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Trump Administration
Executive Order
& Presidential Actions Hub

President Donald Trump opened his second term with more than 100 executive orders, proclamations and memorandums. These executive actions will have broad legal and economic impacts on public and private sector entities. Our Federal Government Law & Policy Practice, in collaboration with a broad and experienced network of practice and industry lawyers across the firm, will continue to update this resource with summaries, analysis, and other practical information. Contact GT for questions related to the impacts of these executive orders and actions.

Executive Orders & Actions by Topic

  • Establishing the United States Space Academy, Proclamation, August 28, 2026
    • The Proclamation establishes a commission chaired by NASA’s Administrator, with White House science, economic, national-security, budget and staff officials and the War and Air Force Secretaries, to deliver within 120 days plans for a NASA-led United States Space Academy, including curricula and service obligations.
  • The National Space Transportation Policy, Memorandum, August 20, 2026
    • The Memorandum establishes a national space-transportation policy targeting 1,000 launches and reentries by 2030, directing NASA, the Departments of War, Transportation, Commerce, State, Interior, and Homeland Security, and FCC to expand infrastructure, prioritize commercial and U.S.-built vehicles, strengthen industry and exports, and supersede PPD-26.
  • Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation, Executive Order, June 22, 2026
    • The Executive Order updates the National Quantum Initiative Act strategy, directing DoD, DOE, Commerce, NSF, NASA, FBI, NSA, DNI, OPM, DOL, and State to accelerate quantum commercialization, strengthen supply chains, expand workforce development, deepen industry partnerships, and bolster cybersecurity and national security.
  • Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks, Executive Order, June 22, 2026
    • The Executive Order accelerates Federal migration to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) post-quantum cryptography standards, directing OMB, CISA, NSA, DHS, Commerce, State, GSA, NASA, DNI, and the FAR Council to strengthen cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, procurement, and contractor security requirements.
  • National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-12, Memo, June 12, 2026
    • The Memorandum establishes a government-wide cybersecurity governance framework for National Security Systems (NSS), reestablishing the Committee on National Security Systems and designating the NSA Director as National Manager, while requiring NIST-aligned standards, enhanced incident reporting, cloud-security reforms, and oversight by OMB, CISA, DNI, CIA, and Defense and Intelligence Community agencies.
  • National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-11, Memo, June 5, 2026
    • The Memorandum accelerates AI adoption across the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, and national security agencies, updates governance under DoD Directive 3000.09, Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), and OMB guidance, expands partnerships with private-sector AI firms, strengthens AI security and workforce initiatives, and rescinds National Security Memorandum-25.
  • Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security, Executive Order, June 2, 2026
    • The Executive Order intends to promote AI innovation and cybersecurity by directing CISA, NSA, OMB, OPM, Treasury, Commerce, and the Committee on National Security Systems to strengthen government and critical infrastructure defenses, establish an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse, create voluntary frontier-model security frameworks, expand cyber hiring, and prioritize enforcement of federal cybercrime statutes (18 U.S.C. §§ 1028, 1030, 1343).
  • Integrating Financial Technology Innovation into Regulatory Frameworks, Executive Order, May 19, 2026
    • The Executive Order directs CFPB, SEC, the Commody Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), FDIC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and the Federal Reserve to modernize fintech, digital asset, and payment-system regulations, streamline chartering and supervisory processes, and evaluate Federal Reserve payment-access eligibility for non-bank financial firms.
  • Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens, Executive Order, March 6, 2026
    • The Executive Order directs the Departments of State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, with the Office of the National Cyber Director, to develop a strategy against transnational cybercrime, establish an operational cell within the National Coordination Center under Executive Order 14159, and strengthen CISA, law enforcement, and international cooperation against fraud and ransomware.
  • Ratepayer Protection Pledge Proclamation, Proclamation, March 4, 2026
    • The Proclamation establishes a national policy encouraging U.S. hyperscalers and AI firms to expand domestic data centers while guaranteeing households avoid higher electricity costs by funding generation, grid upgrades, and negotiated utility rate structures with state governments and grid operators.
  • Adjusting Imports of Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, and their Derivative Products into the United States, Proclamation, January 14, 2026
    • The Proclamation states that a Section 232 Commerce Department finding deems semiconductor and equipment imports a national security risk, and directs Commerce, USTR, CBP, and ITC to negotiate trade remedies and impose 25 percent tariffs on advanced semiconductors, with broad exceptions for equipment purchased for domestic use in data centers, research operations, critical infrastructure resilience, certain consumer applications, and other uses promoting domestic supply chains and manufacturing.



  • Winning the 6G Race, Memo, December 19, 2025
    • The Memorandum directs State, Commerce (NTIA), FCC, Defense, Energy, DHS, OMB, and DNI to advance U.S. 6G leadership by reallocating spectrum under Public Law 119-21, conducting studies, protecting security missions, and coordinating diplomacy at ITU WRC-27.
  • Ensuring American Space Superiority, Executive Order, December 18, 2025
    • The Executive Order directs NASA, Commerce, Defense, State, and OMB to reorient U.S. space policy toward lunar return by 2028, missile defense, commercial space growth, nuclear space power, acquisition reform, and allied space security, superseding prior space directives.
  • Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, Executive Order, December 11, 2025
    • The Executive Order directs DOJ, Commerce, FCC, and FTC to challenge or preempt State AI laws, restrict BEAD and other grants, evaluate State regulations, and develop a unified Federal AI framework limiting conflicting State mandates.
  • Launching the Genesis Mission, Executive Order, November 24, 2025
    • The Executive Order launches the DOE-led Genesis Mission, directing DOE, the APST, NSTC, OMB, Federal CDO and CAIO Councils, national labs, universities, and private-sector partners to build a secure AI-driven research platform integrating federal datasets, high-performance computing, and R&D infrastructure to accelerate national-priority scientific and technological breakthroughs.
  • Fostering the Future for American Children and Families, Executive Order, November 13, 2025
    • The Executive Order directs HHS, Treasury, and Education to modernize child-welfare data systems, expand AI-enabled tools, launch the “Fostering the Future” initiative and platform with private, academic, and nonprofit partners, enhance vouchers and tax-credited scholarships, and strengthen legally compliant partnerships with faith-based organizations.
  • Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security, Executive Order, September 25, 2025
    • The Executive Order, citing Public Law 118-50, Executive Orders 14166, 14258, 14310, and 14350, approves a TikTok “qualified divestiture” via a U.S.-controlled joint venture, directing DOJ, CFIUS, NSC, Treasury, Commerce, Justice, ODNI, and OSTP involvement to safeguard national security.
  • Further Extending the Tiktok Enforcement Delay, Executive Order, September 16, 2025
    • The Executive Order directs an enforcement delay, specified in section 2(a) of E) 14166 (1/20/2025), extended by EO 14258 (4/4/2025), extended by EO 14310 (6/19/2025), requiring DOJ to take no action to enforce Public Law 118-50, Div H or impose any penalties related to it. 

  • Improving Our Nation Through Better Design, Executive Order, Aug. 21, 2025.
    • Establishes a National Design Studio (NDS) within the Executive Office of the President, led by a Chief Design Officer, to consult federal agencies on updating website and physical properties to improve usability and aesthetics.


  • Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry, Executive Order, August 13, 2025.
    • The Executive Order directs DOT, FAA, Commerce, Defense, Interior, NASA, DOJ, and CEQ to streamline licensing, environmental reviews, and spaceport development, reform Part 450 regulations, and create expedited authorization processes to boost U.S. commercial space competitiveness by 2030.
  • Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack, Executive Order, July 23, 2025.
    • The Executive Order directs the Commerce Department to launch the American AI Exports Program, coordinating with State, Defense, Energy, OSTP, SBA, and EDAG to promote U.S. AI technologies abroad using federal financing tools and pro-innovation diplomacy.
  • Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure, Executive Order, July 23, 2025.
    • The Executive Order directs Commerce, OSTP, EPA, CEQ, and Interior to accelerate AI data center projects by streamlining permitting, easing environmental reviews, expanding financial support, and opening federal and contaminated lands for development; it also revokes President Biden’s January 2025 AI infrastructure EO.
  • Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government, Executive Order, July 23, 2025.
    • The Executive Order directs all federal agencies to adopt OMB-issued guidelines ensuring government-procured large language models adhere to “truth-seeking” and “ideological neutrality” principles, with compliance procedures and contract updates required; private-sector AI remains unaffected.




  • Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile, Executive Order, March 6, 2025.
    • Establishes an office to administer and maintain control of custodial accounts collectively known as the “United States Digital Asset Stockpile,” capitalized with all digital assets owned by the Department of the Treasury, other than BTC, that were finally forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings.




  • Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System, Executive Order, May 19, 2026
    • The Executive Order directs Treasury, CFPB, Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), FDIC, and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to tighten Bank Secrecy Act due diligence, customer identification, and lending-risk guidance tied to fraud, illicit finance, immigration-related underwriting, and cross-border criminal activity.
  • Integrating Financial Technology Innovation into Regulatory Frameworks, Executive Order, May 19, 2026
    • The Executive Order directs CFPB, SEC, the Commody Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), FDIC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and the Federal Reserve to modernize fintech, digital asset, and payment-system regulations, streamline chartering and supervisory processes, and evaluate Federal Reserve payment-access eligibility for non-bank financial firms.
  • Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit, Executive Order, March 13, 2026
    • The Executive Order directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, National Credit Union Administration, and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to reform mortgage rules under the Dodd Frank Act, Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act to expand credit access and support community bank lending.
  • Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems, Proclamation, February 20, 2026
    • The Proclamation, citing section 122 and section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 and section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, imposes a 150-day 10% ad valorem import surcharge to address Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)-reported balance-of-payments deficits, directs USTR, USITC, and CBP implementation, and amends the HTSUS with targeted product and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) exceptions.
  • Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers, Executive Order, January 20, 2026
    • The Executive Order establishes restrictions on large institutional investors acquiring single-family homes, directing Treasury, HUD, USDA, VA, GSA, FHFA, DOJ, and FTC to limit federal facilitation, enhance disclosures, enforce antitrust laws, and develop draft legislation prioritizing owner-occupant homeownership.
  • Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans, Executive Order, Aug. 7, 2025.
    • Directs federal banking regulators to eliminate concepts and regulations, including the use of reputational risk, from guidance documents to ensure no Americans are denied financial services due to their beliefs.

  • Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(K) Investors, Executive Order, Aug. 7, 2025.
    • Directs the Labor Department, SEC, and Treasury to review ERISA guidance, ease litigation risks, and expand 401(k) access to alternative assets; including private equity, real estate, digital assets, commodities, infrastructure, and lifetime income strategies.



  • Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator, Executive Order, March 31, 2025.
    • Establishes the United States Investment Accelerator office within the Department of Commerce to facilitate and accelerate investments above $1 billion in the United States. The office will assist investors in navigating U.S. regulatory processes efficiently and reduce regulatory burdens where consistent with applicable law.

  • Protecting America’s Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Executive Order, March 25, 2025.
    • Requires the treasury secretary to update guidance and enhance systems to ensure that all payments made by the Department of the Treasury on behalf of agencies are subject to pre-certification verification processes established by the secretary.

  • Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Executive Order, March 7, 2025.
    • Revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to ensure the definition of “public service” excludes organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose, of which several are identified.

  • America First Investment Policy, Memorandum, Feb. 21, 2025.
    • Announces several policies designed to “help ensure that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies of the future are built, created, and grown right here in the United States.” These policies include easing restrictions for foreign investors “in proportion to their verifiable distance and independence” from China and creating a “fast-track” process to facilitate greater investment from specified allied and partner sources for investments in technology and “other important areas.” The memo also indicates that it will expedite environmental reviews for any investment into the U.S. over $1 billion.

  • Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile, Executive Order, March 6, 2025.
    • Establishes an office to administer and maintain control of custodial accounts collectively known as the “United States Digital Asset Stockpile,” capitalized with all digital assets owned by the Department of the Treasury, other than BTC, that were finally forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings.


  • Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies, Executive Order, Feb. 18, 2025.
    • Changes the White House’s oversight of independent regulatory agencies. Orders the independent regulatory agencies to submit proposed regulations to the White House for review, establishes a White House Liaison position for each agency, and orders an ongoing review by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget  of agencies “obligations for consistency with the President’s policies and priorities,” among other changes.
  • Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security – The White House, Executive Order, Feb. 11, 2025.
    • Directs the Department of Justice to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The order requires that the Attorney General, within 180 days of the EO, cease initiation of any new FCPA investigations or enforcement actions, unless the Attorney General determines that an individual exception should be made. Additionally, the Attorney General is directed to issue new guidance on how to enforce the FCPA “that promotes American competitiveness and efficient use of federal law enforcement resources.”
  • A Plan for Establishing a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund, Executive Order, Feb. 3, 2025.
    • Establishes a sovereign wealth fund to "promote fiscal sustainability, lessen the burden of taxes on American families and small businesses, establish economic security for future generations, and promote United States economic and strategic leadership internationally."
  • Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, Executive Order, Jan. 21, 2025.            
    • Impacts federal contractors and subcontractors by rescinding EO 11246 and its amendments, ending affirmative action for women and minorities. Further, the order directs federal agencies to combat “illegal DEI” practices in the private sector. The EO does not define what constitutes “illegal DEI.”
  • Withdrawal from OECD Global Tax Deal, Memo, Jan. 20, 2025. 
    • Directs the secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the U.S. Trade Representatives, to (i) examine whether foreign countries are taxing U.S. companies in violation of the tax treaties with U.S. or international law, and (ii) provide a list of potentially protective measures or actions the U.S. should take in response to such violations.
  • America First Trade Policy, Memo, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Directs various federal agencies and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to evaluate and address key trade deficits, unfair trade practices, and economic relations with China. Further, it directs federal agencies to review existing trade agreements and propose recommendations by April 1, 2025.
  • Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship, Executive Order, August 6, 2026
    • The Executive Order directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, Attorney General, and Commissioner of Social Security to restrict citizenship-document recognition for certain children of noncitizens under the Fourteenth Amendment, 8 U.S.C. §1189, IEEPA, and Executive Order 13224, with agency guidance due within 30 days.

  • Ending Birth Tourism, Executive Order, August 6, 2026
    • The Executive Order defines and targets “birth tourism,” directing the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, under 3 U.S.C. §301 and INA §215(a) (8 U.S.C. §1185(a)), to deny, revoke, or bar visas and entry for participants and facilitators, subject to humanitarian and national-interest exemptions.
  • Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, Proclamation, September 19, 2025
    • The Proclamation restricts H-1B visa entry under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citing economic and national security harms. DHS, State, Labor, and DOJ must enforce $100,000 employer payments, revise prevailing wages, and prioritize high-skill admissions.
  • The Gold Card, Executive Order, September 19, 2025
    • The Executive Order establishes the “Gold Card” visa program, overseen by Commerce with State and DHS, allowing immigrants or corporations donating $1–2 million under 15 U.S.C. 1522 to expedite visas via INA provisions (8 U.S.C. 1151–1153).




  • Establishing Project Homecoming, Proclamation, May 9, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to create a process for undocumented immigrants to voluntarily leave the United States.
  • Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens, Executive Orders, April 28, 2025.
    • Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish a list of States and local jurisdictions that obstruct the enforcement of Federal immigration laws and empowers the head of each agency to suspend or terminate Federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions.

  • Honoring Jocelyn Nungaray, Executive Order, March 5, 2025.
    • Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.

  • Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders, Executive Order, Feb. 19, 2025.
    • Directs the heads of all executive departments or agencies to review and identify programs that are providing or could provide federal benefits to people who are in the country illegally, and to “take all appropriate actions to align such programs purposes of this order and the requirements of applicable Federal law, including the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).” It also orders the agencies to “refer any improper receipt or use of Federal benefits to the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security for appropriate action.
  • Securing Our Borders, Executive Order, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Includes a variety of directives that impact border management and access to asylum, as well as other forms of immigration protections.




  • Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States, Executive Order, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Defense to deliver a revision to the Unified Command Plan assigning United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) the mission of sealing the borders of the United States for the purpose of “repelling forms of invasion, including unlawful mass migration, narcotics trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and other criminal activities.”
  • Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States, Proclamation, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Declares a national emergency at the U.S. southern border due to the presence of threats, including cartels, criminal gangs, known terrorists, human traffickers, smugglers and unvetted military-age males from adversarial countries. It requires the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Armed Forces to determine and order the necessary amount of troops and resources to support the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in its effort to secure the southern border.
  • Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion, Proclamation, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Restricts and blocks the entry of migrants at the southern border and prevents them from requesting asylum. As justification, the proclamation relies on separate public health and safety grounds to prohibit migrants from requesting asylum protections.
  • Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, Executive Order, March 26, 2026.
    • The Executive Order establishes Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA)-based requirements barring racially discriminatory DEI practices by federal contractors, mandating Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) updates by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, enforcement via Department of Justice (DOJ) under the False Claims Act, with compliance oversight by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
  • Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions, Memo, Aug. 7, 2025.
    • Directs the Education Department and NCES to upgrade IPEDS, expand admissions reporting, enforce Title IV compliance, and improve transparency to prevent unlawful race-based practices in federally funded higher education institutions.

  • Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking, Executive Order, Aug. 7, 2025.
    • Directs federal agencies to review standard grant terms and designate a senior appointee responsible for reviewing funding opportunities and discretionary grants, while requiring the appointees to ensure discretionary awards advance the president’s policy priorities.

  • Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, Executive Order, April 23, 2025.
    • Directs all executive agencies to deprioritize the enforcement of all statutes and regulations to the extent they include “disparate-impact liability”—the idea that all disparities in achievement between racial groups can be attributed to discriminatory policy. The Attorney General will submit a report to the President outlining all existing regulations, guidance, rules or orders that impose disparate-impact liability or similar requirements, and detail steps for their amendment or repeal. Lastly, the Attorney General will assess all pending investigations, civil suits, or positions taken in ongoing matters that rely on a theory of disparate-impact liability, and take action consistent with the policy of the order.


  • Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education, Executive Order, April 23, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Education to hold higher education accreditors that uphold DEI criteria accountable through “denial, monitoring, suspension, or termination” of accreditation recognition. The Secretary of Education will ensure that accreditation criteria “requires higher education institutions to provide high-quality, high-value academic programs free from unlawful discrimination or other violations of Federal law.”

  • Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies, Executive Order, April 23, 2025.      
    • Directs the Secretary of Education to issue new guidance and codes to local educational agencies regarding school discipline. The objective of the order is to prevent teachers and school administrators from engaging in “behavior modification techniques” whereby a school disregards the dangerous behaviors of certain students based on their racial identity.

  • Removing Discrimination and Discriminatory Equity Ideology From the Foreign Service, Memorandum, March 19, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of State to remove the “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility” Core Precept from Foreign Service tenure and promotion criteria. Further directs that the U.S. government will not base Foreign Service recruitment, hiring, promotion, or retention decisions on an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, nor embed discriminatory equity ideology within any element of the Foreign Service.

  • Restoring America’s Fighting Force, Executive Order, Jan. 27, 2025.
    • Abolishes every Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office within the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security with regard to the U.S. Coast Guard, respectively, including any vestiges of DEI offices, such as sub-offices, programs, elements, or initiatives established to promote a race-based preferences system that subverts meritocracy, perpetuates unconstitutional discrimination, and promotes divisive concepts or gender ideology.

  • Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, Executive Order, Jan. 21, 2025.            
    • Impacts federal contractors and subcontractors by rescinding EO 11246 and its amendments, ending affirmative action for women and minorities. Further, the order directs federal agencies to combat “illegal DEI” practices in the private sector. The EO does not define what constitutes “illegal DEI.”

  • Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation, Memo, Jan. 21, 2025.           
    • Orders the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA to eliminate all DEI initiatives, including those pertaining to hiring and recruitment.

  • Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing. Executive Order, Jan. 21, 2025.         
    • Terminates all “illegal DEI” policies, programs, and activities in the federal government, under whatever name they appear, including hiring, and calls for necessary revisions of employment practices, union contracts, or training policies.
  • Establishing the United States Space Academy, Proclamation, August, 28, 2026
    • The Proclamation establishes a commission chaired by NASA’s Administrator, with White House science, economic, national-security, budget and staff officials and the War and Air Force Secretaries, to deliver within 120 days plans for a NASA-led United States Space Academy, including curricula and service obligations.
  • Fostering the Future for American Children and Families, Executive Order, November 13, 2025
    • The Executive Order directs HHS, Treasury, and Education to modernize child-welfare data systems, expand AI-enabled tools, launch the “Fostering the Future” initiative and platform with private, academic, and nonprofit partners, enhance vouchers and tax-credited scholarships, and strengthen legally compliant partnerships with faith-based organizations.
  • Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions, Memo, Aug. 7, 2025.
    • Directs the Education Department and NCES to upgrade IPEDS, expand admissions reporting, enforce Title IV compliance, and improve transparency to prevent unlawful race-based practices in federally funded higher education institutions.
  • Saving College Sports, Executive Order, July 24, 2025.
    • Directs the Departments of Education and Labor, NLRB, DOJ, and FTC to regulate college athletics by curbing third-party pay-for-play, expanding non-revenue sport scholarships, clarifying student-athlete employment status, and safeguarding legal, regulatory, and Olympic pathways.

  • Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities, Executive Order, April 23, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Education to enforce section 1011f of title 20 of the United States Code by requiring the complete and timely disclosure by universities of foreign funding. The Secretary of Education and the Attorney General will conduct audits and investigations where necessary to ensure compliance with the law concerning the disclosure of foreign funds.
  • Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education, Executive Order, April 23, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Education to hold higher education accreditors that uphold DEI criteria accountable through “denial, monitoring, suspension, or termination” of accreditation recognition. The Secretary of Education will ensure that accreditation criteria “requires higher education institutions to provide high-quality, high-value academic programs free from unlawful discrimination or other violations of Federal law
  • Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies, Executive Order, April 23, 2025.      
    • Directs the Secretary of Education to issue new guidance and codes to local educational agencies regarding school discipline. The objective of the order is to prevent teachers and school administrators from engaging in “behavior modification techniques” whereby a school disregards the dangerous behaviors of certain students based on their racial identity.
  • Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities, Executive Order, March 20, 2025.
    • To the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, directs the Secretary of Education to “facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities while ensuring the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.” 

  • Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Executive Order, March 7, 2025.
    • Revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to ensure the definition of “public service” excludes organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose, of which several are identified.
  • Keeping Education Accessible and Ending Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools, Executive Order, Feb. 18, 2025.
    • Establishes that discretionary federal funds should not be used to directly or indirectly subsidize or support an educational institution that requires students to have received a COVID-19 vaccine to attend any in-person education program. Further, the EO directs the Secretary of Education to issue guidelines to schools, educational agencies, and higher education institutions outlining the legal obligations of these entities with regards to parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodations, and equal protection under the law, as relevant to COVID-19 school mandates.
  • Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families, Executive Order, Jan. 29, 2025.
    • Directs the Education Department to issue guidance on how states can support K-12 scholarship programs with federal funding formulas, while further directing the agency to prioritize school choice in department discretionary grant programs that are now the subject of a comprehensive spending review.
  • Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling, Executive Order, Jan. 29, 2025.  
    • Blocks federal funding for schools that include what the Trump administration describes as “gender ideology and critical race theory in the classroom,” using language and policy definitions that mirror state laws that seek to regulate classroom lessons about race, gender, and American history.
  • Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System, Executive Order, August 26, 2026
    • The Executive Order declares a bulk-power security emergency under IEEPA and NEA, authorizing the Energy Secretary, coordinating with OMB, the Departments of War, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Interior, intelligence officials, and the FAR Council; to restrict high-risk foreign grid equipment, regulate existing systems, and prioritize U.S.-made procurement. 

  • Modifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Proclamation, July 13, 2026 
    • The Proclamation invokes the Antiquities Act to reduce the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to 181,541 BLM-managed acres, superseding prior proclamations; directing the Interior Secretary to consult Tribes and governments while reopening excluded lands to mining and mineral/geothermal leasing after 60 days. 
  • Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, Proclamation, July 13, 2026 
    • The Proclamation invokes the Antiquities Act to reduce the Bears Ears National monument to 121,096 acres; Directing the Interior and Agriculture Secretaries, through BLM and USFS, to manage remaining lands, disband the Bears Ears Commission, retain a FACA advisory committee, and reopen excluded federal lands to mining and mineral/geothermal leasing after 60 days. 
  • Approving Critical Position Pay Authority for National Security Investment Workforce, Memo, May 29, 2026 
    • The Memorandum authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to use critical-position pay for up to 400 federal national security investment roles, supporting recruitment of specialized talent for critical minerals, advanced materials, supply chains, and strategic technology programs. 






  • Ratepayer Protection Pledge Proclamation, Proclamation, March 4, 2026 
    • The Proclamation establishes a national policy encouraging U.S. hyperscalers and AI firms to expand domestic data centers while guaranteeing households avoid higher electricity costs by funding generation, grid upgrades, and negotiated utility rate structures with state governments and grid operators. 


  • Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People, Executive Order, January 9, 2026 
    • The Executive Order, invoking IEEPA and the National Emergencies Act, declares a national emergency barring judicial attachment of Venezuelan oil revenues held by Treasury, and directs Treasury, State, Justice, and Energy to assert sovereign immunity and administer funds for U.S. foreign policy objectives. 





  • Decision of the President and Statement of Reasons on 2025 Amble Road Appeal, Memo, October 6, 2025
    • The Memorandum approves the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s (AIDEA) Ambler Road Project appeal under Section 1106(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), directing all relevant federal agencies to promptly issue required authorizations.






  • Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base, Executive Order, May 23, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretaries of Energy, Defense, and Transportation and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit a plan to expedite and promote the production of nuclear energy. 
  • Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, Executive Order, May 23, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program of record for the utilization of nuclear energy for both installation energy and operational energy. Orders the Secretary of Defense to commence the operation of a nuclear reactor at a domestic military base no later than September 30, 2028.
  • Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy, Executive Order, May 23, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Energy to expedite the review, approval, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors under the Department of Energy’s jurisdiction. The order also establishes a pilot program for reactor construction and operation outside the National Laboratories.
  • Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Executive Order, May 23, 2025.
    • Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consult with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to modify its structure and staffing “to promote the expeditious processing of license applications and the adoption of innovative technology.”
  • Recission of Useless Water Pressure Standards, Presidential Memoranda, May 9, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Energy to rescind or amend regulations relating to water use in dishwashers, faucets, showerheads, water closets, and urinals.
  • Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, Executive Orders, April 24, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Commerce to expedite the process for reviewing and issuing seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The Secretary of the Interior will likewise expedite the process for reviewing and approving permits for prospecting and granting leases for exploration, development, and production of seabed mineral resources within the United States Outer Continental Shelf. Lastly, the Secretaries of Defense and Energy will provide a report to the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council, and the Vice Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council that addresses the feasibility of using the National Defense Stockpile for physical or virtual storage of materials derived from seabed polymetallic nodules.
  • Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy, Executive Order, April 9, 2025.
    • Requires specified federal agencies to add expiration dates, called Conditional Sunset Dates, to existing and new energy-related regulations, causing them to automatically lapse unless actively reviewed and extended. Agencies must implement this sunset process by Sept. 30 with public input required before any extensions are granted.
  • Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid, Executive Order, April 8, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Energy to address energy reliability and security by streamlining the Department of Energy’s process for issuing orders under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act during certain periods, and developing a methodology for analyzing current and anticipated reserve margins for all regions of the bulk power system regulated by FERC.
  • Protecting American Energy From State Overreach, Executive Order, April 8, 2025.
    • Directs the attorney general to identify state laws and policies that burden the development and use of domestic energy resources and that “are or may be unconstitutional, preempted by federal law, or otherwise unenforceable” and to take action to stop the enforcement of these laws and submit a report with recommendations to the president within 60 days.

  • Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production, Executive Order, March 20, 2025
    • Directs relevant department and agency heads, in coordination with the chair of the National Energy Dominance Council, to identify and expedite priority mineral production projects that can be “immediately approved” or immediately issued permits. Within 10 days, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide a list of all federal lands “known to hold mineral deposits and reserves” and “prioritize mineral production and mining related purposes as the primary land uses in these areas, consistent with applicable law.” The order also asks the heads of the Interior, Defense, Agriculture, and Energy departments to identify “as many sites as possible” where the construction and operation of private mineral production could take place.
  • Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council, Executive Order, Feb. 14, 2025.
    • Establishes the National Energy Dominance Council. The council will be led by the Secretary of the Interior with the Secretary of Energy serving as Vice Chair. The EO tasks the council to advise the president on a variety of energy related matters, and to consult other agencies, sub-national and Tribal officials, and the private sector to inform their recommendations.
  • Unleashing American Energy, Executive Order, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Aims to increase domestically produced energy supply and reform demand-side energy policy. It requires a minimum amount of oil and gas lease sales a year on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and limits delays on federal oil and gas leases on such lands.
  • Declaring a National Energy Emergency, Executive Order, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Directs agencies to utilize their statutory emergency powers to accelerate development and authorization of energy projects. Notably, however, the order defines “energy” as “crude oil, natural gas, lease condensates, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, uranium, coal, biofuels, geothermal heat, the kinetic movement of flowing water, and critical minerals.” As such, the order does not apply to solar, wind, batteries, or other energy sources not contained in the definition of “energy.”
  • Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential, Executive Order, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Directs federal agencies to rescind or revise restrictions, policies, and environment reviews that limit resource development on federal and state lands in Alaska, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
  • Supporting America’s Ranchers, Executive Order, September 4, 2026.
    • The Executive Order directs the Agriculture and Interior Secretaries, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), FDA Commissioner, and SBA Administrator to review ranching rules; assess wolf protections and depredation compensation under the Endangered Species Act; examine mandatory beef-origin labeling; and advance rancher viability, market access, and consumer affordability.


  • Modifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Proclamation, July 13, 2026.
    • The Proclamation invokes the Antiquities Act to reduce the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to 181,541 BLM-managed acres, superseding prior proclamations; directing the Interior Secretary to consult Tribes and governments while reopening excluded lands to mining and mineral/geothermal leasing after 60 days.

  • Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, Proclamation, July 13, 2026.
    • The Proclamation invokes the Antiquities Act to reduce the Bears Ears National monument to 121,096 acres; Directing the Interior and Agriculture Secretaries, through BLM and USFS, to manage remaining lands, disband the Bears Ears Commission, retain a FACA advisory committee, and reopen excluded federal lands to mining and mineral/geothermal leasing after 60 days.

  • Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix, Memorandum, June 29, 2026.
    • The Memo directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clarify Clean Air Act vehicle repair rules, expand alternatives to California Air Resources Board aftermarket-parts certification, and consider limiting certain enforcement actions to promote affordable vehicle repairs and greater consumer repair flexibility.

  • Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthening American Farm Resilience, Executive Order, June 25, 2026.
    • The Executive Order expands USDA, HHS, and EPA support for regenerative agriculture by accelerating precision farming, pesticide research, NIH and ARPA-H innovation, public-private partnerships, and regenerative pilot programs while maintaining existing statutory and regulatory authorities.

  • Restoring American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific, Proclamation, June 11, 2026.
    • The Proclamation restores commercial fishing access in portions of the Papahānaumokuākea, Mariana Trench, and Rose Atoll marine monuments, directing the Secretary of Commerce to align regulations with the Magnuson-Stevens Act while maintaining protections under the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Clean Water Act, and other federal conservation laws.

  • Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands, Executive Order, May 29, 2026.
    • The Executive Order rescinds Executive Orders 11644 and 11989, directing Interior, Agriculture, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and other agencies to revise off-road vehicle regulations on federal lands while continuing management under existing statutes, including NEPA, ESA, NHPA, and FLPMA.


  • Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction, Executive Order, March 13, 2026.
    • The Executive Order directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other agencies to review housing-related regulations under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and tax incentives like Opportunity Zones to reduce construction costs and expand residential development.

  • Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic, Proclamation, February 6, 2026.
    • The Proclamation restores regulated commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, revoking prior restrictions and relying on Magnuson-Stevens and other federal environmental statutes, under Commerce-led fisheries management, to protect marine resources while supporting Atlantic fishing industries.










  • Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks, Executive Order, July 3, 2025.


  • Protecting the Great Lakes from Invasive Carp, Presidential Memoranda, May 9, 2025.
    • Urges the governor of Illinois to cease further delay of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project. Directs the Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, and the Army to determine and implement the most effective measures to prevent the migration and expansion of invasive carp in the Great Lakes Basin.
  • Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, Executive Orders, April 24, 2025.
    • Directs the Secretary of Commerce to expedite the process for reviewing and issuing seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The Secretary of the Interior will likewise expedite the process for reviewing and approving permits for prospecting and granting leases for exploration, development, and production of seabed mineral resources within the United States Outer Continental Shelf. Lastly, the Secretaries of Defense and Energy will provide a report to the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council, and the Vice Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council that addresses the feasibility of using the National Defense Stockpile for physical or virtual storage of materials derived from seabed polymetallic nodules.



  • Putting People over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California, Memo, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Requires the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Interior to resume efforts from the first Trump administration to increase water diversion from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other regions of California. Within 90 days, the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of the Interior must review progress made and issue a status report with recommendations regarding future implementation to the president.
  • National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-12, Memo, June 12, 2026
    • The Memorandum establishes a government-wide cybersecurity governance framework for National Security Systems (NSS), reestablishing the Committee on National Security Systems and designating the NSA Director as National Manager, while requiring NIST-aligned standards, enhanced incident reporting, cloud-security reforms, and oversight by OMB, CISA, DNI, CIA, and Defense and Intelligence Community agencies.

  • Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service, Executive Order, June 3, 2026
    • The Executive Order expands Schedule Policy/Career across policy-influencing federal positions, directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and agencies to transfer eligible employees into the excepted service, streamlines removals for misconduct or poor performance, and establishes new merit-based hiring, bonus, and award mechanisms.

  • Approving Critical Position Pay Authority for National Security Investment Workforce, Memo, May 29, 2026
    • The Memorandum authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to use critical-position pay for up to 400 federal national security investment roles, supporting recruitment of specialized talent for critical minerals, advanced materials, supply chains, and strategic technology programs.

  • Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting, Executive Order, April 30, 2026
    • The Executive Order establishes fixed-price, performance-based contracting as the federal default under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), directing Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to implement reforms, limit cost-reimbursement contracts, and increase agency accountability.

  • Paying Our Great Transportation Security Administration Officers and Employees, Memo, March 27, 2026
    • The Memorandum directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to use legally permissible funds under 31 U.S.C. §1301(a) to compensate unpaid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees during a funding lapse affecting operations and security.

  • Further Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, Executive Order, March 24, 2026
    • The Executive Order extends the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, delegates oversight to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aligns with General Services Administration (GSA) procedures, and preserves Office of Management and Budget (OMB) authorities through May 29, 2026 or report submission.

  • Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, Executive Order, January 23, 2026
    • The Executive Order continues the FEMA Review Council, established by Executive Order 14180, through March 25, 2026, delegating Federal Advisory Committee Act responsibilities to the Secretary of Homeland Security, consistent with GSA regulations and preserving OMB authorities.

  • Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, Executive Order, December 18, 2025
    • The Executive Order adjusts federal pay schedules for GS, SES, Foreign Service, VA clinicians, uniformed services, and ALJs, directing OPM implementation effective January 2026 and superseding EO 14132.


  • Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring, Executive Order, October 15, 2025
    • The Executive Order directs OPM and OMB to enforce strict hiring limits across federal agencies under EOs 14170 and 14210, requiring Strategic Hiring Committees, Annual Staffing Plans, and merit-based oversight aligned with administration priorities.

  • Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees, Executive Order, September 29, 2025
    • The Executive Order, citing the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. ch. 10), extended 22 advisory committees through 2027, spanning Interior, OPM, DHS, NARA, USTR, HHS, SBA, DOJ, EPA, Education, and Energy, with oversight by GSA-regulated agency heads.


  • Creating Schedule G in the Expected Service, Executive Order, July 17, 2025.
    • Creates Schedule G in the excepted service for non-career, policymaking or policy-advocating roles, with appointments led by the VA Secretary and implementation regulations issued by OPM to boost government efficiency and accountability.
  • Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service, Executive Orders, April 24, 2025.
    • Modifies the probationary periods of employees in the competitive service and alters the trial periods of employees in the expected service. The order has no impact on probationary periods in the Senior Executive Service.

  • Extension of Hiring Freeze, Memo, April 17, 2025.
    • Extends the freeze on the hiring of federal civilian employees within the executive branch.


  • Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce, Memorandum, March 20, 2025
    • Provides authority to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to make final suitability determinations and take suitability actions regarding employees in the executive branch based on post-appointment conduct, consistent with applicable law.  

  • Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, Executive Order, March 14, 2025.
    • Mandates the removal of federal activities not explicitly required by law in order to enhance efficiency by focusing certain agencies solely on their legal obligations. These agencies include the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Woodrow Wilson International Center, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the U.S. Council on Homelessness, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and the Minority Business Development Agency. The EO calls for scaling back certain legally mandated functions to their essential components to eliminate redundancy and potential waste within federal programs.

  • Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, Executive Order, Feb. 19, 2025.
    • Orders the “non-statutory components and functions” of several government entities to be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law. The government entities include the Presidio Trust, the Inter-American Foundation, the United States African Development Foundation, and the United States Institute of Peace.

  • Return to In-Person Work, Memo, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Requires the heads of all department and agencies to, as soon as practicable, terminate remote work arrangements and requires employees to return to in-person work on a full-time basis.
  • Hiring Freeze, Memo, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Directs agencies not to fill any vacant federal positions or create any new roles.
  • Commitment to Countering Cartel Criminal Activity, Proclamation, March 7, 2026 
    • The Proclamation directs the Department of Defense to lead the ‘Americas Counter Cartel Coalition’ with 17 partner nations, coordinating military training, intelligence, and resources to dismantle Western Hemisphere narcotics cartels and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), disrupt financing and territorial control, and counter malign external influence. 
  • Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba, Executive Order, January 29, 2026 
    • The Executive Order establishes a national emergency regarding Cuba, authorizing IEEPA-based tariffs on imports from countries supplying oil to Cuba, with implementation led by the Departments of State and Commerce, coordinated with Treasury, DHS, USTR, and congressional reporting under NEA authorities. 
  • Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People, Executive Order, January 9, 2026 
    • The Executive Order, invoking IEEPA and the National Emergencies Act, declares a national emergency barring judicial attachment of Venezuelan oil revenues held by Treasury, and directs Treasury, State, Justice, and Energy to assert sovereign immunity and administer funds for U.S. foreign policy objectives.

  • The Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity, Memo, October 13, 2025.
    • The Memorandum states that President Trump, joined by Egypt’s El-Sisi, Qatar’s Al-Thani, and Türkiye’s Erdoğan, signed the Trump Peace Agreement (Oct. 13, 2025), pledging lasting peace in Gaza through diplomacy, regional cooperation, anti-extremism efforts, and protection of religious and human rights.
  • Providing For the Revocation of Syria Sanctions, Executive Order, June 30, 2025.
    • Lifts Syria-related sanctions July 1, 2025, ending the national emergency classification, while expanding sanctions targeting Assad regime members for war crimes and obstructing Syrian peace efforts.
  • One Voice for America's Foreign Relations, Executive Order, Feb. 12, 2025.
    • Requires the Secretary of State to reform the recruitment, evaluation, and performance and retention standards of the workforce personnel responsible for the implementation of the President’s foreign policy. The Secretary of State will also reform the Foreign Service Manual to ensure workforce personnel are faithful to the President’s foreign policy. The EO ratifies that all officers or employees responsible for the implementation of U.S. foreign policy do so under the direction and authority of the President.
  • Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security – The White House, Executive Order, Feb. 11, 2025.
    • Directs the Department of Justice to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The order requires that the Attorney General, within 180 days of the EO, cease initiation of any new FCPA investigations or enforcement actions, unless the Attorney General determines that an individual exception should be made. Additionally, the Attorney General is directed to issue new guidance on how to enforce the FCPA “that promotes American competitiveness and efficient use of federal law enforcement resources.”
  • Addressing Egregious Actions of The Republic of South Africa, Executive Order, Feb. 7, 2025.
    • Freezes assistance to South Africa because of its Expropriation Law that aims to rectify some of the injustices under South Africa’s apartheid era. The Expropriation Act allows the South African government to take land in specific instances where it is not being used, or where it would be in the public interest if it were redistributed.
  • National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-2, Executive Order, Feb. 5, 2025.
    • Imposes maximum pressure on Iran to end its nuclear threat, curtail its ballistic missile program, and stop its support for terrorist groups. Relevant Secretaries are required to impose and enforce sanctions, review previously issued sanctions waivers and general licenses, implement a campaign to drive Iran’s export of oil to zero, lead a diplomatic campaign to isolate Iran, and conduct an export control enforcement campaign to restrict the flow of technology and components.

  • Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, Executive Order, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Pauses all new program-funded commitments and new or incremental obligations. This directive encompasses every level of programming – including at the obligation (e.g., development objective agreements) and sub-obligation levels.
  • Organization of National Security Council and Subcommittees, Memo, Jan. 20, 2025.
    • Aims to reorganize the National Security Council (NSC) to enhance the United States' ability to address complex national security threats effectively. It emphasizes the need for collaborative and integrated interagency solutions to uphold national interests amid evolving security challenges.
    • Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting, Executive Order, April 30, 2026
      • The Executive Order establishes fixed-price, performance-based contracting as the federal default under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), directing Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to implement reforms, limit cost-reimbursement contracts, and increase agency accountability.



            • National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-8, Memo, October 15, 2025.
              • The Memorandum directs the Secretary of War and OMB to use available FY2026 funds under 31 U.S.C. 1301(a) to maintain military pay and allowances during a congressional appropriations lapse threatening troop readiness and morale.


              • Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking, Executive Order, Aug. 7, 2025.
                • Directs federal agencies to review standard grant terms and designate a senior appointee responsible for reviewing funding opportunities and discretionary grants, while requiring the appointees to ensure discretionary awards advance the president’s policy priorities.

              • Restoring Gold Standard Science, Executive Order, May 23, 2025.
                • Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to issue guidance for agencies to implement “Gold Standard Science” in the conduct and management of their scientific activities.

              • Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations, Executive Order, May 9, 2025.
                • Directs the head of each executive agency to provide a report of all criminal regulatory offenses enforceable by the agency or the Department of Justice to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Requires that all proposed or final criminal regulatory offences including a “strict liability” mens rea be treated as significant regulatory actions.
              • Increasing Efficiency at the Office of the Federal Register, Executive Order, May 9, 2025.
                • Directs the Archivist and the Director of the Government Publishing Office to reduce delays on the publication of federal regulations, including by “modernizing computer systems and eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy.”
              • Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts, Executive Order, April 16, 2025.
                • Directs federal agencies and military departments to conduct a review of all open agency solicitations for non-commercial products or services “where the agency has not identified a satisfactory commercial option,” and submit an application for approval of the non-commercial option. The order also requires the agency provide for any proposal for a non-commercial product or service, “a description of the proposed procurement, which shall include the specific reasons a non‑commercial product or service is required, including all market research and price analysis in support of the proposed solicitation for such product or service.”
              • Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers, Executive Order, April 9, 2025.
                • Directs federal agency heads to, within 70 days of the date of the order, review regulations subject to their rulemaking authority and provide a list of those regulations that fall into one of six categories (listed in Sec. 3 of the order) related to creating anti-competitive conditions. Within 10 days of the order, the Federal Trade Commission will request public input to identify regulations that fall within the categories.
              • Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations, Memo, April 9, 2025.
                • Directs the heads of all executive departments and agencies to identify certain categories of regulations within 60 days that may now be “potentially unlawful” following a series of recent Supreme Court decisions.
              • Protecting America’s Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Executive Order, March 25, 2025.
                • Requires the treasury secretary to update guidance and enhance systems to ensure that all payments made by the Department of the Treasury on behalf of agencies are subject to pre-certification verification processes established by the secretary.

              • Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos, Executive Order, March 20, 2025.
                • Directs agency heads to take all necessary steps to ensure federal officials designated by the president or agency heads (or their designees) have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, data, software systems, and information technology systems for purposes of pursuing administration priorities related to the identification and elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse. Directs agency heads to rescind or modify all agency guidance that serves as a barrier to the inter- or intra-agency sharing of unclassified information specified above.
              • Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement, Executive Order, March 20, 2025.
                • Within 60 days, agency heads are required to submit to the Administrator of General Services proposals to have the General Services Administration conduct domestic procurement with respect to common goods and services for the agency, where permitted by law. Within 90 days, the administrator is required to submit a comprehensive plan to the Director of OMB for the General Services Administration to procure common goods and services across the domestic components of the government.
              • Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative, Executive Order, Feb. 26, 2025.
                • Directs agency heads to work with DOGE Team Leads to build centralized technological systems to record all payments issued through each agency contract or grant along with a brief, written justification for each payment submitted by the agency employee who approved the payment. This system will include a mechanism to pause and review any payment that was not submitted with a justification.
              • Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies, Executive Order, Feb. 18, 2025.
                • Changes the White House’s oversight of independent regulatory agencies. Orders the independent regulatory agencies to submit proposed regulations to the White House for review, establishes a White House Liaison position for each agency, and orders an ongoing review by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget  of agencies “obligations for consistency with the President’s policies and priorities,” among other changes.
              • Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending, Memo, Feb. 18, 2025.
                • The memorandum directs the heads of executive departments and agencies to make public, “to the maximum extent permitted by law and as the heads of agencies deem appropriate” the complete details of every terminated program, cancelled contract, terminated grant, or any other discontinued obligation of Federal funds.

              • A Plan for Establishing a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund, Executive Order, Feb. 3, 2025.
                • Establishes a sovereign wealth fund to "promote fiscal sustainability, lessen the burden of taxes on American families and small businesses, establish economic security for future generations, and promote United States economic and strategic leadership internationally."
              • GT Alert: OMB Rescinds Memo Pausing Federal Financial Assistance, But White House Asserts Funding Freeze in Executive Orders Remains Effective, Jan. 30, 2025.
                • On Jan. 27, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum M-25-13 pausing funding for financial assistance programs that “may be implicated” by President Trump’s recent Executive Orders. On Jan. 28, a U.S. District Court issued an “administrative stay” enjoining “implement[ation] of OMB Memorandum M-25-13 with respect to the disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards.” On Jan. 29, OMB rescinded the Memo, but the White House Press Secretary asserted this change “is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze.
              • M-25-14, Memorandum, Jan. 29, 2025.
                • Rescinded M-25-13.
              • M-25-13, Memorandum, Jan. 27, 2025.
                • Instructs federal agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by Trump executive action including, but not limited to, financial assistant for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI” and more. The memorandum also instructed federal agencies to identify and review all federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with President Trump’s policies and requirement.
                • Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans, Executive Order, August 10, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes “Gold Standard” childhood vaccine recommendations, directs HHS’s Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines to develop single-vaccine options and reassess safety, and instructs the Attorney General, Education Secretary, and HHS Secretary to address State immunization laws and exemptions under constitutional and Federal statutory obligations.

                • Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthening American Farm Resilience, Executive Order, June 25, 2026
                  • The Executive Order expands USDA, HHS, and EPA support for regenerative agriculture by accelerating precision farming, pesticide research, NIH and ARPA-H innovation, public-private partnerships, and regenerative pilot programs while maintaining existing statutory and regulatory authorities.


                • Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness, Executive Order, April 18, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs FDA, DEA, HHS, VA, and DOJ to accelerate psychedelic drug research, approval, access, and rescheduling under the Controlled Substances Act and Right to Try Act, funding state partnerships and prioritizing Breakthrough Therapy treatments for serious mental illness.

                • Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients into the United States, Proclamation, April 2, 2026
                  • The Proclamation, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, directs the Commerce Department and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to counter pharmaceutical import reliance via tariffs up to 100%, incentivize onshoring and “most-favored-nation” (MFN) pricing, exempt generics, and involve Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and the International Trade Commission (ITC) in implementation.

                • Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, Executive Order, March 16, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes an interagency Task Force within the Executive Office of the President, led by the Vice President and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair, coordinating Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and others to combat fraud in federally funded benefits under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. It mandates stricter eligibility verification, data sharing, anti-fraud controls, and empowers the Attorney General to expand civil enforcement under 31 U.S.C. § 3730.

                • Addressing Addiction Through the Great American Recovery Initiative, Executive Order, January 29, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes the White House Great American Recovery Initiative, co-led by HHS, to coordinate federal addiction treatment and recovery policy across healthcare, justice, labor, housing, and veterans systems, engaging states, faith groups, and the private sector through evidence-based, chronic-disease frameworks.

                • Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research, Executive Order, December 18, 2025
                  • The Executive Order directs DOJ to expedite rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, directing HHS, FDA, NIH, CMS, and Congress to expand medical marijuana and CBD research, regulate hemp-derived cannabinoids under federal law, and improve patient safety and access.






                • Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients, Executive Order, May 12, 2025.
                  • Directs the Secretary of State and the United States Trade Representative to ensure that American patients do not pay for a disproportionate amount of global pharmaceutical research and development, including by “suppressing the price of pharmaceutical products below fair market value in foreign countries.” 
                • Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines, Executive Order, May 5, 2025.
                  • Directs the Secretary of Health and the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review existing regulations governing the development of domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing and take steps to eliminate unnecessary requirements in such regulations. The order also mandates the FDA Commissioner to develop improvements to the risk-based inspection regime that ensures routine reviews of overseas manufacturing facilities involved in the supply of United States medicines.

                • Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research, Executive Order, May 5, 2025.
                  • Directs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to end the federal funding of gain-of-function research conducted in foreign countries of concern (e.g. China) or in other countries where “there is no adequate oversight.”
                • Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information, Executive Order, Feb. 25, 2025.
                  • Orders the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to, within 90 days of the order, implement and enforce the health care price transparency regulations issued pursuant to Executive Order 13877, “Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First,” which was issued on June 24, 2019. The required actions include: (1) require the disclosure of the actual prices of items and services, not estimates; (2) issue updated guidance or proposed regulatory action to standardize and make pricing information easily comparable across hospitals and health plans; and (3) issue guidance or proposed regulatory action updating enforcement policies to ensure compliance with the reporting of complete, accurate, and meaningful data.
                • Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization, Executive Order, Feb. 18, 2025.
                  • Directs the assistant to the president for domestic policy to submit a list of policy recommendations to protect In vitro fertilization (IVF) access and reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment.
                • Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission, Executive Order, Feb. 13, 2025.
                  • Establishes the “Make America Healthy Again” commission, which is chaired by the secretary of Health and Human Services with the assistant to the president for domestic policy serving as executive director. Within 100 days of the executive order, the Commission is required to submit to the president the Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment. Within 180 days of the order, the commission must submit a Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy based on the findings of the assessment. The chair and the executive director of the commission must then recommend further updates, including desired reports.
                • Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation, Executive Order, Jan. 28, 2025.
                  • Ends gender-affirming medical treatment for children and teenagers under 19. Declares that the U.S. “will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the transition of a child from one sex to another and will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these procedures. The EO directs all agencies to rescind and amend all policies that rely on guidance from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). The order makes additional directives to the heads of executive departments and agencies, such as the Secretary of HHS, to take immediate actions to prevent the “chemical and surgical mutilation of children.” The order also directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to include provisions in the Federal Employee Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits programs excluding coverage for pediatric transgender surgeries or hormone treatments.
                • Enforcing the Hyde Amendment, Executive Order, Jan. 24, 2025.
                  • Revokes two Biden administration orders, which expanded access to women’s reproductive health care, including abortion services. This EO prohibits the use of federal taxpayer dollars for elective abortions.
                • Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer, Proclamation, August 26, 2026
                  • The Proclamation, under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and Trade Act of 1974, expands the 2026 lean-beef-trimmings tariff-rate quota by 300,000 metric tons; USDA, USTR, DHS, and CBP will administer tranches, monitor supply and discounted pricing, and preserve Proclamation 11010’s Argentina allocation.



                • Adjusting Imports of Polysilicon and its Derivatives into the United States, Proclamation, August 6, 2026
                  • The Proclamation invokes Trade Expansion Act §232 and Trade Act §604 to establish minimum import prices for polysilicon and derivatives, a 15% tariff, and domestic-production incentives, directing the Commerce Secretary, CBP, and USTR to enforce, monitor, and administer the program.







                • Further Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum into the United States, Proclamation, July 20, 2026
                  • The Proclamation directs the Commerce Department to create a §232 primary-aluminum onshoring program under which approved companies building, refurbishing, or expanding U.S. facilities may import equivalent anticipated output at half the tariff rate; Commerce, DHS, USTR, ITC, and CBP directed to implement, monitor, and enforce HTSUS changes.



                • Strengthening Customs Enforcement, Executive Order, June 3, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to tighten importer-of-record requirements, strengthen enforcement and penalties, enhance supply-chain disclosures, target forced labor and customs fraud under the Enforce and Protect Act and the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), and propose legislation to modernize U.S. customs enforcement.

                • Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes for Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States, Proclamation, June 1, 2026
                  • The Proclamation modifies Section 232 tariffs under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, expanding reduced-duty treatment for certain agricultural equipment and residential HVAC products, adding aluminum lithographic plates and steel racks to covered derivative products, lowering the U.S.-content threshold from 95% to 85%, and directing the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), and the International Trade Commission (ITC) to implement and enforce revised aluminum, steel, and copper import duties.



                • Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients into the United States, Proclamation, April 2, 2026
                  • The Proclamation, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, directs the Commerce Department and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to counter pharmaceutical import reliance via tariffs up to 100%, incentivize onshoring and “most-favored-nation” (MFN) pricing, exempt generics, and involve Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and the International Trade Commission (ITC) in implementation.


                • Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to be Made in America, Executive Order, March 13, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prioritize enforcement against deceptive “Made in America” claims under the Federal Trade Commission Act, consider rules for online marketplaces, and refer procurement fraud to the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the False Claims Act.

                • Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems, Proclamation, February 20, 2026
                  • The Proclamation, citing section 122 and section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 and section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, imposes a 150-day 10% ad valorem import surcharge to address Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)-reported balance-of-payments deficits, directs USTR, USITC, and CBP implementation, and amends the HTSUS with targeted product and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) exceptions.

                • Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for all Countries, Executive Order, February 20, 2026
                  • The Executive Order continues suspending duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C), invoking International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collect duties, including applying the temporary import surcharge to international postal shipments, and amending Executive Order 14324 and the HTSUS.

                • Ending Certain Tariff Actions, Executive Order, February 20, 2026
                  • The Executive Order terminates additional ad valorem tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), directing Commerce, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to cease collection and update the HTSUS, while leaving national emergencies and other tariff authorities intact.



                • Joint Statement on United States – Bangladesh Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, Statement, February 9, 2026
                  • The Joint Statement establishes a U.S.–Bangladesh reciprocal trade agreement expanding market access. The agreement reduces U.S. tariffs under Executive Orders 14257 and 14346, addresses non-tariff barriers via FDA standards, strengthens labor, environment, IP, anti-corruption rules, and supports investment through EXIM Bank, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and private-sector deals.

                • United States-India Joint Statement, Statement, February 6, 2026
                  • The Joint Statement establishes a U.S.-India interim trade framework advancing the Bilateral Trade Agreement, reducing tariffs, addressing Section 232 measures and non-tariff barriers, aligning standards and supply chains, expanding digital trade, and supporting large-scale Indian purchases of U.S. energy, technology, and aerospace goods.


                • Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer, Proclamation, February 6, 2026
                  • The Proclamation temporarily expands the U.S. beef tariff-rate quota under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, increasing duty-free imports of lean beef trimmings from Argentina, with USDA, USTR, CBP, and HTSUS adjustments to address supply shortages and high consumer prices.

                • Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy, Executive Order, February 6, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes an America First Arms Transfer Strategy, directing State, War/Defense, and Commerce to streamline Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales, strengthen the defense industrial base, amend EO 13637, implement EO 14268 reforms, and enhance transparency, end-use monitoring, and allied burden-sharing.

                • Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran, Executive Order, February 6, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes a tariff-based sanctions regime under IEEPA and the Trade Act, authorizing Commerce and State, with Treasury, DHS, and USTR, to impose duties on countries trading with Iran, reinforcing long-standing national emergency authorities and monitoring compliance.

                • Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba, Executive Order, January 29, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes a national emergency regarding Cuba, authorizing IEEPA-based tariffs on imports from countries supplying oil to Cuba, with implementation led by the Departments of State and Commerce, coordinated with Treasury, DHS, USTR, and congressional reporting under NEA authorities.

                • Adjusting Imports of Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, and their Derivative Products into the United States, Proclamation, January 14, 2026
                  • The Proclamation states that a Section 232 Commerce Department finding deems semiconductor and equipment imports a national security risk, and directs Commerce, USTR, CBP, and ITC to negotiate trade remedies and impose 25 percent tariffs on advanced semiconductors, with broad exceptions for equipment purchased for domestic use in data centers, research operations, critical infrastructure resilience, certain consumer applications, and other uses promoting domestic supply chains and manufacturing.


                • Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People, Executive Order, January 9, 2026
                  • The Executive Order, invoking IEEPA and the National Emergencies Act, declares a national emergency barring judicial attachment of Venezuelan oil revenues held by Treasury, and directs Treasury, State, Justice, and Energy to assert sovereign immunity and administer funds for U.S. foreign policy objectives.





                • Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil, Executive Order, November 20, 2025
                  • The Executive Order modifies tariffs imposed under Executive Order 14323 by removing certain Brazilian agricultural imports from the 40 percent ad valorem duty, using authorities under IEEPA, the National Emergencies Act, and the Trade Act, with implementation led by State, Treasury, Commerce, DHS, USTR, and CBP.

                • Joint Statement on Framework for United States-El Salvador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, Briefing & Statement, November 13, 2025
                  • The Statement announces that the U.S. and El Salvador advanced a reciprocal trade framework building on CAFTA-DR, with commitments on regulatory reform, agriculture, IP treaties, digital trade, labor and environmental standards, state-owned enterprise disciplines, supply-chain security, and potential U.S. tariff adjustments under Section 232.
                • Joint Statement on Framework for United States-Ecuador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, Briefing & Statement, November 13, 2025
                  • The Statement announces that the U.S. and Ecuador advanced a reciprocal trade framework with tariff reductions, regulatory reforms, IP commitments, labor and environmental protections, digital-trade safeguards, and coordinated supply-chain and security measures under the Trade and Investment Council.
                • Joint Statement on Framework for United States-Guatemala Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, Briefing & Statement, November 13, 2025
                  • The Statement announces that the U.S. and Guatemala advanced a reciprocal trade framework under CAFTA-DR, featuring regulatory and agricultural reforms, IP enforcement aligned with USTR’s Special 301 Report, digital-trade and labor protections, environmental and SOE disciplines, supply-chain security cooperation, and targeted U.S. tariff removals.
                • Joint Statement on Framework for a United States-Argentina Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment, Briefing & Statement, November 13, 2025
                  • The Statement announces that the U.S. and Argentina advanced a reciprocal trade and investment framework involving tariff shifts, Section 232 considerations, elimination of non-tariff barriers, FDA and U.S. auto-standards alignment, IP reforms tied to USTR’s Special 301 Report, agricultural access, labor and environmental commitments, digital-trade protections, critical-minerals cooperation, and coordinated investment and export-control security.



