Executive Actions Tracker

This EO directs various types of review, to include security clearances, contracting, and racial discrimination within Perkins Coie LLP. Specifically, the Director of National Intelligence is directed to take steps to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Perkins Coie pending review and review any sensitive government information provided to Perkins Coie and cease such provision. Further, agencies shall disclose any government contracting business done with Perkins Coie and review all current contracts or entities that disclose doing business with Perkins Coie, and take appropriate steps to terminate any contract for which Perkins Coie has been hired to perform any service. Further, the Chair of the EEOC shall review and the AG shall investigate the practices of large law firms for consistency with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including whether large law firms: reserve certain positions for individuals of preferred races; promote individuals on a discriminatory basis; permit client access on a discriminatory basis; or provide access to events, trainings, or travel on a discriminatory basis. Heads of agencies shall provide guidance limiting official access from Federal Government buildings to employees of Perkins Coie when such access would threaten the national security of or otherwise be inconsistent with the interests of the United States and provide guidance limiting Government employees acting in their official capacity from engaging with Perkins Coie employees to ensure consistency with the national security and other interests of the United States. Agency officials shall refrain from hiring employees of Perkins Coie, absent a waiver from the head of the agency.

This EO designates English as the official language of the US. Further, EO 13166 of August 11, 2000 (Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency), is revoked. However, Agency heads are not required to amend, remove, or otherwise stop production of documents, products, or other services prepared or offered in languages other than English. The AG shall remove any policy guidance documents issued pursuant to EO 13166.

This EO directs the elimination of non-statutory components and functions of the following agencies: the Presidio Trust; the Inter-American Foundation; the United States African Development Foundation; and the United States Institute of Peace. Within 14 days, the head of each of the above agencies shall submit a report to OMB Director confirming compliance with this EO and stating what components are statutorily required and to what extent. Funding to these agencies should be rejected unless compliant with this EO. The Presidential Memorandum of November 13, 1961 (Need for Greater Coordination of Regional and Field Activities of the Government), is revoked. OPM Director shall initiate the process to withdraw regulations 5 CFR 960 (Federal Executive Boards) and 5 CFR 362 (Presidential Management Fellows program). Within 14 days, the applicable heads shall terminate the following agencies: Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, Academic Research Council and the Credit Union Advisory Council, Community Bank Advisory Council, Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID, and Health Equity Advisory Committee. Within 30 days, assistants to the President shall submit a list of other government entities that should be terminated as unnecessary.

This EO directs the Secretary of Education to issue guidelines to schools (including elementary schools, local educational agencies, State educational agencies, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education) regarding the legal obligations for Covid-19 school mandates. Further, the Secretary of HHS and Education shall create a plan to implement these guidelines, including a list of non-compliant schools and suggested corrective agency action.

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This EO states that all officers or employees charged with implementing the foreign policy of the US must do so under the direction of the President and failure to implement the President's policy is grounds for professional discipline, including separation. When the Secretary of State concludes that an employee warrants personnel action, the Secretary may, at his or her discretion, refer the matter to the President. The Secretary shall reform the Foreign Service to ensure faithful implementation of the President's agenda, including recruiting, evaluation, retention standards, and update the manual and any other policies as needed.

This EO directs Director of OMB to submit a plan to reduce the size of the federal government's workforce through efficiency improvements and attrition. This plan must require each agency to hire no more than one employee for every four that depart. This EO does not apply to functions related to public safety, immigration enforcement, or law enforcement. Each agency must develop a hiring plan in compliance with this EO and cannot fill any vacancies that the DOGE team determines should not be filled, unless the agency head determines otherwise. Agency heads shall promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force. OPM shall initiate a rulemaking process to revise 5 CFR 731.202(b) to include additional suitability criteria. This EO does not apply to military personnel, any positions deemed by agency heads to be necessary for national security, homeland security, or public safety, and any exemptions granted by Director of OPM.

This EO directs OMB to take all necessary steps to eliminate the Federal Executive Institute.

This EO creates a Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, which must review the activities of all executive agencies and determine any anti-Christian policies or practices and make corrective recommendations.

This memorandum establishes an executive branch policy that collective bargaining agreements executed in the 30 days before a change in presidential administrations shall not be approved if they create new contractual obligations, make substantive changes to existing agreements, or extend an existing agreement's duration, though existing rollover provisions are unaffected. It directs agency heads to promptly disapprove any such agreement executed by subordinate personnel but not yet approved under 5 U.S.C. 7114(c). The requirements do not apply to CBAs primarily covering law enforcement officers, subject to a severability provision if that exclusion is held to defeat the memorandum's status as a government-wide rule. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management is directed to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.

This EO seeks to prohibit recipients of federal funds providing K-12 education from using "discriminatory" ideologies, primarily based on race, color, sex, or national origin. Various heads of agencies are directed to draft policy recommendations to enforce this EO. Further, the "1776 Commission" is reestablished with the goal of promoting patriotic education. All relevant agencies are directed to monitor compliance with the requirement that all educational institutions with federal funds hold a yearly constitution education program.

This EO states that "it is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called “transition” of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures." The EO directs specific actions at HHS, DoD, and DOJ to enforce this, including stopping insurance support, reviewing policies, and requiring this policy for all federally funded organizations.

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This EO creates avenues for reinstatement of military members to be reinstated if they were previously discharged for refusing to comply with Covid-19 vaccination requirements.

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This EO establishes a policy that the medical, surgical, and mental health constraints associated with gender dysphoria are inconsistent with military readiness standards, and directs the Secretary of Defense to update DoD Instruction 6130.03 within 60 days, issue directives ending identification-based pronoun usage, and within 30 days identify implementation steps and report to the President. It bars service members from using sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for the opposite sex absent extraordinary operational necessity, directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue parallel guidance for the Coast Guard within 30 days of the DoD updates, and implements the revocation of EO 14004 (Enabling All Qualified Americans To Serve Their Country in Uniform) by rescinding inconsistent policies.

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This EO orders the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland security, as it relates to the Coast Guard, shall abolish every DEI office. Secretary of Defense shall conduct an internal review of any actions taking in pursuit of DEI initiatives. DoD and Armed Forces, including any educational institution under its control, is prohibited from promoting DEI or any listed gender ideology theories.

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This EO revokes: (a) Executive Order 14042 of September 9, 2021 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors); and (b) Executive Order 14043 of September 9, 2021 (Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees).

Requires all departments and agencies to terminate all discriminatory and illegal preferences, mandates, policies, programs, activities, guidance, regulations, enforcement actions, consent orders, and requirements. Rescinds executive orders and Presidential memoranda related to federal actions and initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion, including Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity). Directs the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to immediately cease promoting diversity and holding federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking affirmative action. Does not apply to employment and contracting preferences for veterans. Requires each agency head to include in every contract or grant award a term/provision that makes compliance with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws material to the government's payment decisions, which includes a certification that the contractor/recipient does not operate any DEI programs that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws. Directs federal agencies to encourage private sector to advance the policy of individual initiative, excellence, and hard work.

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This memorandum directs the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to immediately return the FAA to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring and to rescind all DEI initiatives and preferencing policies or practices. It further directs both officials to review the past performance and performance standards of all individuals in critical safety positions and to replace any individual who fails or has failed to demonstrate requisite capability.

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This EO provides legal definitions for various "biological" gender terms that the agencies must adopt. The Secretary of HHS is directed to provide guidance expanding on the definitions listed in this order. The agencies are directed to adopt and reflect these terms in various manners, including in federal policies and documents, and submit an update on the implementation of this EO within 120 days.

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The EO implements stricter vetting and screening processes for foreign nationals seeking entry. It also mandates collaboration between the Secretary of State, the AG, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the DNI to identify potential threats and ensure that immigrants do not harbor hostile intentions towards the U.S. The order also requires a review of current regulations to prevent the misuse of visa programs and ensure the proper assimilation of lawful immigrants. Additionally, it directs the evaluation of countries with deficient vetting information to determine the need for admission suspensions.

This EO directs various officials (including the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, Director of OMB, Director of OPM, and Administrator of DOGE) to develop and deliver to agency heads a new Federal Hiring Plan within 120 days. Also, the Director of OPM shall establish clear performance metrics to evaluate the success of the reforms in the new Federal Hiring Plan and request agency analysis on a regular basis.

This memorandum directs measures to increase presidential accountability over career Senior Executive Service (SES) officials. It requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to issue SES Performance Plans that agencies must adopt within 30 days. It further directs agency heads to reassign SES members to align with the President's agenda, terminate and reconstitute Executive Resources Boards with noncareer officials serving as a majority, re-constitute Performance Review Board membership, and take actions up to and including removal of SES officials whose performance is inconsistent with the memorandum's principles or their duties under 5 U.S.C. 3131.

This EO directs a hiring freeze for all Federal civilian employees, to be applied through the executive branch. No vacancies may be further filled or new positions created until the freeze is lifted. This freeze DOES NOT apply to military personnel of the armed forces; positions related to immigrant enforcement, national security, or public safety; anything that may adversely impact the provision of Social Security, Medicare, or Veteran's benefits; nomination and appointment of officials; or any exceptions deemed necessary by the Director of OPM. Within 90 days, the Director of OMB, in consultation with the director of OPM and Administrator of USDS, shall submit a plan to reduce the federal workforce, at which time the freeze will be lifted for all federal agencies and departments EXCEPT for the IRS. Contracting outside the federal government to circumvent this memorandum is prohibited.

This EO directs the Director of OMB, assisted by the Attorney General and Director of OPM, to terminate all DEI and DEIA policies in the federal government. Within 60 days, all DEI, DEIA, and environmental justice offices and positions shall be terminated.

This proclamation declares that an invasion is ongoing at the southern border and, invoking sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the INA and Article II and Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution, suspends the entry of aliens engaged in that invasion and restricts their access to INA provisions permitting continued presence, including asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158. It also suspends entry of aliens who fail to provide sufficient medical, criminal history, and background information before entering, and directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, to repel, repatriate, or remove such aliens until the President finds the invasion has ceased.

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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