Executive Actions Tracker

This EO finds certain listed agencies and agency subdivisions to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work and, therefore, Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, cannot be applied to these agencies. This EO also updates Executive Order 12171 of November 19, 1979 to add national security exclusions. Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs are delegated authority under 5 U.S.C. 7103(b)(1) to issue orders suspending the application of section 1-402 or 1-404 of Executive Order 12171, as amended, to any subdivisions of the departments they supervise, thereby bringing such subdivisions under the coverage of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. The Secretary of Transportation is delegated authority under section 7103(b) of title 5, United States Code, to issue orders excluding any subdivision of the Department of Transportation from Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute coverage or suspending any provision of that law with respect to any Department of Transportation installation or activity. With respect to employees in agencies or subdivisions thereof that were previously part of a bargaining unit but have been excepted under this order, each applicable agency head shall, upon termination of the applicable collective bargaining agreement: reassign any such employees who performed non-agency business pursuant to section 7131 of title 5 or section 4116 of title 22, United States Code, to performing solely agency business; and terminate agency participation in any pending grievance proceedings under section 7121 of title 5, United States Code, exceptions to arbitral awards under section 7122 of title 5, United States Code, or unfair labor practice proceedings under section 7118 of title 5 or section 4116 of title 22, United States Code, that involve such employees.

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This EO establishes the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force to fight crime in DC and beautify the city.

This EO aims to update Smithsonian and National Zoo policies to remove programs that are inconsistent with federal law and policy, including those based on race or gender ideologies. Further, new members should be recruited to sit on the Smithsonian Board of Regents that will be committed to advancing the policy of this order.The Secretary of the Interior shall provide sufficient funding to improve the infrastructure of Independence National Historical Park, which shall be complete by July 4, 2026. Lastly, the Secretary of the Interior shall determine whether, since January 1, 2020, public monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties within the Department of the Interior’s jurisdiction have been removed or changed, and take action to reinstate the pre-existing monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties, as appropriate. Further, the Secretary of the Interior shall take action to ensure that all public monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties within its jurisdiction do not contain descriptions that inappropriately disparages Americans past or living.

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This EO directs a suspension pending review for any active security clearances held by individuals at WilmerHale and a cessation of any government materials provided. Government contracting agencies shall, to the extent permissible by law, require Government contractors to disclose any business they do with WilmerHale and whether that business is related to the subject of the Government contract. The heads of all agencies shall review all contracts with WilmerHale or with entities that disclose doing business with it under subsection and take steps to terminate any contracts. The heads of all agencies shall provide guidance limiting official access from Federal Government buildings to employees of WilmerHale when such access would threaten the national security of or otherwise be inconsistent with the interests of the United States and guidance limiting Government employees acting in their official capacity from engaging with WilmerHale employees. Lastly, agency officials shall refrain from hiring employees of WilmerHale, absent a waiver from the head of the agency, made in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

This proclamation finds, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, that imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts continue to threaten to impair U.S. national security, and imposes a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on articles listed in Annex I, effective April 3, 2025 for automobiles and no later than May 3, 2025 for automobile parts. Importers of USMCA-qualifying automobiles may seek Secretary of Commerce approval to apply the tariff only to non-U.S. content, with retroactive full-value tariffs if U.S. content is overstated. The Secretary of Commerce must establish a process within 90 days for adding automobile parts to the tariff's scope, including at the request of domestic producers, and shall continue monitoring imports; no drawback is available.

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This EO seeks to promote financial integrity by enabling the Department of the Treasury to more easily conduct improper payment and fraud prevention screening prior to disbursing funds on behalf of agencies. Further, it aims to increase transparency and accountability by requiring agencies to provide the Department of the Treasury with the information needed to track transactions through the General Fund in greater detail. This order also promotes operational efficiency by returning disbursing functions to the Department of the Treasury when possible and consolidating and standardizing core Federal financial systems.

This EO mandates the transition to electronic payments for all Federal disbursements and receipts by digitizing payments to the extent permissible under applicable law. Effective September 30, 2025, and to the extent permitted by law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cease issuing paper checks for all Federal disbursements inclusive of intragovernmental payments, benefits payments, vendor payments, and tax refunds, except as specified in section 4 of this order. As soon as practicable, and to the extent permitted by law, all payments made to the Federal Government shall be processed electronically.

