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Executive orders directing the Department of Health and Human Services · 31 in Search.
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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.
Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education
This executive order directs the Secretary of Education to reform the higher education accreditation system by holding accreditors accountable for imposing DEI requirements that the administration deems unlawfully discriminatory, particularly targeting law and medical school accreditors. It mandates new accreditation principles focused on student outcomes, intellectual diversity, and reduced barriers to educational innovation, while threatening denial or termination of federal recognition for noncompliant accreditors.
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling
This executive order directs federal agencies to develop a strategy within 90 days to cut funding to K-12 schools that promote "gender ideology" or "discriminatory equity ideology," mandates parental notification policies, reestablishes the President's Advisory 1776 Commission to promote patriotic education, and requires agencies to prioritize federal resources for patriotic education programs. It also directs the Attorney General to coordinate prosecution of teachers and school officials for certain activities related to social transition of minors.
Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families
This executive order directs multiple Cabinet secretaries to issue guidance and plans expanding K-12 educational choice, including private and faith-based school options, through federal formula funds, discretionary grants, and existing block grant programs. It targets military families, low-income working families receiving child care subsidies, and Bureau of Indian Education-eligible students, with most actions due within 60-90 days.
Establishment of the Countering Economic Coercion Task Force
This memorandum establishes an interagency Countering Economic Coercion Task Force within the Executive Office of the President, co-chaired by the National Security Advisor and National Economic Council Director, to coordinate U.S. strategy against economic coercion by countries of concern, particularly the People's Republic of China. The Task Force must submit an initial report to Congress within 180 days, followed by interim and final reports, and provide periodic policy recommendations to the President.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive Orders
This executive order extends 37 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2025, delegates presidential FACA functions to agency heads, and amends two prior executive orders—expanding the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander commission's outreach role and increasing the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities membership from 25 to 30 while adding similar liaison functions.
Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services
This executive order establishes the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities within the Institute of Museum and Library Services to advise on cultural policy, and directs 25 federal agencies and White House offices to coordinate with the NEA, NEH, and IMLS on arts and humanities initiatives. The Committee is advisory, composed of federal agency heads and up to 25 presidential appointees, and terminates after two years unless extended.
Establishment of the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse
This memorandum establishes a White House Task Force co-chaired by the Gender Policy Council and National Security Council to coordinate federal efforts against technology-facilitated gender-based violence, including online harassment, deepfakes, and doxing targeting women and LGBTQI+ individuals. The Task Force must deliver an Initial Blueprint within 180 days, a 1-Year Report within one year of that blueprint, and annual follow-up reports thereafter.
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans
This executive order establishes a White House Initiative within the Department of Education to advance educational equity and economic opportunity for Black Americans through interagency coordination, evidence-based policy, and a Presidential Advisory Commission. It revokes a 2012 Obama-era initiative on the same topic, expanding the scope to explicitly include economic opportunity and workforce development alongside K-12 and higher education.
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities
This executive order establishes a White House Initiative within the Department of Education to advance educational equity, excellence, and economic opportunity for Native American students and strengthen Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). It creates a new interagency structure co-chaired by the Secretaries of Education, Interior, and Labor, revokes a 2011 Obama-era order on the same topic, and mandates specific deliverables including memoranda of agreement and annual progress reports.
Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework To Address the Causes of Migration, To Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and To Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border
This executive order establishes a comprehensive regional approach to migration from Central America by directing the creation of two major strategies—one addressing root causes of migration in the Northern Triangle and another for collaborative regional migration management. It also restores and expands asylum processing at the U.S. border, revokes multiple Trump-era immigration policies including the Migrant Protection Protocols and border wall construction orders, and sets specific deadlines for regulatory reviews on asylum eligibility and expedited removal procedures.
Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers
This executive order directs federal agencies to support safe reopening and continued operation of K-12 schools, early childhood education providers, and higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. It mandates evidence-based guidance, data collection on disparate impacts, equitable distribution of COVID-19 supplies, and development of strategies to address learning loss and educational inequities exacerbated by the pandemic.
Advancing the Global Health Security Agenda To Achieve a World Safe and Secure From Infectious Disease Threats
This executive order institutionalizes U.S. participation in the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), a multinational initiative to strengthen countries' abilities to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats. It creates a new interagency council chaired by National Security Council staff, assigns specific roles to 13 agencies, and mandates reporting and external evaluation requirements through 2019.
Promoting Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
This memorandum establishes a Federal Interagency Reentry Council co-chaired by the Attorney General and the White House Domestic Policy Council Director to coordinate federal efforts reducing recidivism and removing barriers to employment, housing, and reintegration for formerly incarcerated individuals. It directs agencies to review hiring and occupational licensing procedures to avoid automatic disqualification based on criminal records, and requires a federal strategic plan within 100 days.
