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Three ways to watch the Administration

Tracking Executive Orders.

When the President signs an order, we read it and say what it actually directs, which agency it directs to act, and under what authority. We also track what earlier policy each order rewrites, and whether a later order has revoked it. Every claim here is tied to the text of the order itself.

Numbers for

The record so far

Every order we've read.

273
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15%
revoke or amend a prior order
271
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The pace of the pen

Cumulative orders signed over each presidency, on one shared timeline. The axis runs the full length of the longest term, so an eight year presidency spans the whole width and a term still in office simply stops where the record does.

Obama 2009

275

Trump 2017

220

Biden 2021

162

Trump 2025

273

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What each term used the pen for

The policy areas each presidency reached for, on a shared set of topics. Share of a term's own orders, so a longer presidency is compared fairly with a shorter one.

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Undoing the last term

How many of each presidency's orders the NEXT president revoked or superseded. Counts the orders overturned, and the share of that term's own orders they represent. A directional read along the line of presidencies.

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930 orders

  • EO 14420Aug 10, 2026Health · childhood vaccine recommendationsIn Effect

    Sets New Federal Childhood Vaccine Recommendations and Directs Agencies to Advance Them

    Official title: Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans

    What this does

    The order declares a new set of Federal childhood vaccine recommendations, sorted into vaccines recommended for all children, vaccines recommended for certain high-risk groups, and vaccines left to shared clinical decision-making, and directs every executive department and agency to review them and take appropriate steps to advance them, to the fullest extent allowable by law. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, to present plans to the President within 90 days to offer single-dose alternatives to combination vaccines starting with MMR while guaranteeing continued availability of combination vaccines, to assess and adjust the Federal childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule as appropriate, and to expand vaccine safety research and monitoring. It directs the Attorney General to take appropriate measures to further meritorious legal actions challenging State laws that conflict with obligations related to parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodations, and equal protection, including obligations to provide religious and medical exemptions from immunization requirements, and directs the Departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services to ensure their contractors and grantees comply with those obligations. It advises States and territories to review and consider updating their own immunization laws but does not change them. It cites the President's constitutional and statutory authority and is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

    The order revokes and amends no prior executive order; it reaffirms and builds on a December 2025 Presidential Memorandum and a May 2026 executive order on the same subject. Its directives run to every executive department and agency to advance the recommendations, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines to deliver plans within 90 days, and to the Attorney General and the Departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services to pursue and ensure compliance regarding State vaccine exemption laws. It changes no State law on its own: States and territories are advised to review and consider updating their immunization requirements, not directed to.

    How we know: 11 sourced claims
    • The order declares a new set of Federal childhood vaccine recommendations, sorted into vaccines recommended for all children, vaccines recommended for certain high-risk groups, and vaccines left to shared clinical decision-making.Source: Sec. 2(a)
    • It directs every executive department and agency to review the recommendations and take appropriate steps to advance them, to the fullest extent allowable by law.Source: Sec. 2(c)
    • It advises States and territories to review and consider updating their immunization laws for contexts such as school enrollment, and does not itself change any State law.Source: Sec. 2(d)
    • It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, to present plans to the President within 90 days.Source: Sec. 3
    • Those plans are to include offering single-dose alternatives to combination vaccines starting with MMR while guaranteeing continued availability of combination vaccines.Source: Sec. 3(a)
    • Those plans are to include assessing the timing and sequencing of core childhood vaccines and adjusting the Federal childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule as appropriate.Source: Sec. 3(b)
    • Those plans are to include developing alternative adjuvants to aluminum and improving vaccine safety monitoring, transparency, and research.Source: Sec. 3(c); Sec. 3(e)
    • It directs the Attorney General to take appropriate measures to further meritorious legal actions challenging State laws that conflict with obligations related to parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodations, and equal protection, including obligations to provide religious and medical exemptions from immunization requirements.Source: Sec. 4(a)
    • It directs the Departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services to ensure their contractors and grantees, including States and localities, comply with those obligations.Source: Sec. 4(b)
    • The order revokes and amends no prior executive order.Source: Sec. 1; disposition (no revoke or amend)
    • The order is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Source: Sec. 5(b); Sec. 5(c)