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This EO seeks to prohibit foreign nationals from voting in federal elections with documentary proof requirements.

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This EO directs a suspension pending review for any active security clearances held by individuals at Jenner & Block and a cessation of any government materials provided. Government contracting agencies shall, to the extent permissible by law, require Government contractors to disclose any business they do with Jenner & Block and whether that business is related to the subject of the Government contract. The heads of all agencies shall review all contracts with Jenner & Block or with entities that disclose doing business with it under subsection and take steps to terminate any contracts. The heads of all agencies shall provide guidance limiting official access from Federal Government buildings to employees of Jenner & Block when such access would threaten the national security of or otherwise be inconsistent with the interests of the United States and guidance limiting Government employees acting in their official capacity from engaging with Jenner & Block employees. Lastly, agency officials shall refrain from hiring employees of Jenner & Block, absent a waiver from the head of the agency, made in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

This EO finds that the actions and policies of the regime of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the US. On or after April 2, 2025, a tariff of 25 percent may be imposed on all goods imported into the US from any country that imports Venezuelan oil, whether directly from Venezuela or indirectly through third parties. Duties imposed by this order will be supplemental to duties on imports already imposed pursuant to IEEPA, section 232 of the Trade Expansion of 1962, section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, or any other authority. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury, Commerce, DHS, and the United States Trade Representative, is hereby authorized to determine whether the tariff of 25 percent will be imposed on goods from any country that imports Venezuelan oil, directly or indirectly, on or after April 2, 2025. Once imposed on a country at the Secretary of State’s discretion, the tariff of 25 percent shall expire 1 year after the last date on which the country imported Venezuelan oil, or at an earlier date if the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, Treasury, DHS, and the United States Trade Representative, so determines at his/her discretion.

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This Memo directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of DHS to prioritize enforcement of their respective regulations governing attorney conduct and discipline. See, e.g., 8 C.F.R. 292.1 et seq.; 8 C.F.R. 1003.101 et seq.; 8 C.F.R. 1292.19. The AG shall take all appropriate action to refer for disciplinary action any attorney whose conduct in Federal court or before any component of the Federal Government appears to violate professional conduct rules. When the AG determines that conduct by an attorney or law firm in litigation against the Federal Government warrants seeking sanctions or other disciplinary action, the Attorney General shall recommend to the President any additional steps that may be taken, including reassessment of security clearances or termination of any Federal contract for which the relevant attorney or law firm has been hired. The AG shall review conduct by attorneys or their law firms in litigation against the Federal Government over the last 8 years and any misconduct that may warrant additional action shall be recommended to the President. AG shall periodically update the president on progress.

This EO directs agencies to take action to revoke security clearances for the following: Antony Blinken, Jacob Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Mark Zaid, Norman Eisen, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, Andrew Weissmann, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Cheney, Kamala Harris, Adam Kinzinger, Fiona Hill, Alexander Vindman, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.

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This EO revokes Executive Order 14237 of March 14, 2025 (Addressing Risks from Paul Weiss).

The Secretary of Education shall take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities. The Secretary of Education shall ensure that the allocation of any Federal Department of Education funds is subject to rigorous compliance with Federal law and Administration policy, including the requirement that any program or activity receiving Federal assistance terminate illegal discrimination obscured under the label “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or similar terms and programs promoting gender ideology.

This memorandum delegates to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management the authority to make final suitability determinations and take suitability actions against executive branch employees based on post-appointment conduct, including directing agency heads to remove employees who do not meet suitability criteria. The Director of OPM is directed to propose regulations amending Part 731 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, and the delegation is not effective until that rulemaking is complete. The proposed regulations must also require agency heads to comply with the Director's instructions on separation or corrective action within 5 work days of a final decision.

This EO states that it is imperative to national security to facilitate domestic mineral production to the maximum extent possible and directs various agency actions to do so. Further, special requirements are waived pursuant to the national emergency declared in EO 14156, including 50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(1) through (a)(6); 50 U.S.C. 4531(d)(1)(a)(ii), 4332(d)(1)(B), and 4533(a)(1) through (a)(6).

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This EO directs all Agency Heads to take all necessary steps to ensure Federal officials designated by the President or Agency Heads 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. Further, agency heads should take all necessary steps to ensure the Federal Government has unfettered access to comprehensive data from all State programs that receive Federal funding. The Secretary of Labor shall receive unfettered access to all unemployment data and related payment records, including all such data and records currently available to the DOL Office of Inspector General.

