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1 | TRUMP ADMINISTRATION - EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TRACKER - Updated for Trump's first year of his second term Created and maintained through January 20, 2026 by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Border/Immigration | The Gold Card | 9/19/2025 | EO 14351 | This EO establishes the "Gold Card" visa program, which allows individuals or corporate sponsors who make a significant unrestricted financial gift to the Department of Commerce ($1 million for individuals, $2 million for corporations) to be eligible for expedited immigrant visas based on exceptional business ability and national benefit. The Secretaries of Commerce, State, and Homeland Security are directed to implement and administer this program within 90 days, including guidelines for application, expedited adjudication, status transfer, and fund usage to promote commerce and American industry. | Immediate. | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Border/Immigration | AUTHORIZING JUNCTION PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC TO CONSTRUCT, CONNECT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN PIPELINE FACILITIES AT TOOLE COUNTY, MONTANA, AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA | 6/30/2025 | Memoranda | Grants Junction Pipeline Company, LLC a Presidential Permit to construct, connect, operate, and maintain cross-border pipeline facilities in Toole County, Montana, for the import of crude oil and other petroleum products from Canada to the United States. The permit outlines conditions for regulatory compliance, inspection, national security access, environmental responsibility, reporting obligations, and procedures for termination or transfer of ownership. The permit is subject to all applicable U.S. laws and does not cover natural gas regulated under the Natural Gas Act. | Ongoing | Construct, connect, operate, and maintain Border facilities in compliance with permit terms — Ongoing — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC Do not make substantial changes to facilities or operations without Presidential approval — Ongoing — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC Allow federal, state, and local agencies full access for inspection — Ongoing — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC Comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including PHMSA pipeline safety requirements — Ongoing — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC Obtain all necessary federal, state, and local permits and right-of-way authorizations — Before and during construction/operation — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC Remove facilities upon permit termination, revocation, or surrender, if directed — Upon termination — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC (or designated federal agency) Permit U.S. government to temporarily take possession in national security emergencies — As needed — President or designee Receive fair compensation and restoration if government takes possession — Following such action — President or designee Notify President or designee in writing of ownership transfers, control changes, or name changes — As needed — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC Maintain facilities in good repair and compliant with environmental and safety standards — Ongoing — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC Indemnify the U.S. from liability related to operations and environmental contamination — Ongoing — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC Submit all required reports or sworn statements to the President and relevant agencies — As required by law or regulation — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC Provide information about facility status or changes upon request — Upon request — Junction Pipeline Company, LLC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Border/Immigration | PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT AUTHORIZING SOUTH BOW (USA) LP TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN PIPELINE FACILITIES AT CAVALIER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA | 6/30/2025 | Memoranda | Executive Office of the President U.S. Department of Transportation (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration – PHMSA) Other relevant Federal, State, and Local permitting and oversight agencies | Grants a Presidential Permit to South Bow (USA) LP to operate and maintain existing cross-border pipeline facilities located in Cavalier County, North Dakota. The permit covers the transport of all hydrocarbon and petroleum products (excluding natural gas regulated under the Natural Gas Act) between the U.S. and Canada. It supersedes a 2020 permit and sets forth compliance requirements regarding safety, ownership, inspection, reporting, indemnification, and national security access. | Ongoing | Operate and maintain Border facilities in accordance with permit conditions — Ongoing — South Bow (USA) LP Do not make substantial changes to Border facilities or operations without Presidential approval — Ongoing — South Bow (USA) LP Permit access to authorized federal, state, and local inspectors — Ongoing — South Bow (USA) LP Comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including DOT/PHMSA pipeline safety requirements — Ongoing — South Bow (USA) LP Obtain all necessary permits, easements, and authorizations — Before and during operations — South Bow (USA) LP Remove facilities upon permit termination, revocation, or surrender (unless otherwise directed) — Upon termination — South Bow (USA) LP (or designated federal agency) Permit U.S. Government to take temporary possession in a national security emergency — As needed — President or designee Provide just compensation and restore facilities after U.S. Government possession, if invoked — Following any U.S. Government possession — President or designee Notify the President or designee immediately of ownership or control changes, or name changes — As needed — South Bow (USA) LP Maintain facilities in good repair and environmental compliance — Ongoing — South Bow (USA) LP Indemnify the U.S. for liability from operations or environmental harm — Ongoing — South Bow (USA) LP Submit all required reports or sworn statements to the President or designated agencies — As required by law or regulation — South Bow (USA) LP Provide information to the President or designee upon request — Upon request — South Bow (USA) LP | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Border/Immigration | PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT AUTHORIZING STEEL REEF US PIPELINES LLC TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN PIPELINE FACILITIES AT BURKE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA | 6/30/2025 | Memoranda | Executive Office of the President U.S. Department of Transportation (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - PHMSA) Other relevant federal, state, and local permitting or regulatory agencies | Grants Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC a Presidential Permit to continue operating and maintaining existing cross-border pipeline facilities in Burke County, North Dakota, for the export of natural gas liquids to Canada. The permit imposes requirements related to operational standards, regulatory compliance, federal oversight, reporting, and future changes in ownership or use. It also grants the U.S. Government the authority to take temporary possession of the facilities in the interest of national security and outlines procedures for termination or transfer of the permit. | Ongoing | Operate and maintain pipeline Border facilities in accordance with permit conditions — Ongoing — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC Do not make substantial changes to facilities or operations without Presidential approval — Ongoing — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC Allow inspection by authorized federal, state, and local officials — Ongoing — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including PHMSA pipeline safety rules — Ongoing — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC Obtain necessary permits, easements, and authorizations — Before and during operations — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC Remove facilities upon termination, revocation, or surrender of the permit (unless otherwise directed) — Upon termination — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC (or designated U.S. agency) Notify President or designee immediately of any ownership transfer, control changes, or name change — As needed — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC Maintain facilities in good repair and compliant with safety and environmental standards — Ongoing — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC Hold the U.S. harmless and indemnify against liability arising from operations — Ongoing — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC File all required reports and sworn statements as mandated by federal law or regulation — As required — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC Provide information to the President or designee on request (e.g., conditions, changes, compliance) — Upon request — Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Border/Immigration | Presidential Permit Authorizing the City of Eagle Pass, Texas, to Expand and Continue to Maintain and Operate a Vehicular and Pedestrian Border Crossing at the Camino Real International Bridge Land Port of Entry | 6/20/2025 | Memoranda | U.S. Department of State U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Department of Homeland Security) U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission Executive Office of the President Other relevant Federal, State, and Local permitting and inspection authorities | Grants the City of Eagle Pass, Texas, a Presidential Permit to expand and continue operating the Camino Real International Bridge Land Port of Entry. The expansion includes a second bridge span with six additional vehicle lanes. The permit sets forth conditions related to legal compliance, environmental protections, federal coordination, inspection facilities, and construction authorization. The permit will expire in five years if construction has not begun. | Ongoing | Grant inspection access to authorized federal, state, and local officials — Ongoing — City of Eagle Pass Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations — Ongoing — City of Eagle Pass Implement mitigation measures identified in NEPA and other environmental permits (e.g., Clean Water Act §402) — Before and during construction — City of Eagle Pass Obtain all required permits, approvals, and authorizations — Before construction — City of Eagle Pass Notify the President or designee of any transfer of ownership or control — As needed — City of Eagle Pass Maintain Border facilities in good repair and in compliance with law — Ongoing — City of Eagle Pass Provide suitable inspection facilities, infrastructure, and equipment per executed or future Donation Acceptance Agreements — Prior to operations — City of Eagle Pass (coord. DHS/CBP, GSA, and relevant agencies) Submit Donation Acceptance Proposal for approval, including plans for inspection facilities and maintenance — Before design activities — City of Eagle Pass (approval by CBP Commissioner, GSA Administrator, Secretary of Transportation) Coordinate with agencies to refine donation and inspection plans — Within 1 year of permit issuance — DHS/CBP, GSA, DOT (coord. with City of Eagle Pass) Obtain concurrence from the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission — Before construction — City of Eagle Pass Await State Department notification that diplomatic notes have been exchanged with Mexico — Before construction — Department of State Notify President or designee at start, completion, interruption, or discontinuation of construction — As events occur — City of Eagle Pass Provide information to the President or designee on facility status or compliance — Upon request — City of Eagle Pass File required federal reports and statements — As applicable — City of Eagle Pass Seek Presidential approval for any substantial changes to the project or operations — Before implementing changes — City of Eagle Pass Begin construction within 5 years to prevent permit expiration — By June 20, 2030 — City of Eagle Pass | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Border/Immigration | Presidential Permit Authorizing the City of Laredo, Texas, to Expand and Continue to Maintain, and Operate a Vehicular Border Crossing at the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge Land Port of Entry | 6/13/2025 | Memoranda | U.S. Department of State U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Department of Homeland Security) U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission The Executive Office of the President Other relevant Federal, State, and Local permitting or inspection agencies | This memoranda grants the City of Laredo a Presidential Permit to expand and continue operating the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge Land Port of Entry, including the construction of two new commercial traffic spans. The permit outlines conditions for regulatory compliance, interagency coordination, environmental protection, inspection facilities, diplomatic authorization, and federal oversight. The permit will expire if construction has not commenced within five years. | Ongoing | Grant federal, state, and local inspection officials access to Border facilities — Ongoing — City of Laredo Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations — Ongoing — City of Laredo Implement environmental mitigation per NEPA and other federal permits (e.g., Clean Water Act §402) — Before and during construction — City of Laredo Obtain all required federal, state, and local permits before construction — Prior to construction — City of Laredo Notify the President or designee of any decision to transfer control or ownership — As needed — City of Laredo Maintain Border facilities in good repair and in compliance with law — Ongoing — City of Laredo Provide, at no cost, inspection facilities, infrastructure, and equipment per existing or future Donation Acceptance Agreements — Before and during operations — City of Laredo (coord. CBP, DHS, GSA, other relevant agencies) Submit a Donation Acceptance Proposal outlining funding and staffing for inspection facilities — Before design activities — City of Laredo (approval by CBP Commissioner, GSA Administrator, and Secretary of Transportation) Refine donation and design plan in coordination with agencies — Within 1 year of permit issuance — CBP, GSA, DOT (coord. with City of Laredo) Obtain concurrence from the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission — Prior to construction — City of Laredo Await notification from the State Department that diplomatic notes have been exchanged with Mexico — Prior to construction — Department of State Notify the President or designee when construction begins, completes, interrupts, or discontinues — As events occur — City of Laredo Provide requested information about Border facilities to the President or designee — As requested — City of Laredo File all required federal statements and reports — As applicable — City of Laredo Seek Presidential approval for any substantial changes to project location or operations — Before implementation — City of Laredo Begin construction within 5 years to avoid permit expiration — By June 13, 2030 — City of Laredo | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Border/Immigration | Presidential Permit Authorizing Green Corridors, LLC, to Construct, Maintain, and Operate a Commercial Elevated Guideway Border Crossing Near Laredo, Texas, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Mexico | 6/9/2025 | Memoranda | U.S. Department of State U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Department of Homeland Security) U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission The Executive Office of the President (permit authority) Relevant Federal, State, and Local permitting and inspection agencies | This Presidential Memoranda grants Green Corridors, LLC a Presidential Permit to construct, operate, and maintain a commercial elevated guideway and border-crossing facility at the U.S.