    The record

    Signed

    Aug 10, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 53173. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14419Aug 6, 2026Immigration · nonimmigrant visas and giving birth in the USIn Effect

    Directs State and Homeland Security to Restrict Nonimmigrant Visas Used for Giving Birth in the US

    Official title: Ending Birth Tourism

    What this does

    The order delegates the President's authority under section 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, and directs them to take actions and update rules and guidance to prevent foreign nationals from entering on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth in the United States, which it defines as birth tourism. The enforcement measures it lists, including denying or revoking visas, barring entry, and removal, are within each Secretary's discretion and authority rather than mandated. The order permits the Secretaries to exempt a foreign national on humanitarian grounds or when entry is in the national interest, and directs that it be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

    The order revokes and amends no prior executive order. Its operative directives run to two named officials, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, with all other departments and agencies directed to provide records and information subject to applicable law. It sets no new program rules of its own; the concrete enforcement actions are left to the two Secretaries' discretion.

    How we know: 7 sourced claims
    • The order delegates the President's authority under section 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to the extent necessary to implement the order.Source: Sec. 2
    • It directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take actions and update rules, policies, and guidance to prevent entry on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth in the United States.Source: Sec. 4(a)
    • The order defines birth tourism as entering, or facilitating another foreign national's entry, on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth on American soil.Source: Sec. 3
    • The listed enforcement measures, including denying or revoking visas, permanently barring entry, and denial of entry or removal, are within the Secretaries' respective discretion and authority.Source: Sec. 4(a)
    • The order permits the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security to exempt a foreign national on humanitarian grounds or when entry is in the national interest.Source: Sec. 5
    • The order directs that it be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.Source: Sec. 6(b)
    • The order revokes or amends no prior executive order.Source: disposition: no revoke or amend records

    The record

    Signed

    Aug 6, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 51993. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14417Aug 3, 2026Armed Forces · DefenseIn Effect

    Establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission

    What this does

    The order creates a President's Military Spouse Commission to advise the President on policies affecting military spouses and families. The Commission is chaired by the spouse of the Secretary of War and made up of the spouses of named senior military leaders. Its role is to study concerns in areas such as housing, employment, healthcare, and education, and to report to the President at the end of each fiscal year. Agencies are directed to assist the Commission to the extent permitted by law and subject to available funds, and the order creates no new legal rights.

    The order revokes no prior order. It stands up a new advisory commission and directs existing agencies to support it, changing no standing regulation on its own.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order establishes a President's Military Spouse Commission to advise and assist the President on policies affecting military spouses and families.Source: Sec. 2(a); Sec. 3
    • The Commission is chaired by the spouse of the Secretary of War and composed of the spouses of named senior military leaders.Source: Sec. 2(b), (c)
    • The Commission's role is advisory: it monitors, studies, recommends actions, and reports to the President at the end of each fiscal year.Source: Sec. 3(a) through (e)
    • Agency assistance is qualified as to the extent permitted by law and subject to available funds, and the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Source: Sec. 4(a); Sec. 5

    The record

    Signed

    Aug 3, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 51059. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14416Jul 24, 2026Arts & Culture · CultureIn Effect

    Directs Signage and Funding Levers Regarding the Smithsonian

    Official title: Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution

    What this does

    The order directs the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of OMB, the Administrator of General Services, and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to identify and use available authorities, including funding or contract conditions, to promote the order's policy toward the Smithsonian Institution. It further directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, to install temporary signage and exhibits on NPS-maintained sidewalks and walkways near the National Museum of American History that convey the findings of a prior Domestic Policy Council report. It cites the President's constitutional and statutory authority and takes effect on signing, though its measures are qualified as consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

    The order revokes and amends no prior order. Its directives reach four named offices and are carried out primarily by the Interior Department through the National Park Service, and it stands up no new body.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs four named officials to identify and use available authorities, including funding or contract conditions, to promote its policy toward the Smithsonian.Source: Sec. 2
    • It directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to install temporary signage along NPS-maintained walkways used to access the Museum informing visitors of the report's findings.Source: Sec. 3(a)
    • It directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to install temporary exhibits or signage on NPS-maintained land that corrects information presented in the Museum.Source: Sec. 3(b)
    • The order is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations, and creates no enforceable rights.Source: Sec. 4(b), (c)

