Executive Actions Tracker
Executive orders, proclamations and memoranda from Jan 20, 2025 onward, with AI-assisted summaries, tagging and litigation tracking.
- ProclamationSep 8, 2026Excluding Certain Canadian Products From Importation Into the United States in Response to Continued Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages
This proclamation excludes certain Canadian alcoholic beverages, as set forth in its Annex, from importation into the United States effective 12:01 a.m. eastern time on September 29, 2026, under section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, after finding that Canada maintained or increased the discrimination against U.S. commerce described in Proclamation 11046 of July 20, 2026. Products imported but not entered for consumption before that date remain subject to the 50 percent ad valorem duty imposed by Proclamation 11046. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, is authorized to issue rules and administer the import ban, and if the ban is invalidated, the 50 percent duty applies in its place.
Clients in Food and Beverage · Retail, Fashion & Beauty
Active - EO 14420Executive OrderAug 10, 2026Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans
This executive order establishes "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations" organizing childhood immunizations into three categories (recommended for all children, recommended for high-risk groups, and based on shared clinical decision-making) and directs all agencies to advance them. It directs the Secretary of HHS, through the HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, to present plans to the President within 90 days on offering single-disease vaccines starting with MMR, adjusting the federal vaccine schedule, developing alternative adjuvants, and improving safety monitoring. It also directs the Attorney General to further legal actions challenging state laws that conflict with obligations related to parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodations, and equal protection, and directs the Departments of Justice, Education, and HHS to ensure their contractors and grantees, including states and localities, provide religious and medical exemptions from immunization requirements where required by federal law.
Health and Life SciencesJusticeGovernmental – Life Sciences / FDAGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsLitigationClients in Life Sciences · Healthcare
Active - EO 14418Executive OrderAug 6, 2026Continuing To Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
This EO directs executive departments and agencies not to issue documents recognizing U.S. citizenship, or accept State or local documents recognizing citizenship, for persons neither of whose parents is a citizen when either parent is an alien enemy (including members of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations or Specially Designated Global Terrorists), either parent is a foreign government or international-organization employee, either parent engaged in a commercial transaction or fraud to obtain birthright citizenship (including birth tourism or surrogacy arrangements), or the person is born in a U.S. territory where citizenship is not conferred by federal statute. The Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Commissioner of Social Security must conform their regulations and policies to the order, and the heads of all executive departments and agencies must issue public implementation guidance within 30 days.
Active - EO 14419Executive OrderAug 6, 2026Ending Birth Tourism
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.
Active - MemorandumJul 23, 2026Actions by the United States in the Investigations Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor
This memorandum directs the United States Trade Representative to impose Section 301 tariffs on goods of 60 economies found to have unreasonable acts, policies, or practices for failing to prohibit or effectively enforce a prohibition on importing goods produced with forced labor. Tariffs are set at 10 percent for 17 named economies, 12.5 percent for all others, and capped net of Most-Favored Nation rates for the European Union, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, and Taiwan, with product exemptions listed in an Annex. The Trade Representative is also directed to establish three-year tariff-rate quotas allowing certain textile and apparel goods of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia to enter tariff-free, as soon as feasible, and to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule accordingly.
Clients in Retail, Fashion & Beauty
Active - ProclamationJul 13, 2026Modifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
This proclamation modifies the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, reducing it from approximately 1.87 million acres under Proclamation 10286 to approximately 181,541 acres in two units, the Canyons of the Escalante Unit and the Kaiparowits Horizon Unit, and excluding approximately 1.69 million acres. Sixty days after issuance, the excluded lands open to disposition under the public land laws, mineral and geothermal leasing, and the mining laws. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to maintain a management plan, prepare a new transportation plan maximizing public access, and reallocate voluntarily relinquished grazing permits within one year.
Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Environmental · Tribal and Native American Law
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 14399Executive OrderMar 31, 2026Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections
This EO directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and in coordination with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, to compile and transmit a "State Citizenship List" to each State's chief election official at least 60 days before each Federal election, with implementing infrastructure established within 90 days. It directs the Attorney General to prioritize investigation and prosecution of election officials and entities that issue or distribute ballots to ineligible individuals. It also directs the Postmaster General to initiate a rulemaking within 60 days, with a final rule due within 120 days, requiring unique ballot envelope identifiers on mail-in and absentee ballots and state-specific Mail-In and Absentee Participation Lists, and authorizes withholding of Federal funds from noncompliant States where authorized by law.
Active - EO 14398Executive OrderMar 26, 2026Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
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.
Active - EO 14395Executive OrderMar 16, 2026Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
This executive order establishes the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Vice President with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission as Vice Chairman, to coordinate a national strategy against fraud, waste, and abuse in federal benefit programs. Member agencies must submit descriptions of fraud-susceptible transactions within 30 days, the Task Force must coordinate adoption of minimum anti-fraud requirements within 60 days, and each member must submit a measurable implementation plan within 90 days. The order also directs the Attorney General to promote meritorious private civil actions under 31 U.S.C. 3730 concerning benefit-program fraud and ensure their prompt review.
