plans for quantum sensing and networking, strengthen domestic supply chains and manufacturing, and reconstitute the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee. Calls for expanded security protections, including growing a counterintelligence protection team, and workforce initiatives such as recruitment strategies, training institutes, and labor-tracking definitions. Directs the Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce to coordinate international engagement on market access, supply chains, and export controls. Requires numerous progress reports to the President on set timelines, and contains further implementation provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14412
Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks
·Donald Trump·91 FR 38483
Directs federal agencies to transition their computer systems to post-quantum cryptography, which is designed to resist attacks from future quantum computers as well as classical ones. Requires each agency head to designate a PQC migration lead within 30 days, and directs the Office of Management and Budget, working with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Cyber Director, to issue guidance within 90 days requiring agencies to inventory their high-value systems and transition them to post-quantum key establishment by December 31, 2030, and digital signatures by December 31, 2031. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to run a pilot migration project, agencies to assist critical infrastructure operators with their own transitions, the Secretary of State to engage foreign governments on adopting the standards, and the National Security Agency to report annually on progress for national security systems. Also directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to propose rules requiring contractors to comply with the new cryptographic standards and vulnerability disclosure requirements.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14411
Strengthening Customs Enforcement
·Donald Trump·91 FR 35125
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to overhaul customs enforcement rules covering importers of record (IORs). Within 180 days, the Secretary must revise importer eligibility rules to require minimum bonding or domestic assets, mandatory registration for formal and informal entries, and expanded data disclosures; bar foreign IORs from filing informal entries; impose additional formal-entry requirements on foreign IORs, including limits on continuous bonds and participation in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program; define and enforce 'good standing' status; update the IOR registry; and set up enhanced vetting. Within 90 days, it requires new import disclosure and certification rules, revised penalty and mitigation standards with a 50 percent minimum penalty floor, streamlined seizure and disposal of noncompliant imports, and new transparency measures including annual enforcement reports. The Secretary and Attorney General must prioritize enforcement against forced-labor and transshipment violations. It also requires legislative recommendations within 45 days and an effectiveness report within one year, and defines 'U.S. IOR' and 'foreign IOR' for these purposes.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14410
Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service
·Donald Trump·91 FR 34893
Amends the Civil Service Rules and Regulations and prior executive orders to implement Schedule Policy/Career, a category of excepted-service federal positions covering confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating roles. Revises rules on competitive status, probationary periods, trial periods, and separation procedures to exclude Schedule Policy/Career employees from standard adverse-action protections when removed for performance or misconduct. Amends Executive Order 13957 (as amended by Executive Order 14171) and Executive Order 13562 (as amended by Executive Order 14217) regarding agency petitions to reclassify positions and student hiring programs. Directs the Office of Personnel Management, within 60 days, to update obsolete Civil Service Rule provisions, and to initiate rulemaking creating a Presidential award program for these employees. Directs agencies to set aside separate bonus pools to reward Schedule Policy/Career employees for outstanding performance. Places positions listed in an attached Appendix into Schedule Policy/Career, requiring affected agency heads to notify employees and update records within 7 days of the order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14409
Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security
·Donald Trump·91 FR 34565
Directs multiple federal agencies to strengthen cybersecurity around advanced artificial intelligence. Within 30 days, the Committee on National Security Systems, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of Homeland Security (through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) must prioritize cyber defense of national security, military, and civilian federal information systems, and expand access to AI-enabled cybersecurity tools for agencies, state and local governments, and critical infrastructure operators. It also creates a Treasury-led AI cybersecurity clearinghouse to coordinate vulnerability detection and patching, and directs review of federal grant funding for AI vulnerability research and expanded cybersecurity hiring pathways. Within 60 days, Treasury, the Department of War, and the Department of Homeland Security must develop a classified process to designate certain AI systems as 'covered frontier models' and create a voluntary framework letting developers share such models with the government before wider release, without creating any mandatory licensing requirement. The Attorney General is directed to prioritize prosecuting crimes involving AI used for unauthorized computer access or fraud.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14408
Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands
·Donald Trump·91 FR 33577
Rescinds Executive Order 11644 (1972) and Executive Order 11989 (1977), which had directed federal agencies to designate where off-road vehicles may be used on federal lands based on criteria such as minimizing wildlife harassment, habitat disruption, and conflicts among recreational users. The order states these criteria are vague, not required by statute, and have led to permit delays and limits on energy, timber, utility, and recreational access. It directs the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and other relevant agency heads to begin rulemakings to rescind or revise regulations that implemented the two rescinded orders, relying instead on existing statutes like the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. It notes implementation depends on available funding and existing legal authority, and assigns publication costs to the Department of the Interior.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14407
Realigning United States Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations With Best Practices From Peer, Developed Countries
·Donald Trump·91 FR 33575
