Executive Actions Tracker

This Presidential Memorandum revokes the September 27, 2023, memorandum that prioritized ecological restoration in the Columbia River Basin—specifically efforts to breach dams for fish protection. It directs the withdrawal from the associated litigation MOU, rescinds the 2024 environmental review process, and requires Federal agencies to reassess and report on actions, commitments, and funding tied to the previous administration's policy.

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This Executive Order responds to the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires by directing Federal agencies to streamline wildland fire governance, enhance local preparedness and response, modernize prevention tools, and remove regulatory barriers. It prioritizes interagency cooperation, incentivizes local action, promotes innovative technology and land management practices, and calls for performance metrics and regulatory review to improve efficiency and effectiveness in combating wildfires.

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This Presidential Memoranda grants Green Corridors, LLC a Presidential Permit to construct, operate, and maintain a commercial elevated guideway and border-crossing facility at the U.S.–Mexico border in Laredo, Texas. The permit is subject to strict conditions, including regulatory compliance, environmental mitigation, interagency coordination, facility funding commitments, inspection requirements, and bilateral authorization through diplomatic channels. The permit expires if construction does not begin within five years.

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This Executive Order directs a comprehensive reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to streamline licensing, modernize regulations, and promote the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies. The order mandates structural and cultural changes at the NRC, including reorganization of staff and revisions to its regulatory framework to align with national energy and security priorities. It imposes fixed licensing deadlines, limits on fee recovery, encourages science-based radiation standards, and accelerates environmental reviews. These reforms aim to expand U.S. nuclear capacity, facilitate innovation, and enhance energy reliability and national security.

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This Executive Order directs an accelerated federal effort to develop and deploy advanced nuclear reactor technologies to support U.S. national security, energy resilience, and global nuclear leadership. It mandates the use of nuclear power at defense and Department of Energy (DOE) sites, facilitates siting and fuel support for privately funded reactors, and strengthens interagency coordination. The order also promotes U.S. nuclear exports through expanded international agreements and financing strategies, and streamlines NEPA compliance. It seeks to enhance the domestic nuclear fuel cycle, ensure a long-term enriched uranium supply, and prioritize security clearances to support rapid deployment.

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This Executive Order directs the Department of Energy to accelerate the development, testing, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors. It seeks to reform internal Department processes, streamline environmental reviews, and reduce regulatory delays that have hindered nuclear innovation. The Order requires the establishment of a pilot program to build at least three advanced reactors outside national laboratories by July 4, 2026, and mandates expedited timelines for application review and approval. It also instructs the Department to revise NEPA compliance procedures and coordinate with other federal offices to implement these reforms, aiming to restore U.S. leadership in nuclear energy innovation.

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This Executive Order aims to strengthen the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain by removing regulatory barriers to domestic manufacturing. It directs the FDA, EPA, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review and streamline applicable regulations and guidance within 180 days to improve the timeliness and predictability of agency review processes. The order also calls for enhanced inspections of foreign pharmaceutical facilities, increased transparency on inspection activities, and centralized coordination of environmental permits for new manufacturing sites. The policy goal is to create a more resilient, competitive, and secure domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing base.

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This EO aims to strengthen US leadership in seabed mineral exploration and development to address national security and economic challenges related to critical mineral supplies. This initiative involves enhancing domestic capabilities, fostering international partnerships, and streamlining permitting processes while ensuring environmental standards. Key actions include mapping seabed resources, supporting investment in relevant technologies, and collaborating with allies to counter foreign influence, particularly from China. The plan also emphasizes creating a robust domestic supply chain for these minerals to support economic growth and military preparedness.

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This proclamation amends Proclamation 9173 (Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion) to permit commercial fishing within the monument, finding that the existing prohibition is not necessary to protect the monument's objects of scientific and historic interest. It prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from barring commercial fishing between 50 and 200 nautical miles from the monument's landward boundaries where the monument is coterminous with the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, restricts commercial fishing there to United States flagged vessels, and allows foreign flagged vessels to transship U.S.-harvested fish only by permit. It also directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to expeditiously publish proposed rules amending or repealing regulations that restrict commercial fishing in the monument.

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This EO seeks to promote the productive harvest of US seafood resources; limit commercial fishing regulation; combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and protect seafood markets from the unfair trade practices of other nations. The Secretary of Commerce shall identify regulations to rescind or revise to further this goal, solicit public comments, and coordinate with various groups. Secretary of Commerce shall also coordinate with the Secretary of Interior to review national monuments to suggest opening them to commercial fishing.

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Directs agencies to adopt the maximum use of technology for environmental review and permitting for infrastructure projects. Within 45 days of the date of this memorandum, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), in consultation with the National Energy Dominance Council and relevant permitting agencies, shall issue a Permitting Technology Action Plan for modernizing the technology used for Federal permitting and environmental review processes for infrastructure projects. Within 90 days of issuance of the plan, the relevant officials should adopt and begin implementation of that plan. Within 15 days of the date of this memorandum, the Chairman of CEQ shall establish and lead an interagency Permitting Innovation Center that will design and test prototype tools that could be implemented pursuant to the Permitting Technology Action Plan for NEPA reviews and other environmental permits and authorizations.

