Executive Actions Tracker
Executive orders, proclamations and memoranda from Jan 20, 2025 onward, with AI-assisted summaries, tagging and litigation tracking.
- EO 14252Executive OrderMar 27, 2025Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful
This EO establishes the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force to fight crime in DC and beautify the city.
Active - EO 14253Executive OrderMar 27, 2025Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
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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Active - EO 14250Executive OrderMar 27, 2025Addressing Risks From WilmerHale
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.
Active3 legal challenges - PardonMar 26, 2025Executive Grant of Clemency for Devon Archer
This EO grants a full pardon to Devon Archer.
Active - ProclamationMar 26, 2025Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts into the United States
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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Active - EO 14249Executive OrderMar 25, 2025Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
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.
Active - EO 14247Executive OrderMar 25, 2025Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account
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.
Government EfficiencyGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsCommercial FinancePrivacy and CybersecurityClients in Fintech · Consumer Financial Services
Active - EO 14248Executive OrderMar 25, 2025Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections
This EO seeks to prohibit foreign nationals from voting in federal elections with documentary proof requirements.
ElectionsLitigationPrivacy and CybersecurityGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsWhite Collar Defense and InvestigationsClients in Digital Infrastructure
Active4 legal challenges - MemorandumMar 25, 2025Immediate Declassification of Materials Related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation
This memo states that all of the materials referenced in the Presidential Memorandum of January 19, 2021 (Declassification of Certain Materials Related to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation), are no longer classified. Further, the material proposed for redaction by the FBI in a cover letter dated January 17, 2021, remains classified. This does not extend to materials that must be protected from disclosure pursuant to orders of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and does not require the disclosure of certain personally identifiable information.
Active - EO 14246Executive OrderMar 25, 2025Addressing Risks From Jenner & Block
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.
Active3 legal challenges - EO 14245Executive OrderMar 24, 2025Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil
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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Active - ProclamationMar 24, 2025Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2025
This proclaims March 25, 2025, as Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy.
Active - MemorandumMar 22, 2025Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court
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.
Active - MemorandumMar 22, 2025Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals
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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Active - EO 14244Executive OrderMar 21, 2025Addressing Remedial Action by Paul Weiss
This EO revokes Executive Order 14237 of March 14, 2025 (Addressing Risks from Paul Weiss).
Active - EO 14242Executive OrderMar 20, 2025Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities
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.
Active5 legal challenges - MemorandumMar 20, 2025Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce
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.
Active - EO 14241Executive OrderMar 20, 2025Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production
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).
Environment/EnergyLand UseCommercial FinanceCorporateGlobal ReachPrivate EquityGovernmental – National SecurityClients in Energy and Infrastructure · Environmental · Aerospace, Defense & Government Services · Construction
Amended - ProclamationMar 20, 2025250th Anniversary of Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death!" Speech
This proclaims March 23, 2025, as a day in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry's speech to the Second Virginia Convention.
Active - EO 14243Executive OrderMar 20, 2025Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos
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.
Active - EO 14240Executive OrderMar 20, 2025Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement
This EO aims to consolidate federal procurement under GSA, rather than at individual agencies.
Government EfficiencyGovernmental – Government ContractsGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsClients in Digital Infrastructure
Active - MemorandumMar 19, 2025Removing Discrimination and Discriminatory Equity Ideology From the Foreign Service
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.
Active - EO 14239Executive OrderMar 18, 2025Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness
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.
Emergency PreparednessGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsGovernmental – National SecurityClients in Energy and Infrastructure · Digital Infrastructure · Environmental
Active - ProclamationMar 18, 2025National Poison Prevention Week, 2025
This proclaims March 16, 2025, through March 22, 2025, as National Poison Prevention Week.
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Active - ProclamationMar 18, 2025National Agriculture Day, 2025
This proclaims March 18, 2025, as National Agriculture Day.
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