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Orders where directed actors are tied to Various · 52 in Trump 45 · 270 all terms.
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Ensuring Democratic Accountability in Agency Rulemaking
This executive order requires that agency rules under the Administrative Procedure Act be signed and initiated only by senior political appointees rather than career civil servants, with the stated aim of strengthening democratic accountability. It mandates reviews of existing delegations of rulemaking authority and of significant rules issued over the prior 12 years to identify any that were not issued by senior appointees.
Protecting Americans From Overcriminalization Through Regulatory Reform
This executive order requires federal agencies to clearly disclose when regulations carry criminal penalties and specify the mental state (mens rea) required for criminal violations. It directs agencies to favor civil over criminal enforcement for strict liability regulatory offenses and to publish guidance within 45 days on how they will handle criminal referrals to the Department of Justice.
Addressing the Threat Posed by Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled by Chinese Companies
This executive order prohibits U.S. persons from transacting with eight specific Chinese-connected software applications (including Alipay, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office) beginning 45 days after January 5, 2021. It also directs the Commerce Secretary to evaluate additional apps for national security risks and report on preventing foreign adversaries from accessing U.S. user data.
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2020
This executive order closes all federal executive departments and agencies on December 24, 2020, excusing employees from duty, while allowing agency heads to keep essential operations open for national security or public need. It treats the day as a holiday for pay and leave purposes under existing statutes.
Rebranding United States Foreign Assistance To Advance American Influence
This executive order requires all U.S. foreign assistance to be branded as "American aid" using a single presidentially-selected logo. It mandates rulemaking and agency compliance within 120 days, with annual reporting on implementation.
Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government
This executive order establishes principles for trustworthy AI use across federal civilian agencies, requiring inventories of AI use cases, public roadmaps for policy guidance, and mechanisms to ensure AI systems respect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. It excludes national security and defense systems while mandating transparency, accountability, and human oversight in government AI applications.
Authorizing the Alaska to Alberta Railway Development Corporation To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Railway Facilities at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
This presidential permit authorizes a private Canadian corporation to construct and operate railway border facilities crossing the U.S.-Canada international boundary in Alaska, subject to conditions including inspections, national security provisions, indemnification, and a 10-year construction commencement deadline. The permit does not create enforceable legal rights and can be terminated or amended at the President's sole discretion.
Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
This executive order prohibits federal agencies, uniformed services, contractors, and grant recipients from conducting or funding workplace training that promotes certain "divisive concepts" related to race and sex stereotyping, including the ideas that the U.S. is fundamentally racist or sexist, that individuals are inherently oppressive based on race or sex, or that meritocracy is racist. It mandates contract clauses, establishes a hotline for complaints, requires agency reviews and reporting, and imposes potential debarment and adverse personnel actions for noncompliance.
Combating Public Health Emergencies and Strengthening National Security by Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States
This executive order directs federal agencies to prioritize domestic procurement of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and their critical ingredients to reduce dependence on foreign manufacturing. It mandates supply chain vulnerability assessments, streamlines regulatory approvals for domestic producers, and authorizes use of the Defense Production Act to prioritize these materials. The order includes exceptions for public health emergencies and when domestic procurement would increase costs by more than 25 percent.
Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American Workers
This executive order directs federal agencies to review their 2018-2019 contracts for use of temporary foreign labor and offshoring, and requires the Labor and Homeland Security Departments to take action within 45 days to protect U.S. workers from adverse effects caused by H-1B visa holders at job sites. The order aims to prioritize American workers in federal contracting and hiring, particularly during COVID-19 economic disruption.
Modernizing and Reforming the Assessment and Hiring of Federal Job Candidates
This executive order directs the federal government to shift from degree-based to skills- and competency-based hiring for competitive service positions. It requires OPM to revise job classification and qualification standards, limits when educational requirements can be used, and mandates new candidate assessment methods that do not rely solely on educational attainment.
Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence
This executive order directs federal prosecution of individuals who damage monuments, memorials, statues, or religious property, and authorizes withholding federal grants from state/local governments and law enforcement agencies that fail to protect such structures. It also allows deployment of federal personnel to protect federal monuments upon request, with this authority terminating after 6 months unless extended.
