Executive Actions Tracker

This EO directs the AG to review policies governing the investigations and enforcement actions under the FCPA for a period of 180 days. This review shall include a pause of any new investigations. The AG may extend this for an additional 180 days if deemed appropriate.

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This proclamation increases the section 232 tariff on imports of aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles from 10 percent to 25 percent ad valorem, effective March 12, 2025. It terminates the alternative arrangements with Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, subjecting imports from those countries to the tariff, and ends the product exclusion process administered by the Secretary of Commerce. It extends the tariff to additional derivative aluminum articles, directs the Secretary to establish a process within 90 days for adding further derivatives, requires importers to report aluminum content to CBP, and prohibits duty drawback.

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This EO states that the US (including all US agencies) will not provide aid or assistance to South Africa, and halt any current aid. Further, the US will promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination. The heads of any agencies may permit foreign aid or assistance deems necessary. DHS and Secretary of State shall prioritize relief to assist the Afrikaners group.

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 amends the previous EO on duties to PRC to allow duty-free de minimis treatment for some specific eligible articles.

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.

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This EO pauses the EO issued on 2/1/25, Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Northern Border, until 3/4/25. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the Secretary of State, AG, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and continue to assess the situation.

Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Transportation

This EO pauses the EO issued on 2/1/25, Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border, until 3/4/25. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the Secretary of State, AG, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and continue to assess the situation.

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This EO expands the scope of the national emergency declared under Proclamation 10886 to include the failure of Canada to arrest, seize, detain, or otherwise intercept drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), other drug and human traffickers, criminals, and drugs. Further, a 25% ad valorem rate of duty is imposed on all products of Canada, beginning 2/4/25, except for goods entered for consumption. There is also an exception for energy resources, which are subject to a 10% ad valorem rate of duty (not 25%). The Secretary of Homeland Security is directed to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US (HTSUS) to effect this order. The tariff does not apply to products eligible for admission under "domestic status" as defined in 19 CFR 146.43. Further, the Secretary of Homeland Security is directed to consult regularly with Secretary of State, AG, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security regarding the situation on the northern border. Secretary of Homeland Security must consult with Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce and AG to adopt rules and regulations to enforce this EO. All agencies shall take appropriate action to enforce this EO.

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This EO expands the scope of the national emergency declared under Proclamation 10886 to include the failure of Mexico to arrest, seize, detain, or otherwise intercept drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), other drug and human traffickers, criminals, and illicit drugs. Further, a 25% ad valorem rate of duty is imposed on all products of Mexico, beginning 2/4/25, except for goods entered for consumption. The Secretary of Homeland Security is directed to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US (HTSUS) to effect this order. The tariff does not apply to products eligible for admission under "domestic status" as defined in 19 CFR 146.43. Further, the Secretary of Homeland Security is directed to consult regularly with Secretary of State, AG, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security regarding the situation on the southern border. Secretary of Homeland Security must consult with Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce and AG to adopt rules and regulations to enforce this EO. All agencies shall take appropriate action to enforce this EO.

Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Food and Beverage · Retail, Fashion & Beauty · Transportation · Consumer Financial Services

This EO expands the scope of the national emergency declared under Proclamation 10886 to include the failure of the PRC to arrest, seize, detain, or otherwise intercept chemical precursor suppliers, money launderers, other transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), criminals, and drugs. Further, a 10% ad valorem rate of duty is imposed on all products of PRC, beginning 2/4/25, except for goods entered for consumption. The Secretary of Homeland Security is directed to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US (HTSUS) to effect this order. The tariff does not apply to products eligible for admission under "domestic status" as defined in 19 CFR 146.43. Further, the Secretary of Homeland Security is directed to consult regularly with Secretary of State, AG, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security regarding the PRC. Secretary of Homeland Security must consult with Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce and AG to adopt rules and regulations to enforce this EO. All agencies shall take appropriate action to enforce this EO.

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This EO rescinds EO 14067 and directs the Secretary of Treasury to take appropriate actions consistent with this new EO regarding the digital sector. Further, the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets is established, to be chaired by the Special Advisor for AI and Crypto. The Working Group is responsible for analyzing the digital sector and making recommendations.

Clients in Blockchain Technology and Digital Assets · Fintech

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

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

Announces the intent to withdraw from the WHO. Revokes Executive Order 13987 (Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government to Provide a Unified and Effective Response to Combat COVID–19 and to Provide United States Leadership on Global Health and Security). Pauses transfer of any government funds to the WHO and recalls/reassigns government personnel and contractors working in any capacity with the WHO. Requires review and replacement of the 2024 US Global Health Security Strategy as soon as practicable.

Clients in Healthcare · Life Sciences

This memorandum establishes an America First trade policy and directs a series of investigations and reviews by the Secretaries of Commerce, the Treasury, State, Defense, and Homeland Security, the United States Trade Representative, and other officials, covering trade deficits, a potential External Revenue Service, unfair foreign trade practices, the USMCA, currency manipulation, antidumping and countervailing duty rules, the de minimis exemption, PRC trade compliance and Section 301 tariffs, export controls, outbound investment restrictions under EO 14105, and steel and aluminum import measures. Resulting findings and recommendations are due to the President in unified reports by April 1, 2025, except an OMB procurement assessment due April 30, 2025.

Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Aerospace, Defense & Government Services · Life Sciences · Transportation · Digital Infrastructure

Requires the applicable heads of departments and agencies to pause new awards of development assistance funds and prevent disbursement of funds under existing awards to foreign countries, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors pending review. Department of State will develop guidelines for review and departments/agencies will use guidelines to determine whether to continue, modify, or cease foreign assistance programs. Secretary of State may waive the pause for specific programs (no further information provided on waiver).

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

The EO orders the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and any other agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The UN Ambassador must also immediately cease any related financial commitments.

Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Environmental · ESG and Sustainability

Rescinds 78 Biden Administration Executive Orders, including DEI initiatives, COVID precautions/relief, and the recent AI protections/study.

Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Environmental · Healthcare · AI, Robotics and Quantum · ESG and Sustainability

This memorandum declares that commitments made by the prior administration under the OECD Global Tax Deal have no force or effect in the United States absent an act of Congress. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the Permanent Representative of the United States to the OECD to so notify the OECD, and directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Trade Representative to take additional implementing steps. It further directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, to investigate foreign tax rules that are extraterritorial or disproportionately affect American companies and to deliver findings and a list of options for protective measures to the President within 60 days.

The EO establishes policy of fossil fuel exploration on federal lands and continental shelf, non-fuel minerals, eliminates "EV mandate", and general deregulation of energy and consumer appliances. It promotes energy exploration on federal lands, strengthens the U.S. position in mineral production, and encourages regulatory reforms to eliminate burdensome mandates and support consumer choice. The order revokes several prior climate-related EOs (13990, 13992, 14008, 14007, 14013, 14027, 14030, 14037, 14057, 14072, 14082, and 14096) and streamlines the permitting process to expedite energy project approvals. Additionally, it focuses on ensuring accurate environmental analyses and addressing national security implications related to mineral reliance.

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