–Mexico border in Laredo, Texas. The permit is subject to strict conditions, including regulatory compliance, environmental mitigation, interagency coordination, facility funding commitments, inspection requirements, and bilateral authorization through diplomatic channels. The permit expires if construction does not begin within five years. | Ongoing | Provide inspection access to federal, state, and local agency officials — Ongoing — Green Corridors, LLC Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations — Ongoing — Green Corridors, LLC Implement environmental mitigation and comply with environmental permits (e.g., NEPA, Clean Water Act §402) — Before and during construction — Green Corridors, LLC Obtain all required permits and approvals prior to construction — Prior to construction start — Green Corridors, LLC Notify the President or designee of any intent to transfer custody or control of the facilities — As needed — Green Corridors, LLC Maintain border facilities in good repair and compliance with law — Ongoing — Green Corridors, LLC Provide, at no cost to the U.S., inspection facilities, infrastructure improvements, and equipment per Donation Acceptance Agreements — Before and during operation — Green Corridors, LLC Submit a border inspection funding and staffing plan for approval — Before design activities — Green Corridors, LLC (approval by CBP Commissioner) Submit operations and maintenance funding plan — Before design activities — Green Corridors, LLC (approval by GSA Administrator and CBP Commissioner) Submit construction and outfitting funding plan — Before design activities — Green Corridors, LLC (approval by GSA Administrator and CBP Commissioner) Submit design and operations plan for transportation oversight — Before design activities — Green Corridors, LLC (approval by Secretary of Transportation) Refine inspection and funding plans with agencies — Within 1 year of permit issuance — DHS/CBP, GSA, DOT (coord. with Green Corridors, LLC) Obtain concurrence from the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission — Prior to construction — Green Corridors, LLC Await Department of State’s confirmation of Mexico’s diplomatic authorization — Prior to construction — Department of State Notify the President or designee of construction start, completion, interruptions, or discontinuation — As events occur — Green Corridors, LLC Provide information on operations and compliance upon request — Ongoing — Green Corridors, LLC File any federally required statements and reports — As applicable — Green Corridors, LLC Seek Presidential approval for any substantial change to the project — Before implementation — Green Corridors, LLC Begin construction within 5 years of permit issuance to avoid expiration — By June 9, 2030 — Green Corridors, LLC | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Border/Immigration | Establishing Project Homecoming | 5/9/2025 | Proclamation | DHS DOS | This proclamation establishes "Project Homecoming," a federal initiative intended to encourage voluntary departure of individuals unlawfully present in the United States. The initiative directs the creation of technology-enabled return processes, including a government-funded return travel system and a financial incentive termed an “exit bonus.” It also sets penalties for those who choose not to depart, including increased immigration enforcement and potential legal and financial consequences. | Upon implementation; 60 days. | Create return processes and CBP Home app – No specific deadline; Department of State and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fund flights for voluntary departures – Ongoing upon implementation; Department of Homeland Security Enable travel for those without valid documents – No specific deadline; Department of State and DHS Establish airport concierge departure service – No specific deadline; Department of State and DHS Implement "exit bonus" financial incentive for voluntary departures – No specific deadline; Department of State and DHS, in consultation with relevant agencies Launch nationwide communication campaign about incentives and penalties – No specific deadline; Department of State and DHS, in consultation with relevant agencies Increase DHS enforcement workforce by at least 20,000 officers – Due within 60 days of the proclamation (by July 8, 2025); Department of Homeland Security | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Border/Immigration | Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens | 4/28/2025 | EO 14287 | DOJ DHS OMB | This EO seeks to encourage immigration enforcement in “sanctuary jurisdictions.” Specifically, DOJ and DHS shall publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that obstruct federal immigration enforcement and enforce various consequences for those jurisdictions, including denial of federal funds or legal remedies. This EO also seeks to prevent federal benefits to aliens in “sanctuary jurisdictions.” Lastly, DOJ shall identify and take appropriate action to prevent enforcement of state and local laws that favor aliens over US citizens. | Immediate, 30 days. | DOJ and DHS shall publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that obstruct federal immigration enforcement (30 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Border/Immigration | Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens | 4/28/2025 | EO 14288 | DOJ DoD DHS | The AG shall create a mechanism to provide legal resources and indemnification to law enforcement officers who unjustly incur expenses and liabilities for actions taken during the performance of their official duties to enforce the law (including private pro bono services). AG shall also take action to maximize federal resources to support state and local law enforcement resources. AG and DoD shall increase provisions of excess military and national security assets to state and local law enforcement. AG shall pursue all necessary legal remedies to ensure prosecution of people who obstruct the enforcement of criminal law and engage in civil rights violations, including those focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. | Immediate, 60, 90. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Border/Immigration | Preventing Illegal Aliens from Obtaining Social Security Act Benefits | 4/15/2025 | Memo | DOJ Labor HHS DHS Social Security | This EO directs the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of HHS, and the Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of DHS as necessary, shall take all reasonable measures to ensure ineligible aliens are not receiving funds from Social Security Act programs. The AG and the Commissioner of Social Security shall cooperate to detail and credential such Special Assistant United States Attorneys as are necessary to expand the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) full-time fraud prosecutor program to at least 50 United States Attorney Offices by October 1, 2025. Likewise, the AG and the Secretary of HHS shall cooperate to establish a similar fraud-prosecutor program utilizing Special Assistant United States Attorneys with regard to programs administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which shall operate in at least 15 United States Attorney Offices by October 1, 2025. The Commissioner of Social Security shall (1)fully implement the recommendations in the Inspector General of the SSA’s Audit Report A-06-21-51022 and (2) shall refer promptly to the Inspector General of the SSA all earnings reports for persons age 100 or older when the purported wage-earner’s name does not match SSA’s files, and Inspector General of the SSA shall investigate such matters as appropriate. Within 60 days of the date of this memorandum, the Commissioner of Social Security shall review whether SSA should resume pursuing civil monetary penalties under section 1129 of the Social Security Act. | Immediate, 60 days. | The Commissioner of Social Security shall review whether SSA should resume pursuing civil monetary penalties under section 1129 of the Social Security Act. If the Commissioner of Social Security determines that resumption is warranted, he shall either resume such program immediately or pursue regulatory or policy changes that would allow its resumption in a timely manner (60 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Border/Immigration | Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of the United States by Tren De Aragua | 3/15/2025 | Proclamation | All | This Proclamation declares that Tren De Aragua (“TdA”) is perpetrating, attempting, and threatening an invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States and that all Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are members of TdA, are within the United States, and are not actually naturalized or lawful permanent residents of the United States are liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies. Further, such people are ineligible for the benefits of 50 U.S.C. 22. The AG shall prepare a letter declaring this policy and transmit it to the Chief Justice of the United States, the chief judge of every circuit court of appeals, the chief judge of every district and territorial court of the United States, each Governor of a State and territory of the United States, and the highest-ranking judicial officer of each State and territory of the United States. The “Alien Enemies” described are subject to immediate apprehension, detention, and removal, and further that they shall not be permitted residence in the United States. Pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act, the AG the Secretary of DHS shall apprehend, restrain, secure, and remove every Alien Enemy described in this proclamation. Lastly, the proclamation describes various regulations that should be enacted to enforce this proclamation. | Immediate, 60 days. | AG shall prepare and publish a letter declaring the policy described in section 1 of this proclamation as the policy of the US, and transmit this letter to the Chief Justice of the United States, the chief judge of every circuit court of appeals, the chief judge of every district and territorial court of the United States, each Governor of a State and territory of the United States, and the highest-ranking judicial officer of each State and territory of the United States (60 days). | J.G.G. v. Trump (D.D.C) A.A.R.P. v. Trump (N.D. Texas) D.B.U. v. Trump (D. Colo.) J.A.V. v. Trump (S.D. Tex.) G.F.F. v. Trump (S.D.N.Y.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Border/Immigration | Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders | 2/19/2025 | EO 14218 | All | Thie EO directs the head of each agency to (1) identify all federally funded programs administered by the agency that currently permits illegal aliens to obtain any cash or non-cash public benefit and take appropriate actions to align such programs with this order and federal law; (2) ensure federal payments to states and localities do not facilitate the subsidization or promotion of illegal immigration (i.e. "sanctuary policies"); (3) enhance eligibility verification systems to ensure benefits exclude any ineligible alien. Director of OMB and DOGE Administrator shall further identify sources of federal funding for illegal aliens and recommend agency actions. Agencies are directed to refer any improper receipt of funds to DOJ and DHS for appropriate action. | Immediately, 30 days. | Director of OMB and DOGE Administrator shall further identify sources of federal funding for illegal aliens and recommend agency actions (30 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Border/Immigration | Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity | 1/29/2025 | Memo | DHS DoD | This Memo directs the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to take appropriate actions to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the US and to address immigration enforcement needs. | Immediate. | None. | Parra v. Castro (D. NM) Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem (D.D.C.) - filed 2/12/25 Espinoza Escalona v. Noem (D.D.C.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Border/Immigration | Securing Our Borders | 1/20/2025 | EO 14165 | DoD DHS DOJ | This EO establishes policies and procedures for DoD and DHS to secure the borders of the United States through physical barriers and increased personnel presence, apprehend and detain illegal aliens until they can be removed from the United States, and terminate parole programs and are inconsistent with the policies of the EO. The EO also requires the Secretary of State to facilitate international agreements whereby asylum seekers would remain in Mexico while their case is pending. The EO also seeks to fulfill the requirements of the DNA Fingerprint Act for all aliens detained, and to use technology to determine the validity of claimed familial relationships. The Attorney General is to prioritize the prosecution of offenses that relate to the border. | Immediately, or as soon as practicable. | None. | Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. DHS (D.D.C) Doe v. Noem (D. Mass.) Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent (D.D.C.) State of California et al v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al (N.D. Cal.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Border/Immigration | Declaring A National Emergency At The Southern Border Of The United States | 1/20/2025 | Memo | DoD DHS DOT FCC | This Memo declares that a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States the requires the use of Armed Forces. The Memo directs the DoD to order as many units as appropriate to obtain complete control of the border. The Memo also directs DHS to construct physical barriers at the border and revokes the Biden Proclamation which redirecting funds for the border wall construction. The Memo also asks the DOT and FCC to consider waiving applicable regulations that restrict DHS's ability to use unmanned aerial systems. | Actions are immediate. 30 days for DoD to report progress. 