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Extends the enforcement delay specified in order 14166 (Application of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok) to September 17, 2025.

Approves Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion purchase of US Steel.

Revokes the Biden Administration’s “Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and Other Native Fish Populations in the Columbia River Basin” Memorandum and directs certain agencies to revise their environmental review processes.

Directs federal service members and units of the National Guard to protect ICE agents and other federal personnel at locations where protests against ICE are occurring.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher than Medicare.

Amends Executive Order 14144 of January 16, 2025 (Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity) and . . . 

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to repeal the prohibition on overland supersonic flight, among other things to reestablish the United States as the world leader in supersonic flight.

Establishes a federal task force to review and propose solutions to drone threats and directs the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a process to restrict drone flights, amongst other actions to secure American airspace.

Directs an investigation into whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about President Biden’s mental state and unconstitutionally exercised the authorities and responsibilities of the President.

This proclamation fully restricts the entry of nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The proclamation partially restricts the entry of nationals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

Suspends entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University.

Raises the tariff on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50%, as of June 4, 2025.

Mandates that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission be reformed to accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy by streamlining regulations and modifying safety standards.

Directs the Department of Energy to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors by streamlining regulations, expediting testing, and launching pilot projects to restore U.S. leadership in nuclear innovation.

Directs the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to rapidly develop, deploy, and export advanced nuclear technologies to support U.S. national security, energy reliability, and global competitiveness.

Directs federal agencies to pursue policies that maximize the value of nuclear fuel and expand the nuclear fuel supply chain, prioritizes the creation of domestic nuclear workforce jobs, and leverages federal resources to support the construction and operation of nuclear power plants.

Directs federal agencies to focus funding and resources on scientific research that is unbiased and transparent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seeks to bring the prices that Americans and taxpayers pay for prescription drugs in line with those paid by similar nations.

Temporarily suspends increased tariffs on Chinese imports. Starting May 14, 2025, the additional ad valorem tariff rate on PRC imports is reduced from 34% to 10% for 90 days.

Establishes a National Center for Warrior Independence in Los Angeles which will provide homeless veterans with care, benefits, and services.

Creates a process to facilitate the voluntary departure of undocumented immigrants by providing air travel and financial incentives in exchange for their agreement to leave the United States.

Discourages criminal enforcement of federal regulatory offenses and provides that prosecution of such offenses should be limited to persons who know or should know what is prohibited by the regulation.

Sets forth a plan for reducing Federal Register publication delays which includes modernizing its operations, streamlining processes, and reviewing publication costs.

Outlines efforts to strengthen the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain by eliminating regulatory barriers and streamlining approval processes to support domestic manufacturing of medicines and other pharmaceutical products.

Establishes policies and enforcement mechanisms to prevent "gain-of-function" research - particularly gain-of-function research that is conducted in "countries of concern (e.g., China) or without sufficient oversight - from threatening U.S. national security, public health, and global leadership in biotechnology.

Directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and all executive departments and agencies to cease federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Establishes a “Religious Liberty Commission” the function of which will be to advise the White House on “religious liberty policies of the United States” as well as the impact of religious liberty in America and current threats to domestic religious liberty, among other things.

Clarifies that overlapping tariffs on the same imported article should not be combined or “stacked” and specifies which tariffs should apply when an article is subject to multiple tariffs.

Amends "Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts into the United States" to provide a system of "import adjustment offsets" to tariffs on auto parts scheduled to take effect on May 3, 2025.

Enforces english language requirement for commercial motor vehicle drivers and rescinds prior guidance document regarding the english language proficiency testing and enforcement policy.

Directs the Attorney General to create a mechanism to provide legal resources and indemnification to law enforcement officers for actions taken during the performance of their duties.

Directs the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish and maintain a list of states and local jurisdictions with sanctuary jurisdictions.

Establishes “Civil Service Rule XI,” which requires agencies to actively certify that a probationary employee’s continued employment would advance the public interest.