    The record

    Signed

    Jul 24, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 47925. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14415Jul 20, 2026Armed Forces · DefenseIn Effect

    Restricts Defense Waivers for Foreign-Sourced Critical Materials

    Official title: Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

    What this does

    The order directs the Secretary of War and the secretaries of the military departments to stop issuing certain statutory waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1) for covered critical materials beginning January 1, 2027, unless the contractor submits a formal mitigation plan accepted by the Secretary. It also directs the Secretary within 180 days to develop guidance requiring defense contractors to map their critical supply chains and to initiate regulatory action qualifying domestic sources, with progress reports every six months until January 1, 2028. It cites the President's constitutional and statutory authority; the waiver restriction is delayed to a future effective date and other directives are staged over 90 to 180 days.

    The order revokes and amends no prior order. Its directives run primarily to the Department of War and the military departments, coordinating with the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and it stands up no new agency.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • On January 1, 2027, the Secretary of War and the secretaries of the military departments shall cease issuing waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1) for covered materials, except as provided.Source: Sec. 2(a)
    • The Secretary may continue issuing such waivers where the prime contractor or subcontractor submits a formal mitigation plan accepted by the Secretary.Source: Sec. 2(b)
    • Within 180 days the Secretary shall develop guidance requiring prime contractors and subcontractors to map critical supply chains for Department of War acquisitions.Source: Sec. 3(a)
    • The order is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations, and creates no enforceable rights.Source: Sec. 8(b), (c)

    The record

    Signed

    Jul 20, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 46693. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14414Jun 25, 2026Arts & Culture · AgricultureIn Effect

    Directs USDA, EPA, and HHS to Promote Regenerative Farming

    Official title: Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthening American Farm Resilience

    What this does

    The order directs the EPA Administrator to prioritize registration of substances that can serve as alternatives to older active ingredients and to review data for certain pre-harvest uses, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to maximize funding of the existing Regenerative Pilot Program and evaluate expanding it through existing authorities. It also directs EPA, USDA, and HHS to develop a research framework on cumulative chemical exposure and directs HHS to issue an NIH grand prize challenge. It cites the President's constitutional and statutory authority and states expressly that its research directives create no regulatory obligation beyond current statutory requirements. Much of the order is a statement of policy setting priorities rather than mandating new agency rules.

    The order revokes and amends no prior order. Its directives reach three agencies, EPA, USDA, and HHS, largely build on existing programs and authorities, and stand up no new body.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs the EPA Administrator to prioritize registration actions for substances usable as alternatives to older active ingredients.Source: Sec. 2(a)
    • It directs the Secretary of Agriculture to maximize funding of the current Regenerative Pilot Program and evaluate expanding it using existing authorities.Source: Sec. 3(a)
    • It directs the Secretary of HHS to issue a grand prize challenge from the National Institutes of Health on evaluating cumulative chemical exposures.Source: Sec. 2(d)
    • The research directives are expressly limited to current statutory requirements, and the order is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.Source: Sec. 2(c); Sec. 4(b)

    The record

    Signed

    Jun 25, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 39841. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14413Jun 22, 2026Science & Tech · TechnologyIn Effect

    Directs a Whole-of-Government Quantum Technology Push

    Official title: Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation

    What this does

    The order directs the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology within 180 days to update the National Quantum Strategy in coordination with named departments, and establishes the Quantum Computer for Application Development and Discovery Science (QC-ADDS) Effort to pursue development of a quantum computer intended for a Department of Energy facility. It further directs plans, national centers, workforce strategies, and reports across many agencies including Commerce, Energy, War, NSF, and NASA. It cites the President's constitutional and statutory authority and is effective on signing, with directives staged over 30 to 210 days and many framed as developing plans, exploring options, or making recommendations rather than acting.

