Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws
The order directs federal agencies to stop buying paper straws, remove them from agency buildings, and eliminate internal policies that disfavor plastic straws — and requires the White House Domestic Policy office to publish a national strategy within 45 days.
It extends the policy goal beyond the federal government by directing the strategy to address contract terms with states and other entities that ban or penalize plastic straw use, signaling intent to push the policy nationwide.
What this order does
What it orders
The order directs the heads of all executive departments and agencies to stop procuring paper straws, remove paper straws from agency buildings, and rescind any internal policies that disfavor plastic straws — including those adopted to carry out a 2021 sustainability executive order that was revoked on January 20, 2025. It requires the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, coordinating with relevant agencies, to issue a National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws within 45 days of signing.
The required strategy must address three areas: eliminating executive-branch policies that disfavor plastic straws; reviewing federal contract policies and terms with states and other entities that ban or penalize plastic straw use; and identifying all other available tools to achieve the order's policy goals nationwide. The order does not itself ban paper straws outside the federal government or impose requirements on private businesses or states.
Who it affects
Federal executive departments and agencies, which must stop buying paper straws and undo related internal policies. States and other entities that receive federal contracts may be subject to new contract terms if they restrict plastic straws. Federal employees and facility visitors are affected by the removal of paper straws from agency buildings.
Why it matters
Federal agencies must immediately begin phasing out paper straws from procurement and facilities. States and contractors that ban plastic straws could face changed federal contract terms. The 45-day national strategy may signal broader future action, though no direct mandate on private businesses or states is created by this order itself.
What must happen and when
How the order is supposed to work
Agency heads act directly and immediately to end paper straw purchases and remove them from buildings. In parallel, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy coordinates with agencies to draft a National Strategy within 45 days; that strategy must cover three tracks — internal executive-branch policy cleanup, federal contract terms, and broader tools. The order contains no enforcement mechanism beyond the directive itself and is subject to available appropriations.
Actions and deadlines
- Eliminate procurement of paper straws and remove them from all agency buildings
- Rescind internal policies disfavoring plastic straws carried over from Executive Order 14057
- Issue a National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws, covering executive-branch policy, contract terms, and other tools