Executive Actions Tracker

This EO directs agency heads, in coordination with their DOGE Team Leads and the Director of OMB, to initiate a process to review all regulations subject to their sole or joint jurisdiction for consistency with law and Administration policy. Within 60 days, the agency heads shall submit a list of various classes of identified regulations. The Administrator of OIRA shall consult with the agency heads to develop a Unified Regulatory Agenda that seeks to rescind or modify these regulations as appropriate. Further, agencies shall seek to preserve their enforcement resources by de-prioritizing actions to enforce regulations that are based on anything other than the best reading of the statute or goes beyond constitutional power. Agency heads shall consult with their DOGE Team Leads and Administrator of OIRA on potential new regulations as soon as practicable. This does NOT apply to: military, national security, homeland security, foreign affairs, immigration, executive branch management of its employees, and anything else exempted by Director of OMB.

This EO states that it is the policy of the executive branch to "ensure Presidential supervision and control of the entire executive branch" and all executive agencies (including independent agencies) shall "submit for review all proposed and final significant regulatory actions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Executive Office of the President before publication in the Federal Register." This does not apply to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or to the Federal Open Market Committee. Definitions for various independent agencies and employees subject to this EO are provided. Director of OMB shall establish performance standards and management objectives for independent agency heads and report their performance and efficiency to the President periodically. Director of OMB shall also review independent regulatory agencies' obligations for consistency with the President's policies regularly and consult with agency chairmen to adjust agency actions as necessary and appropriate to advance the President's policies, which may include prohibiting expending of appropriations on particular activities. Further, the heads of independent regulatory agencies shall each establish a White House Liaison, regularly consult with directors of OMB, White House Domestic Policy, and White House National Economic Council, and submit strategic plans to the Director of OMB for clearance prior to finalization. Lastly, the President and the AG (subject to President's supervision and control) shall provide the authoritative interpretations of law for the executive branch, which is controlling on all executive employees in their official duties.

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AG will examine all policies and plans to assess any ongoing infringements on the Second Amendment.

This EO prevents any payment to specific persons who had directly engaged in an effort by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute a protected person without the consent of that person's country or materially support a barred activity. Further, certain immigrant entry into the US is suspended. Other various fiscal sanctions are imposed.

This EO seeks to rescind all federal funds to educational programs that allow male competitive participation in women's sports. The Secretary of Education is directed to affirmatively protect all-female athletic opportunities and locker rooms under Title IX. Further, the Secretary of Education and AG will prioritize Title IX enforcement in this manner. All agencies will review grants to educational programs and rescind funding for failure to comply with this order. Various agencies will also do affirmative outreach to state and other organizations to promote this policy, including athletic organizations and governing bodies.

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This Memo directs the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to take appropriate actions to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the US and to address immigration enforcement needs.

Clients in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

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 directs the heads of each agency or executive department to submit a report to the President identifying authorities that might be used to curb or combat anti-Semitism and listing an inventory and analysis of pending complaints of civil-rights violations with anti-semitism against or involving higher education institutions. The Attorney General is also directed to submit a report and analysis of all cases involving higher education institutions and post-October 7, 2023 antisemitism. The Secretaries of State, Education, and Homeland Security must also report recommendations for familiarizing higher education institutions with grounds of inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) for "aliens."

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.

Clients in Healthcare · Life Sciences · Insurance

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.

Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Environmental · Construction · Multifamily Housing

This EO directs the Director of National Intelligence and AG to present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Further, the Director of National Intelligence and the AG shall review records related to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of these records.

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.

Clients in Healthcare · Transportation · Consumer Financial Services

This EO establishes policies and procedures for DoD and DHS to secure the borders of the United States through physical barriers and increased personnel presence, apprehend and detain illegal aliens until they can be removed from the United States, and terminate parole programs and are inconsistent with the policies of the EO. The EO also requires the Secretary of State to facilitate international agreements whereby asylum seekers would remain in Mexico while their case is pending. The EO also seeks to fulfill the requirements of the DNA Fingerprint Act for all aliens detained, and to use technology to determine the validity of claimed familial relationships. The Attorney General is to prioritize the prosecution of offenses that relate to the border.

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

Clients in Environmental · Energy and Infrastructure · Food and Beverage

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.

Clients in Healthcare · Multifamily Housing

This EO states that United States citizenship shall not extend to persons born in the United States when (1) the person's mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the person's father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the birth and (2) when the person's mother's presence in the United States was lawful but temporary and the person's father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the birth.

This proclamation commutes to time served the sentences of fourteen named individuals convicted of offenses related to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and grants a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of such offenses. It directs the Attorney General to issue certificates of pardon, ensure the immediate release of those still imprisoned, and pursue dismissal with prejudice of all pending indictments arising from that conduct, with the Bureau of Prisons directed to immediately implement Department of Justice instructions.

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.

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.

Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Environmental · Tribal and Native American Law · Construction · Transportation

Prohibits federal government officers, employees, or agents from engaging in or facilitating any conduct that would restrict free speech. Prohibits use of federal resources on activities that restrict free speech. Attorney general charged with investigating activities of the Federal Government over the last 4 years that are inconsistent with policies and purposes of this EO and take remedial measures.

Clients in Media and Technology

This EO suspends entry into the United States of refugees under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) until a finding is made by DHS and Sec. of State regarding whether resumption of entry of refugees under USRAP is in the interests of the United States.

This EO instructs the Attorney General not to enforce "The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" for 75 days to allow the administration to (1) consult with advisors and federal agencies or departments regarding national security concerns and (2) negotiate an appropriate resolution regarding TikTok (and any other foreign adversary controlled applications).

Clients in Media and Technology · Telecom

This EO creates a process by which cartels and other organizations will be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations or Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

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 EO states that it is the policy of the US to ensure laws authorizing capital punishment are respected and implemented. The Attorney General shall pursue the death penalty "for all crimes of a severity demanding its use" including every federal capital crime involving (1) the murder of a law-enforcement officer or (2) a capital crime committed by an alien illegally present in this country. The Attorney General shall also encourage the same for state capital charges, including ensuring that states have sufficient supplies of lethal injection drugs. The EO also directs various other actions to encourage capital punishment, including: modifying the Justice Manual; evaluating the cases of the 37 individuals who received federal death sentence commutations from President Biden, including encouraging evaluation of state charges; seeking overruling of Supreme Court precedents that hinder capital punishment; and prioritizing public safety and prosecution of violent crime.