Government EfficiencyJusticeGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsWhite Collar Defense and InvestigationsLitigationClients in Healthcare
Active - EO 14387Executive OrderFeb 18, 2026Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate- Based Herbicides
This EO finds, under section 101 of the Defense Production Act, that elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides are critical to the national defense, and delegates to the Secretary of Agriculture the President's authority to prioritize contracts and allocate materials, services, and facilities to ensure their continued supply, in consultation with the Secretary of War. The Secretary is directed to issue implementing orders and regulations that do not place the corporate viability of any domestic producer at risk, and domestic producers are required to comply with the order under 7 CFR part 789.
National Security/DefenseEconomyGovernmental – National SecurityGovernmental – Government ContractsLitigationClients in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services · Energy and Infrastructure · Food and Beverage
Active - ProclamationJan 14, 2026Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products Into The United States
This proclamation concurs with the Secretary of Commerce's finding under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act that imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products threaten to impair U.S. national security. It directs the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to jointly negotiate agreements with trading partners, considering price floors and other trade-restricting measures, and to provide the President a status update within 180 days. The Secretaries of Commerce and Homeland Security and the Trade Representative are authorized to issue implementing regulations, and the Secretary of Commerce must continue monitoring imports and advise on any need for further action, including possible future tariffs or minimum import prices.
Clients in Energy and Infrastructure · Aerospace, Defense & Government Services · AI, Robotics and Quantum · Digital Infrastructure · Environmental · Telecom
Active - EO 14373Executive OrderJan 9, 2026Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People
This EO declares a national emergency and uses IEEPA/NEA authority to protect certain U.S.-held Venezuela-related funds from attachment or other judicial process, citing U.S. national security and foreign policy interests in Venezuelan stability. It defines “Foreign Government Deposit Funds,” makes any attachment or similar process null and void, restricts any transfer or dealing absent Treasury authorization, and directs Treasury (with State/DOJ) to hold the funds in a custodial sovereign capacity and assert sovereign immunity in proceedings.
Clients in Energy and Infrastructure
Active - ProclamationDec 16, 2025Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the Security of the United States
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.
Active - EO 14367Executive OrderDec 15, 2025Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
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.
National Security/DefenseWhite Collar Defense and InvestigationsGovernmental – National SecurityGlobal ReachLitigationClients in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services
Active - EO 14365Executive OrderDec 11, 2025Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
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.
TechEntertainment, Technology and AdvertisingLitigationAppellateGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsClients in AI, Robotics and Quantum · Telecom · Digital Infrastructure
Active - EO 14362Executive OrderNov 24, 2025Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists
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.
Active - ProclamationNov 21, 2025Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Coke Oven Processing Security
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
Active - ProclamationNov 7, 2025Granting Pardons for Certain Offenses Related to the 2020 Presidential Election
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.
Active - EO 14352Executive OrderSep 25, 2025Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security
This EO determines that TikTok’s proposed divestiture of its U.S. operations meets the requirements to resolve national security concerns under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. It also directs the Attorney General to pause enforcement of the Act for 120 days to allow the divestiture to be completed, and establishes ongoing federal oversight to ensure compliance and security safeguards.
TechCorporateGlobal ReachGovernmental – National SecurityEntertainment, Technology and AdvertisingLitigationPrivacy and CybersecurityClients in Media and Technology
Active - MemorandumSep 25, 2025Enforcing the Death Penalty Laws in the District of Columbia to Deter and Punish the Most Heinous Crimes
The President has directed federal prosecutors to fully enforce the death penalty in the District of Columbia, making it a priority for crimes warranting capital punishment, especially in light of recent public safety concerns in the nation's capital. The memorandum instructs the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney for D.C. to seek the death penalty in all appropriate cases, ensuring robust implementation of federal capital punishment laws.
Active - MemorandumSep 25, 2025Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
The President has directed federal agencies to implement a comprehensive strategy to disrupt and dismantle organized domestic terrorist networks responsible for political violence, including targeted intimidation, doxing, and attacks on federal officers and facilities. This strategy includes increased investigation, prosecution, financial tracking, and potential designation of domestic terrorist organizations, making the prevention of politically motivated terrorism a national law enforcement priority.
Active - Executive OrderSep 22, 2025Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization
This executive order designates Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. It directs all relevant executive departments and agencies to use their authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle illegal Antifa operations, consistent with applicable law.
Active - EO 14350Executive OrderSep 16, 2025Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay
This EO further extends the delay of enforcement of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act against TikTok and similar entities until December 16, 2025, prohibiting the DOJ from taking any action or imposing penalties for noncompliance during this period or for related conduct prior to the order. Additionally, it directs the Attorney General to issue guidance and confirmation of non-liability for affected providers, while asserting the Executive's exclusive authority over enforcement of the Act.
National Security/DefenseEntertainment, Technology and AdvertisingGovernmental – National SecurityLitigationGlobal ReachClients in Media and Technology
Active - EO 14339Executive OrderAug 25, 2025Additional Measures To Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia
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.
JusticeGovernmental – National SecurityLabor and EmploymentReal EstateLitigationWhite Collar Defense and InvestigationsClients in Multifamily Housing · Transportation · Aerospace, Defense & Government Services
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