Directs the Attorney General to investigate allegations regarding the unlawful use of online fundraising platforms to make "straw" or "dummy" contributions or foreign contributions to political candidates and committees.

Directs agencies to expedite seabed mineral development by streamlining licensing for exploration and recovery, mapping priority resource areas, and identifying commercial opportunities both domestically and abroad.

Sets forth a comprehensive worker investment and development strategy and expands apprenticeship programs to fill the growing demand for skilled trades and other occupations.

Eliminates the use of disparate impact liability in all applicable contexts.

Establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative), housed in the Executive Office of the President and led by an Executive Director designated by the President.

Requires the Secretary of Education to take all appropriate actions to enforce 20 U.S.C. 1011f (requires institutions of higher education to report significant sources of foreign funding), including by working with the Attorney General and the heads of other executive departments, agencies, and offices to require complete and timely disclosure of foreign funding by higher education institutions.

Directs the Secretary of Education to deny, monitor, suspend, or terminate recognition of accreditors that fail to meet established recognition criteria, impose accreditation standards that require promote unlawful discrimination and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates, compel member institutions to adopt policies that conflict with state law, or engage in credential inflation that unnecessarily increases student costs.

Establishes an Artificial Intelligence Education Taskforce responsible for promoting the integration of AI into education, providing comprehensive AI training for educators, and fostering AI concepts and technology to develop an AI-ready workforce.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to consider suspending, revising, or rescinding regulations that overly burden America’s commercial fishing, aquaculture, and fish processing industries at the fishery-specific level.

Provides that commercial fishing is no longer prohibited from 50-200 nautical miles around Johnston Atoll and Wake and Jarvis islands.

Provides a strategy for optimizing federal healthcare programs, intellectual property protections, and safety regulations to lower U.S. prescription drug costs.

Commences investigation to determine the effects on national security of imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products.

Authorizes the military to take control of certain federal land at the US-Mexico border in order to protect from unlawful entry.

Provides additional direction for implementing the "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders" EO with a specific focus on preventing undocumented immigrants from receiving funds from Social Security Act programs.

Revokes executive orders from Clinton and Carter administrations to allow agencies to select more cost-effective facilities outside of central business districts.

Sets forth a plan for federal agencies to make better use of technology in its evaluation of environmental review and permitting processes.

Directs agencies to immediately take steps to effectuate the repeal of any regulation, or portion of a regulation that exceeds the agency's statutory authority.

Directs the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and all other relevant heads of executive departments and agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Susman Godfrey.

Reforms the foreign defense sales system to strengthen U.S. allies and invigorate the U.S. industrial base.

Modifies reciprocal tariff rates in response to retaliation from trading partners, particularly China, and adjusts tariffs to encourage alignment on economic and national security matters, while temporarily suspending certain duties for other trading partners.

Commences the process for eliminating anti-competitive regulations that may operate to exclude new market entrants.

Sets forth an action plan to revitalize and rebuild U.S. domestic maritime domestic industries.

Requires ten agencies and subagencies to insert a one-year expiration date into existing energy regulations. If not extended before the expiration date, these energy regulations will expire no later than September 30, 2026.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to:

Directs the Attorney General to identify all state and local laws, regulations, causes of action, policies, and practices burdening the identification, development, production, or use of domestic energy resources that are or may be unconstitutional, preempted by Federal law, or otherwise unenforceable.
 

Seeks to promote coal and coal technology exports, facilitate international offtake agreements for U.S. coal, and accelerate development of coal technologies.

Exempts certain coal-fired power plants from compliance with EPA emissions control standards.

In response to retaliatory tariffs imposed by China, this EO increases tariffs from 34 percent to 84 percent on Chinese imports. This additional tariff begins on April 9, 2025, at 12:01am EDT.

Directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to conduct a new review of the U.S. Steel deal blocked by President Biden.

Extends the enforcement delay specified in order 14166 (Application of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok) to June 19, 2025.

Provides that products that are valued at or under $800 and would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exception are now subject to all applicable tariffs. These tariffs begin on May 2, 2025 at 12:01am ET. 

Imposes an additional ad valorem tariff of 10 percent on all goods imported to the U.S. beginning April 5, 2025 at 12:01 am EDT.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, to establish within the Department of Commerce an office named the United States Investment Accelerator to facilitate and accelerate investments above $1 billion in the United States by assisting investors as they navigate United States Government regulatory processes.

Targets unfair practices in the live event ticketing industry by directing federal agencies to enforce competition laws, increase price transparency, crack down on scalping and bot use, and ensure compliance with tax laws to protect consumers and support artists.

Directs a federal-led initiative to make Washington, D.C. safer and more beautiful by increasing law enforcement coordination, enforcing immigration laws, restoring public monuments, and cleaning up federal spaces, including the removal of homeless encampments.

Directs the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and all other relevant heads of executive departments and agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at WilmerHale.

Aims to counter what it describes as a growing ideological distortion of American history that portrays the U.S. as inherently oppressive by conducting oversight of the Smithsonian and other federal museums.

Provides that certain agencies are excluded from Federal Labor Management Relations Programs citing national security concerns.

Imposes a 25 percent tariff with respect to automobiles entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01am EDT on April 3. 2025.

Sets forth a comprehensive federal initiative to tighten enforcement of election integrity laws, with a strong focus on voter eligibility, ballot security, and citizenship verification.

Directs Secretary of Treasury to cease issuing paper checks for all federal disbursements to defend against financial fraud and improper payments, increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the security of federal payments.

Directs the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and all other relevant heads of executive departments and agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Jenner & Block.

Provides that a 25 percent tariff may be imposed on all goods imported into the U.S. from any country that imports Venezuelan oil, whether directly from Venezuela or indirectly through third parties, beginning April 2, 2025.

Directs the Attorney General to seek sanctions against attorneys and law firms who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation against the United States or in matters before executive departments and agencies.

Authorizes removal of noncitizens from Venezuela who are deemed to be “enemy aliens” under the Alien Enemies Act.

Consolidates domestic federal procurement in the General Services Administration

Directs agency heads to take all necessary, lawful steps to ensure federal officials designated by the President or agency heads have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, data, software systems, and information technology systems or their equivalents.

Strengthens the suitability and fitness standards for the federal workforce by delegating authority to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to make final suitability determinations and take actions based on employees' post-appointment conduct.

Aims to increase U.S. mineral production by expediting permitting processes, leveraging federal land, and encouraging private and public investments to reduce dependence on foreign mineral sources and enhance national security.

Emphasizes the role of state and local governments in making infrastructure investments to increase preparedness and streamlines federal preparedness processes.

Directs the Secretary of State to remove the “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility” Core Precept from Foreign Service tenure and promotion criteria.

Continues the reduction of the federal bureaucracy by eliminating certain non-statutory components and reducing the functions and personnel of specific government entities.

Directs the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and all other relevant heads of executive departments and agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Paul Weiss, terminate Paul Weiss's government contracts, limit government employee engagement with Paul Weiss including hiring employees from the firm, and limit Paul Weiss' access to federal buildings.

Revokes National Security Memorandum 3, Revitalizing America's Foreign Policy and National Security Workforce, Institutions, and Partnerships.

Directs the Secretary of Education to propose revisions to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to ensure the definition of “public service” excludes organizations that engage in “activities that have a substantial illegal purpose.”

Announces that there will be no additional tariffs on goods from Mexico that claim and qualify for preference under the USMCA. Effective for goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01am EST on March 7, 2025.

EO 14231 Announces that there will be no additional tariffs on goods from Canada that claim and qualify for preference under the U.S. – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA). For potash that does not claim preference under USMCA, a 10 percent additional ad valorum tariff will be imposed.

Directs the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and all other relevant heads of executive departments and agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Perkins Coie.

Creates the "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" and the "United States Digital Asset Stockpile".

Amends EO 14195 to increase the 10 percent ad valorem tariff on goods from China to 20 percent from the previous 10 percent.

Allows for duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 USC 1321 for articles subject to additional tariffs, but the duty-free de minimis treatment will be unavailable when the Secretary of Commerce notifies the President “that adequate systems are in place to fully and expediently process and collect tariff revenue applicable pursuant to [the EO] for covered articles otherwise eligible de minimis treatment.”

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to investigate the effects on national security of imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to take certain actions in order to increase domestic timber production.

Requires each agency head to undertake a variety of actions to reduce government spending.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to investigate the effects of imports of copper in all forms on national security. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other relevant executive departments and agencies to evaluate the national security risks associated with copper import dependency.

Directs the Secretaries of Treasury, Labor, and HHS to:

Establishes new rules to prohibit US “companies and investors from investing in industries that advance the PRC’s national Military-Civil Fusion strategy,” and prohibit “PRC-affiliated persons” from acquiring “critical American businesses and assets.”

Directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce Departments, the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing to study imposing tariffs against trading partners in retaliation for implementing local taxes on digital services (technology companies doing business in those countries), or for implementing laws that require privacy protections for consumers of digital services in those countries.

Eliminates the non-statutory components and associated personnel of the Presidio Trust, the Inter-American Foundation, the U.S. African Development Foundation, and the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Requires the head of each executive department or agency to:

Directs the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy shall submit to the President a list of policy recommendations on protecting IVF access and aggressively reducing out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment.

Establishes the National Energy Dominance Council within the Executive Office of the President and provides the membership and responsibilities of the Council.

Establishes a new commission, led by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to oversee efforts to combat chronic disease, investigate contributing factors to chronic disease, and recommend policy plans for its reduction.

Discusses the responsibility of U.S. foreign policy implementation by government employees, emphasizing discipline and reforms within the Foreign Service to ensure alignment with the President’s policies.

Limits the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for a temporary period, citing concerns that overreach in its enforcement harms U.S. economic competitiveness and foreign policy interests

Imposes a 25 percent tariff (increase from 10 percent) for all countries on aluminum and derivative aluminum beginning March 12, 2025.

Imposes a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum.

Halts U.S. foreign aid to South Africa in response to its Expropriation Act 13 of 2024, which allegedly allows the seizure of Afrikaner-owned agricultural land without compensation, and South Africa’s foreign policy actions such as its stance on Israel and relations with Iran.

Declares a national emergency in response to actions taken by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against U.S. and Israeli personnel. Sanctions ICC officials and imposes visa and entry restrictions for ICC officials, employees, agents and their immediate family members.

Provides that the United States will not participate in the UNHRC and will not seek election to that body. The United States will also conduct a review of its membership in UNESCO.

Delays the tariffs on Canadian goods announced on February 1, 2025, so the additional tariffs will not take effect until March 4, 2025, at 12:01am ET.

Pauses the 25 percent ad valorem tariff, imposed by February 1, 2025 executive order "Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border" until March 4, 2025, at 12:01am EST.

Imposes an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff on goods (except energy products) from Canada. Imposes an additional 10 percent ad valorem tariff on energy products from Canada. Sets forth a retaliatory tariff policy. Imports from Canada will not be subject to duty free de minimis treatment under 19 USC 1321.

Imposes an additional 10 percent ad valorem tariff on goods from China. Sets forth a retaliatory tariff policy. Imports from China will not be subject to duty free de minimis treatment under 19 USC 1321.

Imposes an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff on goods from Mexico beginning at 12:01am EST on February 4, 2025.

Provides that the United States will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called “transition” of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.

Directs implementation of a next-generation missile defense shield for the United States against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue directives for DoD to end identification based pronoun usage.