Delegating Authority Under the Defense Production Act to the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation To Respond to the COVID-19 Outbreak
This executive order delegates Defense Production Act (DPA) authority to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) CEO to make loans and purchase commitments that expand domestic production of strategic resources and strengthen supply chains needed for the COVID-19 response. The delegation is limited to loans supporting pandemic response/recovery and supply chain resiliency, and expires when CARES Act DPA waiver provisions terminate.
Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources
This executive order establishes U.S. policy that Americans have the right to engage in commercial exploration and use of space resources, explicitly rejects the 1979 Moon Agreement as binding customary international law, and directs the State Department to negotiate international agreements supporting public and private space resource recovery.
Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19
This executive order delegates presidential authority under the Defense Production Act to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prioritize and allocate health and medical resources—including personal protective equipment and ventilators—for responding to COVID-19. It overrides the usual delegation structure in Executive Order 13603 for these specific resources.
Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
This executive order directs federal agencies to develop profiles and plans to protect critical infrastructure from disruptions to Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services like GPS. It mandates development of voluntary standards for responsible PNT use, vulnerability testing, pilot programs, and research into backup PNT technologies independent of satellite systems.
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2019
This executive order grants federal employees a day off on December 24, 2019, by closing all executive departments and agencies the day before Christmas. Agency heads may exempt certain offices and employees for national security, defense, or other public needs.
Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495
This executive order revokes Executive Order 13495 (2009), which had required successor federal contractors to offer existing service contract employees a right of first refusal for jobs. It directs immediate termination of related enforcement actions and rescission of implementing regulations.
Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
This executive order establishes a presidential commission to study law enforcement and criminal justice issues, with a mandate to produce recommendations on crime reduction, officer safety and training, police-community relations, and the role of social services in addressing factors like mental illness and homelessness. The commission is directed to deliver its report within one year, after which it will terminate within 90 days unless extended.
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
This executive order re-establishes the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), revoking the 2010 Obama-era version. The council will advise the President on science, technology, education, and innovation policy, with up to 16 outside members plus the OSTP Director as chair, and will automatically terminate after 2 years unless extended.
Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria
This executive order declares a national emergency over Turkey's military offensive into northeast Syria, authorizing sanctions including asset freezes, visa denials, and financial restrictions against Turkish government officials, entities, and persons contributing to instability in Syria. It also suspends entry into the United States of designated aliens and authorizes secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that facilitate transactions for blocked persons.
Increasing Government Accountability for Administrative Actions by Reinvigorating Administrative PAYGO
This executive order reinstates and strengthens a budget-neutrality requirement called 'Administrative PAYGO,' mandating that executive agencies offset any discretionary administrative actions that increase mandatory spending with comparable spending cuts. It requires agency heads to submit proposals to OMB for review and gives the OMB Director authority to approve offsets, grant waivers, and pursue additional deficit reduction.
Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents
This executive order requires federal agencies to treat guidance documents as non-binding, maintain public databases of all active guidance, rescind outdated guidance, and establish formal procedures for issuing new guidance including public notice-and-comment for significant documents. It aims to prevent agencies from using guidance documents to impose binding requirements without going through formal rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Promoting the Rule of Law Through Transparency and Fairness in Civil Administrative Enforcement and Adjudication
This executive order requires federal agencies to rely only on publicly available statutes and regulations—not unpublished guidance documents—when taking civil administrative enforcement actions or adjudications against regulated parties. It mandates advance notice of legal standards, opportunity to contest agency determinations, and sets deadlines for agencies to publish inspection rules, propose cooperative enforcement procedures, and demonstrate compliance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order continues 29 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2021, extending their existence beyond statutory expiration dates. It also delegates presidential FACA functions to the heads of designated departments or agencies and supersedes a prior continuation order from 2017.
Establishing the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
This executive order establishes the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee, a 22-member body co-chaired by the OSTP Director and an Energy Secretary designee, to advise on quantum information science policy. It operationalizes Section 104 of the National Quantum Initiative Act by creating the advisory structure Congress mandated, with members from industry, academia, and government meeting at least twice yearly.
Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials
This executive order tightens domestic content requirements for federal procurement under the Buy American Act. It directs the FAR Council to propose rules lowering the foreign-origin threshold from 50% to 5% for iron/steel and 45% for other products, while increasing price preference margins for domestic bids. It also requires a Commerce/OMB report on further potential reductions to 25%.
Establishing a White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing
This executive order creates a White House Council chaired by HUD to identify and reduce federal, state, local, and tribal regulatory barriers to affordable housing development. The Council must report within 12 months on its findings and recommendations, and is scheduled to terminate on January 21, 2021 unless extended.
Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order requires federal agencies to evaluate and reduce their advisory committees by terminating at least one-third of discretionary committees by September 30, 2019. It caps the total number of eligible advisory committees government-wide at 350 and mandates reporting to OMB on committee continuations and terminations.
America's Cybersecurity Workforce
This executive order establishes programs to grow and strengthen the federal and national cybersecurity workforce through rotational assignments, skills assessments, competitions, and education awards. It mandates adoption of the NICE Framework for cybersecurity skills standards across government contracts and encourages its voluntary use in private-sector and academic training. The order also creates reporting mechanisms and deadlines for multiple agencies to assess workforce gaps and implement workforce development initiatives.
Issuance of Permits With Respect to Facilities and Land Transportation Crossings at the International Boundaries of the United States
This executive order streamlines the Presidential permitting process for cross-border infrastructure projects like pipelines, bridges, and land transportation crossings. It designates the Secretary of State to receive applications and sets 60-day and 30-day deadlines for agency reviews, while reserving final permit decisions exclusively for the President. The order revokes two previous executive orders (13337 and 11423) governing similar permits.
Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government framework to improve U.S. resilience against electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), whether from nuclear detonations, solar events, or other sources. It assigns specific roles to Cabinet departments for risk assessment, research and development, vulnerability testing, international coordination, and critical infrastructure protection, with multiple phased deadlines spanning from 90 days to 4 years.
Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
This executive order establishes the American AI Initiative, a coordinated federal strategy to maintain U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence through increased R&D investment, expanded access to federal data and computing resources, workforce development, and protection of AI technologies from foreign acquisition. It directs agencies to prioritize AI in budgeting, issues multiple deadlines for reports and guidance on data access, regulation, standards, and security, and creates governance structures through the National Science and Technology Council Select Committee on AI.
Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects
This executive order expands Buy-American requirements from federal procurement to federal financial assistance programs for infrastructure projects. It directs agencies to encourage domestic sourcing of iron, steel, aluminum, cement, and other manufactured products in infrastructure grants and awards, and requires reports on strategies to maximize domestic preferences.
Promoting Active Management of America's Forests, Rangelands, and Other Federal Lands To Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk
This executive order directs the Departments of Interior and Agriculture to increase active management of federal forests and rangelands to reduce wildfire risk through expanded timber harvesting, streamlined environmental reviews, and new partnerships with states and tribes. It sets specific acreage treatment targets for 2019 and mandates development of a comprehensive wildfire strategy by December 2020.
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2018
This executive order designates Monday, December 24, 2018 as a federal holiday, closing all executive departments and agencies and excusing employees from duty. Agency heads may exempt certain offices and employees for national security, defense, or other public needs.
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 5, 2018
This executive order closes all federal executive departments and agencies on December 5, 2018, as a mark of respect for former President George H.W. Bush following his death. Agency heads may exempt certain offices and employees for national security, defense, or other public need, and the closure is treated as a federal holiday for pay and leave purposes.
Excepting Administrative Law Judges From the Competitive Service
This executive order moves Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) from the competitive service to a new Schedule E of the excepted service, allowing agency heads to hire ALJs without competitive examination requirements. The change responds to the Supreme Court's Lucia v. SEC decision and aims to address Appointments Clause concerns while giving agencies more discretion in selecting ALJ candidates.
Affording Congress an Opportunity To Address Family Separation
This executive order ended the practice of separating migrant families at the border by directing that families be detained together during immigration and criminal proceedings, while requesting court modification of the Flores settlement to allow longer family detention. It shifted responsibility to DHS for family custody and directed DOD and other agencies to provide housing facilities.
