Executive Actions Tracker

This EO directs the Secretary of the Treasury to determine within 5 days whether relief is authorized under 26 U.S.C. 7508A and, if so, to defer payment of diesel fuel excise taxes under 26 U.S.C. 4041(a)(1)(A) and 4041(b)(1)(B) incurred from October 5, 2026, through December 31, 2026, without penalties or interest. It also directs the IRS to announce, within 5 days, that it will not impose penalties under 26 U.S.C. 6715 for dyed diesel fuel sold for use or used on the highway during that period, and requires the Secretary to issue implementing guidance, explore avenues including legislation to forgive the deferred amounts, and assess IRS allocation of fuel inspection resources. The Secretary of Transportation, through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the Secretary of Agriculture are directed to coordinate with states, industry, labor organizations, and agricultural stakeholders to facilitate implementation, and the Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs is directed to encourage corresponding state action.

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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 executive order directs the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the United States Trade Representative, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit a report within 90 days assessing all agency regulations and policies affecting ranchers, with recommendations to promote financial viability and market access. It also directs the Secretary of the Interior to determine within 90 days whether the gray wolf and Mexican wolf meet Endangered Species Act delisting or downlisting criteria, to prepare legislative recommendations on delisting, and to consider revising producer compensation and lethal-removal regulations. Finally, it directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, to review within 90 days the authorities permitting mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef products and authorizes potential rulemaking or legislative recommendations on such labeling.

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This EO directs the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize and expand enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, increase USDA investigative resources, coordinate with the Department of Justice on antitrust referrals, and revise regulations to strengthen protections for livestock producers. It also directs the Secretary to expand interstate market access for eligible meat products through State-Federal cooperative inspection programs, technical assistance for small processors, and a guaranteed loan program for small and regional beef processors, and to submit three reports to the President within 60 days on enforcement plans, cooperative inspection program participation, and statutory barriers to interstate commerce for State-inspected meat.

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This proclamation temporarily increases the in-quota quantity of the U.S. beef tariff-rate quota for lean beef trimmings by 300,000 metric tons for calendar year 2026, allocated entirely to "other countries or areas" and administered first come, first served in three 100,000 metric ton tranches opening September 1, October 1, and October 31, 2026, with the final tranche closing when filled or on November 30, 2026, whichever is earlier. It builds on Proclamation 11010 (Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer), which increased Argentina's in-quota amount by 80,000 metric tons, and leaves that allocation unaffected. The Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Trade Representative are directed to monitor domestic supply and whether the additional imports sell at 25 percent below the market price for lean beef trimmings, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection is directed to administer the increased quota.

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This proclamation imposes a four-year safeguard measure under section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 in the form of a tariff-rate quota on imports of quartz surface products, following the ITC's affirmative serious-injury determination, effective for goods entered on or after August 15, 2026, with annual increases in within-quota quantities and reductions in duty rates in years two through four. It excludes products of Canada, Mexico, Australia, the CAFTA-DR countries, CBERA beneficiaries, Colombia, Israel, Jordan, the Republic of Korea, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and qualifying developing countries below specified import-share thresholds. The United States Trade Representative is authorized to address circumvention and import surges, negotiate agreements with foreign trading partners limiting QSP exports, and modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and the Trade Representative and the Secretary of Homeland Security are directed to implement the measure.

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This proclamation declares an emergency under section 318(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to threats to the availability of phosphate fertilizer supplies for U.S. agriculture. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to permit duty-free importation of phosphate fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco, free of collection of duties and deposits of estimated duties under 19 U.S.C. 1671, 1675, and 1677j, until the earlier of 8 months from June 29, 2026, or the termination of the emergency. The Secretaries are further directed to monitor the emergency, inform the President of circumstances warranting further action, and report to Congress on actions taken under section 318.

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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 proclamation modifies Proclamations 8031, 8335, 8337, and 9478 to remove certain monument-based prohibitions on commercial fishing in the Islands Unit of the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, specified zones and areas seaward of 50 nautical miles within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, and waters between 12 and 50 nautical miles surrounding Rose Atoll. Only U.S.-flagged vessels may fish commercially in these monuments, though foreign-flagged vessels may receive permits to transport fish harvested by U.S. fishermen. The Secretary of Commerce is directed to amend or repeal inconsistent regulations and to assess whether enforcement discretion can be used in the interim. It also modifies Proclamation 10918 to clarify that the proclamation itself removes fishing prohibitions in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

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This executive order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, within 180 days, to revise importer-of-record eligibility rules by requiring minimum domestic assets or bonding, enhanced ownership and business disclosures, maintenance of "good standing" with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an updated IOR registry, and enhanced vetting, and to prohibit foreign IORs from filing informal entries while imposing heightened formal-entry requirements on them, including CTPAT validation or use of a CTPAT-validated broker. It also directs heightened import disclosure and certification requirements, revised penalty mitigation standards with a minimum penalty floor of 50 percent within 90 days, expedited seizure and disposal of noncompliant imports, transparency measures, legislative recommendations within 45 days, and a report to the President within one year.

