Executive Actions Tracker

This EO directs the Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to each establish a Food Supply Chain Security Task Force to investigate whether anti-competitive behavior exists in U.S. food supply chains and whether foreign control of food-related industries is raising food costs or creating national or economic security threats. It directs them to remedy any anti-competitive behavior uncovered, including through enforcement actions, new regulatory proposals, and, for evidence of criminal collusion, criminal proceedings such as grand jury investigations. The Task Forces must jointly brief the Speaker of the House, the Senate Majority Leader, and the chairs of congressional committees of jurisdiction on their progress within 180 days and again within 365 days of the order.

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This proclamation restricts the entry of aliens as H-1B specialty occupation nonimmigrant workers unless their petitions are accompanied by a $100,000 payment, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025, and expiring 12 months later absent extension. The Secretary of Homeland Security may exempt individuals, companies, or industries determined to be in the national interest, and the Secretary of State must verify receipt of payment before approving visa petitions. The Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security and the Attorney General must jointly recommend within 30 days of the next H-1B lottery whether to extend the restriction, and the Secretaries of Labor and Homeland Security must initiate rulemakings to revise prevailing wage levels and prioritize admission of high-skilled, high-paid aliens.

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This EO directs the Department of Labor and other federal regulators to reevaluate and clarify guidance to allow fiduciaries of 401(k) and other defined-contribution retirement plans to prudently include alternative assets—such as private equity, real estate, and digital assets—in participant investment options.

Clients in Insurance · Fintech · Blockchain Technology and Digital Assets · Energy and Infrastructure

This EO directs federal banking regulators to eliminate guidance and practices that enable financial institutions to restrict access to banking services based on a customer's political or religious beliefs, or lawful business activities, instead requiring decisions be based on neutral, risk-based criteria. Further, it mandates remedial actions for past violations, including reinstatement of affected clients, disciplinary measures against institutions engaging in "politicized or unlawful debanking," and development of a comprehensive strategy to prevent such conduct going forward.

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Agency heads, in consultation with the FTC Chairman and the Attorney General, are tasked with reviewing and identifying regulations that hinder market competition, including those that facilitate monopolies or create barriers to entry. Within 70 days, agencies must list such regulations and recommend whether they should be rescinded or modified. The FTC Chairman will gather public input through an RFI process and, after consolidating agency recommendations, will provide a list of anti-competitive regulations to the OMB Director for potential inclusion in the Unified Regulatory Agenda. This initiative aims to enhance market competition by removing unnecessary regulatory constraints.

Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, shall establish within the Department of Commerce an office named the United States Investment Accelerator (Investment Accelerator), which shall facilitate and accelerate investments above $1 billion in the United States by assisting investors as they navigate United States Government regulatory processes efficiently, reduce regulatory burdens, increase access to and use of our national resources, facilitate research collaborations with our national labs, and work with State governments to reduce regulatory barriers. The Investment Accelerator shall be responsible for the CHIPS Program.

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Directs AG and FTC to ensure that competition laws are appropriately enforced in the concert and entertainment industry. The FTC and state Attorneys General shall rigorously enforce the Better Online Tickets Sales Act, 15 U.S.C. 45c. FTC shall take action, including new regulations and enforcement, to ensure price transparency and prevent unfair conduct in the secondary ticket market. Secretary of Treasury and AG shall ensure ticket scalpers are operating lawfully.

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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.

Clients in AI, Robotics and Quantum · Aerospace, Defense & Government Services · Energy and Infrastructure

This EO directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce, in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, to develop a plan for the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund and submit it to the President within 90 days.

This memorandum orders the heads of all executive departments and agencies to pursue actions delivering emergency price relief to American consumers, including lowering housing costs and expanding housing supply, eliminating administrative expenses that increase healthcare costs, eliminating requirements that raise home appliance costs, creating employment opportunities, and eliminating climate policies that increase food and fuel costs. The Assistant to the President for Economic Policy must report to the President on implementation within 30 days and every 30 days thereafter.

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This executive order directs a whole-of-government approach to place-based economic development in "covered communities", including economically distressed regions, Community Disaster Resiliency Zones, and certain rural and Tribal areas. The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, must coordinate federal investments across twelve implementing agencies and, within 1 year, improve community engagement, develop an interagency technical assistance network, and identify overlapping program geographies. Implementing agencies are directed to include preferences for covered communities in funding opportunities, assist grant applicants in distressed regions, consider signing a memorandum of agreement within 1 year to share information across programs, and support long-term economic development in disaster-affected regions.

Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Tribal and Native American Law