Executive Actions Tracker

This EO seeks to impose "maximum pressure" on the Iranian regime to end its nuclear threat. This includes directing the Secretary of Treasury to impose sanctions and update its policies for Iranian terror proxies; the Secretary of State to impose sanctions and lead campaigns to drive Iran's export of oil to zero and isolate Iran from the rest of the world; US Permanent Representative to the UN to work with allies to further this goal; Secretary of Commerce to conduct export control enforcement of military items; and AG to pursue legal steps to disrupt Iran and its terror proxy.

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

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 initiates the process of designating the Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

Clients in Transportation · Energy and Infrastructure

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.

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.

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.

Directs the DOJ, SEC, and FTC to review all investigations during the last 4 years to determine if any investigations unfairly targeted political opponents of the Biden Administration. Also directs the DNI to determine whether the Intelligence Community has done the same. Requires these agencies to submit a report to the President identifying these matters and recommendations for appropriate remedial actions.

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.

This EO sets forth several policies and procedures aimed at enforcing the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The EO directs DHS and USCIS to prioritize enforcement of INA and other Federal laws related to illegal entry and unlawful presence of aliens in the United States. The EO directs the Attorney General to prioritize prosecution of criminal offenses related to the same. The EO aims to establish Homeland Security Task Forces in all states. The EO directs DHS to ensure the efficient and expedited removal of aliens from the United States and to construct detention facilities for aliens pending the outcome of their removal proceedings. The EO states that all "sanctuary jurisdictions" will no longer receive federal funds.

The EO orders the investigation of individuals and revocation of security clearances for individuals involved in the Hunter Biden laptop coverup.

Clients in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services