Directs federal action following a Department of Health and Human Services scientific assessment comparing U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations with those of peer developed nations, which found the U.S. recommends more childhood vaccines and doses than other countries and that peer nations achieve high vaccination rates through public trust rather than mandates. Instructs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to review the assessment and current clinical data and, where legally permitted, update the childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule with flexibility for timing and sequencing of immunizations. Requires all federal agencies to align their actions, regulations, funding, and coverage with the updated schedule, while continuing to protect parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodations, and equal protection, and maintaining insurance coverage without cost-sharing, including through Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Vaccines for Children Program. Directs the HHS Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs to inform state officials of these policies and share the assessment as a resource for state vaccination laws.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14406
Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System
·Donald Trump·91 FR 30479
Directs federal financial agencies to address risks the administration associates with financial services provided to unauthorized immigrants. Within 60 days, the Secretary of the Treasury must issue an advisory to financial institutions describing red flags for suspicious activity tied to non-work-authorized populations, such as payroll tax evasion, shell companies, structuring of cash transactions, and use of individual taxpayer identification numbers to open accounts. Within 90 days, Treasury must propose changes to Bank Secrecy Act regulations to strengthen customer due diligence and identity verification, including collecting information on immigration and employment status. Within 180 days, Treasury and financial regulators must consider further identification requirements addressing foreign consular ID cards. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is directed to consider clarifying that deportation risk and wage loss may factor into 'ability-to-repay' lending standards, and financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, FDIC, and National Credit Union Administration, must issue guidance on managing credit risks tied to non-work-authorized borrowers.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14405
Integrating Financial Technology Innovation Into Regulatory Frameworks
·Donald Trump·91 FR 30475
Directs federal financial regulators—including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Securities and Exchange Commission, National Credit Union Administration, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency—to review, within 90 days, existing regulations, guidance, and approval processes that affect fintech firms' ability to partner with banks, credit unions, and other regulated institutions or to obtain charters and licenses. Within 180 days, agencies must take steps, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, to encourage innovation based on that review. Requests that the Federal Reserve Board conduct a similar review and separately evaluate, within 120 days, the legal and policy framework governing access to Federal Reserve payment accounts and services for uninsured institutions and non-bank financial companies, including digital-asset firms, reporting findings to the President. If such access is found legally permissible, the Federal Reserve is asked to create application procedures with 90-day decision timelines. States the order does not alter existing agency authority or create enforceable rights, and assigns publication costs to the Treasury Department.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14404
Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy
·Donald Trump·91 FR 25061
Acting under the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14380 regarding Cuba, this order expands sanctions against the Cuban government and its supporters. It blocks the U.S. property of foreign persons determined to operate in key sectors of Cuba's economy, act on behalf of the Cuban government, engage in human rights abuses or corruption related to Cuba, or be adult family members of anyone already sanctioned. It bars U.S. persons from transactions with those blocked individuals and prohibits donations to them. It suspends U.S. entry for aliens meeting these criteria, unless the Secretary of State finds entry in the national interest. It authorizes the Treasury Secretary to penalize foreign financial institutions that conduct significant transactions with sanctioned persons, including restricting their U.S. correspondent accounts or blocking their property. The Secretaries of State and Treasury are directed to implement the order and report to Congress on actions taken. It defines key terms, including "Government of Cuba" and "foreign financial institution."Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14403
Promoting Retirement-Savings Access for American Workers by Establishing TrumpIRA.gov
·Donald Trump·91 FR 24329
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish, by January 1, 2027, a website called TrumpIRA.gov to help workers without employer-sponsored retirement plans—including small-business employees, part-time workers, independent contractors, and the self-employed—find high-quality, low-cost individual retirement accounts. The site must list participating financial institutions meeting specified cost and investment-option standards, explain those criteria, and provide information on the Federal Saver's Match, a matching contribution of up to $1,000 under the SECURE 2.0 Act. The Treasury Secretary must also work to ensure eligible savers receive the match and encourage financial institutions to accept it. The order directs Treasury and the IRS to issue guidance on tax treatment of charitable organizations' contributions to workers' IRAs, and directs Treasury and the Labor Department to issue regulations or guidance protecting workers and preventing prohibited transactions. It also calls for legislative recommendations to make these retirement-savings features permanent, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights and depends on available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14402
Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting
·Donald Trump·91 FR 24325
Directs executive branch agencies to make fixed-price contracts, including those tying profit to performance-based metrics, the default method of federal procurement, rather than cost-reimbursement or similar contracts. Non-fixed-price contracts must be justified in writing by the contracting officer, and agency heads must personally approve or delegate approval of such contracts above set dollar thresholds ($100 million for the Department of War, $35 million for NASA, $25 million for the Department of Homeland Security, and $10 million for other agencies), with exceptions for emergencies and certain research or development contracts. Within 90 days, agencies must review and try to convert their 10 largest non-fixed-price contracts to fixed-price arrangements, and report semi-annually to the Office of Management and Budget on non-fixed-price contract approvals. Within 45 days, the OMB Director must issue implementation guidance, and within 120 days, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy must propose related regulatory amendments and develop training programs for contracting staff.'Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14401
Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness
·Donald Trump·91 FR 21709