    The order revokes and amends no prior order, though it references prior orders on the quantum advisory committee and skilled trades without changing them. Its directives reach across many departments and agencies as a whole-of-government effort, and it stands up the coordinated QC-ADDS Effort and directs creation of new assessment centers.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology within 180 days to update the National Quantum Strategy in coordination with named agencies.Source: Sec. 3(a)
    • It establishes the Quantum Computer for Application Development and Discovery Science (QC-ADDS) Effort, coordinated by the APST, aimed at delivering a quantum computer to a Department of Energy facility.Source: Sec. 4(a)
    • It directs the Secretary of War within 60 days to identify at least three next-generation quantum sensor projects to field by September 30, 2028.Source: Sec. 5(a)
    • The order is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations, and creates no enforceable rights.Source: Sec. 11(b), (c)

    The record

    Signed

    Jun 22, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 38487. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14412Jun 22, 2026Science & Tech · CybersecurityIn Effect

    Sets Federal Deadlines to Adopt Post-Quantum Cryptography

    Official title: Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks

    What this does

    The order directs the Director of OMB and the National Cyber Director to lead coordination of a national migration of federal information systems to NIST-approved post-quantum cryptography. Within 90 days OMB is to issue guidance requiring agencies to transition high value assets and high impact systems to post-quantum cryptography for key establishment by December 31, 2030, and for digital signatures by December 31, 2031, and it directs NIST pilots and proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation rules. It cites the President's constitutional and statutory authority and is effective on signing, with the substantive migration deadlines set years out and National Security Systems excluded from the OMB inventory directive.

    The order revokes and amends no prior order. Its directives reach across all federal agencies plus OMB, the National Cyber Director, NIST and Commerce, DHS and CISA, NSA, State, and the FAR Council, and it stands up no new body while designating migration leads within existing agencies.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs the Director of OMB and the National Cyber Director to lead coordination and oversight of the national post-quantum cryptography migration.Source: Sec. 3(a)
    • Within 90 days OMB shall issue guidance requiring agencies to transition high value assets and high impact systems to post-quantum cryptography for key establishment by December 31, 2030, and for digital signatures by December 31, 2031.Source: Sec. 4(b)
    • Within 180 days the FAR Council shall publish a proposed rule requiring covered contractors to comply with NIST standards including post-quantum algorithms by December 31, 2030.Source: Sec. 6(c)
    • The inventory review directive excludes National Security Systems, and the order is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.Source: Sec. 4(b)(i); Sec. 7(b)

    The record

    Signed

    Jun 22, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 38483. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14411Jun 3, 2026Foreign Trade · TradeIn Effect

    Directs DHS to Tighten Importer Rules, Including on Foreign Importers

    Official title: Strengthening Customs Enforcement

    What this does

    The order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, through Customs and Border Protection and citing specified customs statutes, to revise importer of record eligibility rules within 180 days, including minimum domestic assets or bonding and expanded disclosures, and to prohibit a foreign importer of record from filing informal entry. It further directs heightened import disclosure and certification requirements, a good standing requirement, penalty floors including a minimum of not less than 50 percent of an assessed penalty, and recommendations for legislation. It cites the President's constitutional and statutory authority and is effective on signing, but its substantive changes take effect through later rulemaking staged over 45 to 180 days and consistent with the Administrative Procedure Act.

    The order revokes and amends no prior order. Its directives run primarily to the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection, with the Attorney General on enforcement and OMB and the U.S. Trade Representative on legislation and reporting, and it stands up no new body.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • Within 180 days the order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to revise importer of record eligibility regulations, including minimum domestic assets or bonding and additional disclosures.Source: Sec. 2(a)
    • It directs the Secretary to issue rules prohibiting a foreign importer of record from filing informal entry.Source: Sec. 2(b)(i)
    • Within 90 days it directs the Secretary to revise mitigation standards to include a minimum penalty floor of not less than 50 percent of the assessed penalty.Source: Sec. 4(c)
    • The order is to be implemented through rulemaking consistent with applicable law, including the Administrative Procedure Act, and subject to the availability of appropriations, and creates no enforceable rights.Source: Sec. 12(b), (c)

