Executive Actions Tracker

This executive order establishes the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy to advise the President on creating a NASA-led federal academy for space-focused technical education and leadership development. The Administrator of NASA serves as Chair, with the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy as Vice Chairs. Within 120 days, the Commission must submit a report recommending a governance framework, curriculum, graduate service obligations, applicant prerequisites, a site-selection process, and necessary administrative and legislative actions. Following presidential approval and any necessary legislation, the Administrator of NASA is directed to implement the approved recommendations.

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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 proclaims January 25 through January 31, 2026, as National School Choice Week.

This EO revokes EO 13824 (2018) and amends EO 13265 (2002). This EO reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test and establishes the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition to advise on progress of this order.

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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 directs the Secretary of Education to take various actions to prevent “equity” ideology.

This EO seeks to optimize and target Federal investments in workforce development to align for skilled trades and other occupations, including Registered Apprenticeships.

This EO seeks to reform accreditation for higher education. Specifically, the Secretary of Education is directed to monitor, investigate, and take appropriate action over higher education accreditation authorities, including those for medical and law schools, that violate federal law, including diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Further, the Secretary of Education shall take steps to ensure accreditation prioritizes various ideas, including equal treatment and diverse thought.

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This EO directs the Secretary of Education to take all appropriate actions to enforce the requirements of section 1011f of title 20, United States Code to require complete and timely disclosure by higher education institutions of foreign funding. The Secretary of Education and other agencies shall take appropriate action to prospectively ensure that certification of compliance by higher education institutions with 20 U.S.C. 1011f and any other applicable foreign funding disclosure requirements is material for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729 and for receipt of appropriate Federal grant funds, which shall not be provided in cases of noncompliance with 20 U.S.C. 1011f and any other applicable foreign funding disclosure requirements.

This EO establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Department of Education the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These organizations will aim to foster opportunities, provide the highest quality education, obtain equal opportunities for federal programs, and ensure college-educated Americans are empowered. This EO also revokes EO 14041, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The Secretary of Education shall take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities. The Secretary of Education shall ensure that the allocation of any Federal Department of Education funds is subject to rigorous compliance with Federal law and Administration policy, including the requirement that any program or activity receiving Federal assistance terminate illegal discrimination obscured under the label “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or similar terms and programs promoting gender ideology.

This EO directs the Secretary of Education to propose revisions to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury as appropriate, that ensure the definition of “public service” excludes organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose, including: aiding or abetting violations of Federal immigration laws; supporting terrorism; engaging in violence for the purpose of obstructing or influencing Federal Government policy; child abuse, including “chemical and surgical castration or mutilation of children or the trafficking of children to other States. . .for purposes of emancipation from their lawful parents, in violation of applicable law[;]” aiding and abetting illegal discrimination; or violating State tort laws, including laws against trespassing, disorderly conduct, public nuisance, vandalism, and obstruction of highways.

This EO directs the Secretary of Education to issue guidelines to schools (including elementary schools, local educational agencies, State educational agencies, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education) regarding the legal obligations for Covid-19 school mandates. Further, the Secretary of HHS and Education shall create a plan to implement these guidelines, including a list of non-compliant schools and suggested corrective agency action.

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This proclaims January 26, 2025 to February 1, 2025, as National School Choice Week.

This EO seeks to prohibit recipients of federal funds providing K-12 education from using "discriminatory" ideologies, primarily based on race, color, sex, or national origin. Various heads of agencies are directed to draft policy recommendations to enforce this EO. Further, the "1776 Commission" is reestablished with the goal of promoting patriotic education. All relevant agencies are directed to monitor compliance with the requirement that all educational institutions with federal funds hold a yearly constitution education program.

This EO supports school of choice. Specifically, this EO directs the Secretary of Education to include education freedom as a priority in discretionary grant programs and issue guidance regarding how states can use federal formula funds to support K-12 education choice initiatives. The EO further directs the Secretaries of Labor, HHS, DoD, and Interior to review available mechanisms to further this policy

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