Executive Actions Tracker

This executive order directs the Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security, when processing H-1B petitions, labor condition applications, and visas, to coordinate with the Secretaries of Commerce and Education and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and to consider whether the sponsoring employer engaged in or plans layoffs affecting similarly situated U.S. workers within the previous year. It also directs the Secretary of Labor, through the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, to begin reviewing previously submitted labor condition applications within 30 days to determine whether further action against sponsoring employers is warranted, and delegates the President's authority under INA section 215(a) to the Secretaries of State, Commerce, Labor, and Homeland Security to implement the order.

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This proclamation extends the H-1B entry restriction imposed by Proclamation 10973 (Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers) for an additional 12 months, until 12:00 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2027. Entry of H-1B specialty occupation workers remains restricted unless the petition is accompanied or supplemented by a $100,000 payment, subject to national-interest exceptions determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Employers must obtain and retain documentation of payment before filing petitions for aliens outside the United States, and the Secretary of State must verify payment before approving visa applications. The Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security and the Attorney General must jointly recommend to the President, within 30 days after the next H-1B lottery, whether a further extension is warranted.

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This EO directs the Secretary of War and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish, within 180 days, updated information technology systems and guidance for ongoing sharing of Official Military Personnel Files and Service Treatment Records, deploy AI-based digital tools consolidating veterans' benefits access, and, within 30 days, ensure records transfer to the Department of Veterans Affairs immediately upon a service member's discharge. It also requires, within 120 days and in consultation with HHS and OMB, review and modification of existing IT contracts to add interoperability requirements, and directs the Secretary of War, within 180 days, to update the Transition Assistance Program to connect separating service members to jobs, training, or apprenticeships and to veterans' benefits representatives.

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This executive order directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take actions and update rules and guidance to prevent "birth tourism", defined as entry into the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth on American soil, or facilitating such entry. Authorized actions include denying or revoking visas, permanently barring entry, removing aliens who engaged or plan to engage in birth tourism, and taking action against facilitators, and the order delegates authority under 8 U.S.C. 1185(a) to both Secretaries. Either Secretary may grant exemptions on humanitarian or national-interest grounds.

This executive order establishes the President's Military Spouse Commission to advise and assist the President on policies affecting military spouses and families, including housing, employment, healthcare, education, and deployment-related support. The Commission is chaired by the spouse of the Secretary of War and composed of spouses of senior military leaders, with an Executive Director designated by the President. The Commission must report to the President at the end of each fiscal year, and it terminates two years from the date of the order unless extended by the President. The Department of War provides funding and administrative support.

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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.

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This executive order implements Schedule Policy/Career in the excepted service by amending the Civil Service Rules and Regulations and further amending EO 13957 (Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service) as amended by EO 14171 and EO 13562 as amended by EO 14217. It places the positions listed in the order's Appendix into Schedule Policy/Career, and directs agency heads to notify affected employees and conform agency records within 7 days. It also directs agency heads to set aside separate bonus pools for Schedule Policy/Career employees and directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to initiate a rulemaking creating a Presidential award program and, within 60 days, to issue revisions removing obsolete Civil Service Rules provisions.

This executive order directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue, within 60 days, a formal Advisory to financial institutions describing red flags and typologies of suspicious activity involving non-work authorized populations and their employers, including payroll tax evasion, structuring, and use of individual taxpayer identification numbers to obtain credit. It further directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Federal functional financial regulators, to propose changes to Bank Secrecy Act customer due diligence regulations within 90 days, and to consider changes to customer identification program regulations, including risks posed by foreign consular identification cards, within 180 days. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is directed to consider, within 60 days, clarifying that potential deportation and loss of wages may be considered under the "ability-to-repay" standards in 12 CFR Part 1026, and each Federal functional financial regulator must issue guidance within 60 days on credit risks posed by the non-work authorized population.

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This EO directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a website, TrumpIRA.gov, by January 1, 2027, listing private-sector financial institutions offering IRAs under 26 U.S.C. 408 that accept the Federal Saver's Match contribution of up to $1,000 under 26 U.S.C. 6433, maintain net-expense ratios of no more than 0.15 percent, and impose no minimum-contribution or balance requirements. It further directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service to issue guidance on the tax treatment of contributions by tax-exempt organizations to workers' IRAs, directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Labor to issue regulations or guidance protecting workers and preventing prohibited transactions under 26 U.S.C. 4975, and directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, to prepare legislative recommendations codifying the order's policy.

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This EO directs executive departments and agencies, within 30 days, to include in federal contracts, subcontracts, and lower-tier subcontracts a clause prohibiting contractors from engaging in "racially discriminatory DEI activities", defined as disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in recruitment, employment, contracting, program participation, or resource allocation. Noncompliance may result in contract cancellation, termination, suspension, or debarment, and compliance is deemed material to payment under the False Claims Act. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget must issue compliance guidance, the Attorney General must consider False Claims Act actions against violators, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation and issue interim guidance within 60 days, and each agency head must report on implementation to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy within 120 days.