90 days for DoD and DHS to provide recommendations for additional actions necessary to secure border. | Two reports. | Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares a National Emergency at the Southern Border | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Border/Immigration | Clarifying The Military’s Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States | 1/20/2025 | EO 14167 | DoD | This EO directs the Secretary of Defense to deliver a revision to the Unified Command Plan that assigns the United States Northern Command the mission to seal the borders and maintain sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States. | 10 days for Sec Def to revise Command Plan. 30 days for a commander's estimate for a Level 3 planning requirement. | Revised Command Plan, Estimate. | An Emerging Road Map for Trump’s Use of the Military to Combat Immigration | Lawfare | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Border/Immigration | Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship | 1/20/2025 | EO 14160 | State DOJ DHS Social Security | This EO states that United States citizenship shall not extend to persons born in the United States when (1) the person's mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the person's father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the birth and (2) when the person's mother's presence in the United States was lawful but temporary and the person's father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the birth. | Effective to all births made 30 days after order. Agencies shall issue guidance within 30 days of the order regarding implementation. | Agency guidance. | Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution Trump Administration Issues “Pause” on Federal Grant Spending Effective January 28 | NH Indonesian Community Support v. Donald J. Trump State of Washington et al v. Trump - UPDATE, Washington Judge Pauses enforcement as of 1/23/24 Casa Inc et al v. Trump et al - Maryland, granted injunction for the duration of the case 2/6/25 - preliminary injunction, Washington Doe v. Trump (Massachusetts) State of New Jersey et al v. Trump (Mass) OCA v. Rubio et al (D.D.C.) County of Santa Clara v. Trump et al (N.D. Cal) Le v. Trump (C.D. Cal) New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump et al (S.D.N.Y.) - filed 2/13/25 Barbara v. Trump (D.N.H.) | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Border/Immigration | Realigning The United States Refugee Admissions Program | 1/20/2025 | EO 14163 | DHS DOJ | This EO suspends entry into the United States of refugees under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) until a finding is made by DHS and Sec. of State regarding whether resumption of entry of refugees under USRAP is in the interests of the United States. | Suspension shall take effect on January 27, 2025. DHS and Sec. State must make their finding within 90 days and reports every 90 days thereafter. | Report. | Pacito v. Trump (W.D. Wash) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. Department of State et al. (D.D.C.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Border/Immigration | Protecting the American People Against Invasion | 1/20/2025 | EO 14159 | ICE CBP USCIS DHS | This EO sets forth several policies and procedures aimed at enforcing the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The EO directs DHS and USCIS to prioritize enforcement of INA and other Federal laws related to illegal entry and unlawful presence of aliens in the United States. The EO directs the Attorney General to prioritize prosecution of criminal offenses related to the same. The EO aims to establish Homeland Security Task Forces in all states. The EO directs DHS to ensure the efficient and expedited removal of aliens from the United States and to construct detention facilities for aliens pending the outcome of their removal proceedings. The EO states that all "sanctuary jurisdictions" will no longer receive federal funds. | Actions are immediate. 90 days for Secretary of Treasury to submit report on progress implementing civil fines and penalties against aliens unlawfully in the United States. | Report. | ICE Raids in the Workplace – Preparation and Response Statement from DHS What Do Employers Need to Know About the New DHS Alien Registration Requirement? | Make the Road New York (ACLU) v. Huffman et al - San Francisco v. Trump et al (N.D. Cal) Organized Communities Against Deportations et al v. Huffman et al (N.D. Illinois) Amica Center et al v. DOJ (D.DC) Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent (D.D.C.) Solutions In Hometown Connections v. Noem (D. Md.) C.M. v. Noem (S.D. Fla.) State of California et al v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al (N.D. Cal.) American Gateways v. U.S. Department for Justice (D.D.C.) CLEAR Clinic v. Noem (D. Or.) State of New York v. Noem (S.D.N.Y.) State of Illinois v. Noem (D.R.I.) | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | Border/Immigration | Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion | 1/20/2025 | Proclamation | DHS DOJ State | This proclamation suspends entry into the United States of all aliens "engaged in the invasion across the southern border." Such aliens are also restricting from invoking provisions of the INA that would permit their continued presence in the United States, including claims of asylum. The proclamation also suspends entry of any alien that fails to provide Federal officials with sufficient medical information and reliable criminal history and background information. | Suspension is immediate. | None. | FACT SHEET: President Donald J. Trump Protects the States and the American People by Closing the Border to Illegals via Proclamation | REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND LEGAL SERVICES et al v. NOEM et al - Complaint filed 2/3/25 | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | Border/Immigration | Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigration Workers | 9/19/2025 | Proclamation 10973 | DHS Labor State DOJ | This presidential proclamation restricts entry of new H-1B workers unless employers pay a $100,000 fee, imposes stricter compliance measures, and calls for higher prevailing wage levels. | Immediate, in effect for 1 year. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Declassification | Immediate Declassification of Materials Related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation | 3/25/2025 | Memo | DOJ | This memo states that all of the materials referenced in the Presidential Memorandum of January 19, 2021 (Declassification of Certain Materials Related to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation), are no longer classified. Further, the material proposed for redaction by the FBI in a cover letter dated January 17, 2021, remains classified. This does not extend to materials that must be protected from disclosure pursuant to orders of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and does not require the disclosure of certain personally identifiable information. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Declassification | Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1/23/2025 | EO 14176 | DOJ ODNI | This EO directs the Director of National Intelligence and AG to present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Further, the Director of National Intelligence and the AG shall review records related to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of these records. | 15 days, 45 days. | This EO directs the Director of National Intelligence and AG to present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (15 days); Director of National Intelligence and the AG shall review records related to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of these records (45 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | DEI/Social Issues | Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy | 4/23/2025 | EO 14281 | All | This EO seeks to eliminate the “use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible.” All agencies are directed to deprioritize enforcement of all statutes/regulations to the extent they include disparate-impact liability, including but not limited to 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2, 28 C.F.R.42.104(b)(2)–(3), 28 C.F.R. 42.104(b)(6)(ii), and 28 C.F.R. 42.104(c)(2). The DOJ shall review all statutes and regulations that include disparate-impact provisions. DOJ shall also determine if there are any situations where federal law can preempt state law for disparate-impact laws. | Immediate, 30 days. | AG shall report to the President all regulations or rules (federal and state/local) that impose disparate-impact liability or similar requirements, and detail agency steps for their amendment or repeal (30 days). The AG and the Chair of EEOC shall jointly formulate and issue guidance or technical assistance to employers regarding appropriate methods to promote equal access to employment regardless of whether an applicant has a college education (unspecified). | New Executive Order Aims to End Disparate Impact Liability for Discrimination White House Executive Order Eliminates Disparate-Impact Liability Enforcement | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | DEI/Social Issues | Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias | 2/6/2025 | EO 14202 | All | This EO creates a Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, which must review the activities of all executive agencies and determine any anti-Christian policies or practices and make corrective recommendations. | 120 days; 365 days. | Task Force will submit a report re: its work and suggest future policy (120 days) and a summary report (365 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | DEI/Social Issues | Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports | 2/5/2025 | EO 14201 | All | This EO seeks to rescind all federal funds to educational programs that allow male competitive participation in women's sports. The Secretary of Education is directed to affirmatively protect all-female athletic opportunities and locker rooms under Title IX. Further, the Secretary of Education and AG will prioritize Title IX enforcement in this manner. All agencies will review grants to educational programs and rescind funding for failure to comply with this order. Various agencies will also do affirmative outreach to state and other organizations to promote this policy, including athletic organizations and governing bodies. | Unspecified. | None. | Tirrell and Turmelle v. Edulblut - motion filed 2/12/24 State of California v. Department of Justice (N.D. Cal.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | DEI/Social Issues | Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism | 1/29/2025 | EO 14188 | All | This EO directs the heads of each agency or executive department to submit a report to the President identifying authorities that might be used to curb or combat anti-Semitism and listing an inventory and analysis of pending complaints of civil-rights violations with anti-semitism against or involving higher education institutions. The Attorney General is also directed to submit a report and analysis of all cases involving higher education institutions and post-October 7, 2023 antisemitism. The Secretaries of State, Education, and Homeland Security must also report recommendations for familiarizing higher education institutions with grounds of inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) for "aliens." | 60 days. | Head of each agency must submit a report of authorities that might be used to curb or combat anti-Semitism and listing an inventory of pending complaints of civil-rights violations with anti-semitism against or involving higher education institutions (60 days); AG shall submit a report of all cases with higher education institutions and post-October 7, 2023 antisemitism (60 days); Secretary of Education shall report an inventory of Title VI complaints involving anti-semitism (60 days). | American Association of University Professors v. United States Department of Justice (S.D.N.Y.) Ozturk v. Hyde (D. Mass) Chung v. Trump (S.D.N.Y.) Vizguerra-Ramirez v. Choate et al (D. Colorado) Taal v. Trump (N.D.N.Y.) Mahmoud Khalil v. William P. Joyce et al. (D.N.J.) Mahdawi v. Trump (D. Vt) American Association of University Professors - Harvard Faculty Chapter v. Department of Justice (D. Mass.) President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services (D.C.D. Massachusetts) Thakur v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) American Association of University Professors v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) Bakken v. United States Military Academy (S.D.N.Y.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | DEI/Social Issues | Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation | 1/28/2025 | EO 14187 | All | This EO states that "it is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called “transition” of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures." The EO directs specific actions at HHS, DoD, and DOJ to enforce this, including stopping insurance support, reviewing policies, and requiring this policy for all federally funded organizations. | Immediate, 60 days, 90 days. | Agencies shall rescind or amend policies relying on WPATH guidance (immediately); Secretary of HHS shall publish a review on existing literature regarding best practices for promoting the health of children with gender dysphoria (90 days); head of each agency shall take steps to ensure institutions with federal funding stop this practice (immediate); Secretary of HHS shall take other appropriate actions to end this practice (immediate); Secretary of Defense shall commence rulemaking to prevent Tricare coverage of this practice for individuals under 18 (immediate); direct FEHB to include this in the 2026 plan (immediate); Attorney General shall review relevant enforcement (immediate); submit a report re; progress (60 days) | Recent Legal and Regulatory Developments Involving Gender-Affirming Care | PFLAG, INC., et al v. Trump et al (D.Md.) Washington et al v. Trump (W.D.Wa.) Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Trump (D. Mass.) Doe v. Department of Defense (D. Md.) | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | DEI/Social Issues | Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation | 1/21/2025 | Memo | Transportation FAA | Directs DoT and FAA to "return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring, as required by law" and rescinds all DEI initiatives at these agencies. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | DEI/Social Issues | Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity | 1/21/2025 | EO 14173 | All | Requires all departments and agencies to terminate all discriminatory and illegal preferences, mandates, policies, programs, activities, guidance, regulations, enforcement actions, consent orders, and requirements. Rescinds executive orders and Presidential memoranda related to federal actions and initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion, including Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity). Directs the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to immediately cease promoting diversity and holding federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking affirmative action. Does not apply to employment and contracting preferences for veterans. Requires each agency head to include in every contract or grant award a term/provision that makes compliance with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws material to the government's payment decisions, which includes a certification that the contractor/recipient does not operate any DEI programs that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws. Directs federal agencies to encourage private sector to advance the policy of individual initiative, excellence, and hard work. | Immediate - termination of listed Executive Orders and memorandum promoting prior EEO policy. Through April 21, 2025 - Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025 (prior EEO policies) for 90 days from the date of the EO. Beginning April 22, 2025 - each Federal contractor will be required to certify ""that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws.""" | Attorney General must submit a report to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy containing recommendations for enforcing Federal civil-rights laws and taking other appropriate measures to encourage the private sector to end illegal discrimination and preferences, including DEI, within 120 days of the EO (May 20, 2025). Attorney General and Secretary of Education must issue guidance for state and local educational agencies that receive Federal funds and higher education institutions that receive Federal grants or participate in the Federal student loan assistance program within 120 days of the EO. | Analyzing President Trump’s Latest Executive Order Titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” The Squeeze is the Juice – Utilization of The False Claims Act in the DEI/Government Contracting Executive Order How Far Do They Reach? Four Issues Entities Should Consider When Analyzing the Trump Administration Executive Orders Related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trump DEI Executive Orders – Impacts on Small Businesses and Small Business Subcontracting What Should Contractors and Grant Recipients do in Response to the DEI Executive Orders? The Trump Administration’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Executive Orders: A Brief Primer | National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Ed v. Trump (D.Md). - preliminary injunction ordered 2/21 Doe 1 v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (E.D.Va.) National Urban League v. Trump (D.D.C.) San Francisco AIDS Foundation et al v. Trump (D.D.C.) Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump (N.D. Ill.) American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education v. Carter (D. Md.) State of California v. U.S Department of Education (D. Mass.) Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts (D.R.I.) Doe v. Collins (D.D.C.) E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (D. Md.) King County v. Turner (W.D. Wash.) National Alliance to End Homelessness v. Turner (D.R.I.) Fell v. Trump (D.D.C.) Withrow v. United States (D.D.C.) Cross v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (D.D.C.) State of Washington v. Health and Human Services (D. Or.) | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | DEI/Social Issues | Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing | 1/20/2025 | EO 14151 | All | This EO directs the Director of OMB, assisted by the Attorney General and Director of OPM, to terminate all DEI and DEIA policies in the federal government. Within 60 days, all DEI, DEIA, and environmental justice offices and positions shall be terminated. | 60 days. | Each agency shall provide to OMB a list of all DEI, DEIA, or environmental justice positions, committees, programs, services, budgets, and expenditures since November 4, 2024 (60 days); Each agency shall terminate all DEI, DEIA, or environmental justice positions (60 days); Each agency shall assess the impact of the DEI, DEIA, or environmental justice programs and any recommended actions (60 days). | Layoffs loom as Trump administration orders federal DEI workers on leave DoD Implementation Memo Trump DEI Executive Orders – Impacts on Small Businesses and Small Business Subcontracting What Should Contractors and Grant Recipients do in Response to the DEI Executive Orders? The Trump Administration’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Executive Orders: A Brief Primer | National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Ed v. Trump (D.Md). - Preliminary injunction ordered 2/21 Doe 1 v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (E.D.Va.) National Urban League v. Trump (D.D.C.) San Francisco AIDS Foundation et al v. Trump (D.D.C.) American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education v. Carter (D. Md.) Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts (D.R.I.) State of California v. U.S Department of Education (D. Mass.) Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump (N.D. Ill.) Sustainability Institute v. Trump (D.S.C.) California Infrastructure and Economic Development v. Citibank and EPA (D.D.C.) Doe v. Collins (D.D.C.) Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. Department of Agriculture (D. R.I.) Butterbee Farm v. United States Department of Agriculture (D.D.C.) E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity Building Materials Re-use Association v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (D.D.C.) FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (D. Md.) Appalachian Voices v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (D.D.C) State of Washington v. Trump (W.D. Wash.) State of Washington v. Dept. of Transport et al (W.D. Wash.) King County v. Turner (W.D. Wash.) National Alliance to End Homelessness v. Turner (D.R.I.) Lucky Shoals Community Association, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (N.D. Ga.) Fell v. Trump (D.D.C.) Withrow v. United States (D.D.C.) Healthy Gulf v. Burgum (D.D.C.) Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services v. Donald Trump (D.D.C.) Cross v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (D.D.C.) State of Arizona v. Environmental Protection Agency (W.D. Wash.) Maryland Clean Energy Center v. United States (Fed. Cl.) Harris County v. EPA (D.D.C.) State of Washington v. Health and Human Services (D. Or.) | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | DEI/Social Issues | Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government | 1/20/2025 | EO 14168 | All | This EO provides legal definitions for various "biological" gender terms that the agencies must adopt. The Secretary of HHS is directed to provide guidance expanding on the definitions listed in this order. The agencies are directed to adopt and reflect these terms in various manners, including in federal policies and documents, and submit an update on the implementation of this EO within 120 days. | 30 days, 120 days, unspecified. | Secretary of HHS shall provide clear guidance on the definitions listed in this order (30 days); Attorney General shall issue guidance on interpretation of Bostock v. Clayton County (unspecified); Attorney General shall issue guidance on the freedom to express the binary nature of sex and the right to single-sex spaces in the workplace (unspecified) and the Attorney General, Secretary of Labor, and Chair of EEOC shall prioritize litigation of the same; Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs shall present a bill to codify this EO (30 days); each agency head shall submit an update on the implementation of this order to the Director of OMB (120 days). | Analyzing President Trump’s “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government” Executive Order | PFLAG, INC., et al v. Trump et al (D.Md.) ACLU Massachusetts lawsuit (passports) filed 2/7/25 Prison transfer TRO issued 2/4/25 Moe v. Trump et al (D.Mass) Doe v. McHenry (D.D.C.) Orr v. Trump (D. Mass) Doctors for America v. OPM et al (D.D.C.) San Francisco AIDS Foundation et al v. Trump (D.D.C.) Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump (N.D. Ill.) American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education v. Carter (D. Md.) Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts (D.R.I.) State of California v. U.S Department of Education (D. Mass.) Kingdom v. Trump (D.D.C) Doe v. Collins (D.D.C.) Schiff v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Trump (D. Mass.) FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (D. Md.) State of California v. Department of Justice (N.D. Cal.) King County v. Turner (W.D. Wash.) Doe v. Department of Defense (D. Md.) National Alliance to End Homelessness v. Turner (D.R.I.) Fell v. Trump (D.D.C.) Withrow v. United States (D.D.C.) Cross v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (D.D.C.) State of Washington v. Health and Human Services (D. Or.) | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | DEI/Social Issues | Fostering the Future for American Children and Families | 11/13/2025 | EO 14360 | HHS | This EO directs federal agencies to modernize the foster care system through improved technology, data collection, and partnerships, while expanding resources and opportunities for youth transitioning out of foster care. It also seeks to remove barriers for qualified foster and adoptive parents, especially those with sincerely held religious beliefs, and encourages collaboration with faith-based organizations to support families and children in need. | 180 days. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Digital Currency | Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology | 1/23/2025 | EO 14178 | Treasury DOJ Commerce DHS OMB SEC | This EO rescinds EO 14067 and directs the Secretary of Treasury to take appropriate actions consistent with this new EO regarding the digital sector. Further, the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets is established, to be chaired by the Special Advisor for AI and Crypto. The Working Group is responsible for analyzing the digital sector and making recommendations. | 30 days, 60 days, 180 days. | Relevant agencies and the working group shall identify all regulations, guidance, and orders that may affect the digital sector (30 days) and give recommendations (60 days); submit a report with recommended regulatory and legislative proposals (180 days). | White House Fact Sheet President Trump Issues Executive Order on Crypto as SEC Signals Enforcement Shift | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Digital Currency | Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile | 3/6/25 | EO 14233 | All | This EO directs the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish an office to administer and maintain control of custodial accounts collectively known as the “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve,” capitalized with all BTC held by the Department of the Treasury that was finally forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings or in satisfaction of any civil money penalty imposed by any executive department or agency (agency) and that is not needed to satisfy requirements under 31 U.S.C. 9705 or released pursuant to subsection (d) of this section (Government BTC) Further, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish an office to administer and maintain control of custodial accounts collectively known as the “United States Digital Asset Stockpile,” The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce shall develop strategies for acquiring additional Government BTC. | Immediately, 30 days, 60 days. | Agencies shall review its authorities to transfer any Government BTC held by it to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and shall submit a report reflecting the result of that review to the Secretary of the Treasury. Government BTC deposited into the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve shall not be sold and shall be maintained as reserve assets of the United States utilized to meet governmental objectives in accordance with applicable law (30 days); The Secretary of the Treasury shall deliver an evaluation for establishing and managing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile going forward (60 days); The head of each agency shall provide the Secretary of the Treasury and the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets with a full accounting of all Government Digital Assets in such agency’s possession (30 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Economy | Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans | 8/7/2025 | EO 14331 | SBA Financial Stability Oversight Council Treasury Assistant to the President for Economic Policy | This EO directs federal banking regulators to eliminate guidance and practices that enable financial institutions to restrict access to banking services based on a customer's political or religious beliefs, or lawful business activities, instead requiring decisions be based on neutral, risk-based criteria. Further, it mandates remedial actions for past violations, including reinstatement of affected clients, disciplinary measures against institutions engaging in "politicized or unlawful debanking," and development of a comprehensive strategy to prevent such conduct going forward. | Immediate; 60 days; 120 days; 180 days. | Sec. of Treasury shall develop a comprehensive strategy in line with this EO (180 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Economy | Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors | 8/7/2025 | EO 14330 | Labor Treasury SEC | This EO directs the Department of Labor and other federal regulators to reevaluate and clarify guidance to allow fiduciaries of 401(k) and other defined-contribution retirement plans to prudently include alternative assets—such as private equity, real estate, and digital assets—in participant investment options. | Immediate, 180 days. | Secretary of Labor shall reexamine the DOL's guidance regarding a fiduciary’s duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. 1104), in connection with making available to participants an asset allocation fund that includes investments in alternative assets (180 days); Secretary shall seek to clarify the DOL's position on alternative assets and the appropriate fiduciary process associated with offering asset allocation funds containing investments in alternative assets under ERISA (180 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Economy | Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers | 4/9/2025 | EO 14267 | DOJ FTC OMB | Agency heads, in consultation with the FTC Chairman and the Attorney General, are tasked with reviewing and identifying regulations that hinder market competition, including those that facilitate monopolies or create barriers to entry. Within 70 days, agencies must list such regulations and recommend whether they should be rescinded or modified. The FTC Chairman will gather public input through an RFI process and, after consolidating agency recommendations, will provide a list of anti-competitive regulations to the OMB Director for potential inclusion in the Unified Regulatory Agenda. This initiative aims to enhance market competition by removing unnecessary regulatory constraints. | Immediate, 70 days, 90 days. | Agencies must list such regulations and recommend whether they should be rescinded or modified (70 days). Chairman, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the relevant agency heads, shall provide to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Director) a consolidated list of regulations that warrant rescission or modification in light of their anti-competitive effects, along with recommended modifications (90 days after receipt of list). | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Economy | Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator | 3/31/2025 | EO 14255 | Treasury Commerce | Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, shall establish within the Department of Commerce an office named the United States Investment Accelerator (Investment Accelerator), which shall facilitate and accelerate investments above $1 billion in the United States by assisting investors as they navigate United States Government regulatory processes efficiently, reduce regulatory burdens, increase access to and use of our national resources, facilitate research collaborations with our national labs, and work with State governments to reduce regulatory barriers. The Investment Accelerator shall be responsible for the CHIPS Program. | 30 days. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Economy | Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market | 3/31/2025 | EO 14254 | DOJ FTC Treasury | Directs AG and FTC to ensure that competition laws are appropriately enforced in the concert and entertainment industry. The FTC and state Attorneys General shall rigorously enforce the Better Online Tickets Sales Act, 15 U.S.C. 45c. FTC shall take action, including new regulations and enforcement, to ensure price transparency and prevent unfair conduct in the secondary ticket market. Secretary of Treasury and AG shall ensure ticket scalpers are operating lawfully. | Immediate, 180 days. | Secretary of the Treasury, Attorney General, and Chairman of the FTC shall submit a report to describing the actions they have taken to implement this order and any recommendations for regulations or legislation necessary (180 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Economy | A Plan for Establishing a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2/4/2025 | EO 14196 | Treasury Commerce | This EO directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce, in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, to develop a plan for the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund and submit it to the President within 90 days. | 90 days. | Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce, in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, to develop a plan for the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund (90 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Economy | Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis | 1/20/2025 | Memo | All | Deliver emergency price relief consistent with applicable law, including lowering the cost of housing, healthcare costs, costs of home appliances, and costs of food and fuel. Also requires the creation of employment opportunities for American workers. | Within 30 days of the Memorandum and every 30 days thereafter. | Report from the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy regarding the status of the implementation of the Memorandum. | Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Delivers Emergency Price Relief for American Families to Defeat the Cost-of-Living Crisis | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Economy | America First Investment Policy: U.S. Foreign Investment Policy Evolves under Trump 2.0 | 2/21/2025 | Memo | All | This memo outlines a variety of policies that will further American investment particularly in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, while safeguarding national security, including the following: The U.S. aims to be a top destination for investment, benefiting from allied and partner contributions; Limitations will be placed on foreign investments in critical sectors unless investors are verifiably independent from adversaries like the PRC; A streamlined process will be created to encourage investments from allies in U.S. advanced technology; Expedited environmental reviews for investments over $1 billion; New rules will prevent PRC-affiliated entities from acquiring critical American businesses and assets; Strengthening CFIUS to restrict adversary investments in strategic sectors and technologies; Encouraging non-controlling foreign investments that do not affect national security; Using legal tools to prevent U.S. investments in the PRC's military-industrial sector; Considering restrictions on U.S. investments in strategic sectors in the PRC; Evaluating the suspension of the 1984 U.S.-PRC Income Tax Convention to encourage domestic investment; Ensuring foreign companies meet auditing standards, reviewing structures limiting investor rights, and upholding fiduciary standards. The agencies are directed to implement the above policy as appropriate. | Immediate. | None. | America First Investment Policy: U.S. Foreign Investment Policy Evolves under Trump 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Economy | Addressing Security Risks from Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain | 12/6/2025 | EO (not yet listed) | FTC DOJ | This EO establishes Food Supply Chain Security Task Forces within the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and address anti-competitive behavior, especially by foreign-controlled companies, in U.S. food supply chains, and requires joint briefings to congressional leaders at 180 and 365 days regarding progress and recommended legislative actions. | Immediate, 180, 365. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Economy | Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors | 12/11/2025 | EO 14366 | SEC FTC DOL | This EO directs increased federal oversight and regulation of proxy advisory firms, citing concerns that their guidance to shareholders is politicized and may compromise investor returns. The order instructs the SEC, FTC, and DOL to consider revising related regulations, enhance transparency, investigate anticompetitive and deceptive practices, and strengthen fiduciary standards to ensure proxy advisors act solely in clients' financial interests. Its aim is to restore public confidence in the industry by prioritizing investor protection, accountability, and competition. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Education | President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reestablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test | 7/31/2025 | EO 14327 | All | This EO revokes EO 13824 (2018) and amends EO 13265 (2002). This EO reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test and establishes the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition to advise on progress of this order. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Education | Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities | 3/20/2025 | EO 14242 | Education | The Secretary of Education shall take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities. The Secretary of Education shall ensure that the allocation of any Federal Department of Education funds is subject to rigorous compliance with Federal law and Administration policy, including the requirement that any program or activity receiving Federal assistance terminate illegal discrimination obscured under the label “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or similar terms and programs promoting gender ideology. | Immediate. | None. | Somerville Public Schools v. Trump (D. Mass.) Carter v. Department of Education (D.D.C.) State of New York v. McMahon (D.Mass) Association for Education Finance and Policy Inc. v. McMahon (D.D.C.) State of California v. McMahon (D.R.I.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Education | Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness | 3/7/2025 | EO 14235 | Education | This EO directs the Secretary of Education to propose revisions to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury as appropriate, that ensure the definition of “public service” excludes organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose, including: aiding or abetting violations of Federal immigration laws; supporting terrorism; engaging in violence for the purpose of obstructing or influencing Federal Government policy; child abuse, including “chemical and surgical castration or mutilation of children or the trafficking of children to other States. . .for purposes of emancipation from their lawful parents, in violation of applicable law[;]” aiding and abetting illegal discrimination; or violating State tort laws, including laws against trespassing, disorderly conduct, public nuisance, vandalism, and obstruction of highways. | Immediately | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Education | Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling | 1/29/2025 | EO 14190 | All relevant agencies Education | This EO seeks to prohibit recipients of federal funds providing K-12 education from using "discriminatory" ideologies, primarily based on race, color, sex, or national origin. Various heads of agencies are directed to draft policy recommendations to enforce this EO. Further, the "1776 Commission" is reestablished with the goal of promoting patriotic education. All relevant agencies are directed to monitor compliance with the requirement that all educational institutions with federal funds hold a yearly constitution education program. | 60 days, 120 days. | Secretaries of Education, Defense, HHS and Attorney General shall provide policy recommendations (90 days); Secretary of Education shall establish the 1776 Commission (120 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Education | Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families | 1/29/2025 | EO 14191 | Education DoD HHS Interior Labor | This EO supports school of choice. Specifically, this EO directs the Secretary of Education to include education freedom as a priority in discretionary grant programs and issue guidance regarding how states can use federal formula funds to support K-12 education choice initiatives. The EO further directs the Secretaries of Labor, HHS, DoD, and Interior to review available mechanisms to further this policy | 60 days, 90 days. | Secretary of Education shall issue guidance regarding how states can use federal formula funds to support K-12 education choice initiatives (60 days); Secretary of Labor and Education shall review their grant programs and submit a recommendations to expand discretionary grant programs with education freedom (90 days); Secretary of HHS shall issue guidance regarding how states receiving federal grants can use them to extend educational choice (90 days); Secretary of Defense shall review any military mechanisms to support educational choice (90 days); Secretary of Interior shall review any mechanisms to support educational choice (90 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Education | Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future | 4/23/2025 | EO 14278 | Labor Commerce Education | This EO seeks to optimize and target Federal investments in workforce development to align for skilled trades and other occupations, including Registered Apprenticeships. | Immediate, 90, 120. | Report with review of all Federal workforce development programs and suggestions on how to further the goal of this EO (90 days); a plan on how to reach 1 million new apprenticeships (120 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Education | Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education | 4/23/2025 | EO 14279 | Education | This EO seeks to reform accreditation for higher education. Specifically, the Secretary of Education is directed to monitor, investigate, and take appropriate action over higher education accreditation authorities, including those for medical and law schools, that violate federal law, including diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Further, the Secretary of Education shall take steps to ensure accreditation prioritizes various ideas, including equal treatment and diverse thought. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Education | Reinstating Commonsense School Discipline Policies | 4/23/2025 | EO 14280 | Education | This EO directs the Secretary of Education to take various actions to prevent “equity” ideology. | Immediate, 90, 120. | Secretary of Defense shall issue a revised school discipline code consistent with this order (90 days). Secretary of Education shall, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, submit a report to the President regarding the status of discriminatory-equity-ideology-based school discipline and behavior modification techniques in American public education (120 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Education | Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities | 4/23/2025 | EO 14282 | Education | This EO directs the Secretary of Education to take all appropriate actions to enforce the requirements of section 1011f of title 20, United States Code to require complete and timely disclosure by higher education institutions of foreign funding. The Secretary of Education and other agencies shall take appropriate action to prospectively ensure that certification of compliance by higher education institutions with 20 U.S.C. 1011f and any other applicable foreign funding disclosure requirements is material for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729 and for receipt of appropriate Federal grant funds, which shall not be provided in cases of noncompliance with 20 U.S.C. 1011f and any other applicable foreign funding disclosure requirements. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Education | White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities | 4/23/2025 | EO 14283 | Education | This EO establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Department of Education the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These organizations will aim to foster opportunities, provide the highest quality education, obtain equal opportunities for federal programs, and ensure college-educated Americans are empowered. This EO also revokes EO 14041, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Education | Keeping Education Accessible and Ending Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools | 2/15/2025 | EO 14214 | Education HHS | This EO directs the Secretary of Education to issue guidelines to schools (including elementary schools, local educational agencies, State educational agencies, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education) regarding the legal obligations for Covid-19 school mandates. Further, the Secretary of HHS and Education shall create a plan to implement these guidelines, including a list of non-compliant schools and suggested corrective agency action. | 90 days. | Secretary of Education, in consultation with Secretary of HHS, shall provide to the President a plan to end Covid-19 school mandates, including (1) a list of discretionary federal funds provided to schools that are non-compliant with this Order and (2) each agency's plan for preventing federal funds from being provided to schools that are non-compliant with this Order (90 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Elections | Investigation into Unlawful “Straw Donor” and Foreign Contributions in American Elections | 4/24/2025 | Memo | DOJ Treasury | This memo directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury to investigate allegations regarding the unlawful use of online fundraising platforms to make “straw” or “dummy” contributions or foreign contributions to political candidates and committees, and to take all appropriate actions to enforce the law. | Immediate, 180 days. | Attorney General shall deliver a report on the results of this investigation within 180 days. | |||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Elections | Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections | 3/25/2025 | EO 14248 | All | This EO seeks to prohibit foreign nationals from voting in federal elections with documentary proof requirements. | Immediate, 30 days, 90 days, 180 days. | The Election Assistance Commission shall take appropriate action to require, in its national mail voter registration form issued under 52 U.S.C. 20508 (30 days); the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the Attorney General complete information on all foreign nationals who have indicated on any immigration form that they have registered or voted in a Federal, State, or local election, and shall also take all appropriate action to submit to relevant State or local election officials such information (90 days); Election Assistance Commission shall take appropriate action to review and, if appropriate, recertify voting systems under the new standards established here, and to rescind all previous certifications of voting equipment based on prior standards (180 days). Heads of agencies shall submit a report describing compliance with this order (90 days). | State of California v. Trump (D. Mass.) League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump (D.D.C.) League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) v. Executive Office of the President (D.D.C.) Democratic National Committee v. Trump (D.D.C.