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This proclamation further modifies the section 232 tariff regimes on aluminum, steel, and copper imports established under Proclamations 9704, 9705, and 10962 and modified by Proclamation 11021. Effective June 8, 2026, it adds agricultural equipment and certain predominantly residential HVAC systems and components to the category of derivative products subject to the temporarily-reduced 15 percent ad valorem duty, and subjects aluminum lithographic plates and steel racks to the derivative product tariffs. It temporarily sets duties for mobile industrial equipment and machinery listed in Annex I-C at 25 percent, with lower rates for products of certain jurisdictions (including Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and EU member nations), for USMCA-qualifying products of Canada and Mexico (25 percent on non-U.S. content, subject to a 15 percent floor), and for products made from U.S.-smelted or -melted metal, until December 31, 2027, after which the Proclamation 11021 rates resume. It also lowers the threshold for a product's metal content to qualify as made "entirely" from American aluminum, steel, or copper from 95 percent to 85 percent, and directs the Secretary of Commerce, the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement and monitor the modified regimes.

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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 executive order directs the heads of the Federal financial regulators (the CFPB, SEC, NCUA, CFTC, FDIC, and OCC) to review, within 90 days, regulations, guidance, supervisory practices, and application processes that impede fintech firms from partnering with federally regulated institutions or obtaining charters, insurance, and other Federal authorizations, and to take steps within 180 days to encourage innovation based on that review. It also requests the Federal Reserve Board to evaluate access to Reserve Bank payment accounts and services for uninsured depository institutions and non-bank financial companies, submit a report to the President within 120 days, and, where permitted by law, establish application procedures with determinations within 90 days of application.

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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 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.

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This executive order directs the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to review and revise stormwater, wetlands, and Clean Water Act section 404 permitting requirements to reduce housing construction costs, and directs the Secretaries of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Agriculture, and Energy and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to eliminate or reform rules, programs, and energy-efficiency standards that constrain residential development. It also directs the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to issue guidance streamlining NEPA and National Historic Preservation Act review for housing projects, directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to promulgate regulatory best practices for State and local governments within 60 days, and directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Housing and Urban Development to align federal incentives with Opportunity Zone and New Markets Tax Credit programs to promote single-family home construction.

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This EO directs the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to prioritize enforcement actions against sellers and manufacturers making false "Made in America" or similar American-origin claims, and directs the FTC to consider regulations providing that an online marketplace's failure to verify country-of-origin claims may constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice. Agencies overseeing country-of-origin labeling shall consider regulations promoting voluntary labeling for U.S.-made products, and agencies overseeing government-wide acquisition contracts shall periodically verify American-origin claims, remove misrepresented products from procurement, and refer offending contractors or vendors to the Department of Justice for possible False Claims Act actions.

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This EO directs the Director of the CFPB, the federal banking regulators (Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, NCUA), and the Director of the FHFA to consider tailoring mortgage regulations for community banks and smaller banks (those with assets under $100 billion), including amendments to ability-to-repay/qualified mortgage rules, TILA-RESPA disclosure requirements, and HMDA reporting thresholds, along with revisions to capital and liquidity rules, appraisal standards, servicing supervision, enforcement policy, and loan-officer licensing, and directs adoption of digital mortgage processes such as electronic signatures and remote online notarization. It also directs the Director of the FHFA to submit a report on the efficiency of national housing finance markets to the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget within 120 days.

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This proclamation announces the "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" and declares that its commitments effectuate national policy. Under the pledge, accepted by seven leading technology companies on March 4, 2026, hyperscalers and AI companies commit to building, bringing, or buying the new generation resources needed to meet their data centers' electricity demand, paying for all new power delivery infrastructure upgrades, negotiating separate rate structures with utilities and state governments, investing in local communities, and coordinating with grid operators so that data center energy needs do not increase household electricity costs.

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This EO terminates the additional ad valorem duties imposed under IEEPA in EO 14193, EO 14194, EO 14195, EO 14245, EO 14257, EO 14323, EO 14329, EO 14380, and EO 14382, directing the head of each executive department and agency to immediately begin steps to end their collection as soon as practicable. The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the United States Trade Representative shall determine whether modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule are necessary and may make them by Federal Register notice. The underlying national emergencies and all non-tariff actions under those orders remain in effect, and duties imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, the suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment, and the temporary import surcharge proclamation are unaffected.

This proclamation imposes, under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, a temporary 10 percent ad valorem import surcharge on articles imported into the United States for 150 days, effective 12:01 a.m. February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026, unless suspended, modified, terminated, or extended by Congress. Exceptions cover certain critical minerals, currency metals, energy products, certain agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, certain electronics, vehicles and parts, aerospace products, articles subject to section 232 tariffs, USMCA-qualifying goods of Canada or Mexico, certain CAFTA-DR textiles, and goods in transit meeting specified entry deadlines. The surcharge is treated as a regular customs duty, and covered goods admitted into foreign trade zones must be admitted as "privileged foreign status". The United States Trade Representative is directed to monitor conditions and advise the President on suspension, modification, or further action, and the Commissioner of CBP is authorized to administer the surcharge.

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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.

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This proclamation temporarily increases the aggregate in-quota quantity under the United States beef tariff-rate quota by 80,000 metric tons for calendar year 2026, applying only to lean beef trimmings under specified HTSUS statistical reporting numbers and allocated entirely to Argentina, citing inadequate domestic supply due to natural disaster and major national market disruption. The additional quantity is administered on a first-come, first-served basis in four quarterly tranches of 20,000 metric tons each, beginning February 13, 2026, and closing December 31, 2026. The proclamation directs the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to make any additional HTSUS modifications needed to effectuate it, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to continue monitoring domestic supply and recommend further action if necessary.

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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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