    The record

    Signed

    Jun 3, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 35125. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14410Jun 3, 2026Labor · Federal WorkforceIn Effect

    Places Listed Policy-Influencing Jobs in a Reduced-Protection Category

    Official title: Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service

    What this does

    The order places the specific positions listed in its Appendix into Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service, a category that is exempted from the adverse-action procedures that otherwise limit removals for misconduct or poor performance. It amends the Civil Service Rules and Regulations and further amends prior Executive Orders 13957 (as amended by 14171) and 13562 (as amended by 14217) to implement the schedule, and directs agency heads to notify affected employees within 7 days. It cites the President's authority under 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302, 5595, and 7511. It also directs OPM to begin a rulemaking for a Presidential award program and directs each covered agency to set aside a separate bonus pool for these employees.

    The order amends the Civil Service Rules and further amends Executive Orders 13957 and 13562, each in its already-amended form (13957 as amended by 14171, 13562 as amended by 14217). It revokes no prior order outright, changing policy by amendment and by transferring the Appendix positions. Its directives reach OPM and every agency with positions listed in the order's Appendix.

    How we know: 7 sourced claims
    • The order places the positions listed in its Appendix into Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service.Source: Sec. 5(b)
    • Schedule Policy/Career positions are exempted from the adverse-action procedures that otherwise make removals for poor performance or misconduct difficult.Source: Sec. 1
    • The order amends the Civil Service Rules and further amends Executive Orders 13957 (as amended by 14171) and 13562 (as amended by 14217).Source: Sec. 2; Sec. 3
    • The order is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.Source: Sec. 6(b)
    • It directs agency heads to notify affected employees within 7 days.Source: Sec. 5(c)
    • It directs OPM to begin a rulemaking for a Presidential award program for these employees.Source: Sec. 4(b)
    • It directs each covered agency to set aside a separate bonus pool for these employees.Source: Sec. 4(a)

    The record

    Signed

    Jun 3, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 34893. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    EO 13562, EO 13957, EO 14171, EO 14217

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14409Jun 2, 2026Science & Tech · AI securityIn Effect

    Directs Federal AI Cyber-Defense Steps and a Voluntary Frontier-Model Framework

    Official title: Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

    What this does

    The order directs a set of agencies to take near-term steps to harden federal information systems against AI-enabled cyber threats, citing the President's constitutional and statutory authority. Within 30 to 60 days it tasks the Committee on National Security Systems, the Secretary of War, DHS through CISA, Treasury, OMB, and OPM with specific actions, including forming a voluntary AI cybersecurity clearinghouse with industry. It also directs Treasury, NSA, and CISA to build a classified benchmarking process to designate covered frontier models and to design a voluntary framework for developer access to those models. It states it creates no mandatory licensing or preclearance requirement for AI models.

    The order revokes and amends no prior executive order. Its directives reach across multiple agencies, including the Department of War through NSA, DHS through CISA, Treasury, OMB, OPM, and Commerce through NIST.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs several agencies within 30 to 60 days to prioritize the cyber defense of national security, Department of War, and civilian federal information systems.Source: Sec. 2 (Upgrading American Systems for Advanced AI)
    • It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to form an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse in voluntary collaboration with the AI industry and critical-infrastructure operators.Source: Sec. 2(d)
    • It directs Treasury, NSA, and CISA to develop a classified benchmarking process to designate covered frontier models and to design a voluntary framework for developer access.Source: Sec. 3 (Secure Frontier Model Deployment), subsecs. (a) and (b)
    • The order states it does not authorize any mandatory licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirement for AI models, and is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.Source: Sec. 3(c) and Sec. 5(b)

    The record

    Signed

    Jun 2, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 34565. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14408May 29, 2026Public Lands · Public LandsIn Effect

    Rescinds Two 1970s Orders Governing Off-Road Vehicle Use on Federal Lands

    Official title: Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands

    What this does

    The order rescinds Executive Order 11644 (1972) and Executive Order 11989 (1977), which set criteria for designating where off-road vehicles may be used on Federal lands. It directs the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and any other relevant agency to begin rulemakings to rescind or revise the regulations that implemented those orders. It cites the President's constitutional and statutory authority and sets no new designation rules of its own.

