Trump Executive Order Tracker

The use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts must be eliminated to avoid violating the Constitution and federal civil rights laws. Disparate-impact liability arises where a seemingly neutral policy or practice leads to unequal outcomes for different groups. The policy is scrutinized for its potential to have a disproportionately negative impact on protected groups, regardless of any intent to discriminate. The Presidential approval of July 25, 1966, of the Department of Justice Title VI regulations (31 Fed. Reg. 10269), as applied to 28 C.F.R. 42.104(b)(2) in full and the Presidential approval of July 5, 1973, of the Department of Justice Title VI regulations (38 Fed. Reg. 17955, FR Doc. 73-13407), as applied to the words “or effect” in both places they appear in 28 C.F.R. 42.104(b)(3), and as applied to 28 C.F.R. 42.104(b)(6)(ii) and 28 C.F.R. 42.104(c)(2) in full are revoked. Within 45 days of the Order the Attorney General and the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall assess all pending investigations, civil suits, or positions taken in ongoing matters under every federal civil rights law that relies on disparate-impact liability theory. Agencies responsible for enforcement of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act must evaluate pending proceedings relying on this theory within 45 days, and all agencies must evaluate existing judgements relying on the theory within 90 days.

The Order requires the Secretary of Education to take all appropriate actions to ensure complete and timely disclosure by higher education institutions of foreign funding. The Secretary will take appropriate steps to reverse or rescind any actions by the prior administration that permit higher education institutions to maintain improper secrecy regarding their foreign funding and require universities to disclose specific details about foreign funding. Audits and investigations will be conducted where appropriate to ensure compliance.

States the policy of the Administration to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in fostering more and better opportunities in higher education and ensuring college-educated Americans are empowered to advance common good. The Order establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities,  to work with executive departments and agencies, the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (established within the Order), and private sector organizations to increase the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality education. The Order revokes Executive Order 14041 of September 3, 2021, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Extends the freeze on hiring Federal civilian employees within the executive branch through July 15, 2025. 

Repeals the “Management of the Marine National Monument” section of Proclamation 9173 (Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion), which appropriated the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) and withdrew over 400,000 square miles in the Pacific Ocean from all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, leasing, or other disposition under the public land laws for care and management by the Federal Government.

Orders agencies to procure commercially available products and services, including those that can be modified to fill agencies’ needs, to the maximum extent practicable.

The Director of the OMB Director shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government, requiring that agencies may hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart. Agency heads must adhere to the Federal Hiring Plan outlined in the Executive Order on Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service. Agency heads must also consult the agency's DOGE team lead for new hires and begin reductions-in-force (RIFs) prioritizing non-essential functions and DEI programs. Within 30 days, OPM must issue new rulemaking to revise federal hiring suitability criteria and agency heads must submit reorganization plans to OMB. Within 240 days, the United States DOGE Service (USDS) Administrator must submit a report to the President on this order. Monthly, DOGE team leads must submit hiring reports. 

This order makes it the policy of the United States that Federal health care programs, intellectual property protections, and safety regulations are optimized to provide access to prescription drugs at a lower cost to American patients and taxpayers. 
 
The order directs: (a) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) to propose and seek comment on guidance for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program within 60 days of the order; (b) the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, in coordination with the Secretary, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Director), and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy to provide recommendations to the President on how best to stabilize and reduce Medicare Part D premiums within 180 days of the order; and (c) the Secretary to work with Congress to modify the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.
 
The order also contains the following directions and deadlines:

Ensures ineligible aliens are not receiving funds from Social Security Act programs. Such measures shall include promulgating any necessary guidance or regulations regarding Social Security Act funds and, to the extent appropriate and consistent with law, prioritizing civil or administrative enforcement actions against States, localities, or other similar grantees or subgrantees that do not take adequate measures to verify eligibility, stop payments to deceased or otherwise ineligible payees, or otherwise prevent ineligible aliens from receiving funds from Social Security Act programs.