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This EO directs Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security to (1) provide for use and jurisdiction for DoD on federal lands; (2) provide for transfer and acceptance of jurisdiction over such Federal lands to enable military activities on military installation and for the designation of the federal lands as National Defense Areas by the Secretary of Defense. Secretary of Interior shall allow DoD use of Roosevelt Reservation not yet transferred/withdrawn.The Secretary of Defense may determine those military activities that are reasonably necessary and appropriate to accomplish the mission assigned in Executive Order 14167 and that are necessary to protect and maintain the security of military installations.

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Directs the listed agencies and listed rules, where the agency is directed to issue a sunset rule effective no later than 9/30/25 in that covered regulation. The sunset provision shall provide that the agency will offer the public an opportunity to comment on the costs and benefits of each regulation prior to a rule’s expiration, and following such opportunity the Conditional Sunset Date for that Covered Regulation may be extended if the agency finds an extension is warranted.

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AG is tasked with identifying and halting enforcement of state and local laws affecting domestic energy resources that may be unconstitutional or preempted by federal law, with a focus on those related to climate change and environmental initiatives. A report to the President detailing actions taken and recommendations for further measures is required within 60 days.

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This proclamation exempts certain coal- and oil-fired stationary sources, identified in Annex I, from compliance with the EPA's May 7, 2024 rule amending the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (89 FR 38508) for a two-year period running from July 8, 2027, through July 8, 2029. During that period, the listed sources remain subject to the MATS as they existed before the 2024 rule. The President issues the exemption under section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act, determining that the technology needed to comply with the rule is not commercially available and that the exemption is in the national security interests of the United States.

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The Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) shall designate coal as a “mineral” as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 14241 of March 20, 2025 (Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production), thereby entitling coal to all the benefits of a “mineral” under that order. Further, Executive Order 14241 is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “4332(d)(1)(B)” in section 6(d) of that order and replacing it with a reference to “4532(d)(1)(B)”. Agencies that are empowered to make loans, loan guarantees, grants, equity investments, or to conclude offtake agreements, both domestically and abroad, shall, to the extent permitted by law, take steps to rescind any policies or regulations seeking to or that actually discourage investment in coal production and coal-fired electricity generation. The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, the United States Trade Representative, the Assistant to the President for National Security, and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall take all necessary and appropriate actions to promote and identify export opportunities for coal and coal technologies and facilitate international offtake agreements for United States coal. Secretaries of Energy and Interior shall determine whether coal/steel meets the definition of "critical material" under energy Act of 2020. The Secretary of Energy shall take all necessary actions, consistent with applicable law, to accelerate the development, deployment, and commercialization of coal technologies.

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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 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 Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to implement various policy changes and guidance to increase the production of timber, lumber, paper, bioenergy, and other wood products.

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This memo outlines a variety of policies that will further American investment particularly in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, while safeguarding national security, including the following: The U.S. aims to be a top destination for investment, benefiting from allied and partner contributions; Limitations will be placed on foreign investments in critical sectors unless investors are verifiably independent from adversaries like the PRC; A streamlined process will be created to encourage investments from allies in U.S. advanced technology; Expedited environmental reviews for investments over $1 billion; New rules will prevent PRC-affiliated entities from acquiring critical American businesses and assets; Strengthening CFIUS to restrict adversary investments in strategic sectors and technologies; Encouraging non-controlling foreign investments that do not affect national security; Using legal tools to prevent U.S. investments in the PRC's military-industrial sector; Considering restrictions on U.S. investments in strategic sectors in the PRC; Evaluating the suspension of the 1984 U.S.-PRC Income Tax Convention to encourage domestic investment; Ensuring foreign companies meet auditing standards, reviewing structures limiting investor rights, and upholding fiduciary standards. The agencies are directed to implement the above policy as appropriate.

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This EO establishes the National Energy Dominance Council, with the Secretary of the Interior as Chair and Secretary of Energy as Vice Chair. This Council shall advise the President on how to best exercise authority to produce more energy in America, advise the President on how to improve the processes for permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation, transportation, and export of American energy, provide a recommended National Energy Dominance Strategy to produce more energy, and advise the President on facilitating public-private energy partnerships.

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This EO directs various Secretaries (Defense, Homeland Security, Interior, Commerce, Agriculture) to ensure water resources in Southern California, including: override activities impeding water delivery, maximize water delivery through the Central Valley Project (CVP), expedite exemptions under the Endangered Species Act for water projects, and identify and address regulatory hurdles for water-supply projects. Further, OMB shall review Federal programs affecting land and water management, with recommendations to ensure compliance and disaster prevention.

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The EO routes water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of California.

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The EO establishes a policy to harvest Alaska's natural resources. The EO reverses previous restrictions on resource development, particularly on state and federal lands. It mandates federal agencies to expedite permitting, leasing, and development of Alaskan resources, with a strong focus on liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. Additionally, it requires the revision or rescission of regulations that hinder these objectives, requiring collaboration among various governmental departments to facilitate infrastructure and resource projects in Alaska.

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This memorandum directs the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with other agency heads as necessary, to immediately restart first-term efforts by the National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and other agencies to route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the Central Valley and Southern California. Both Secretaries must report to the President within 90 days on implementation progress and provide recommendations for future implementation.

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