    Rescinds two prior executive orders (EO 11644 and EO 11989) and directs several named agencies to open rulemakings to unwind their implementing regulations. It changes policy by rescission, not by writing new program rules, and the implementing rulemakings still have to run. It revokes no other orders.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order rescinds Executive Order 11644 and Executive Order 11989.Source: Sec. 2 (Rescinding Certain Prior Executive Orders)
    • It directs the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the TVA Board of Directors, and any other relevant agency to initiate rulemakings to rescind or revise the implementing regulations.Source: Sec. 2
    • The order itself sets no new off-road vehicle designation rules; new terms depend on the directed rulemakings, and it is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.Source: Sec. 2; Sec. 3(b)
    • The order creates no right or benefit enforceable at law or in equity.Source: Sec. 3(c)

    The record

    Signed

    May 29, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 33577. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    EO 11644, EO 11989

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14407May 29, 2026Health · VaccinesIn Effect

    Directs CDC Review of the Childhood Vaccine Schedule

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

    What this does

    The order directs the CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to review a prior HHS scientific assessment and the latest clinical data and, to the extent permitted by law, take appropriate steps to update the United States childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule. It directs every agency to align immunization-related actions, funding, and coverage with the schedule the ACIP recommends and the CDC adopts. It does not itself change the schedule; it acknowledges the scientific assessment as a guiding resource and leaves the update to the ACIP review process.

    The order revokes or amends no prior executive order. It builds on the Presidential Memorandum of December 5, 2025, and its directives reach HHS, the CDC and ACIP, and all executive agencies for the purpose of aligning immunization actions and coverage.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs the CDC and ACIP to review the scientific assessment and, to the extent permitted by law, take appropriate steps to update the childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule.Source: Sec. 2(b)
    • It directs each agency to align immunization actions, funding, and coverage with the ACIP-recommended, CDC-adopted schedule, and states listed immunizations should continue to be covered without cost sharing by private insurance and by Medicaid, CHIP, and the Vaccines for Children Program.Source: Sec. 2(c)
    • The scientific assessment is acknowledged as a guiding resource rather than made binding, and the order proceeds pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum of December 5, 2025.Source: Sec. 2(a) and Sec. 1
    • The vaccine-schedule directive is qualified as to the extent permitted by law, and the order is implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations and creates no rights.Source: Sec. 2(b), Sec. 3(b), and Sec. 3(c)

    The record

    Signed

    May 29, 2026

    Federal Register

    91 FR 33575. Read the order

    Revokes or amends

    Later revoked or amended by

    Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗
  • EO 14406May 19, 2026Finance · Financial regulationIn Effect

    Directs Treasury Advisory and Bank-Secrecy-Act Review Targeting Finance Tied to Unauthorized Immigration

    Official title: Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System

    What this does

    The order directs the Secretary of the Treasury, within 60 days, to issue a formal advisory to financial institutions describing red flags associated with financial exploitation by non-work-authorized populations and their employers. Within 90 days it directs Treasury to propose changes to Bank Secrecy Act regulations to strengthen customer due diligence, and within 180 days to consider changes to customer identification rules addressing foreign consular ID cards. It also directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to consider clarifying that potential deportation and loss of wages are ability-to-repay factors, and directs the federal financial regulators to issue credit-risk guidance. The operative steps are advisories, proposals, and considerations rather than final rules.

    The order revokes or amends no prior executive order. Its directives reach the Treasury Department and the Federal functional financial regulators (the Federal Reserve Board, OCC, FDIC, and NCUA), plus the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs the Secretary of the Treasury, within 60 days, to issue a formal advisory to financial institutions on red flags and typologies of suspicious activity tied to non-work-authorized populations and their employers.Source: Sec. 3(a)
    • It directs Treasury, within 90 days, to propose changes to Bank Secrecy Act implementing regulations to strengthen customer due diligence, and within 180 days to consider customer identification changes addressing foreign consular identification cards.Source: Sec. 3(b) and Sec. 3(c)
    • It directs the CFPB, within 60 days, to consider clarifying that potential deportation and loss of wages may adversely affect a non-work-authorized borrower's ability to repay, and directs each regulator to issue guidance on associated credit risks.Source: Sec. 4(a) and Sec. 4(b)
    • The order directs proposals and considerations rather than final rules, and is implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations and creates no rights.Source: Sec. 3(b), Sec. 3(c), Sec. 5(b), and Sec. 5(c)

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  • EO 14405May 19, 2026Finance · FintechIn Effect

    Directs Financial Regulators to Review Fintech Barriers and Requests a Fed Payments-Access Study

    Official title: Integrating Financial Technology Innovation Into Regulatory Frameworks

    What this does

    The order directs the head of each named Federal financial regulator, within 90 days, to review existing regulations, guidance, and supervisory and application practices to identify items that impede fintech firms, and within 180 days to take steps to encourage innovation. It requests the Federal Reserve Board, which it addresses by request rather than direction, to evaluate the framework governing access to Reserve Bank payment accounts and services for uninsured and non-bank firms and to report to the President within 120 days. If the Board determines existing law permits such access, it is requested to establish transparent application procedures. The order states policy and directs review; it does not itself grant any firm access to Federal Reserve services.

    The order revokes or amends no prior executive order. Its directives reach six named Federal financial regulators (the CFPB, SEC, NCUA, CFTC, FDIC, and OCC), while the Federal Reserve Board is addressed only by request, preserving its independence.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs the head of each Federal financial regulator, within 90 days, to review regulations, guidance, and practices that impede fintech firms, and within 180 days to take steps to encourage innovation.Source: Sec. 3(a) and Sec. 3(b)
    • It requests the Federal Reserve Board to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of access to Reserve Bank payment accounts and services for covered firms and to report to the President within 120 days.Source: Sec. 4(b)
    • If the Board determines existing law permits direct access, it is requested to establish transparent application procedures and decide complete applications within 90 days.Source: Sec. 4(c)
    • Actions toward the Federal Reserve are framed as requests, access options are qualified as to the extent permitted by law, and the order is implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations and creates no rights.Source: Sec. 4(a), Sec. 4(b), Sec. 5(b), and Sec. 5(c)

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    May 19, 2026

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    91 FR 30475. Read the order

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  • EO 14404May 1, 2026Armed Forces · Cuba sanctionsIn Effect

    Blocks Assets and Bars U.S. Entry of Persons Tied to Cuba's Government and Economy

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

    What this does

    The order blocks all property and interests in property of foreign persons that the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury determines meet listed criteria, including operating in named sectors of the Cuban economy or being tied to the Government of Cuba. It suspends the entry into the United States of aliens meeting those criteria, subject to a national-interest exception, and authorizes Treasury to impose secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that facilitate significant transactions for blocked persons. It is issued under IEEPA, the National Emergencies Act, and section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and takes further steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14380 of January 29, 2026.

    The order revokes or amends no prior executive order; it builds on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14380. Implementation authority runs primarily to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, with all agency heads directed to take appropriate measures, and it does not affect activity licensed under 31 CFR part 515.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order blocks all property and interests in property of foreign persons determined by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury to meet the listed criteria, including operating in named sectors of the Cuban economy.Source: Sec. 2(a)
    • It suspends the immigrant and nonimmigrant entry of aliens meeting the section 2(a)(i) criteria, except where entry is determined to be in the national interest.Source: Sec. 3(a)
    • It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose correspondent-account restrictions or blocking sanctions on a foreign financial institution that has facilitated a significant transaction for a blocked person.Source: Sec. 4(a) and Sec. 4(b)
    • The order is issued under IEEPA, the NEA, and INA section 212(f) with respect to the emergency declared in Executive Order 14380, and exempts activity authorized under 31 CFR part 515.Source: Preamble and Sec. 2(b)

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    May 1, 2026

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    91 FR 25061. Read the order

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  • EO 14403Apr 30, 2026Labor · Retirement savingsIn Effect

    Directs Treasury to Build a Retirement-Savings Website and Promote the Federal Saver's Match

