Executive Actions Tracker
Executive orders, proclamations and memoranda from Jan 20, 2025 onward, with AI-assisted summaries, tagging and litigation tracking.
- MemorandumJul 15, 2026Action by the United States in the Investigation Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation
This memorandum directs the United States Trade Representative to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods of Brazil, following a Section 301 investigation initiated on July 15, 2025, into Brazil's acts, policies, and practices related to digital trade and electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, anti-corruption enforcement, intellectual property protection, ethanol market access, and illegal deforestation. The Trade Representative determined on June 1, 2026, that certain of these practices are actionable under Section 301(b)(1), and consultations with Brazil failed to resolve U.S. concerns. Products identified in the Annex are exempted from the tariff, including raw materials whose taxation could lead to unavailability of domestic supply and products that cannot be produced in sufficient quantities in the United States, and the Trade Representative is directed to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule accordingly.
TradeForeign AffairsGlobal ReachCorporateIntellectual PropertyEntertainment, Technology and AdvertisingClients in Energy and Infrastructure · Fintech · Food and Beverage
Active - EO 14413Executive OrderJun 22, 2026Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation
This executive order directs a whole-of-government effort to accelerate the development, commercialization, and protection of quantum information science and technology (QIST). It requires the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to update the National Quantum Strategy within 180 days, establishes the Quantum Computer for Application Development and Discovery Science (QC-ADDS) Effort, and directs the Secretaries of War, Commerce, and Energy and the Director of the National Science Foundation to develop plans on quantum sensing, supply chains, and workforce recruitment. It also directs the FBI Director to propose expanded counterintelligence staffing and the Secretaries of State and Commerce to align international engagements on market access, export controls, and technology protection.
TechNational Security/DefenseEconomyGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsGovernmental – National SecurityIntellectual PropertyLabor and EmploymentGlobal ReachClients in AI, Robotics and Quantum · Aerospace, Defense & Government Services · Digital Infrastructure · Media and Technology
Active - EO 14400Executive OrderApr 3, 2026Urgent National Action To Save College Sports
This executive order directs agency heads that contract with or provide grants to higher education institutions to evaluate violations of interstate intercollegiate athletic governing body rules on eligibility, transfers, revenue-sharing, and "improper financial activities" as potential grounds affecting a recipient's present responsibility, with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget issuing suspension and debarment guidance and the Administrator of General Services proposing a compliance information collection. It directs the Secretary of Education to consider reporting requirements on roster spots and athletic aid, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to enforce consumer protection and athlete-agent laws, and the Attorney General to pursue actions to invalidate conflicting state laws, with Sections 3 through 6 effective August 1, 2026.
EducationJusticeEconomyGovernmental – Government ContractsGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsLitigationAppellateIntellectual PropertyClients in Sports
Active - EO 14363Executive OrderNov 24, 2025Launching the Genesis Mission
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.
TechGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsGovernmental – National SecurityIntellectual PropertyPrivacy and CybersecurityClients in AI, Robotics and Quantum · Energy and Infrastructure · Digital Infrastructure · Life Sciences · Aerospace, Defense & Government Services
Active - EO 14355Executive OrderSep 30, 2025Unlocking Cures for Pediatric Cancer With Artificial Intelligence
This EO directs federal agencies to harness artificial intelligence to accelerate pediatric cancer research, improve data sharing, and enhance clinical care, prioritizing innovation, investment, and interoperability in health data. It establishes a coordinated effort to use AI-enabled solutions for better diagnostics, treatments, and prevention, while ensuring patient privacy and encouraging public and private sector engagement.
Health and Life SciencesGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsGovernmental – Life Sciences / FDAPrivacy and CybersecurityIntellectual PropertyClients in Healthcare · Life Sciences · AI, Robotics and Quantum
Active - ProclamationApr 26, 2025World Intellectual Property Day, 2025
This proclaims April 26, 2025, as World Intellectual Property Day.
Active - EO 14277Executive OrderApr 23, 2025Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth
This EO seeks to promote the appropriate integration of AI into education, including by providing training for educators. It also establishes a White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education and the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge.
Clients in AI, Robotics and Quantum · Media and Technology
Active - EO 14273Executive OrderApr 15, 2025Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First
This EO seeks to optimize Federal health care programs, intellectual property protections, and safety regulations to provide access to prescription drugs at lower costs. The EO directs various agency actions to achieve this goal.
Health and Life SciencesGovernmental – Healthcare RegulatoryAntitrust and CompetitionIntellectual PropertyClients in Healthcare · Life Sciences
Active - MemorandumJan 20, 2025America First Trade Policy
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
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