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Emergency Preparedness | Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response | 6/12/2025 | EO 14308 | Department of the Interior (DOI) Department of Agriculture (USDA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Commerce (DOC) Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Justice (DOJ) Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) National Interagency Fire Center (multi-agency coordination) | This Executive Order responds to the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires by directing Federal agencies to streamline wildland fire governance, enhance local preparedness and response, modernize prevention tools, and remove regulatory barriers. It prioritizes interagency cooperation, incentivizes local action, promotes innovative technology and land management practices, and calls for performance metrics and regulatory review to improve efficiency and effectiveness in combating wildfires. | 90 days; 120 days; 180 days; 210 days. | Consolidate wildland fire programs to improve efficiency Due: 90 days – Agencies: Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture Expand partnerships and incentives for local land management Due: 90 days – Agencies: Interior, Agriculture (consulting Homeland Security) Develop comprehensive tech roadmap for firefighting (AI, data, etc.) Due: 180 days – Agencies: Interior, Agriculture (consulting Commerce, OSTP, and others) Promote risk-informed policy reforms aligned with prior Executive Orders Due: 180 days – Agencies: Interior, Agriculture (consulting Commerce and others) Review and potentially revise EPA rules impeding prescribed burns Due: 90 days – Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Review EPA and USDA rules on fire retardant use Due: 90 days – Agencies: Agriculture, EPA (consulting Interior) Promote innovative use of woody biomass to reduce fire risk Due: 90 days – Agency: Agriculture (consulting Interior) Consider rulemaking on bulk-power system wildfire risk mitigation Due: 90 days – Agencies: Interior, Agriculture, Energy, FERC Review litigation strategies in wildfire-related utility cases Due: 90 days – Agency: DOJ (consulting Agriculture, Interior) Declassify and release satellite data to support wildfire modeling Due: 120 days – Agency: Department of Defense (consulting OSTP and others) Review and revise rules impeding fire prevention and response; reflect in Fall 2025 Unified Agenda Due: 180 days – Agencies: Interior, Agriculture (consulting Commerce and others) Develop performance metrics for wildfire response and include in strategic plans Due: 180 days – Agencies: Interior, Agriculture (consulting Commerce and others) Evaluate and prioritize sale of excess aircraft for wildfire response Due: 210 days – Agency: Department of Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Emergency Preparedness | Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness | 3/19/2025 | EO 14239 | This EO aims to give State and local governments and individuals a more active and significant role in national resilience and preparedness, streamline preparedness operations, and update government policies to reduce complexity. This includes establishing a new National Resilience Strategy, National Continuity Policy, National Critical Infrastructure Policy, and National Risk Register. DHS shall also proposed changes to the policies outlining the federal national framework. | 90 days, 180 days, 240 days, 1 year. | The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the heads of relevant agencies, shall publish a National Resilience Strategy that articulates the priorities, means, and ways to advance the resilience of the Nation. The National Resilience Strategy shall be reviewed and revised at least every 4 years, or as appropriate. (90 days) APNSA, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the heads of relevant agencies, shall review all critical infrastructure policies (with a list included) and recommend to the President the revisions, recissions, and replacements necessary to achieve a more resilient posture; shift from an all-hazards approach to a risk-informed approach; move beyond information sharing to action; and implement the National Resilience Strategy. (180 days); APNSA, in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies, shall review all national continuity policies and recommend to the President the revisions, recissions, and replacements necessary to modernize and streamline the approach to national continuity capabilities, reformulate the methodology and architecture necessary to achieve an enduring readiness posture, and implement the National Resilience Strategy (180 days); APNSA, in coordination with the Director of OMB and the heads of relevant agencies, shall coordinate the development of a National Risk Register that identifies, articulates, and quantifies natural and malign risks to our national infrastructure, related systems, and their users (240 days); The National Risk Register shall be used to inform the Intelligence Community, private sector investments, State investments, and Federal budget priorities. The Register shall be reviewed and revised at least every 4 years; The Secretary of DHS shall propose changes to the policies outlining the federal national framework (the National Essential Functions, Primary Mission Essential Functions, National Critical Functions, Emergency Support Functions, Recovery Support Functions, and Community Lifelines) and any implementing documents to ensure State and local governments and individuals have improved communications with Federal officials and a better understanding of the Federal role (1 year). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Environment/Energy | Establishing the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission | 7/3/2025 | EO 14313 | Department of the Interior (Chair of the Commission) Office of the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (Executive Director) Department of Defense Department of Agriculture Environmental Protection Agency Office of Management and Budget Council of Economic Advisers Office of the White House Chief of Staff Office of the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Council on Environmental Quality Other invited Administration officials (as designated by the Chair and Executive Director) All federal land management agencies under 16 U.S.C. § 6801(3) (e.g., National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) | This Executive Order establishes the President’s Make America Beautiful Again Commission to coordinate conservation and access efforts across federal land management agencies. The order emphasizes restoring public access to federal lands, streamlining environmental management, supporting voluntary conservation, and promoting outdoor recreation. It directs interagency collaboration on issues like wildlife recovery, clean water access, and infrastructure repair in national parks and forests, with an overarching goal to preserve America's outdoor heritage for future generations. | Immediate; Ongoing. | Ensure agency policies promote resource stewardship and economic growth — Ongoing — All federal land management agencies (per 16 U.S.C. 6801(3)) Expand recreational access to public lands and waters — Ongoing — All federal land management agencies Encourage voluntary conservation over regulatory mandates — Ongoing — All federal land management agencies Reduce bureaucratic delays that hinder environmental management — Ongoing — All federal land management agencies Promote wildlife recovery through collaborative, voluntary efforts — Ongoing — All federal land management agencies Establish the Make America Beautiful Again Commission — Immediate — Department of the Interior (Chair), White House Domestic Policy Council (Executive Director) Monitor implementation of the EO and support interagency conservation coordination — Ongoing — Commission Provide actionable recommendations to the President on conservation policy — Periodic — Commission Develop collaborative wildlife recovery policies with State agencies — Ongoing — Commission Recommend solutions to expand access to clean water and restore aquatic ecosystems — Ongoing — Commission Develop policies to expand access to public lands and recreational opportunities — Ongoing — Commission | |||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Environment/Energy | Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks | 7/3/2025 | 14314 | Department of the Interior Department of Agriculture Department of State Executive Office of the President Office of Management and Budget (noted for budgetary coordination) | This Executive Order directs the Department of the Interior to revise pricing, access, and infrastructure policies for national parks and related lands. The goal is to increase revenue from foreign visitors, enhance affordability and access for U.S. residents, reduce maintenance backlogs, and encourage broader domestic and international use of underutilized parks. The order revokes a 2017 memorandum on diversity and inclusion and calls for agency rule reviews to align with the current administration's recreational access policy. | As soon as practicable | Develop a strategy to raise entrance and pass fees for nonresidents — As soon as practicable — Department of the Interior (coord. with Department of Agriculture) Adjust prices for the America the Beautiful Pass and related passes sold to nonresidents — As soon as practicable — Department of the Interior (coord. with Department of Agriculture) Use additional fee revenue to enhance park infrastructure and recreational access — Ongoing — Department of the Interior Improve services and affordability for U.S. residents at national parks — As soon as practicable — Department of the Interior (coord. with Department of Agriculture) Promote international tourism to national parks, especially underutilized areas — As soon as practicable — Department of the Interior (coord. with Department of State) Review the National Park Service maintenance backlog and implement the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund — As soon as practicable — Department of the Interior Review and revise Department of the Interior rules and policies on public and recreational access — As soon as practicable — Department of the Interior Rescind access restrictions enacted during the prior administration, if found unnecessary — Following rule review — Department of the Interior Grant preferential treatment to U.S. residents under remaining access rules, consistent with law — Following rule review — Department of the Interior Revoke the 2017 Presidential Memorandum on Promoting Diversity and Inclusion — Immediate — Executive Office of the President | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Environment/Energy | Simplifying the Funding of Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Material Projects | 6/30/2025 | Pres, Memoranda | THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION THE CHAIR OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY DOMINANCE COUNCIL THE DIRECTOR OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION | The memorandum directs federal agencies to coordinate more closely when funding energy-infrastructure and critical-mineral projects. Agencies must share application and award data with the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC), pause new obligations if applicants refuse to allow that sharing, revise their own rules to facilitate it, and work with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to create a single, government-wide funding application that applicants can submit once for multiple programs. The goal is to cut duplicative reviews, speed decisions, and strengthen domestic energy and critical-mineral supply chains. | 60 days; 180 days | Share all existing and new funding-application and commitment data with the NEDC Chair, who may re-share it — effective immediately (Jul 2 2025) — All covered agencies Withhold new obligations/disbursements unless applicant or recipient consents to information-sharing — effective immediately — All covered agencies Amend information-sharing policies and start any needed rulemakings — within 60 days of the memorandum — All covered agencies Create a common, cross-agency funding application (with required legal consents) — within 180 days — OMB Director & NEDC Chair (coordinating with agencies) Define programs that will use the common application and its technical, data, addenda, exemption, and legal-term requirements — within the same 180-day window — Heads of covered agencies (with NEDC Chair & OMB Director) | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Environment/Energy | Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Generate Power for the Columbia River Basin | 6/12/2025 | Presidential Memoranda | Department of the Interior (DOI) Department of Commerce (DOC) Department of Energy (DOE) Department of the Army / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) | This Presidential Memorandum revokes the September 27, 2023, memorandum that prioritized ecological restoration in the Columbia River Basin—specifically efforts to breach dams for fish protection. It directs the withdrawal from the associated litigation MOU, rescinds the 2024 environmental review process, and requires Federal agencies to reassess and report on actions, commitments, and funding tied to the previous administration's policy. | 15 days; 30 days; ongoing. | Withdraw from the December 14, 2023 MOU in National Wildlife Federation v. NMFS Due: 15 days – Agencies: DOE, DOI, DOC, Army Corps (via Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works) Rescind December 18, 2024 Notice of Intent to prepare SEIS for Columbia River System Operations Due: As appropriate – Agencies: DOE, DOI, DOC, Army Corps Develop schedule to complete Supplemental EIS and reissue Notice of Intent in line with updated NEPA procedures Due: As appropriate – Agencies: DOE, DOI, DOC, Army Corps; submitted to CEQ Chair of CEQ to convene regular meetings for updates on environmental review process Due: Ongoing – Agency: Council on Environmental Quality Report to the President via CEQ on actions taken under revoked 2023 memorandum and MOU Due: 30 days – Agencies: DOE, DOI, DOC, Army Corps (via Assistant Secretary) | |||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Environment/Energy | Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 5/23/2025 | EO 14300 | Department of Agriculture (USDA) | This Executive Order directs a comprehensive reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to streamline licensing, modernize regulations, and promote the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies. The order mandates structural and cultural changes at the NRC, including reorganization of staff and revisions to its regulatory framework to align with national energy and security priorities. It imposes fixed licensing deadlines, limits on fee recovery, encourages science-based radiation standards, and accelerates environmental reviews. These reforms aim to expand U.S. nuclear capacity, facilitate innovation, and enhance energy reliability and national security. | 9 months from EO issuance; 18 months from EO issuance. | Begin regulatory overhaul and issue proposed rules — within 9 months — NRC, with DOGE Team and OMB Finalize revised NRC rules and guidance — within 18 months — NRC Establish fixed licensing deadlines with fee caps — within 18 months — NRC Reconsider use of linear no-threshold radiation model — within 18 months — NRC, with DOE, DOD, and EPA Update NRC NEPA regulations — within 18 months — NRC, with CEQ Create expedited review pathway for DOE/DOD-tested reactors — within 18 months — NRC Develop high-volume licensing process for micro/modular reactors — within 18 months — NRC Set strict limits on NRC ability to change reactor design mid-construction — within 18 months — NRC Revise Reactor Oversight Process and security rules — within 18 months — NRC Adopt data-backed risk thresholds for safety assessments — within 18 months — NRC Reevaluate and potentially extend renewed license duration — within 18 months — NRC Streamline the public hearing process — within 18 months — NRC | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Environment/Energy | Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy | 5/23/2025 | EO 14301 | This Executive Order directs the Department of Energy to accelerate the development, testing, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors. It seeks to reform internal Department processes, streamline environmental reviews, and reduce regulatory delays that have hindered nuclear innovation. The Order requires the establishment of a pilot program to build at least three advanced reactors outside national laboratories by July 4, 2026, and mandates