Establishing a White House Task Force To Protect Students From Sexual Assault
President Obama established a White House Task Force co-chaired by the Office of the Vice President and the White House Council on Women and Girls to coordinate federal efforts addressing campus sexual assault. The Task Force must develop recommendations within 90 days and provide annual implementation reports, focusing on improving institutional compliance, transparency, and evidence-based prevention practices at colleges and universities receiving federal financial aid.
Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council
This executive order creates the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council and its Steering Committee to institutionalize collaboration between federal field offices and local partners—including state/local/tribal governments, private sector, and nonprofits—to address homeland security challenges ranging from disaster response to terrorism prevention. The Council advises on priorities, promotes best practices, and convenes annually, while the Steering Committee sets its scope, selects members, and reports to the President yearly.
Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities
This executive order establishes the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Education and Interior, to improve educational outcomes for AI/AN students across all educational settings. It mandates interagency coordination, requires a Memorandum of Understanding between Education and Interior within 120 days, and directs federal agencies to develop four-year implementation plans with annual performance reporting.
Establishment of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees
This executive order establishes two interagency advisory committees—the Senior Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee and the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee—to coordinate federal intellectual property enforcement efforts. Both committees are chaired by the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and are tasked with developing triennial Joint Strategic Plans required under the PRO IP Act of 2008.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order continues 15 federal advisory committees for two years until September 30, 2011, superseding a prior Bush administration order. It also delegates presidential functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the heads of designated departments and agencies.
Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
This executive order creates the White House Office of Urban Affairs within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal urban policy across departments and agencies. The Office is tasked with developing a comprehensive urban policy agenda, ensuring federal spending in urban areas is effective, and engaging with state/local officials and private stakeholders.
White House Task Force on Middle-Class Working Families
President Obama established a White House Task Force on Middle-Class Working Families, chaired by Vice President Biden, to recommend policies on education, work-family balance, labor standards, income protection, and retirement security. The Task Force includes cabinet secretaries and senior White House economic advisors, with annual public reports required starting one year from signing.
Strengthening Adult Education
This executive order creates an Interagency Adult Education Working Group led by the Secretary of Education to coordinate federal adult education programs, identify gaps and duplications, and recommend improvements to help adults transition to postsecondary education and employment. The Working Group includes multiple cabinet secretaries and must submit its first report within 9 months.
American Indian and Alaska Native Education
This executive order establishes an interagency working group to improve American Indian and Alaska Native student achievement under the No Child Left Behind Act while respecting tribal cultures and sovereignty. It mandates a multi-year study of Native education, requires a federal interagency plan within 90 days, and convenes a forum on education strategies, with the working group terminating after 5 years unless extended.
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
This executive order establishes a presidential commission to study and recommend improvements to the U.S. mental health service delivery system for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. The commission is tasked with reviewing current services, identifying effective treatments, and submitting interim and final reports to the President.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services
This executive order establishes the line of succession for the Secretary of Health and Human Services when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary are unable to serve. It designates Assistant Secretaries, the General Counsel, and other Senate-confirmed officers as acting successors in order of their oath-taking dates, while preserving presidential discretion under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.
President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
This executive order establishes a 19-member presidential commission to study and recommend improvements to federal, state, and local special education programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The commission must submit a comprehensive report by April 30, 2002, analyzing special education effectiveness, costs, funding formulas, and accountability systems, then terminate 30 days later unless extended by the President.
Creation of the White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports and Authorization for the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy To Serve as the United States Government's Representative on the Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports to develop recommendations for federal action against doping, particularly among youth, and authorizes the Director of National Drug Control Policy to serve as the U.S. government representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency board.
Using Technology To Improve Training Opportunities for Federal Government Employees
This executive order establishes a presidential task force and advisory committee to promote technology-based training for federal employees. It directs agencies to designate representatives, develop training technology standards, create online training databases, and explore individual training accounts for workers.
American Indian and Alaska Native Education
This executive order establishes an Interagency Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Education to coordinate federal efforts across 14+ agencies to improve educational outcomes for Native students. It mandates development of a comprehensive federal Indian education policy, regional partnership forums, school pilot sites, and a research agenda, with multiple reporting deadlines over a 5-year task force lifespan.
President's Council on Counter-Narcotics
This executive order establishes the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics, a high-level interagency body chaired by the President and comprising cabinet secretaries, intelligence directors, and senior White House officials. The Council meets quarterly to advise the President on national drug control strategy, coordinate implementation across agencies, and link drug policy to national security priorities, while preserving the Director of National Drug Control Policy as the senior drug policy official.
Management Reform in the Federal Government
This executive order creates the President's Council on Management Improvement, an interagency body chaired by OMB's Deputy Director to develop and oversee government-wide management reforms, formulate long-range plans, identify cross-cutting agency improvements, and resolve interagency management problems. The Council includes senior administration officials from 22 agencies and offices but is explicitly prohibited from interfering with existing lines of authority.