Trump Executive Order Tracker

Directs the Departments of Defense and Energy to deploy advanced nuclear reactors for critical military and AI infrastructure, starting with operation at a domestic military base by September 30, 2028, and site deployment at DOE facilities within 30 months. Mandates interagency action to secure fuel supplies, streamline NEPA compliance, and pursue at least 20 new nuclear export agreements by the end of the 120th Congress to position U.S. nuclear technology as a global strategic asset.

Directs the Department of Energy to submit a comprehensive fuel cycle report, expand enrichment and reprocessing under the Defense Production Act (DPA), and fund reactor restarts and construction through the Loan Programs Office (LPO). Requires coordinated federal action to develop a skilled nuclear workforce via apprenticeships, education grants, and national lab access.

Orders the Attorney General shall take all appropriate action to create a mechanism to provide legal resources and indemnification to law enforcement officers who unjustly incur expenses and liabilities for actions taken during the performance of their official duties to enforce the law.  This mechanism shall include the use of private-sector pro bono assistance for such law enforcement officers.

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This Order directs the construction of temporary and permanent physical barriers at the southern border of the United States and all appropriate action to deploy permanent sufficient personnel along the southern border to ensure operational control. The Order also directs that action be taken to supplement available personnel to secure the southern border and enforce immigration laws. This Order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue new policy guidance on detention of undocumented immigrants and to reinstitute the Migrant Protection Protocols (Remain in Mexico). 

Orders the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for the use and jurisdiction by the Department of Defense over such Federal lands, including the Roosevelt Reservation and excluding Federal Indian Reservations, that are reasonably necessary to enable military activities to seal the southern border from unlawful entry. The activities will occur on a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense and for the designation of such Federal lands as National Defense Areas by the Secretary of Defense.

This order suspends country-specific ad valorem rates of duty enumerated in the executive order titled “Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits” until July 9, 2025. Additionally, this order raises the additional rate of duty on Chinese imports from 84% to 125% effective April 10, 2025 and makes further adjustments to limit circumvention of tariffs.  

Reforms the Department of Defense’s acquisition processes by:

Reform the foreign defense sales system by: