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Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers
This executive order directs all federal agencies to review their regulations and identify those that are anti-competitive—such as rules creating monopolies, barriers to entry, or burdensome licensing requirements—with recommendations for rescission or modification. The FTC Chairman and Attorney General will consolidate these findings for OMB review, with the goal of incorporating changes into the Unified Regulatory Agenda.
Designating English as the Official Language of the United States
This executive order designates English as the official language of the United States and revokes Executive Order 13166 (2000), which required federal agencies to provide services to limited-English-proficiency individuals. However, the order explicitly does not require agencies to change their current multilingual services, leaving operational decisions to agency heads.
Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government
This executive order directs the Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence to review federal law enforcement and intelligence activities over the past four years for alleged political weaponization, with reports to the President on remedial actions. It frames the review as correcting misconduct by the prior administration against perceived political opponents.
Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
This executive order revokes 78 executive orders and memoranda from the prior administration spanning DEI initiatives, climate policy, immigration, healthcare, COVID-19 response, and other areas. It mandates immediate termination of federal DEI implementation, requires two 45-day reviews for additional rescissions, and directs a National Security Advisor review of all National Security Memoranda from 2021-2025.
Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency"
This Executive Order renames the U.S. Digital Service as the U.S. DOGE Service (USDS), places it in the Executive Office of the President, and creates a temporary organization to advance an 18-month efficiency agenda. It mandates that every federal agency establish a four-person "DOGE Team" within 30 days and grants USDS broad access to agency records and IT systems, displacing prior orders that might block such access.
Promoting Active Management of America's Forests, Rangelands, and Other Federal Lands To Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk
This executive order directs the Departments of Interior and Agriculture to increase active management of federal forests and rangelands to reduce wildfire risk through expanded timber harvesting, streamlined environmental reviews, and new partnerships with states and tribes. It sets specific acreage treatment targets for 2019 and mandates development of a comprehensive wildfire strategy by December 2020.
White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This executive order establishes a White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) housed in the Executive Office of the President, along with a President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs in the Department of Education. It requires federal agencies interacting with HBCUs to prepare annual plans for strengthening HBCU participation in federal programs and revokes the previous Obama-era executive order on the same topic.
Safeguarding the Nation From the Impacts of Invasive Species
This executive order updates and strengthens federal coordination on invasive species by amending Executive Order 13112. It maintains the National Invasive Species Council with expanded membership, adds new priorities including climate change and public health impacts, and mandates a new management plan with specific reporting requirements.
Enhancing Safeguards To Prevent the Undue Denial of Federal Employment Opportunities to the Unemployed and Those Facing Financial Difficulty Through No Fault of Their Own
This memorandum prohibits federal agencies from denying employment or taking adverse action against current employees solely because they are unemployed or facing financial difficulty through no fault of their own, provided they make good-faith efforts to meet obligations. It requires agencies to review hiring practices for such biases and report findings to OPM within 90 days.
Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in Which Iraq Has an Interest
This executive order shields Iraqi oil revenues and the Development Fund for Iraq from all U.S. legal judgments, liens, or court-ordered seizures, declaring them immune from judicial process to facilitate Iraq's reconstruction. It simultaneously lifts prior sanctions on these specific assets while maintaining other restrictions.
Proper Consideration of Small Entities in Agency Rulemaking
This executive order requires federal agencies to establish written procedures for assessing the impact of draft regulations on small businesses, small governments, and small organizations under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. It assigns the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy a central advisory role in reviewing agency compliance and commenting on proposed rules.
Trails for America in the 21st Century
This executive order directs federal agencies to protect, connect, promote, and assist trails throughout the United States in cooperation with tribes, states, local governments, and citizen groups. It formally recognizes the Federal Interagency Council on Trails and mandates coordination on mapping, volunteer programs, National Trails Day participation, and development of an operating handbook for trail administrators.
Improving Access to Services for Persons With Limited English Proficiency
This executive order requires all federal agencies to develop plans ensuring that people with limited English proficiency (LEP) can meaningfully access federally conducted and federally assisted programs and activities. It mandates agency-specific guidance, stakeholder consultation, and Department of Justice oversight to prevent national origin discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Increasing the Opportunity for Individuals With Disabilities To Be Employed in the Federal Government
This executive order directs federal agencies to increase hiring of individuals with disabilities, setting a goal of 100,000 hires over 5 years through expanded outreach and reasonable accommodations. Agencies must submit implementation plans to the Office of Personnel Management within 60 days.
Marine Protected Areas
This executive order establishes a national system of marine protected areas (MPAs) by directing federal agencies to strengthen existing protections, create new MPAs, and coordinate through a new NOAA Marine Protected Area Center. It requires science-based assessments of ecological needs, pollution threats, and economic effects while mandating that agencies avoid harming MPA resources in their activities.
Federal Actions in the Lake Tahoe Region
This executive order creates a Federal Interagency Partnership to coordinate federal agency actions protecting the natural, recreational, and ecological resources of the Lake Tahoe Region. The Partnership includes six federal agencies and is charged with developing a Memorandum of Agreement with California, Nevada, tribal governments, and local entities to align environmental and economic goals.
Locating Federal Facilities on Historic Properties in Our Nation's Central Cities
This executive order directs federal agencies to prioritize locating facilities in historic properties and districts within central cities when operationally appropriate and economically prudent. It also requires agencies to streamline regulations that impede using historic properties and to pursue partnerships with state, local, tribal, and private entities to enhance historic preservation efforts.
Policy Concerning Distribution of Eagle Feathers for Native American Religious Purposes
This 1994 presidential memorandum directs all federal land-managing agencies to recover and transfer eagle carcasses and parts to the National Eagle Repository for distribution to Native Americans for religious purposes. It prioritizes Native American religious use in permit allocation, streamlines application processes, and tasks the Department of the Interior with coordinating interagency efforts and issuing implementation guidelines.
Water resources projects
This executive order requires all federal agencies to submit water resources project reports, proposals, and plans to the OMB Director before sending them to Congress. The OMB Director must review them for consistency with presidential policy, planning guidelines, and applicable laws, and agencies must include OMB's advice when submitting materials to Congress. It also revokes the previous executive order on this topic (EO 12113).