Department of Agriculture
Orders where directed actors are tied to Department of Agriculture · 28 in Trump 47 · 244 all terms.
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Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument
This proclamation drastically reduces the Bears Ears National Monument from approximately 1.36 million acres to about 121,096 acres (two units: Shash Jáa and Indian Creek), excluding roughly 1.24 million acres. The excluded lands open to mineral leasing, mining, and other disposition 60 days after signing. It disbands the Bears Ears Commission, restructures the advisory committee with state and local stakeholder representation, and directs Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to prioritize grazing, recreation, access, and vegetation management in the remaining monument.
Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthening American Farm Resilience
This executive order directs EPA, USDA, and HHS to accelerate alternative pesticide registrations, review pre-harvest desiccation uses, develop cumulative chemical exposure research frameworks, and expand regenerative agriculture pilot programs through public-private partnerships. It frames these actions as supporting the broader "Make America Healthy Again" agenda by reducing chemical reliance and modernizing farming practices.
Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands
This executive order rescinds two 1970s-era orders governing off-road vehicle use on federal lands (EO 11644 and EO 11989), directing agencies to replace their vague environmental and social criteria with regulations grounded in existing statutory authorities. The action aims to reduce regulatory barriers to energy production, timber harvesting, utility maintenance, and recreational access on federal lands.
Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, chaired by the Vice President with the FTC Chair as Vice Chairman, to coordinate a national strategy against fraud in federal benefit programs. The order mandates federal agencies to identify fraud-vulnerable processes within 30 days, develop minimum anti-fraud requirements within 60 days, and submit implementation plans within 90 days, with specific focus on eligibility verification, pre-payment controls, and potential withholding of federal funds from non-compliant jurisdictions.
Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit
This executive order directs federal financial regulators to consider easing mortgage lending rules for smaller banks, modernizing appraisal and digital closing processes, and reducing compliance burdens under Dodd-Frank. It aims to increase bank participation in mortgage lending, particularly by community banks, and improve access to home loans for creditworthy borrowers including rural and low-to-moderate-income households.
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction
This executive order directs multiple federal agencies to review and revise regulations related to environmental permitting, energy efficiency standards, and housing programs to reduce barriers to residential construction. It mandates development of best practices for state and local governments to streamline permitting and promotes single-family home construction in Opportunity Zones through tax incentive alignment.
Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate- Based Herbicides
This Defense Production Act order delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize and allocate materials, services, and facilities for domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides. It designates both as critical to national defense, citing defense supply chains (semiconductors, batteries, munitions) and agricultural productivity, while shielding the sole domestic producer from regulatory actions that would threaten its corporate viability.
Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer
This proclamation temporarily increases the U.S. beef tariff-rate quota by 80,000 metric tons for calendar year 2026, specifically for lean beef trimmings used in ground beef. The entire additional quota is allocated to Argentina and administered in four 20,000 mt quarterly tranches beginning February 13, 2026, to address high domestic beef prices caused by drought, wildfires, and restricted cattle imports from Mexico.
Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers
This executive order directs federal agencies to restrict large institutional investors from acquiring single-family homes that could otherwise be purchased by individual owner-occupants. It mandates rulemaking and guidance within 30-60 days to block federal financing, insurance, and asset sales to institutional buyers while prioritizing family homebuyers, and tasks Treasury, DOJ, FTC, and HUD with additional reviews and enforcement actions.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order continues 22 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2027, and assigns FACA compliance responsibilities to designated agency heads. It supersedes the prior continuance order (EO 14109) from 2023.
Revoking PPD-6 on U.S. Global Development Policy
This memorandum revokes Presidential Policy Directive-6 (PPD-6), the 2010 Obama-era policy on U.S. Global Development Policy, on grounds that it conflicts with the current administration's executive orders on America First foreign policy, WHO withdrawal, international environmental agreements, and foreign aid realignment. The revocation directs a broad set of cabinet officials and agency heads but imposes no new affirmative mandates or deadlines.
Establishing the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission
This executive order establishes the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, to advise on conservation policy, expand public lands access for recreation and hunting, reduce regulatory barriers, and address deferred maintenance in national parks and forests. The Commission includes Cabinet secretaries and senior White House officials but has no independent enforcement authority and is subject to appropriations.
Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks
This executive order directs the Interior Secretary to increase national park entrance fees for foreign tourists while improving affordability and access for U.S. residents, revokes a 2017 Obama-era diversity and inclusion memorandum for public lands, and mandates review of recreational access rules with preferential treatment for American residents. It also requires full implementation of the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund and scrutiny of prior administration restrictions.
Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response
This executive order directs federal agencies to streamline wildfire programs, expand local preparedness partnerships, develop AI and technology roadmaps for firefighting, ease regulations on prescribed burns and fire retardants, reduce wildfire risks from power lines, and modernize response capabilities through declassified satellite data and performance metrics. It responds to the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires by targeting what it describes as bureaucratic barriers and mismanagement in wildfire prevention and response.
Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force on AI Education and directs multiple federal agencies to expand AI literacy and training across K-12 education, teacher professional development, and workforce apprenticeship programs. It creates a Presidential AI Challenge competition, mandates public-private partnerships for educational resources, and requires agency heads to prioritize AI in existing grant programs within 90-180 days.
White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This executive order re-establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Executive Office of the President, creates a new President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs in the Department of Education, and revokes the Biden administration's EO 14041 on HBCUs. It directs federal agencies to assist the Initiative and tasks it with increasing private-sector engagement, improving HBCU infrastructure and research competitiveness, and implementing the HBCU PARTNERS Act.
Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
This executive order directs federal agencies to reduce regulatory burdens on U.S. commercial fishing, aquaculture, and fish processing industries; combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and develop trade strategies to address unfair foreign competition. It mandates reviews of marine national monuments for potential commercial fishing access, updates to seafood import monitoring, and development of an "America First Seafood Strategy" to boost domestic production and exports.
Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241
This executive order designates coal as a 'mineral' under EO 14241, directs federal agencies to identify and eliminate regulations that discourage coal production and use, prioritizes coal leasing on federal lands, promotes coal exports, accelerates coal technology development including for AI data centers and steel production, and requires multiple agency reports on coal resources and infrastructure within 30-90 days.
Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production
This executive order directs federal agencies to expedite domestic mineral production through accelerated permitting, prioritized federal land use for mining, Defense Production Act financing, and new investment vehicles. It delegates presidential DPA authorities to the Secretary of Defense and DFC CEO, waives statutory requirements for emergency mineral production, and mandates multiple agency actions within 10-45 days to identify projects, streamline approvals, and mobilize public-private capital.
Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production
This executive order directs federal agencies to dramatically increase domestic timber production from federal lands by streamlining environmental reviews, expanding categorical exclusions under NEPA, accelerating Endangered Species Act consultations, and targeting reduced reliance on imported lumber. It mandates specific timelines for new guidance, strategies, and production targets across the Departments of Interior and Agriculture.
Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council
This executive order establishes the National Energy Dominance Council within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior with the Secretary of Energy as vice chair. The council comprises 18 cabinet-level and senior White House officials to advise the president on expanding domestic energy production across all sources including fossil fuels, nuclear, and critical minerals, with a mandate to deliver a National Energy Dominance Strategy and specific recommendations within 100 days.
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
This executive order establishes the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission, chaired by the HHS Secretary, to combat rising chronic disease rates in America with an initial focus on childhood chronic disease. The Commission must produce an assessment within 100 days and a strategy within 180 days on causes including diet, environmental factors, medical treatments, and corporate influence, while directing multiple agencies to prioritize disease prevention, research integrity, and healthy food production.
Celebrating America's 250th Birthday
This executive order establishes a White House task force to plan the 250th anniversary celebration of American Independence on July 4, 2026, housed in the Department of Defense. It also reinstates prior Trump-era executive orders creating the National Garden of American Heroes and protecting monuments from vandalism, reversing their revocation by EO 14029 from the Biden administration.
Emergency Measures To Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas
This executive order directs federal agencies to override California state water policies to maximize water deliveries to Southern California for wildfire response, while also expediting disaster relief for Los Angeles wildfire survivors and North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims. It mandates reviews of federal funding to California, fast-tracks environmental compliance for water projects, and requires housing and debris removal plans for affected communities.
Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf From Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government's Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects
This memorandum withdraws all Outer Continental Shelf areas from offshore wind energy leasing indefinitely starting January 21, 2025, while explicitly preserving oil, gas, and mineral leasing rights. It also halts all new or renewed federal approvals, permits, and leases for both onshore and offshore wind projects pending a comprehensive interagency review of environmental and economic impacts, places a specific moratorium on the Lava Ridge Wind Project, and mandates assessment of decommissioning costs for idle wind turbines.
Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential
This executive order directs federal agencies to aggressively reverse Biden-era restrictions on Alaska resource development, including oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the National Petroleum Reserve, and Tongass National Forest protections. It mandates expedited permitting for LNG infrastructure, reinstates Trump-era environmental reviews and land management plans, and prioritizes Alaska's energy exports to domestic and Pacific allied markets.
Unleashing American Energy
This executive order revokes numerous Biden-era climate and environmental executive orders, pauses Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure spending, directs agencies to rescind regulations burdening domestic energy and mineral development, eliminates the social cost of carbon, expedites LNG export approvals and federal permitting, terminates the American Climate Corps, and mandates review of state EV emissions waivers and appliance efficiency standards.
Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements
This executive order withdraws the United States from the Paris Agreement and all related UN climate commitments, revokes the International Climate Finance Plan, freezes and rescinds climate-related foreign funding, and directs agencies to prioritize economic efficiency over environmental objectives in future international energy agreements.