Developing Efficient, Effective, and Cost- Reducing Approaches To Federal Sector Collective Bargaining
This executive order directs federal agencies to renegotiate collective bargaining agreements more quickly and cheaply, with stronger management control over workplace decisions. It creates an interagency working group to develop model contract language and negotiation procedures, sets target timelines of 6 weeks for ground rules and 4-6 months for full agreements, restricts bargaining over certain management rights, and requires public posting of all labor agreements.
Enhancing Noncompetitive Civil Service Appointments of Military Spouses
This executive order directs federal agencies to actively recruit and hire military spouses using existing noncompetitive appointment authority. It requires OPM to promote this hiring authority, provide training, and collect annual data on military spouse hiring, while also exploring telework options and license portability to address employment barriers caused by frequent relocations.
Certification for Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
President Trump certified continued withholding of certain JFK assassination records until October 26, 2021, citing national security, law enforcement, and foreign affairs concerns. Agencies must re-review redactions over 3 years and disclose information that no longer warrants withholding. Any agency seeking further postponement beyond 2021 must justify this to the Archivist by April 26, 2021, with the Archivist recommending to the President by September 26, 2021.
Streamlining and Expediting Requests To Locate Broadband Facilities in Rural America
This executive order directs federal agencies to accelerate rural broadband deployment by streamlining the process for installing wireless broadband facilities on federal property. It mandates use of a standardized GSA Common Form Application for siting requests, requires agencies to report quarterly on application processing, and sets deadlines for evaluating and improving the application system.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order extends the existence of 32 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2019, transfers FACA compliance responsibilities from the President to agency heads, revokes the Infrastructure advisory council created two months earlier, and takes effect September 30, 2017.
Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats
This proclamation imposes country-specific entry restrictions on nationals of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, and additional scrutiny for Somali nationals, based on deficiencies in identity-management and information-sharing capabilities. It implements the results of a worldwide review ordered under Executive Order 13780, with tailored restrictions varying by country and visa category. The proclamation also establishes ongoing review processes and reporting requirements to assess whether restrictions should be modified or removed.
Establishing a Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure
This executive order creates a 15-member Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure within the Department of Commerce to study and recommend improvements to federal infrastructure funding, delivery, and public-private partnerships. The Council must submit a report to the President and will terminate by December 31, 2018 or within 60 days after submitting its report, whichever comes first.
Reviving the National Space Council
This executive order revives the National Space Council, which had been dormant since 1993, and places the Vice President as its chair. The Council is tasked with coordinating national space policy across civilian, military, and commercial sectors, with membership drawn from key cabinet departments and agencies.
Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses
This executive order directs comprehensive performance reviews of all U.S. trade and investment agreements, plus WTO trade relations with countries where the U.S. has significant goods deficits. The reviews must identify violations, abuses, unfair treatment, and failures to meet economic goals, with a report due in 180 days to guide potential renegotiation or termination of agreements deemed harmful to American workers, manufacturers, and intellectual property.
Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits, Ensuring Enforcement of All Laws for Entry Into the United States, and Increasing Transparency Among Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and for the American People
This memorandum directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, to immediately implement enhanced screening and vetting protocols for visa and immigration benefit applications. It mandates rigorous enforcement of all existing grounds of inadmissibility, requires new rules to supersede conflicting prior rules, and establishes detailed public reporting requirements on visa issuance, immigration status adjustments, and refugee program costs.
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda
This executive order establishes a structure for federal regulatory reform by requiring agencies to designate Regulatory Reform Officers (RROs) and create Regulatory Reform Task Forces to identify regulations for repeal, replacement, or modification. It mandates progress reports and incorporates regulatory reform metrics into agency performance plans to systematically reduce regulatory burdens.
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs
This executive order establishes a "two-for-one" rule requiring agencies to identify two existing regulations for elimination for every new regulation proposed. It also imposes a zero incremental cost cap on all new regulations for fiscal year 2017 and creates an annual regulatory budgeting process overseen by OMB.
Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects
This executive order directs the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to establish a fast-track process for environmental reviews of "high priority" infrastructure projects such as pipelines, bridges, airports, and electrical grid upgrades. It creates a 30-day decision window for CEQ to designate projects as high priority, after which agencies must meet expedited deadlines for completing environmental approvals.