This EO aims to consolidate federal procurement under GSA, rather than at individual agencies.

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The Secretary of State shall revise the 2022-2025 Decision Criteria for Tenure and Promotion in the Foreign Service, issued under section 2326.2 of title 3 of the Foreign Affairs Manual, to remove any reference to the Core Precept entitled “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.” The Secretaries shall promptly direct all employees of their Departments not to give this Core Precept any force or effect. Further, Secretaries shall direct all officers and employees of their Departments not to base Foreign Service recruitment, hiring, promotion, or retention decisions upon an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; or while acting in an official capacity, promote, advocate for, or otherwise inculcate support for equity ideology. Secretaries shall take appropriate action if any current Foreign Service Members have knowingly and willfully engaged in unconstitutional or otherwise illegal discrimination based upon race or other protected characteristics.

This EO aims to give State and local governments and individuals a more active and significant role in national resilience and preparedness, streamline preparedness operations, and update government policies to reduce complexity. This includes establishing a new National Resilience Strategy, National Continuity Policy, National Critical Infrastructure Policy, and National Risk Register. DHS shall also proposed changes to the policies outlining the federal national framework.

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This Proclamation declares that Tren De Aragua (“TdA”) is perpetrating, attempting, and threatening an invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States and that all Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are members of TdA, are within the United States, and are not actually naturalized or lawful permanent residents of the United States are liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies. Further, such people are ineligible for the benefits of 50 U.S.C. 22. The AG shall prepare a letter declaring this policy and transmit it to the Chief Justice of the United States, the chief judge of every circuit court of appeals, the chief judge of every district and territorial court of the United States, each Governor of a State and territory of the United States, and the highest-ranking judicial officer of each State and territory of the United States. The “Alien Enemies” described are subject to immediate apprehension, detention, and removal, and further that they shall not be permitted residence in the United States. Pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act, the AG the Secretary of DHS shall apprehend, restrain, secure, and remove every Alien Enemy described in this proclamation. Lastly, the proclamation describes various regulations that should be enacted to enforce this proclamation.

This proclamation invokes the Alien Enemies Act (50 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), finding that Tren de Aragua (TdA), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, is perpetrating an invasion or predatory incursion against the United States. It declares that all Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are members of TdA, are within the United States, and are not naturalized citizens or lawful permanent residents are liable to apprehension, detention, and removal as Alien Enemies, and are ineligible for the benefits of 50 U.S.C. 22. The Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security are directed to apprehend, restrain, secure, and remove such Alien Enemies, and property used to perpetrate TdA's hostile activity is subject to seizure and forfeiture. The Attorney General must, within 60 days, publish and transmit a letter declaring this policy to the Chief Justice, chief federal judges, and state governors and judicial officers.

This EO directs a suspension pending review for any active security clearances held by individuals at Paul Weiss and Mark Pomerantz and a cessation of any government materials provided. Government contracting agencies shall, to the extent permissible by law, require Government contractors to disclose any business they do with Paul Weiss and whether that business is related to the subject of the Government contract. The heads of all agencies shall review all contracts with Paul Weiss or with entities that disclose doing business with Paul Weiss under subsection and take steps to terminate any contracts. The heads of all agencies shall provide guidance limiting official access from Federal Government buildings to employees of Paul Weiss when such access would threaten the national security of or otherwise be inconsistent with the interests of the United States and guidance limiting Government employees acting in their official capacity from engaging with Paul Weiss employees. Lastly, agency officials shall refrain from hiring employees of Paul Weiss, absent a waiver from the head of the agency, made in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

This memorandum approves and directs the implementation of the revised 2022 Unified Command Plan and directs the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress on the President's behalf, consistent with 10 U.S.C. 161(b)(2) and 3 U.S.C. 301.

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Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the non-statutory components and functions of the following governmental entities shall be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law: (i) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (ii) the United States Agency for Global Media; (iii) the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution; (iv) the Institute of Museum and Library Services; (v) the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness; (vi) the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund; and (vii) the Minority Business Development Agency. In reviewing budget requests submitted by the governmental entities listed, the Director of OMB or the head of any agency charged with reviewing grant requests by such entities shall reject funding requests for such governmental entities to the extent they are inconsistent with this order.

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