expedited timelines for application review and approval. It also instructs the Department to revise NEPA compliance procedures and coordinate with other federal offices to implement these reforms, aiming to restore U.S. leadership in nuclear energy innovation. | 60 days; 90 days. | Issue guidance on what qualifies as a “qualified test reactor” — 60 days — DOE Revise internal regulations to expedite reactor approvals and operations — 90 days — DOE Establish internal DOE review teams for qualified reactor applications — upon application receipt — DOE Prioritize qualified test reactor projects — ongoing — DOE Approve at least 3 pilot reactors outside national labs to reach criticality by July 4, 2026 — by 7/4/2026 — DOE Assign DOE review teams to pilot program applicants — upon approval — DOE Reform NEPA compliance procedures — by 6/30/2025 — DOE, in consultation with CEQ Use all legal authorities to expedite environmental reviews — ongoing — DOE Coordinate implementation with DOGE Team, OMB, and OSTP — ongoing — DOE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Environment/Energy | Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base | 5/23/2025 | EO 14302 | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | This Executive Order establishes a comprehensive federal strategy to revitalize the United States’ nuclear energy sector in support of national security, energy independence, and technological leadership. It directs agencies to take actions aimed at strengthening the domestic nuclear fuel cycle, expanding uranium enrichment and conversion capacity, and improving the licensing and deployment of advanced reactors. The order also calls for the development of a long-term spent fuel management policy, repurposing decommissioned assets, and forming public-private agreements to secure nuclear fuel supplies. Additionally, it instructs federal agencies to support the restart and construction of nuclear plants, invest in advanced nuclear technologies, and prioritize nuclear-related workforce development through apprenticeships, education programs, and grant funding. The Department of Energy is tasked with leading many of these initiatives in coordination with other federal agencies, and all actions are to be implemented consistent with applicable law, budgetary requirements, and national security considerations. | 30 days; 90 days; 120 days; 180 days. | Submit a national policy report on spent nuclear fuel and advanced fuel cycle capabilities — 240 days — Department of Energy (DOE), with DoD, DOT, and OMB Develop plan to expand uranium conversion and enrichment capacity — 120 days — DOE, in consultation with NRC and OMB Halt plutonium dilute-and-dispose program and establish new fuel-use program — immediate — DOE Update excess uranium management policy and prioritize fuel fabrication contracting — 90 days — DOE, with DoD as appropriate Seek voluntary agreements under Defense Production Act to procure LEU and HALEU — 30 days — DOE, with DOJ and FTC Consider and publish legal findings for voluntary agreements — 30 days after agreement — DOJ, after consulting FTC Form consortia and support domestic fuel supply through procurement tools — ongoing — DOE, in coordination with industry Facilitate 5 GW of power uprates and begin construction of 10 new large reactors by 2030 — ongoing through 2030 — DOE Assess feasibility of repurposing closed plants for military energy hubs — ongoing — DOE, with DoD Prioritize funding for advanced nuclear technologies — 180 days — DOE, with SBA Designate nuclear-related careers as priority areas — immediate — DOE, Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Education (ED) Increase apprenticeships and career technical programs for nuclear skills — 120 days — DOL and ED Make nuclear careers a priority for educational grant programs — 120 days — All executive agencies with grant programs Expand student and DoD personnel access to DOE National Lab infrastructure — 120 days — DOE | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Environment/Energy | Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources | 4/24/2025 | EO 14285 | Commerce State Interior Energy DoD | This EO aims to strengthen US leadership in seabed mineral exploration and development to address national security and economic challenges related to critical mineral supplies. This initiative involves enhancing domestic capabilities, fostering international partnerships, and streamlining permitting processes while ensuring environmental standards. Key actions include mapping seabed resources, supporting investment in relevant technologies, and collaborating with allies to counter foreign influence, particularly from China. The plan also emphasizes creating a robust domestic supply chain for these minerals to support economic growth and military preparedness. | Immediate. | Various reports. | |||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Environment/Energy | Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific | 4/17/2025 | Proclamation | National Interagency Fire Center (multi-agency coordination) | This proclamation amends the management of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument as initially set by Proclamation 9173, reverting to the management specifications of Proclamation 8336. Key points include the following: The Secretary of the Interior handles Monument Expansion management, while the Secretary of Commerce oversees fishery-related activities. Commercial fishing is allowed in specific zones, with only U.S.-flagged vessels permitted, except for certain transshipments. Military activities and national interests remain protected, and new rules to ease commercial fishing restrictions are to be proposed. Existing management remains unchanged unless stated. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Environment/Energy | Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness | 4/17/2025 | EO 14276 | Commerce Interior | This EO seeks to promote the productive harvest of US seafood resources; limit commercial fishing regulation; combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and protect seafood markets from the unfair trade practices of other nations. The Secretary of Commerce shall identify regulations to rescind or revise to further this goal, solicit public comments, and coordinate with various groups. Secretary of Commerce shall also coordinate with the Secretary of Interior to review national monuments to suggest opening them to commercial fishing. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Environment/Energy | Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy | 4/9/2025 | EO 14270 | Directs the listed agencies and listed rules, where the agency is directed to issue a sunset rule effective no later than 9/30/25 in that covered regulation. The sunset provision shall provide that the agency will offer the public an opportunity to comment on the costs and benefits of each regulation prior to a rule’s expiration, and following such opportunity the Conditional Sunset Date for that Covered Regulation may be extended if the agency finds an extension is warranted. | Immediate. | None. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Environment/Energy | Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations | 4/9/2025 | Memo | Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | This memo orders agencies to take steps to repeal any regulation that exceeds its statutory authority, especially considering the listed court decisions (see memo for full list). This follows the review period ordered in Executive Order 14219. | Immediate. | Within 30 days of the conclusion of the review period directed in Executive Order 14219 to identify unlawful and potentially unlawful regulations, agencies shall submit to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs a one-page summary of each regulation that was initially identified as falling within one of the categories specified in section 2(a) of that Executive Order, but which has not been targeted for repeal, explaining the basis for the decision not to repeal that regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Environment/Energy | Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads | 4/9/2025 | EO 14264 | This EO directs the Secretary of Energy to publish in the Federal Register a notice rescinding Energy Conservation Program: Definition of Showerhead, 86 Fed. Reg. 71797 (December 20, 2021), including the definition of “showerhead” codified at 10 C.F.R. 430.2. The rescission shall be effective 30 days from the date of publication of the notice, without a notice and comment period. | Immediate. | None. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Environment/Energy | Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241 | 4/8/2025 | EO 14261 | The Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) shall designate coal as a “mineral” as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 14241 of March 20, 2025 (Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production), thereby entitling coal to all the benefits of a “mineral” under that order. Further, Executive Order 14241 is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “4332(d)(1)(B)” in section 6(d) of that order and replacing it with a reference to “4532(d)(1)(B)”. Agencies that are empowered to make loans, loan guarantees, grants, equity investments, or to conclude offtake agreements, both domestically and abroad, shall, to the extent permitted by law, take steps to rescind any policies or regulations seeking to or that actually discourage investment in coal production and coal-fired electricity generation. The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, the United States Trade Representative, the Assistant to the President for National Security, and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall take all necessary and appropriate actions to promote and identify export opportunities for coal and coal technologies and facilitate international offtake agreements for United States coal. Secretaries of Energy and Interior shall determine whether coal/steel meets the definition of "critical material" under energy Act of 2020. The Secretary of Energy shall take all necessary actions, consistent with applicable law, to accelerate the development, deployment, and commercialization of coal technologies. | Immediate, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days. | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall identify any guidance, regulations, programs, and policies within their respective executive department or agency that seek to transition the Nation away from coal production and electricity generation (30 days); heads of agencies shall consider revising or rescinding federal actions identified (60 days); Secretary of State, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the Chief Executive Officer of the International Development Finance Corporation, the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the heads of all other agencies that have discretionary programs that provide, facilitate, or advocate for financing of energy projects shall review their policies to ensure that such materials do not discourage the agency from financing coal mining projects and electricity generation projects, and eliminate them as possible (30 days); each agency shall identify to the Council on Environmental Quality any existing and potential categorical exclusions pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, increased reliance on and adoption of which by other agencies pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4336c could further the production and export of coal (30 days); the Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy shall identify regions where coal-powered infrastructure is available and suitable for supporting AI data centers and other AI operations (60 days); Secretary of Energy shall submit a detailed action plan to the President through the Chair of the NEDC outlining the funding mechanisms, programs, and policy actions taken to accelerate coal technology deployment (90 days). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Environment/Energy | Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Energy | 4/8/2025 | Proclamation | Department of Justice (DOJ) | Proclaims that certain stationary sources subject to 89 FR 38508 are exempt from compliance for a period of 2 years beyond the Rule’s compliance date — i.e., for the period beginning July 8, 2027, and concluding July 8, 2029. The effect of this Exemption is that, during this 2-year period, these stationary sources are subject to the compliance obligations that they are currently subject to under the MATS as the MATS existed prior to 89 FR 38508. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Environment/Energy | Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Mineral Security | 10/24/2025 | Proclamation | All | Proclaims that copper is essential to U.S. energy, defense, and manufacturing. As such, the President has issued a 2-year exemption from new EPA requirements for certain smelters, citing the lack of available technology and the critical importance of maintaining domestic mineral processing capacity for national security. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Environment/Energy | Protecting American Energy from State Overreach | 4/8/2025 | EO 14260 | AG is tasked with identifying and halting enforcement of state and local laws affecting domestic energy resources that may be unconstitutional or preempted by federal law, with a focus on those related to climate change and environmental initiatives. A report to the President detailing actions taken and recommendations for further measures is required within 60 days. | Immediate, 60 days. | AG shall submit a report to the President regarding actions taken for identification and halting enforcement of energy laws and recommend any additional Presidential or legislative action (60 days). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Environment/Energy | Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid | 4/8/2025 | EO 14262 | Department of Defense (DOD) | This EO empowers the Secretary of Energy to enhance the reliability and security of the U.S. electric grid during potential supply interruptions. It mandates expedited processes for grid operations and the development of a uniform methodology to analyze reserve margins. The order also establishes protocols for regularly assessing critical generation resources to ensure they remain available and prevent capacity reductions. | Immediate, 30 days. | Secretary of Energy shall develop a uniform methodology for analyzing current and anticipated reserve margins for all regions of the bulk power system regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and shall utilize this methodology to identify current and anticipated regions with reserve margins below acceptable thresholds as identified by the Secretary of Energy (30 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Environment/Energy | Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production | 3/20/2025 | EO 14241 | Department of Energy (DOE) | This EO states that it is imperative to national security to facilitate domestic mineral production to the maximum extent possible and directs various agency actions to do so. Further, special requirements are waived pursuant to the national emergency declared in EO 14156, including 50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(1) through (a)(6); 50 U.S.C. 4531(d)(1)(a)(ii), 4332(d)(1)(B), and 4533(a)(1) through (a)(6). | Immediate, 10 days, 15 days, 30 days. | See EO for all relevant deliverables. | |||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Environment/Energy | Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production | 3/1/2025 | EO 14225 | This EO directs Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to implement various policy changes and guidance to increase the production of timber, lumber, paper, bioenergy, and other wood products. | 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 280. | The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Chief of the United States Forest Service (USFS) shall each issue guidance regarding tools to facilitate increased timber production and sound forest management, reduce time to deliver timber, and decrease timber supply uncertainty. The secretaries shall also submit to OMB a report of legislative proposals on this topic (30 days); the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the Secretary of Commerce, through the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, shall complete a strategy on USFS and BLM forest management projects under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1536) to improve the speed of approving forestry projects and examine any existing authorities to permit agencies to delegate consultations requirements under Section 7 of ESA to other agencies (60 days); Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture shall submit to the President a plan that sets a target for the annual amount of timber per year to be offered for sale over the next 4 years from Federal lands managed by the BLM and the USFS, measured in millions of board feet (90 days); Secretary of the Interior, through the Directors of the FWS and the BLM, and the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the USFS, shall complete the Whitebark Pine Rangewide Programmatic Consultation under section 7 of the ESA (120 days); Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture shall consider and adopt categorical exclusions administratively established by other agencies to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and reduce unnecessarily lengthy processes and associated costs related to administrative approvals for timber production, forest management, and wildfire risk reduction treatments (180 days); Secretary of the Interior shall consider and establish a new categorical exclusion for timber thinning and re-establish a categorical exclusion for timber salvage activities (280 days). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Environment/Energy | Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council | 2/14/2025 | EO 14213 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) | This EO establishes the National Energy Dominance Council, with the Secretary of the Interior as Chair and Secretary of Energy as Vice Chair. This Council shall advise the President on how to best exercise authority to produce more energy in America, advise the President on how to improve the processes for permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation, transportation, and export of American energy, provide a recommended National Energy Dominance Strategy to produce more energy, and advise the President on facilitating public-private energy partnerships. | Immediate, 100 days. | Recommend a plan to raise awareness for US energy dominance (100 days); Advise the President regarding actions that each agency can take to prioritize increasing energy production, private sector incentives, and practices that raise the cost of energy (100 days); Provide a review of critical energy markets (100 days); Consult with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector for feedback on how to best expand energy production (100 days). | |||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Environment/Energy | Emergency Measures To Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas | 1/24/2025 | EO 14181 | This EO directs various Secretaries (Defense, Homeland Security, Interior, Commerce, Agriculture) to ensure water resources in Southern California, including: override activities impeding water delivery, maximize water delivery through the Central Valley Project (CVP), expedite exemptions under the Endangered Species Act for water projects, and identify and address regulatory hurdles for water-supply projects. Further, OMB shall review Federal programs affecting land and water management, with recommendations to ensure compliance and disaster prevention. | 5 days, 15 days, 30 days. | Secretaries of DoD, DOJ, DHS, Commerce, Interior, and Agriculture shall report on all measures, consistent with all applicable authorities, to ensure adequate water resources in Southern California (15 days); Each designated official shall identify any regulatory hurdles that unduly burden each respective water project, identify any recent changes in state or Federal law that may impact such projects from a regulatory perspective (including Public Law 118-5), and shall develop a proposed plan (30 days); Secretaries of Commerce, Interior, and Agriculture shall report to the President regarding California State and local policies or practices inconsistent with sound disaster prevention and response (30 days); Secretary of DoD, the Secretary of DHS, through the Administrator of FEMA, and the Administrator of the EPA shall develop and execute a plan to expedite the bulk removal of contaminated and general debris (5 days). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Environment/Energy | Declaring a National Energy Emergency | 1/20/2025 | EO 14156 | The EO declares a national energy emergency due to the United States' inadequate energy supply and infrastructure. The EO directs federal agencies to utilize emergency authorities, expedite energy infrastructure projects, and leverage resources under laws like the Defense Production Act. It also calls for consultations under the Endangered Species Act to facilitate energy supply and outlines coordinated efforts to enhance the nation's energy security. | 30 days - agencies and the Army will work to identify accelerating permitting on planned and potential energy projects - summary of how projects may not comply with endangered species act 60 days - status report on accelerating permitting and review of endangered species (reporting every 30 days afterwards) - assessment of DoD's ability to acquire and transport domestic energy. Quarterly - review of applications for exemptions under Endangered Species Act." | Reports. | Legal pitfalls could trouble Trump’s executive actions | |||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Environment/Energy | Putting People over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California | 1/20/2025 | Memo | Department of Commerce (DOC) | The EO routes water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of California. | 90 days - Commerce and Interior must report progress made in implementing policy | Report. | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Environment/Energy | Unleashing American Energy | 1/20/2025 | EO 14154 | The EO establishes policy of fossil fuel exploration on federal lands and continental shelf, non-fuel minerals, eliminates "EV mandate", and general deregulation of energy and consumer appliances. It promotes energy exploration on federal lands, strengthens the U.S. position in mineral production, and encourages regulatory reforms to eliminate burdensome mandates and support consumer choice. The order revokes several prior climate-related EOs (13990, 13992, 14008, 14007, 14013, 14027, 14030, 14037, 14057, 14072, 14082, and 14096) and streamlines the permitting process to expedite energy project approvals. Additionally, it focuses on ensuring accurate environmental analyses and addressing national security implications related to mineral reliance. | "Effective Immediately - cancellation of the American Climate Corps, Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases - in all permitting adjudications and regulatory adjudications, agencies must adhere to only relevant legislative requirements - terminates the Green New Deal, agencies instructed to pause disbursement of funds under the IRA and BIL - Energy to restart reviews of natural gas applications - DOI, DOAG, EPA, CEQ and other agencies to review agency action that burden mining of non-fuel minerals 1 day Secretary of Interior to send letter to terminate American Climate Corps MOU and terminate any associated contract for convenience. 30 days - heads of each agency must consult with OMB and NEC to develop and implement action plan to rescind ""unduly burdensome"" regulation related to energy. - AG to identify and request stay of any pending litigation until completion of administrative action. - Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality must provide guidance for implementing NEPA and propose rescinding NEPA regulations, followed by working group to expedite permitting process as well as propose recommendations to congress. - EPA to submit joint recommendations to OMB on the legality and applicability of the final rule on greenhouse gases. - all agencies must submit report to OMB identifying whether enforcement discretion may be used to enforce policy of this EO - MARAD to review records of decisions (ROD) and update RODs within 30/60 days. - State, Commerce, Labor and USTR submit report on enhancing competitiveness of American mining 90 days - all agencies must submit report to NEC and OMB reviewing consistency of all programs for issuing grants, loans, contracts, and other disbursements for consistency with policy of EO, funds may not be disbursed until it is determined that they are consistent with policy - DHS to provide assessment of quantity of non-fuel minerals that are result of forced labor" | Various. | US renewable energy projects threatened by Trump’s presidential actions Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback - The New York Times | Sustainability Institute v. Trump (D.S.C.) California Infrastructure and Economic Development v. Citibank and EPA (D.D.C.) Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. Department of Agriculture (D. R.I.) Butterbee Farm v. United States Department of Agriculture (D.D.C.) Building Materials Re-use Association v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (D.D.C.) Appalachian Voices v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (D.D.C) State of Washington v. Trump (W.D. Wash.) State of Washington v. Dept. of Transport et al (W.D. Wash.) Lucky Shoals Community Association, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (N.D. Ga.) Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services v. Donald Trump (D.D.C.) State of Arizona v. Environmental Protection Agency (W.D. Wash.) Maryland Clean Energy Center v. United States (Fed. Cl.) Harris County v. EPA (D.D.C.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Environment/Energy | Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential | 1/20/2025 | EO 14153 | Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) | The EO establishes a policy to harvest Alaska's natural resources. The EO reverses previous restrictions on resource development, particularly on state and federal lands. It mandates federal agencies to expedite permitting, leasing, and development of Alaskan resources, with a strong focus on liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. Additionally, it requires the revision or rescission of regulations that hinder these objectives, requiring collaboration among various governmental departments to facilitate infrastructure and resource projects in Alaska. | "Effective immediately - review and rescission of various environmental policies and mandates." | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Environment/Energy | Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements | 1/20/2025 | EO 14162 | All | The EO orders the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and any other agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The UN Ambassador must also immediately cease any related financial commitments. | "Effective Immediately - Withdrawal from Paris Agreement and related agreements - ceasing of disbursing related financial commitments - report on any further required action - revokes the US Int'l Climate Finance Plan 10 days - OMB issues guidance on the rescission of all frozen funds. 30 days - State, Treasury, Commerce, HHS, Energy, Ag, EPA, Agency for Int'l Development, Int'l Development Finance Corp, Millenium Challenge Corp, US Trade and Development Agency, Export-Import Bank must submit reports that detail their actions to revoke and rescind policies " | Guidance; Reports. | What is the Paris climate agreement and why has Trump withdrawn? | ||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Environment/Energy | Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects | 1/20/2025 | Memo | EPA | The EO "temporarily" withdraws all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from wind energy leasing to assess and review federal leasing and permitting practices for wind projects. Existing leases remain unaffected, but the EO requires a comprehensive review to be conducted to evaluate their necessity. Additionally, a temporary cessation of federal wind leasing and permitting is ordered until a thorough review is completed, with a focus on the environmental impact, legal deficiencies, and economic costs associated with wind projects. | 1 day - Withdrawal of all areas within the Offshore Continental Shelf (OCS) from wind leasing. - may not issue or renew any new wind leases." | None. | What Trump’s executive order means for U.S. wind energy and permits - The Washington Post | ||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Environment/Energy | Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Coke Oven Processing Security | 11/21/2025 | Proclamation | EPA | This grants a two-year exemption from certain compliance requirements of the EPA’s Coke Oven Rule for specified stationary sources, citing the lack of commercially viable technology and the importance of coke production to national security, infrastructure, and defense. During this period, affected facilities must comply with the pre-existing standards rather than the new rule’s requirements and deadlines. | Immediate. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Establishing Dates of Importance | National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2025 | 5/5/2025 | Proclamation | None | This proclaims May 2025 as National Mental Health Awareness Month. | None. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Establishing Dates of Importance | National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2025 | 5/5/2025 | Proclamation | None | This proclaims May 4 through May 10, 2025, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. | None. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Establishing Dates of Importance | National Small Business Week, 2025 | 5/5/2025 | Proclamation | None | This proclaims May 4 through May 10, 2025, as National Small Business Week. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Establishing Dates of Importance | National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, 2025 | 5/1/2025 | Proclamation | None | This proclaims May 3-4, 2025, as National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. | None. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Establishing Dates of Importance | Loyalty Day and Law Day, U.S.A., 2025 | 5/1/2025 | Proclamation | None | This proclaims May 1, 2025, as Loyalty and Law Day. | None. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Establishing Dates of Importance | National Day of Prayer, 2025 | 5/1/2025 | Proclamation | None | This proclaims May 1, 2025, as National Day of Prayer. | None. | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Establishing Dates of Importance | 418th Anniversary of the First Landing and the Raising of the Cape Henry Cross | 4/29/2025 | Proclamation | None | This proclaims April 29, 2025 as a day in celebration of the 418th anniversary of the First Landing and the Raising of the Cross at Cape Henry, Virginia, by the Jamestown settlers. | None. | None. |