Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council
The order creates the National Energy Dominance Council within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, to advise the President on expanding all forms of domestic energy production and developing a long-range National Energy Dominance Strategy.
It also elevates the Secretary of the Interior to a standing seat on the National Security Council — a structural change that links energy policy directly to national security deliberations at the highest level.
What this order does
What it orders
The order establishes the National Energy Dominance Council within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior and vice-chaired by the Secretary of Energy. Its broad membership spans the cabinet and senior White House staff. The Council is directed to advise the President on maximizing energy production, streamlining permitting and infrastructure approvals, eliminating unnecessary regulations, attracting private investment, and developing a recommended National Energy Dominance Strategy with long-range goals. Within 100 days, the Council must deliver a package of initial advisory products: a national awareness plan, agency-action recommendations under existing authority, a review of critical energy markets, incentive proposals for private-sector investment, and consultation findings from state, local, and Tribal officials.
The Council is purely advisory — it recommends and advises but holds no independent regulatory authority; any actual policy changes would require presidential direction or separate agency rulemaking. The order also designates the Secretary of the Interior as a standing member of the National Security Council in the Chair role.
Who it affects
All federal agencies directed to cooperate with the Council — including Interior, Energy, State, Treasury, Defense, Agriculture, Commerce, Transportation, EPA, and OMB — as well as private-sector energy producers, state and local governments, and Tribal nations who will be consulted on expanding energy production.
Why it matters
The Council's recommendations could drive permitting changes, infrastructure approvals, and regulatory rollbacks affecting energy prices for households and businesses. Its 100-day deliverables will shape the administration's early energy agenda, and its standing NSC seat ties energy supply directly to national security decisions.
What must happen and when
How the order is supposed to work
The Council reports to the Office of the Chief of Staff and coordinates its advisory work with the President's senior policy advisers for economic, domestic, and national security policy. The Chair convenes meetings and directs agency information requests; agencies are legally obligated to cooperate. The 100-day deadline triggers the first round of formal recommendations; thereafter the Chair may call for additional advice as needed. The Council has no appropriations or rulemaking authority of its own — all follow-on action depends on presidential direction or agency initiative.
Actions and deadlines
- Recommend to the President a plan to raise national awareness of energy dominance issues
- Advise the President on agency actions available under existing authorities to increase energy production
- Provide the President a review of markets critical to powering American homes, cars, and factories
- Advise the President on incentives to attract and retain private-sector energy-production investment
- Advise the President on identifying and ending practices that raise the cost of energy
- Consult with state, local, and Tribal officials on expanding all forms of energy production
- Provide the President a recommended National Energy Dominance Strategy with long-range goals