                • Agreement Between the United States of America and Malaysia on Reciprocal Trade, Briefing & Statement, October 26, 2025
                  • The Statement announces a U.S.–Malaysia bilateral deal that aligns tariffs, restricts non-tariff barriers, bans forced-labor imports under Section 307 Tariff Act, protects U.S. IP, bars discriminatory Digital Services Taxes, coordinates export controls via BIS/OFAC, and channels EXIM/DFC investment.
                • Joint Statement on a Framework for a United States-Thailand Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, Briefing & Statement, October 26, 2025
                  • The Statement announces that President Trump and Thailand agreed to use EO 14257 and EO 14346 to lock in reciprocal tariffs, kill non-tariff barriers, ban discriminatory DSTs, protect IP, enforce labor and environment commitments, coordinate export controls, and advance billions in U.S. aircraft, energy, and agriculture sales.

                • Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and their Derivative Products into the United States, Proclamation, September 29, 2025
                  • The Proclamation, citing Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, imposed tariffs of 10–50% on timber, lumber, upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and other derivative products following a Commerce Department investigation. The proclamation directs USTR, Commerce, CBP, ITC, and DHS to monitor, negotiate, and enforce measures protecting national security, critical infrastructure, and domestic wood industry capacity.


                • Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates, Executive Order, July 31, 2025.
                  • Citing continued national security threats under IEEPA and the Trade Act, revises reciprocal tariffs on 68 countries, with USTR, the Commerce Department, DHS, and CBP authorized to enforce rates up to 41% and penalize transshipment schemes.
                • Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for all Countries, Executive Order, July 30, 2025.
                  • Citing national emergencies under IEEPA and the Trade Act, orders U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value imports globally, including from China, Mexico, Canada, and Hong Kong, effective August 29th, 2025.
                • Adjusting Imports of Copper into the United States, Proclamation, July 30, 2025.
                  • Invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, imposes a 50% tariff on semi-finished and derivative copper imports, citing a Commerce Department report identifying national security threats tied to foreign overreliance, unfair trade practices, and weakened U.S. industrial capacity. 
                • Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil, Executive Order, July 30, 2025.
                  • Declares a national emergency due to threats from Brazil's government, citing interference with the U.S. economy, free expression, human rights, and political persecution of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro by officials like Justice Alexandre de Moraes. This order, under IEEPA and NEA, imposes a 40% ad valorem duty on most Brazilian products, with exceptions for certain goods (e.g., specific raw materials, civil aircraft parts) and in-transit items, enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
                • Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack, Executive Order, July 23, 2025.
                  • Directs the Commerce Department to launch the American AI Exports Program, coordinating with State, Defense, Energy, OSTP, SBA, and EDAG to promote U.S. AI technologies abroad using federal financing tools and pro-innovation diplomacy.






                • Amendments to Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts into the United States, Proclamations, April 29, 2025.
                  • Modifies the trade rules governing the importation of automobiles by “linking the ultimate monetary fee imposed on imports of automobile parts to the imports’ use in assembly of automobiles within the United States.” Reduces duties assessed on automobile parts accounting for 15 % of the value of an automobile assembled in the United States for 1 year and equivalent to 10 percent of that value for an additional year.
                • Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles, Executive Order, April 29, 2025.
                  • Creates a procedure to determine which of multiple tariffs will apply to specific merchandise. The order is intended to avoid the “cumulative effect of overlapping tariffs on certain articles.”
                • Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment, Executive Order, April 9, 2025.
                  • Suspends country-specific reciprocal tariffs enacted in the executive order titled “Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits” until July 9, 2025. Also further raises the additional rate of duty on imports from China.





                • Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator, Executive Order, March 31, 2025.
                  • Establishes the United States Investment Accelerator office within the Department of Commerce to facilitate and accelerate investments above $1 billion in the United States. The office will assist investors in navigating U.S. regulatory processes efficiently and reduce regulatory burdens where consistent with applicable law.

                • Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border, Executive Order, March 6, 2025.
                  • Amends the executive order issued Feb. 2, 2025, that imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico to exclude goods that qualify for preferential treatment under the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA). In addition, the amendment on the executive order against Canada includes a reduction in the tariff rate from 25% to 10% for imports of potash.

                • Amendment to Duties to Address the Situation at our Southern Border, Executive Order, March 2, 2025.
                  • Amends EO 14194 of Feb. 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border), which amended EO 14198 (Progress on the Situation at our Southern Border). In the event of increased tariffs on Mexico, this EO continues the de minimis exemption for goods of $800 or less until “notification by the Secretary of Commerce to the President that adequate systems are in place to fully and expeditiously process and collect tariff revenue applicable” to low-cost shipments.
                • Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs across our Northern Border, Executive Order, March 2, 2025.
                  • Amends EO 14197 of Feb. 3, 2025 (Progress on the Situation at Our Northern Border), which amended EO 14193 (Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border). In the event of increased tariffs on Canada, this EO continues the de minimis exemption for goods of $800 or less until “notification by the Secretary of Commerce to the President that adequate systems are in place to fully and expeditiously process and collect tariff revenue applicable” to low-cost shipments.
                • Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber, Executive Order, March 1, 2025.
                  • Directs the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act to determine the effects on the national security of imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products. No later than 270 days after the date of this EO, the Secretary of Commerce will submit a report to the President that includes findings on whether imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products threaten national security; recommendations on actions to mitigate such threats, including potential tariffs, export controls, or incentives to increase domestic production; and policy recommendations for strengthening the United States timber and lumber supply chain through strategic investments and permitting reforms.
                • Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production, Executive Order, March 1, 2025.
                  • Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the Chief of the United States Forest Service, to issue new or updated guidance regarding tools to deliver timber and decrease timber supply uncertainty. All relevant agencies are ordered to eliminate, to the maximum extent permissible by law, all undue delays within their respective permitting processes related to timber production. Furthermore, agencies are directed to use, to the maximum extent permissibly by law, the Endangered Species Act regulations on consultations in emergencies to facilitate the Nation’s timber production.
                • Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Copper, Executive Order, Feb. 25, 2025.
                  • Launches a Section 232 investigation into the national security and economic risks of America’s increasing reliance on imported copper. The investigation, led by the Secretary of Commerce, will assess vulnerabilities in the copper supply chain and explore trade remedies to strengthen the domestic copper industry. The EO builds on Trump’s “America First” trade policies, which have included tariffs on steel, aluminum, and imports from China to protect U.S. industries and ensure economic resilience.
                • America First Investment Policy, Memorandum, Feb. 21, 2025.
                  • Announces several policies designed to “help ensure that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies of the future are built, created, and grown right here in the United States.” These policies include easing restrictions for foreign investors “in proportion to their verifiable distance and independence” from China and creating a “fast-track” process to facilitate greater investment from specified allied and partner sources for investments in technology and “other important areas.” The memo also indicates that it will expedite environmental reviews for any investment into the U.S. over $1 billion.




                • Progress on the Situation at Our Northern Border, Executive Order, Feb. 3, 2025.
                  • Determines that the Government of Canada has taken immediate steps designed to alleviate the illegal migration and illicit drug crisis through cooperative actions. Requires more time to assess whether steps are sufficient to alleviate crisis and resolve threat beyond northern border.
                • Progress on the Situation At Our Southern Border, Executive Order, Feb. 3, 2025.
                  • Determines that the Government of Mexico has taken immediate steps designed to alleviate the illegal migration and illicit drug crisis through cooperative actions. Requires more time to assess whether steps are sufficient to alleviate crisis and resolve threat beyond southern border.
                • Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border, Executive Order, Feb. 1, 2025.
                  • Places a 25% tariff to be applied in addition to any already applicable duties, fees, or charges. A 1% tariff will be applied to “energy and energy resources” defined as crude oil, natural gas, lease condensates, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, uranium, coal, biofuels, geothermal heat, hydropower, and critical minerals.

                • America First Trade Policy, Memo, Jan. 20, 2025.
                  • Directs various federal agencies and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to evaluate and address key trade deficits, unfair trade practices, and economic relations with China. Further, it directs federal agencies to review existing trade agreements and propose recommendations by April 1, 2025.
                • Establishing the United States Space Academy, Proclamation, August 28, 2026
                  • The Proclamation establishes a commission chaired by NASA’s Administrator, with White House science, economic, national-security, budget and staff officials and the War and Air Force Secretaries, to deliver within 120 days plans for a NASA-led United States Space Academy, including curricula and service obligations.

                • Fifth Anniversary of the Attack at Abbey Gate, Proclamation, August 26, 2026
                  • The Proclamation designates August 26, 2026, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of ISIS-K’s Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, honoring the 13 U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Navy service members killed, 45 wounded personnel, civilian victims, and surviving Gold Star Families.

                • Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System, Executive Order, August 26, 2026
                  • The Executive Order declares a bulk-power security emergency under IEEPA and NEA, authorizing the Energy Secretary, coordinating with OMB, the Departments of War, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Interior, intelligence officials, and the FAR Council; to restrict high-risk foreign grid equipment, regulate existing systems, and prioritize U.S.-made procurement.

                • The National Space Transportation Policy, Memorandum, August 20, 2026
                  • The Memorandum establishes a national space-transportation policy targeting 1,000 launches and reentries by 2030, directing NASA, the Departments of War, Transportation, Commerce, State, Interior, and Homeland Security, and FCC to expand infrastructure, prioritize commercial and U.S.-built vehicles, strengthen industry and exports, and supersede PPD-26.


                • Rebuilding the United States Navy and America’s Shipbuilding Industrial Base, Memo, August 13, 2026
                  • The Memorandum directs the Departments of War, Navy, Commerce, Transportation, OMB, APNSA, MARAD, USTR, and NAVSEA to rebuild shipbuilding through the Finland Model, mature designs, private shipyards, a fifth public Navy Yard, repair capacity, and reforms, under 3 U.S.C. §301 and 10 U.S.C. §8679, building on E.O. 14269.

                • Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime, Memo, August 12, 2026
                  • The Memorandum creates a National Coordination Center program authorizing vetted private U.S. companies, under DOJ/DHS executive directors designated by Attorney General and DHS Secretary, to conduct cyber-surveillance/effects operations against CE-TCOs, coordinating the Departments State, Treasury, War, and the Intelligence Community under EOs 14159/14390 and 18 U.S.C. §1030.

                • Adjusting Imports of Polysilicon and its Derivatives into the United States, Proclamation, August 6, 2026
                  • The Proclamation invokes Trade Expansion Act §232 and Trade Act §604 to establish minimum import prices for polysilicon and derivatives, a 15% tariff, and domestic-production incentives, directing the Commerce Secretary, CBP, and USTR to enforce, monitor, and administer the program.

                • Establishing the President’s Military Spouse Commission, Executive Order, August 3, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes a two-year Military Spouse Commission, chaired by the Secretary of War’s spouse, to advise the President on family welfare; the Department of War is directed to administer it under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. §§5701–5707.



                • Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation, Executive Order, June 22, 2026
                  • The Executive Order updates the National Quantum Initiative Act strategy, directing DoD, DOE, Commerce, NSF, NASA, FBI, NSA, DNI, OPM, DOL, and State to accelerate quantum commercialization, strengthen supply chains, expand workforce development, deepen industry partnerships, and bolster cybersecurity and national security.

                • Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks, Executive Order, June 22, 2026
                  • The Executive Order accelerates Federal migration to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) post-quantum cryptography standards, directing OMB, CISA, NSA, DHS, Commerce, State, GSA, NASA, DNI, and the FAR Council to strengthen cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, procurement, and contractor security requirements.