Bans the use of discriminatory race- or sex-based preferences by any element of the Armed Forces, the Department of Defense, or the Department of Homeland Security.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to reinstate all members of the military (active and reserve) who were discharged for refusing the COVID vaccine and who request to be reinstated.

Directs the closure of the Department of Education, returning authority over education to states and local communities while ensuring compliance with federal law and policies.

Directs the Secretary of Education to issue guidelines to elementary schools, local educational agencies, State educational agencies, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education regarding those entities’ legal obligations with respect to parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodations, and equal protection under law, as relevant to coercive COVID-19 school mandates.

Generally directs the Secretary of Education to prevent transgender women from participating in women’s sports and to “protect . . . all-female locker rooms” thereby “provid[ing] the equal opportunity guaranteed by the Title IX . . . ”
 

Reverses Executive Order 14076 of July 8,2022 and Executive Order 14079 of August 3, 2022 (related to reproductive healthcare access).

Provides that Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, shall be considered for designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Provides that the Administration will enforce the law to ensure that recipients of Federal funds providing K-12 education comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in various contexts and protecting parental rights, including:

The first directive rescinds the Biden Administration’s guidelines for ICE and CBP enforcement actions that prohibit law enforcement from acting in or near so-called “sensitive” areas. 

Directs the Secretary of Education to issue guidance regarding how states can use federal formula funds to support K-12 educational choice initiatives and to prioritize educational choice in discretionary grant programs.

Rescinds various policies related to education, foreign affairs, and public health, including:

Provides that it is the policy of the U.S. to recognize two sexes, male and female, and that “[t]hese sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.”

Declares a national emergency at the southern border.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to deliver to the President a revision to the Unified Command Plan that assigns United States Northern Command the mission to “seal the borders and maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the U.S. by repelling forms of invasion including unlawful mass migration, narcotics trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and other criminal activities.

Provides that entry into the U.S. of refugees under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program be suspended until a finding is made in accordance with the order. This suspension shall take effect at 12:01 am eastern standard time on January 27, 2025.

Revokes birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

Takes numerous steps to secure U.S. borders, including:

Directs the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities.

Strengthens the visa-issuance process to ensure that those approved for admission into the U.S. “do not intend to harm Americans,” including through enhanced vetting and screening. 

Creates a process by which certain international cartels and other organizations will be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, or Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

Closes the southern border United States, suspending the physical entry of aliens and prohibits future entry of aliens who do not provide U.S. officials with medical information, reliable criminal history and background information.

Clarifies that the OECD global tax deal has no force or effect in the United States.

Requires certain agency/department heads to review trade policies.

Establishes 90-day pause in U.S. foreign development assistance for assessment of programmatic efficiencies and constituency with U.S. foreign policy.

Directs Secretary of State to issue guidance bringing the State Department's policies, programs, personnel, and operations in line with America First foreign policy.

Provides that the U.S. intends to withdraw from the World Health Organization.

Prohibits entities from distributing, maintaining, or updating TikTok within the territory of the United States.

Provides that specified agencies shall not issue new or renewed approvals, rights of way, permits, leases, or loans for offshore wind projects pending review of federal wind leasing and permitting practices.

Declares a national emergency due to "the United State's insufficient energy production, transportation, refining, and generation..."

Sets forth energy policies of the Administration, including “to encourage energy exploration and production on federal lands,” “to establish the U.S. as the leading producer and processor of non-fuel minerals,” and to ensure that the global impact of a rule is separately impacted from the domestic impact.

Withdraws the U.S. from the Paris Agreement and any other agreement made under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and revokes the U.S. International Climate Finance Plan.

Generally, directs department and agency heads to promote natural energy resource development in Alaska. Promulgates policies regarding Alaska Native Corporations.

Requires heads of all executive departments and agencies to deliver “emergency price relief” which includes appropriate actions to “eliminate counterproductive requirements that raise the costs of home appliances and eliminate harmful, coercive ‘climate’ policies that increase the costs of food and fuel”.