Executive Actions Tracker

This EO sets new pay rates and salary schedules for federal employees across various statutory pay systems, including the General Schedule, Foreign Service, Veterans Health Administration, Senior Executive Service, and certain executive, legislative, and judicial positions, effective January 1, 2026. It also adjusts pay for uniformed services and authorizes the Director of the OPM to consider an additional increase for certain law enforcement personnel, and establishes new locality-based comparability payments. The order supersedes the previous pay adjustment order from December 2024.

This memorandum denies the Presidential Permit application submitted by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas on December 30, 2024, to construct, maintain, and operate a commercial and personally owned vehicle crossing on the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas. Acting under 33 U.S.C. 535d(d) and accepting the Secretary of State's recommendation, the President determined the project is not in the national interest and directs the Secretary of State to notify the Applicant of the decision.

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

This proclamation continues the full entry suspension imposed by Proclamation 10949 (Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats) on nationals of 12 countries and the partial suspension on Burundi, Cuba, Togo, and Venezuela; newly imposes a full suspension on nationals of Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria and on travelers using Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents; and partially suspends entry (immigrant and B-1, B-2, F, M, and J visas) for nationals of 15 additional countries, while lifting Turkmenistan's nonimmigrant suspension. The Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security may grant case-by-case national-interest exceptions, and the Secretary of State must report to the President every 180 days on whether the restrictions should continue. The proclamation takes effect January 1, 2026, and does not apply to lawful permanent residents or to holders of valid visas issued before that date.

This EO designates illicit fentanyl and its precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction due to their extreme lethality and use by criminal organizations threatening U.S. national security. It directs federal agencies to strengthen investigations, prosecutions, sanctions, interagency cooperation, and military preparedness against the fentanyl threat. The order mandates a unified and elevated federal response to disrupt fentanyl trafficking and bolster homeland defense against potential large-scale chemical attacks involving fentanyl.

Clients in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

This proclaims December 15, 2025, as Bill of Rights Day.

This EO stablishes a national policy framework to promote U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence by minimizing state regulations, particularly those that hinder innovation or compel ideological bias in AI models. It directs the creation of a federal AI Litigation Task Force to challenge inconsistent state laws, restricts certain federal funding to states with onerous AI regulations, and initiates proceedings to potentially preempt conflicting state laws through federal standards. The order also calls for legislative recommendations to solidify a uniform federal approach, while preserving state authority over areas like child safety, infrastructure, and procurement.

Clients in AI, Robotics and Quantum · Telecom · Digital Infrastructure

This EO directs increased federal oversight and regulation of proxy advisory firms, citing concerns that their guidance to shareholders is politicized and may compromise investor returns. The order instructs the SEC, FTC, and DOL to consider revising related regulations, enhance transparency, investigate anticompetitive and deceptive practices, and strengthen fiduciary standards to ensure proxy advisors act solely in clients' financial interests. Its aim is to restore public confidence in the industry by prioritizing investor protection, accountability, and competition.

Clients in Consumer Financial Services · ESG and Sustainability

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.

Clients in Food and Beverage

This memorandum directs federal health officials to review childhood vaccine recommendations from peer, developed countries and update U.S. guidelines if superior, evidence-based practices are identified, while maintaining access to all currently available vaccines.

Clients in Healthcare · Life Sciences

This proclaims December 7, 2025, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and encourages Americans to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and to fly the flag at half-staff.

This proclamation honors the memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard, by ordering that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff at the White House, all public buildings and grounds, military posts, naval stations, and naval vessels throughout the United States and its Territories, as well as at all U.S. embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, until sunset on December 4, 2025.

This proclaims Thursday, November 27, 2025, as a National Day of Thanksgiving.

This EO establishes the “Genesis Mission,” a national initiative led by the Department of Energy to accelerate scientific discovery and technological innovation through an integrated AI platform that leverages federal research resources, datasets, and partnerships, aiming to advance key science and technology challenges, strengthen national security, and maintain U.S. global leadership in AI.

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

This executive order directs U.S. agencies to consider designating certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood, particularly those in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, based on their violent activities and threats to U.S. interests and partners, and requires federal action toward these designations within specified timeframes.

This proclamation exempts certain stationary sources listed in Annex I from compliance with specified requirements of the EPA's Coke Oven Rule (89 FR 55684) for two years beyond each of the Rule's relevant compliance dates, during which time those sources remain subject to the standards in effect before the Rule. Issued under section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act, the proclamation rests on presidential determinations that the technology needed to comply with the Rule is not commercially available and that the exemption is in the national security interests of the United States.

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

This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of State the President's authority to submit to Congress the report required under section 208(d)(6) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024, and directs the Secretary to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.

This EO exempts certain Brazilian agricultural products from previously imposed tariffs due to initial progress in bilateral negotiations, while directing federal agencies to implement and monitor these changes.

Clients in Food and Beverage

This proclaims November 2025 as National Adoption Month.

This EO directs that certain agricultural products be exempted from reciprocal tariffs previously imposed to address national security concerns arising from persistent U.S. goods trade deficits, effective November 13, 2025, with corresponding updates to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and refund procedures. Relevant officials will continue to monitor the situation and have authority to take further action as necessary, while all departments are directed to implement these changes in accordance with applicable law.

Clients in Food and Beverage

This EO directs federal agencies to modernize the foster care system through improved technology, data collection, and partnerships, while expanding resources and opportunities for youth transitioning out of foster care. It also seeks to remove barriers for qualified foster and adoptive parents, especially those with sincerely held religious beliefs, and encourages collaboration with faith-based organizations to support families and children in need.

Clients in Healthcare · AI, Robotics and Quantum

This proclamation designates November 10, 2025, as a day commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Marine Corps, calls upon Government officials to display the flag over Government buildings, and encourages Americans to display the flag and hold appropriate ceremonies.

This proclamation designates November 11, 2025, as Veterans Day, encouraging Americans to honor veterans through public ceremonies and private reflection, and calling upon federal, state, and local officials to display the U.S. flag and participate in patriotic activities.

This proclaims the week of November 2 through November 8, 2025, as Anti-Communism Week.

This proclamation grants a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens for conduct relating to the creation, organization, submission, support, or advocacy of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential electors in connection with the 2020 Presidential Election, as well as conduct relating to efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in that election. It names 77 individuals as included, expressly excludes the President himself, and directs the Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, to administer the issuance of certificates of pardon to eligible applicants.

This EO orders the reduction of additional tariffs on certain Chinese goods from 20 percent to 10 percent, effective November 10, 2025, while continuing to monitor China's compliance with these measures. The Secretary of Homeland Security and other officials will oversee implementation, and further action may be taken if China fails to meet its obligations under this agreement.