This EO establishes a second Presidential Emergency Board under § 9A of the Railway Labor Act to investigate and resolve ongoing labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road Company and employees represented by five unions. It requires final settlement offers within 30 days, directs the Board to choose the most reasonable offer and report to the President within the next 30 days, and mandates a status quo period (no unilateral changes) until 60 days after the Board’s report.

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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 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.

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This EO freezes most federal civilian hiring except for specified priority roles and requires agencies to establish Strategic Hiring Committees and submit annual staffing plans to ensure efficiency and alignment with administration priorities. It outlines specific exceptions and exemptions, mandates regular reporting, and reaffirms that its provisions will not impair essential services or conflict with applicable law.

This proclamation restricts the entry of aliens as H-1B specialty occupation nonimmigrant workers unless their petitions are accompanied by a $100,000 payment, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025, and expiring 12 months later absent extension. The Secretary of Homeland Security may exempt individuals, companies, or industries determined to be in the national interest, and the Secretary of State must verify receipt of payment before approving visa petitions. The Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security and the Attorney General must jointly recommend within 30 days of the next H-1B lottery whether to extend the restriction, and the Secretaries of Labor and Homeland Security must initiate rulemakings to revise prevailing wage levels and prioritize admission of high-skilled, high-paid aliens.

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This presidential proclamation restricts entry of new H-1B workers unless employers pay a $100,000 fee, imposes stricter compliance measures, and calls for higher prevailing wage levels.

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This EO establishes the "Gold Card" visa program, which allows individuals or corporate sponsors who make a significant unrestricted financial gift to the Department of Commerce ($1 million for individuals, $2 million for corporations) to be eligible for expedited immigrant visas based on exceptional business ability and national benefit. The Secretaries of Commerce, State, and Homeland Security are directed to implement and administer this program within 90 days, including guidelines for application, expedited adjudication, status transfer, and fund usage to promote commerce and American industry.

This EO creates an emergency board, effective September 18, 2025, to investigate and report on unresolved labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road Company and its employees represented by specified unions, with the board's report due within 30 days. For 120 days after its establishment, no changes to the conditions related to the disputes will be made except by agreement, and the board will terminate upon submission of its report.

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This EO expands national security exclusions under federal labor-management relations law by designating additional agencies and agency subdivisions as primarily engaged in intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work, thus exempting them from Chapter 71 of Title 5. It also amends prior executive orders to add new excluded units and provides an expedited timeline for implementing related determinations by the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

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This EO directs multiple federal agencies to take immediate measures to address public safety and disorder in the District of Columbia, including hiring additional law enforcement personnel, forming specialized units, and increasing oversight of housing and transit conditions. It also authorizes increased cooperation and resource allocation for rapid response to civil disturbances and mandates review of police practices to ensure the effective mitigation of the crime emergency.

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This EO establishes an executive branch policy to preserve and expand women's and non-revenue college sports, setting revenue-based expectations for athletic departments (those above $125 million in 2024-2025 revenue should expand non-revenue scholarships, those above $50 million should maintain them) and declaring third-party pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes improper. It directs the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, to develop an implementation plan within 30 days; directs the Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board to clarify the employment status of collegiate athletes; and directs the Attorney General and the FTC Chairman, within 60 days, to review litigation positions and develop a plan to protect collegiate athletics from antitrust and other legal challenges.

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This EO creates Schedule G in the excepted service for noncareer positions of a policy-making or policy-advocating character normally subject to change upon a Presidential transition, amending Civil Service Rule VI (5 CFR 6.2 and 6.4) to list the new schedule and exempt removals from Schedule G positions from the Civil Service Rules and Regulations. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management is directed to adopt implementing regulations, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must consider whether prospective Schedule G appointees would be suitable exponents of the President's policies without regard to political affiliation or activity.

This Presidential Memorandum imposes a temporary freeze on hiring for Federal civilian positions within the Executive Branch through October 15, 2025. It prohibits filling vacant or creating new positions unless explicitly exempted, consistent with the Merit Hiring Plan issued by OPM. The order allows for limited exceptions—such as for national security, public safety, and legally required services—and outlines a process for departmental approval and OPM notification. It prohibits the use of external contracting to bypass the freeze and encourages internal staff reallocation to support agency priorities and maintain essential services.

This Executive Order aims to stabilize and preserve college athletics in the United States by protecting non-revenue and women’s sports, prohibiting third-party pay-for-play arrangements, and clarifying the legal status of student-athletes. It directs federal agencies to use regulatory, funding, enforcement, and litigation tools to ensure fair treatment of athletes and preserve the educational and developmental benefits of collegiate sports. The order also calls for safeguards to ensure the continued contribution of college sports to the development of Olympic athletes.

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This proclamation suspends the entry of foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States on F, M, or J visas to begin study at Harvard University or participate in a Harvard-hosted exchange visitor program, invoking sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; the suspension expires 6 months after June 4, 2025, absent extension. The Secretary of State is directed to consider revoking visas of current Harvard students in F, M, or J status, and the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security may grant national-interest exceptions. The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security must jointly recommend within 90 days whether to extend the suspension, and the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security and the Attorney General are directed to consider limiting Harvard's participation in the Student Exchange Visa Program and the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System.