                • National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-12, Memo, June 12, 2026
                  • The Memorandum establishes a government-wide cybersecurity governance framework for National Security Systems (NSS), reestablishing the Committee on National Security Systems and designating the NSA Director as National Manager, while requiring NIST-aligned standards, enhanced incident reporting, cloud-security reforms, and oversight by OMB, CISA, DNI, CIA, and Defense and Intelligence Community agencies.

                • National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-11, Memo, June 5, 2026
                  • The Memorandum accelerates AI adoption across the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, and national security agencies, updates governance under DoD Directive 3000.09, Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), and OMB guidance, expands partnerships with private-sector AI firms, strengthens AI security and workforce initiatives, and rescinds National Security Memorandum-25.

                • Approving Critical Position Pay Authority for National Security Investment Workforce, Memo, May 29, 2026
                  • The Memorandum authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to use critical-position pay for up to 400 federal national security investment roles, supporting recruitment of specialized talent for critical minerals, advanced materials, supply chains, and strategic technology programs.



                • Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act, Executive Order, March 13, 2026
                  • The Executive Order amends Executive Order 13603 under the Defense Production Act, allowing the Department of Energy and Department of Commerce to independently exercise delegated authorities, while clarifying recommendation requirements under Executive Order 14156.

                • Commitment to Countering Cartel Criminal Activity, Proclamation, March 7, 2026
                  • The Proclamation directs the Department of Defense to lead the ‘Americas Counter Cartel Coalition’ with 17 partner nations, coordinating military training, intelligence, and resources to dismantle Western Hemisphere narcotics cartels and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), disrupt financing and territorial control, and counter malign external influence.

                • Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens, Executive Order, March 6, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Departments of State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, with the Office of the National Cyber Director, to develop a strategy against transnational cybercrime, establish an operational cell within the National Coordination Center under Executive Order 14159, and strengthen CISA, law enforcement, and international cooperation against fraud and ransomware.



                • Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy, Executive Order, February 6, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes an America First Arms Transfer Strategy, directing State, War/Defense, and Commerce to streamline Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales, strengthen the defense industrial base, amend EO 13637, implement EO 14268 reforms, and enhance transparency, end-use monitoring, and allied burden-sharing.

                • Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran, Executive Order, February 6, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes a tariff-based sanctions regime under IEEPA and the Trade Act, authorizing Commerce and State, with Treasury, DHS, and USTR, to impose duties on countries trading with Iran, reinforcing long-standing national emergency authorities and monitoring compliance.

                • Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting, Executive Order, January 7, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Department of War to bar underperforming defense contractors from stock buybacks and dividends, enforce performance via the Defense Production Act, FAR/DFARS, consult State and Commerce, and prompt SEC review of Rule 10b-18.


                • Ensuring American Space Superiority, Executive Order, December 18, 2025
                  • The Executive Order directs NASA, Commerce, Defense, State, and OMB to reorient U.S. space policy toward lunar return by 2028, missile defense, commercial space growth, nuclear space power, acquisition reform, and allied space security, superseding prior space directives.

                • Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Executive Order, December 15, 2025
                  • The Executive Order designates illicit fentanyl and precursors as WMDs, directing DOJ, State, Treasury, DHS, and War Departments to pursue prosecutions, sanctions, military support, and intelligence actions under the Controlled Substances Act, Title 18, and 10 U.S.C. 282.


                • National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-8, Memo, October 15, 2025
                  • The Memorandum directs the Secretary of War and OMB to use available FY2026 funds under 31 U.S.C. 1301(a) to maintain military pay and allowances during a congressional appropriations lapse threatening troop readiness and morale.

                • Construction of Arctic Security Cutters, Memo, October 8, 2025
                  • The Memorandum directs DHS, OMB, and national security officials to authorize construction of up to four Arctic Security Cutters abroad under 14 U.S.C. 1151(b) and 10 U.S.C. 8679(b), addressing urgent Arctic threats while rebuilding U.S. icebreaker capacity domestically.


                • Restoring Law and Order in Memphis, Memo, September 15, 2025
                  • The Memorandum directs Treasury, War/Defense, Justice, HHS, HUD, Transportation, DHS, USMS, FBI, ATF, DEA, HSI, and the U.S. Attorney for Western Tennessee to form a Memphis Safe Task Force, coordinating with state/local agencies and National Guard under 32 U.S.C. §502, to combat violent crime per EO 14252 and EO 14333.

                • Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia, Executive Order, Aug. 25, 2025.
                  • Directs NPS, the U.S. Attorney for D.C., the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, and DoD to expand law enforcement-related positions in Washington D.C., while requiring HUD and DOT to conduct inspections on their facilities and services within D.C. Additionally, the order directs DoD to ensure each state’s Army and Air National Guard forces are available to mobilize to quell civil disturbances nationwide.
                • Unleashing American Drone Dominance, Executive Order, June 6, 2025.
                  • Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule enabling routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems for commercial and public safety purposes. The order is intended to reduce dependence on Chinese drone companies and boost eVTOL firms in the United States.
                • Leading the World in Supersonic Flight, Executive Order, June 6, 2025.
                  • Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to repeal the prohibition on overland supersonic flight and establish an interim noise-based certification standard.
                • Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base, Executive Order, May 23, 2025.
                  • Directs the Secretaries of Energy, Defense, and Transportation and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit a plan to expedite and promote the production of nuclear energy. 
                • Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, Executive Order, May 23, 2025.
                  • Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program of record for the utilization of nuclear energy for both installation energy and operational energy. Orders the Secretary of Defense to commence the operation of a nuclear reactor at a domestic military base no later than September 30, 2028.
                • Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability, Executive Order, April 9, 2025.
                  • Reforms the foreign defense sales system by ordering the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to develop a list of priority partners for conventional arms transfers and prioritize end-items for potential transfer to those partners.
                • Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance, Executive Order, April 9, 2025.
                  • Directs the national security advisor to prepare and submit within 210 days a Maritime Action Plan. The goal of the plan is to enhance the maritime infrastructure of the United States, to promote the construction of commercial vessels in the United States, and to have trained workforces of mariners and shipyard workers to support the construction and operation of a diversified fleet of commercial and military vessels.
                • Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate, Executive Order, Jan. 27, 2025.
                  • Allows for reinstatement to be made available to all members of the military who were discharged solely for refusing to comply the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, as administered Aug. 24, 2021, and revoked Jan. 10, 2023. The order further directs that all reinstated service members revert to their former rank and receive full back pay, benefits, bonus payments, or compensation. Lastly, the order allows for the reinstatement of any service member who exited service voluntarily because of the vaccine mandate, provided they submit written and sworn attestation.
                • The Iron Dome for America, Executive Order, Jan. 27, 2025.
                  • Directs implementation of a next-generation missile defense shield for the U.S. to protect against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks. The EO also directs a review of theater missile defense posture to defend U.S. troops deployed abroad and an increase in cooperation on missile defense technology development, capabilities, and operations with partners and allies.
                • Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness, Executive Order, Jan. 27, 2025.
                  • Directs the Department of Defense to revise policies to exclude individuals who identify with a gender different from their biological sex from military service, citing concerns over unit cohesion, mental and physical readiness, and overall military effectiveness.
                • Supporting America’s Ranchers, Executive Order, September 4, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Agriculture and Interior Secretaries, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), FDA Commissioner, and SBA Administrator to review ranching rules; assess wolf protections and depredation compensation under the Endangered Species Act; examine mandatory beef-origin labeling; and advance rancher viability, market access, and consumer affordability.



                • Fifth Anniversary of the Attack at Abbey Gate, Proclamation, August 26, 2026
                  • The Proclamation designates August 26, 2026, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of ISIS-K’s Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, honoring the 13 U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Navy service members killed, 45 wounded personnel, civilian victims, and surviving Gold Star Families.

                • Honoring the Memory of Dolly Parton, Proclamation, August 25, 2026
                  • The Proclamation honors Dolly Parton by directing U.S. flags to fly at half-staff through sunset September 1, 2026, across federal buildings, military installations, naval vessels, and diplomatic facilities worldwide.

                • The National Space Transportation Policy, Memorandum, August 20, 2026
                  • The Memorandum establishes a national space-transportation policy targeting 1,000 launches and reentries by 2030, directing NASA, the Departments of War, Transportation, Commerce, State, Interior, and Homeland Security, and FCC to expand infrastructure, prioritize commercial and U.S.-built vehicles, strengthen industry and exports, and supersede PPD-26.

                • The National Space Transportation Policy, Memorandum, August 20, 2026
                  • The Memorandum establishes a national space-transportation policy targeting 1,000 launches and reentries by 2030, directing NASA, the Departments of War, Transportation, Commerce, State, Interior, and Homeland Security, and FCC to expand infrastructure, prioritize commercial and U.S.-built vehicles, strengthen industry and exports, and supersede PPD-26.

                • Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime, Memo, August 12, 2026
                  • The Memorandum creates a National Coordination Center program authorizing vetted private U.S. companies, under DOJ/DHS executive directors designated by Attorney General and DHS Secretary, to conduct cyber-surveillance/effects operations against CE-TCOs, coordinating the Departments State, Treasury, War, and the Intelligence Community under EOs 14159/14390 and 18 U.S.C. §1030.

                • Establishing the President’s Military Spouse Commission, Executive Order, August 3, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes a two-year Military Spouse Commission, chaired by the Secretary of War’s spouse, to advise the President on family welfare; the Department of War is directed to administer it under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. §§5701–5707.

                • Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution, Executive Order, July 24, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Interior Secretary, OMB director, GSA administrator, Domestic Policy Council, and National Park Service to use regulatory, funding, and contracting authorities and install temporary signage and exhibits addressing alleged ideological bias at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

                • Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix, Memorandum, June 29, 2026
                  • The Memo directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clarify Clean Air Act vehicle repair rules, expand alternatives to California Air Resources Board aftermarket-parts certification, and consider limiting certain enforcement actions to promote affordable vehicle repairs and greater consumer repair flexibility.

                • Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthening American Farm Resilience, Executive Order, June 25, 2026
                  • The Executive Order expands USDA, HHS, and EPA support for regenerative agriculture by accelerating precision farming, pesticide research, NIH and ARPA-H innovation, public-private partnerships, and regenerative pilot programs while maintaining existing statutory and regulatory authorities.

                • Restoring American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific, Proclamation, June 11, 2026
                  • The Proclamation restores commercial fishing access in portions of the Papahānaumokuākea, Mariana Trench, and Rose Atoll marine monuments, directing the Secretary of Commerce to align regulations with the Magnuson-Stevens Act while maintaining protections under the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Clean Water Act, and other federal conservation laws.

                • Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands, Executive Order, May 29, 2026
                  • The Executive Order rescinds Executive Orders 11644 and 11989, directing Interior, Agriculture, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and other agencies to revise off-road vehicle regulations on federal lands while continuing management under existing statutes, including NEPA, ESA, NHPA, and FLPMA.


                • Urgent National Action to Save College Sports, Executive Order, April 3, 2026
                  • The Executive Order enhances federal oversight of college athletics, directing Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of Education (ED), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Department of Justice (DOJ) to regulate “name-image-and-likeness” (NIL), enforce antitrust laws, preempt conflicting state laws, and condition federal funding on compliance with standardized eligibility, transfer, and compensation rules.

                • Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections, Executive Order, March 31, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA)–driven citizenship verification lists, directs Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement priorities, and mandates United States Postal Service (USPS) rulemaking on ballot tracking, citing Help America Vote Act of 2002 and National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

                • Further Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, Executive Order, March 24, 2026
                  • The Executive Order extends the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, delegates oversight to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aligns with General Services Administration (GSA) procedures, and preserves Office of Management and Budget (OMB) authorities through May 29, 2026 or report submission.

                • Preserving America’s Game, Executive Order, March 20, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes policy directing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Commerce to coordinate with NCAA and College Football Playoff (CFP) to protect an exclusive Army–Navy Game broadcast window, assessing licensee public-interest obligations under existing law.

                • Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, Executive Order, March 16, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes an interagency Task Force within the Executive Office of the President, led by the Vice President and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair, coordinating Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and others to combat fraud in federally funded benefits under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. It mandates stricter eligibility verification, data sharing, anti-fraud controls, and empowers the Attorney General to expand civil enforcement under 31 U.S.C. § 3730.

                • Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act, Executive Order, March 13, 2026
                  • The Executive Order amends Executive Order 13603 under the Defense Production Act, allowing the Department of Energy and Department of Commerce to independently exercise delegated authorities, while clarifying recommendation requirements under Executive Order 14156.

                • Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to be Made in America, Executive Order, March 13, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prioritize enforcement against deceptive “Made in America” claims under the Federal Trade Commission Act, consider rules for online marketplaces, and refer procurement fraud to the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the False Claims Act.

                • Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction, Executive Order, March 13, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other agencies to review housing-related regulations under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and tax incentives like Opportunity Zones to reduce construction costs and expand residential development.

                • Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit, Executive Order, March 13, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, National Credit Union Administration, and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to reform mortgage rules under the Dodd‑Frank Act, Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act to expand credit access and support community bank lending.

                • Celebrating American Greatness with American Motor Racing, Executive Order, January 30, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes the Freedom 250 INDYCAR Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., directing Interior and Transportation to designate routes, expedite permits under 36 C.F.R. 7.96(g), coordinate with FAA and the District, and support America250 celebrations.

                • Addressing State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles after Wildfire Disasters, Executive Order, January 27, 2026
                  • The Executive Order establishes expedited federal rebuilding for Los Angeles wildfire areas, directing DHS, FEMA, and SBA to preempt obstructive state permitting, streamline NEPA-related reviews, audit California’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) spending, and propose legislation ensuring timely disaster recovery.




                • Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research, Executive Order, December 18, 2025
                  • The Executive Order directs DOJ to expedite rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, directing HHS, FDA, NIH, CMS, and Congress to expand medical marijuana and CBD research, regulate hemp-derived cannabinoids under federal law, and improve patient safety and access.

                • Ensuring American Space Superiority, Executive Order, December 18, 2025
                  • The Executive Order directs NASA, Commerce, Defense, State, and OMB to reorient U.S. space policy toward lunar return by 2028, missile defense, commercial space growth, nuclear space power, acquisition reform, and allied space security, superseding prior space directives.

                • Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Executive Order, December 15, 2025
                  • The Executive Order designates illicit fentanyl and precursors as WMDs, directing DOJ, State, Treasury, DHS, and War Departments to pursue prosecutions, sanctions, military support, and intelligence actions under the Controlled Substances Act, Title 18, and 10 U.S.C. 282.



                • Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence, Memo, September 25, 2025
                  • The Memorandum directs DOJ, DHS, Treasury, State, IRS, and the National Joint Terrorism Task Force and its local offices to investigate, prosecute, and dismantle networks funding or perpetrating domestic terrorism and organized political violence, citing statutes including 18 U.S.C. 111, 241, 371, 2339, 844, 1961, and 1031.


                • Further Extending the Tiktok Enforcement Delay, Executive Order, September 16, 2025
                  • The Executive Order directs an enforcement delay, specified in section 2(a) of E) 14166 (1/20/2025), extended by EO 14258 (4/4/2025), extended by EO 14310 (6/19/2025), requiring DOJ to take no action to enforce Public Law 118-50, Div H or impose any penalties related to it. 


                • Restoring Law and Order in Memphis, Memo, September 15, 2025
                  • The Memorandum directs Treasury, War/Defense, Justice, HHS, HUD, Transportation, DHS, USMS, FBI, ATF, DEA, HSI, and the U.S. Attorney for Western Tennessee to form a Memphis Safe Task Force, coordinating with state/local agencies and National Guard under 32 U.S.C. §502, to combat violent crime per EO 14252 and EO 14333.

                • Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again, Executive Order, Aug. 28, 2025.
                  • Directs the General Services Administration to prioritize classical and traditional architecture for major federal buildings under 40 U.S.C. §3301, requiring GSA reforms, oversight, and design competitions reflecting public preferences.

                • Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag, Executive Order, Aug. 25, 2025.
                  • Directs the DOJ, Secretary of State, and DHS to enforce U.S. laws against American Flag desecration, prioritize prosecution of related crimes, and, for foreign nationals, deny or revoke immigration benefits under 8 U.S.C. provisions, consistent with First Amendment limits.

                • Measures to End Cashless Bail and Enforce the Law in the District of Columbia, Executive Order, Aug. 25, 2025.
                  • Directs the DOJ, Office of Management and Budget, and federal law enforcement on the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force to end cashless bail in Washington, D.C., enforce pretrial detention for dangerous suspects, and press the mayor to update MPD policies under Public Law 93-198.
                • Taking Steps to End Cashless Bail to Protect Americans, Executive Order, Aug. 25, 2025.
                  • Directs the DOJ, OMB, and executive agencies to identify jurisdictions maintaining cashless bail, compile a list, and consider suspending or terminating federal funding, ensuring pretrial detention for individuals posing clear public safety threats, consistent with applicable law.
                • Restoring Law and Order in the District of Columbia, Memo, August 11, 2025.
                  • The Memorandum states the local District of Columbia government is failing to maintain public order and directs the DoD and DC National Guard to mobilize until the President determines law and order has been restored.
                • Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia, Executive Order, August 11, 2025.
                  • The Executive Order declares a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. and directs the Mayor to provide Metropolitan Police services for federal purposes under the Home Rule Act, delegating operational control to the Attorney General and the Department of Justice.
                • Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets, Executive Order, July 23, 2025.
                  • Directs DOJ, HHS, and SAMHSA to expand civil commitment and institutional treatment for homeless individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders, restrict grants for harm reduction and “housing first” models, and conditions federal aid on enforcement of anti-vagrancy laws.



                • Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens, Executive Orders, April 28, 2025.
                  • Directs the Attorney General to 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.” This mechanism shall include the use of private-sector pro bono assistance for such law enforcement officers. The order likewise mandates the Attorney General and Secretary of Defense to provide excess military and national security assets in local jurisdictions to assist State and local law enforcement.
                • Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future, Executive Orders, April 23, 2025.
                  • Directs the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce and Education to review the Federal workforce development programs and submit a report, to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Director of the Office of Management and Budget, setting forth strategies and administrative reforms to integrate systems and realign resources to address critical workforce and industry needs.  The Secretaries of Labor, Commerce and Education are likewise expected to submit a report, to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Director of the Office of Management and Budget, outlining a plan to reach and surpass 1 million new active apprentices.
                • Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, Executive Order, April 17, 2025.
                  • Directs the Secretary of Commerce to consider suspending, revising, or rescinding regulations that overly burden America’s commercial fishing, aquaculture, and fish processing industries at the fishery-specific level.
                • Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market, Executive Order, March 31, 2025.
                  • Requires the attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission to ensure that competition laws are appropriately enforced in the concert and entertainment industry when venues, ticketing agencies, or a combination are acting “to the detriment of artists and fans.”
                • Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful, Executive Order, March 28, 2025.
                  • Directs the interior secretary to coordinate with relevant agencies to beautify and make safe and prosperous the District of Columbia. Further, the interior secretary shall immediately issue a directive to the National Park Service requiring “prompt removal and cleanup” of all homeless or vagrant encampments and graffiti on federal land within the District of Columbia subject to the National Park Service’s jurisdiction.
                • Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History, Executive Order, March 27, 2025.
                  • Directs the vice president to remove “improper ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
                • Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections, Executive Order, March 25, 2025.
                  • Requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship and verification from a state or local official for national mail voter registration. Orders the attorney general to enter into information-sharing agreements, to the maximum extent possible, with the chief state election official or multi-member agency of each state to provide the Department of Justice with detailed information on all suspected violations of state and federal election laws discovered by state officials.
                • Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness, Executive Order, March 19, 2025.
                  • Directs the creation of a National Resilience Strategy within 90 days of the order, which should “articulate the priorities, means, and ways to advance the resilience of the Nation.” It also orders a review of “all critical infrastructure policies and recommend to the President the revisions, recissions, and replacements necessary to achieve a more resilient posture,” among other items.
                • Ensuring the Enforcement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c), Memorandum, March 11, 2025.
                  • Establishes a policy to enforce the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) by requiring parties seeking injunctions against the federal government to cover the costs and damages incurred if the government is ultimately found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained.
                • Designating English as the Official Language of The United States, Executive Order, March 1, 2025.
                  • Designates English as the official language of the United States. Notably, nothing in this order obligates any change in the services provided by any agency. Agency heads are not required to amend, remove, or otherwise stop production of documents, products, or other services prepared or offered in languages other than English.
                • Gulf of America Day, 2025, Proclamation, Feb. 9, 2025.
                  • Calls upon public officials and all the people of the United States to observe February 9, 2025 as Gulf of America Day.
                • Protecting Second Amendment Rights, Executive Order, Feb. 7, 2025.
                  • Requires the Attorney General to examine all orders, regulations, guidance, and other actions of executive departments and agencies to assess any ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of American citizens. The AG is required to present a proposed plan of action to President Trump through the Domestic Policy Advisor.
                • Establishment of The White House Faith Office, Executive Order, Feb. 7, 2025.
                  • Establishes the White House Faith Office, which will have principal responsibility in the executive branch to empower faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship to serve families and communities. The order requires each agency to designate or appoint a Faith Liaison within 90 days of the date of this order.
                • Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias, Executive Order, Feb. 7, 2025.
                  • Ensures that any unlawful and improper conduct, policies, or practices that target Christians are identified, terminated, and rectified. Additionally establishes a Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias within the Department of Justice.
                • Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports, Executive Order, Feb. 6, 2025.
                  • Bans transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity. Mandates that Title IX, the federal law banning sex discrimination in schools, be interpreted as prohibiting the participation of transgender girls and women in female sports. Programs not in compliance with this EO jeopardize federal funding they receive.







                • Pardon for Stephen E. Buyer, Proclamation, June 4, 2026.
                  • The Proclamation grants a full, unconditional pardon to former U.S. Representative and Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Stephen E. Buyer under the President’s constitutional clemency authority, with support from numerous current and former Members of Congress and public officials.

                • Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, Memo, Jan. 20, 2025.
                  • Directs all federal agencies to place a freeze on new or pending federal rules until the Trump administration has had an opportunity to review them. The regulatory freeze applies to new or pending “rules” which, with some exceptions described further below, include regulations sent to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) for publication, regulations already sent to the OFR but not yet published, and regulations that have been published in the Federal Register but are not yet effective. The regulatory freeze does not apply to exceptions OMB grants for emergency situations or other urgent circumstances, including rules subject to statutory or judicial deadlines that require prompt action.
                • Revocation of Executive Order on Competition, Executive Order, August 13, 2025
                  • The Executive Order revokes Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” with DOJ bearing publication costs and implementation subject to applicable law and OMB’s budgetary and administrative authorities.
                • Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure, Executive Order, July 23, 2025.
                  • Directs Commerce, OSTP, EPA, CEQ, and Interior to accelerate AI data center projects by streamlining permitting, easing environmental reviews, expanding financial support, and opening federal and contaminated lands for development; it also revokes President Biden’s January 2025 AI infrastructure EO.
                • Revoking Biden Administration Executive Orders and Other Memoranda, Executive Order, Jan. 20, 2025. 
                  • Rescinded 68 executive orders and 11 presidential memorandum from the Biden administration. Also ordered heads of federal agencies to "take immediate steps to end Federal implementation of unlawful and radical DEI ideology.”
                • Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit, Executive Order, March 13, 2026
                  • The Executive Order directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, National Credit Union Administration, and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to reform mortgage rules under the Dodd Frank Act, Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act to expand credit access and support community bank lending.
                • Withdrawal from OECD Global Tax Deal, Memo, Jan. 20, 2025
                  • Directs the secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the U.S. Trade Representatives, to (i) examine whether foreign countries are taxing U.S. companies in violation of the tax treaties with U.S. or international law, and (ii) provide a list of potentially protective measures or actions the U.S. should take in response to such violations.

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