Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
Executive orders directing the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies · 18 in Trump 47 · 138 all terms.
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Withdrawing the United States From International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties That Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
This memorandum directs the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations—35 non-UN entities and 31 UN organizations—deemed contrary to U.S. interests, based on a review conducted under Executive Order 14199. All executive agencies must take immediate steps to cease participation, membership, and funding to these organizations as soon as possible, with the Secretary of State providing implementation guidance.
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025
This executive order closes all federal executive departments and agencies on December 24 and December 26, 2025, excusing employees from duty on those days, while allowing agency heads to keep certain offices open for national security, defense, or other public need. It treats those dates as holidays for pay and leave purposes under existing statutes and delegates implementation to the OPM Director.
Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees
This memorandum directs the Attorney General to investigate whether federal grant funds are being illegally used for lobbying and partisan political activities by grantees, citing potential violations of 31 U.S.C. 1352. The Attorney General must report progress to the President within 180 days and coordinate with agency heads on enforcement actions.
Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement To Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens
This executive order directs the Attorney General and other officials to expand legal protections and resources for state and local law enforcement, including creating an indemnification mechanism for officers, reviewing federal consent decrees within 60 days, increasing military asset transfers to local police within 90 days, and prioritizing prosecution of state/local officials who obstruct criminal law enforcement or implement DEI initiatives that restrict policing. It also mandates using Homeland Security Task Forces established under EO 14159 to advance these objectives.
White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This executive order re-establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Executive Office of the President, creates a new President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs in the Department of Education, and revokes the Biden administration's EO 14041 on HBCUs. It directs federal agencies to assist the Initiative and tasks it with increasing private-sector engagement, improving HBCU infrastructure and research competitiveness, and implementing the HBCU PARTNERS Act.
Addressing Risks From WilmerHale
This executive order targets the law firm WilmerHale, directing federal agencies to suspend security clearances held by its personnel, cease provision of government facilities and services, require contractor disclosure of business with the firm, review and terminate contracts where legally permissible, limit official access to federal buildings, and restrict hiring of WilmerHale employees without waivers. The order cites the firm's pro bono work, its hiring of former Mueller investigation prosecutors, and alleged racial discrimination as justifications.
Addressing Risks From Jenner & Block
This executive order targets Jenner & Block LLP, a major law firm, by suspending security clearances for its personnel, restricting federal contracts with the firm and its business partners, limiting its employees' access to federal buildings and officials, and barring agency hiring of Jenner employees without waivers. The order cites the firm's alleged partisan "lawfare," pro bono activities, racial discrimination in hiring, and its employment of former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann as justifications.
Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws
This executive order ends federal procurement and use of paper straws, eliminates policies disfavoring plastic straws within the executive branch, and requires a national strategy within 45 days to end paper straw use nationwide. It explicitly references the prior revocation of EO 14057, which had promoted federal sustainability measures including discouragement of plastic straws.
Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt To Constrain the New President
This memorandum blocks federal agencies from approving collective bargaining agreements executed in the 30 days before a presidential transition that create new obligations, make substantive changes, or extend existing agreements. It specifically targets a Department of Education CBA from January 17, 2025, and directs agency heads to disapprove any such pending agreements, with an exemption for law enforcement officer CBAs.
Council To Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency
This executive order establishes a 20-member council co-chaired by the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense to review FEMA's disaster response performance, staffing, political impartiality, and structural role in federal-state disaster relief. The council must hold its first public meeting within 90 days and submit recommendations to the President within 180 days after that meeting, with the council terminating after one year unless extended.
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
This executive order establishes a new President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) with up to 24 members, co-chaired by the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and the Special Advisor for AI & Crypto. It revokes the Biden administration's prior PCAST order (EO 14007) and tasks the council with advising the President on science, technology, and innovation policy, including AI, quantum computing, and biotechnology, while explicitly framing the mission around achieving "unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance" and countering perceived ideological influences in science.
Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
This executive order revokes Biden-era AI safety policies, particularly EO 14110, and directs development of a new AI action plan within 180 days. It mandates review and suspension of agency actions deemed inconsistent with promoting American AI dominance, and requires OMB to revise two memoranda within 60 days.
Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis
This January 20, 2025 memorandum directs all executive department and agency heads to deliver emergency price relief to American families by lowering housing costs, reducing healthcare administrative expenses, eliminating appliance regulations, creating jobs, and rolling back climate policies affecting food and fuel prices. The Assistant to the President for Economic Policy must report on implementation status every 30 days starting 30 days from signing.
Hiring Freeze
This memorandum imposes an immediate freeze on hiring federal civilian employees across the executive branch, with exemptions for military personnel, immigration enforcement, national security, public safety, and certain political appointees. Within 90 days, OMB must submit a plan to reduce the federal workforce through efficiency and attrition; the freeze expires for most agencies upon that plan's issuance but remains for the IRS until the Treasury Secretary determines it should lift.
Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
This memorandum freezes new federal rulemaking and withdraws pending rules until political appointees appointed after January 20, 2025 review and approve them. It also postpones effective dates of recently published rules for 60 days to allow review, with OMB oversight and emergency exceptions.
Return to In-Person Work
This memorandum directs all executive branch department and agency heads to terminate remote work arrangements and require full-time in-person work at employees' duty stations, while allowing agency heads discretion to make exemptions they deem necessary. Implementation must be consistent with applicable law.
Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives
This memorandum directs federal agencies to strengthen presidential accountability over career Senior Executive Service (SES) officials by requiring new performance plans, reinvigorating performance evaluation systems, reassigning SES members to align with the President's agenda, and empowering agency heads to remove underperforming SES officials. It restructures Executive Resources Boards and Performance Review Boards to give noncareer political appointees majority control.
Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship
This executive order prohibits federal agencies from using resources to censor constitutionally protected speech or pressure third parties to suppress speech. It directs the Attorney General to investigate federal government censorship activities over the prior four years and submit a report with remedial recommendations.