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EXECUTIVE ORDER

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Executive orders, in plain English.

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2020-01-14
Latest 
2026-06-10
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2026-06-10EO 14411

Strengthening Customs Enforcement

The order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to comprehensively overhaul U.S. customs enforcement by tightening importer-of-record requirements, imposing stricter bonding and disclosure rules, and drawing a sharp legal distinction between U.S. and foreign importers. It is one of the most sweeping customs enforcement directives in recent decades, targeting systemic loopholes that allow undervaluation of goods, duty evasion, forced-labor imports, and fentanyl precursor smuggling — affecting virtually every entity that moves goods across U.S. borders.

customs enforcementinternational tradeimport regulationssupply chain transparencynational security
2026-06-10EO 14410

Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service

KEY EXECUTIVE ORDER

The order implements Schedule Policy/Career — a federal personnel category that strips standard civil service removal protections from career employees in policy-influencing roles — by directly placing a large set of listed positions into that category and amending Civil Service Rules to govern how hiring, removals, and awards work within it. It takes effect immediately for the specific positions listed in the order's appendix, making it easier for agency heads to remove or discipline those employees for poor performance or misconduct, a change the order frames as essential to presidential accountability over the executive branch.

federal workforcecivil service reformgovernment accountabilityfederal employee rights
2026-06-05EO 14409

Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

The order directs multiple federal agencies to harden government and critical-infrastructure cybersecurity using AI-enabled tools, form a voluntary AI vulnerability clearinghouse with industry, and develop a classified benchmarking process for identifying the most advanced AI models — termed 'covered frontier models' — before their public release. It also creates a voluntary pre-release access framework allowing AI developers to share frontier models with the federal government and selected trusted partners, while explicitly barring mandatory government licensing or preclearance of any AI model.

artificial intelligencecybersecuritynational securityfederal workforcetechnology policy
2026-06-03EO 14407

Realigning United States Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations With Best Practices From Peer, Developed Countries

The order directs the CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to review a completed scientific assessment comparing U.S. and peer-nation childhood vaccine schedules, then update the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule accordingly. It requires every federal agency to align vaccine-related actions and coverage with whatever schedule the CDC ultimately adopts, while preserving insurance coverage for all vaccines that remain on that schedule.

childhood vaccinespublic health policyparental rightshealth insurance coveragefederal health regulation
2026-06-03EO 14408

Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands

The order rescinds two decades-old executive orders — EO 11644 (1972) and EO 11989 (1977) — that required agencies to apply specific environmental and social criteria when designating areas on federal lands open to off-road vehicle use, and directs affected agencies to initiate rulemakings to replace the existing implementing regulations. It shifts off-road vehicle management from criteria-based designation rules toward a framework grounded solely in existing statutory land-management authorities, with the stated aim of expanding public access, recreation, and energy and timber production on federal lands.

federal landsoff-road vehiclespublic land accessderegulationoutdoor recreation
2026-05-22EO 14405

Integrating Financial Technology Innovation Into Regulatory Frameworks

The order directs six federal financial regulators to review rules that may block fintech firms from partnering with banks or obtaining federal licenses, then take steps to reduce those barriers — and separately requests the Federal Reserve to evaluate whether fintech and other non-traditional financial companies can gain direct access to Federal Reserve payment accounts. It is the first executive order to formally push regulators and the Fed to open traditional financial infrastructure to fintech entrants, though all concrete policy changes depend on future agency action and potential rulemaking.

financial technologybanking regulationdigital assetsfinancial innovationpayments infrastructure
2026-05-22EO 14406

Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System

The order directs the Treasury Department, four federal bank regulators, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to strengthen financial-institution rules targeting money laundering, payroll fraud, and credit risks the order links to non-work-authorized immigrants and their employers. It sets 60-to-180-day deadlines for issuing advisories, proposing Bank Secrecy Act regulatory amendments, and publishing new lending guidance — steps that could reshape how banks screen customers and how lenders assess loan applicants based on immigration and employment status.

financial regulationbankingimmigration policyanti-money launderingconsumer lending
2026-05-07EO 14404

Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy

The order imposes a comprehensive sanctions regime against individuals and entities responsible for repression in Cuba or tied to the Cuban government, immediately blocking their U.S.-held property and barring their entry into the United States. It builds on a national emergency declared in January 2026 and extends its reach to foreign banks that process significant transactions for sanctioned persons, giving the Treasury and State Departments broad authority to designate targets and enforce restrictions.

Cuba sanctionsnational securityforeign policyeconomic sanctionstravel restrictions
2026-05-05EO 14403

Promoting Retirement-Savings Access for American Workers by Establishing TrumpIRA.gov

The order directs the Secretary of the Treasury to launch TrumpIRA.gov by January 1, 2027 — a federal website that lists qualifying low-cost private-sector IRAs and explains how eligible workers can claim a Federal Saver's Match of up to $1,000, a benefit already enacted in the SECURE 2.0 Act. It targets independent contractors, part-time workers, and the self-employed who lack access to employer-sponsored retirement plans, aiming to connect them with private-sector accounts that mirror the low-cost options available to federal employees through the Thrift Savings Plan.

retirement savingsfinancial accessworker benefitstax policysmall business workers
2026-05-05EO 14402

Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting

The order directs all federal executive agencies to treat fixed-price contracts — where the government pays a set amount for a defined outcome — as the default procurement method, and requires written justification plus senior-level approval before any agency may use cost-reimbursement or other non-fixed-price contracts above specified dollar thresholds. It responds to roughly $120 billion in cost-reimbursement consulting contracts identified in a single fiscal year, and aims to shift the financial risk of cost overruns from taxpayers to contractors by tying contractor profit to performance rather than guaranteed expense reimbursement.

federal contractinggovernment spendingprocurement policytaxpayer accountabilitycontractor performance
2026-04-22EO 14401

Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness

The order directs FDA and the DEA to establish a Right to Try access pathway for psychedelic drugs — including ibogaine — so patients with serious mental illness can reach treatments that have cleared early-phase trials but lack full approval, and directs HHS to allocate at least $50 million to partner with states advancing similar programs. It is the first executive order to push agencies to build a federal pathway specifically for psychedelic drugs aimed at serious mental illness, while directing the Attorney General to initiate rescheduling review for any psychedelic that completes Phase 3 trials — though the order itself does not reschedule any substance.

mental healthpsychedelic medicinedrug approvalveterans healthfederal-state partnerships
2026-04-09EO 14388

Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries

The order continues and revises the suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment — the exemption that lets low-value packages enter the United States without tariffs — for all shipments regardless of country of origin, value, or shipping method, by amending an earlier emergency order. It sets a new duty rate for international postal shipments tied to a February 20, 2026 Proclamation on import surcharges, and directs the Department of Homeland Security to implement the changes, which took effect February 24, 2026.

trade tariffsimport dutiescustomse-commerceinternational trade
2026-04-09EO 14400

Urgent National Action To Save College Sports

Directs federal contracting and grantmaking agencies to treat major universities' violations of intercollegiate athletic governing body rules as a factor in suspension and debarment decisions, and orders the Attorney General to challenge state laws that conflict with those rules. Establishes a framework — effective August 1, 2026 — using the federal government's existing financial relationships with research universities as leverage to stabilize college sports eligibility, transfer, and pay-for-play rules that have been upended by litigation and state legislation.

college sportsfederal contractinguniversity athleticsstudent-athlete eligibilitywomen's sports
2026-04-03EO 14399

Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections

KEY EXECUTIVE ORDER

The order directs the Department of Homeland Security to compile and transmit to every state a federally verified list of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote before each federal election, and tells the Justice Department to immediately prioritize investigating and prosecuting election officials who issue ballots to ineligible voters. It also orders the U.S. Postal Service to initiate rulemaking within 60 days to require unique tracking barcodes on all mail-in and absentee ballot envelopes, and authorizes withholding federal funds from states that fail to comply with federal election law.

election integrityvoter registrationmail-in votingcitizenship verificationfederal elections
2026-03-31EO 14398

Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

KEY EXECUTIVE ORDER

The order requires all federal contractors and their subcontractors to include a clause in their contracts pledging not to engage in 'racially discriminatory DEI activities' — defined as disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in hiring, promotions, vendor agreements, or program access — or face contract cancellation, suspension, debarment, and potential False Claims Act liability. It marks a significant tightening of the administration's earlier DEI restrictions by embedding enforcement teeth directly in the contracting relationship and explicitly linking compliance failures to federal fraud liability.

federal contractingcivil rightsdiversity programsgovernment procurementFalse Claims Act
2026-03-27EO 14397

Further Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council

The order further extends the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, keeping it active until 10 days after its required report is submitted to the President, or May 29, 2026, whichever comes first.

emergency managementfederal advisory committeesFEMA oversightagency review
2026-03-25EO 14396

Preserving America's Game

The order directs the Secretary of Commerce and the FCC Chairman to coordinate with college football's playoff committee, the NCAA, and broadcast partners to establish an exclusive broadcast window protecting the Army-Navy Game from scheduling conflicts with college football postseason games.

sports broadcastingcollege footballmilitary and veteransfederal communicationsbroadcast licensing
2026-03-19EO 14395

Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud

The order creates a Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, chaired by the Vice President, to coordinate a national strategy against fraud, waste, and abuse in federally funded benefit programs administered by states and federal agencies. It sets hard deadlines for agencies to identify vulnerable benefit processes, adopt minimum anti-fraud requirements, and submit implementation plans — and it directs examination of whether federal funds can be withheld from jurisdictions that fail to meet those standards.

benefits fraudfederal spending oversightwelfare programsfederal-state relationslaw enforcement
2026-03-18EO 14394

Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction

Directs multiple federal agencies to review and revise regulations on stormwater, wetlands, energy efficiency, and housing permitting that the administration says raise residential construction costs. Establishes a process for HUD to publish regulatory best practices for state and local governments within 60 days, but does not itself change any existing rule — all actual regulatory changes require future agency action or rulemaking.

housing affordabilityfederal permittingenvironmental regulationsenergy efficiency standardsOpportunity Zones
2026-03-18EO 14393

Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit

The order directs multiple federal financial regulators to consider a broad set of regulatory reforms aimed at reducing compliance costs for community and smaller banks in the mortgage market, with the goal of expanding credit access for rural and low-to-moderate income borrowers. It does not itself change any regulation — all substantive reforms depend on future agency rulemaking — but it sets a policy framework covering origination rules, capital requirements, appraisal standards, digital mortgage processes, and enforcement priorities.

housing policymortgage lendingbanking regulationcommunity banksfinancial deregulation