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

    What this does

    The order directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a website, TrumpIRA.gov, by January 1, 2027, that lists qualifying low-cost individual retirement accounts and explains the Federal Saver's Match of up to $1,000 enacted in the SECURE 2.0 Act. It sets cost and quality criteria for listed IRAs, including a net expense ratio capped at 0.15 percent and no minimum-contribution or balance requirements. It directs Treasury, the IRS, and the Secretary of Labor to take steps to deliver the statutory match, provide tax guidance, and issue worker-protection rules, and directs Treasury to prepare legislative recommendations to codify the policy. The website is an informational platform; the match itself is the existing statutory program.

    The order revokes or amends no prior executive order. Its directives reach the Treasury Department and the IRS, with the Secretary of Labor directed on worker-protection rules.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish TrumpIRA.gov by January 1, 2027, listing qualifying IRAs and explaining the Federal Saver's Match of up to $1,000.Source: Sec. 2(a) and Sec. 2(b)
    • It sets criteria for listed IRAs, including net expense ratios limited to 0.15 percent and no minimum-contribution or balance requirements.Source: Sec. 2(c)
    • It directs Treasury and the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations, exemptions, or guidance to protect workers and prevent prohibited transactions, and directs Treasury to prepare legislative recommendations to codify the policy.Source: Sec. 5 and Sec. 6
    • The Federal Saver's Match is the program enacted in the SECURE 2.0 Act, and the order's directives are qualified as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, subject to the availability of appropriations, and create no rights.Source: Sec. 1, Sec. 3, Sec. 8(b), and Sec. 8(c)

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    Apr 30, 2026

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    91 FR 24329. Read the order

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  • EO 14402Apr 30, 2026Government · ProcurementIn Effect

    Directs Agencies to Default to Fixed-Price Federal Contracts

    Official title: Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting

    What this does

    The order directs executive agencies, to the maximum extent consistent with law, to make fixed-price contracts the default method of procurement and to require written justification for any non-fixed-price contract. Above stated dollar thresholds that vary by agency, a non-fixed-price contract must be approved in writing by the agency head, with exemptions for emergencies and for research and pre-production development of major systems. Within 90 days each agency head must review and seek to modify its 10 largest non-fixed-price contracts toward fixed-price, and report semiannually to OMB. It directs OMB to issue implementing guidance within 45 days and the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to propose Federal Acquisition Regulation amendments within 120 days.

    The order revokes or amends no prior executive order. Its directives reach all executive branch agencies, OMB, and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, with agency-specific approval thresholds named for the Department of War, NASA, and DHS.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs agencies, to the maximum extent consistent with law, to use fixed-price contracts as the default, and requires written justification and agency-head approval above stated dollar thresholds for non-fixed-price contracts.Source: Sec. 2(a) and Sec. 2(b)
    • Within 90 days each agency head must review and seek to modify its 10 largest non-fixed-price contracts toward fixed-price and report semiannually to OMB.Source: Sec. 2(c) and Sec. 2(d)
    • It directs OMB to issue guidance within 45 days and the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to propose FAR amendments and a training program within 120 days.Source: Sec. 3(a) and Sec. 3(b)
    • The requirements are qualified as to the maximum extent consistent with law or practicable, with exemptions for emergencies and for research and pre-production major-systems development, and the order is subject to the availability of appropriations and creates no rights.Source: Sec. 2(b)(iv), Sec. 5(b), and Sec. 5(c)

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    Apr 30, 2026

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    91 FR 24325. Read the order

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  • EO 14401Apr 18, 2026Health · Drug approvalIn Effect

    Directs FDA and DEA to Speed Access to Psychedelic-Drug Treatments

    Official title: Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness

    What this does

    The order directs the FDA to grant Commissioner's National Priority Vouchers to eligible psychedelic drugs with Breakthrough Therapy designation and directs the FDA and DEA to establish a Right to Try access pathway for eligible patients, including Schedule I handling authorizations. It directs HHS, through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, to allocate at least $50 million from existing funds to partner with states advancing psychedelic programs for serious mental illness. It further directs HHS, FDA, and the VA to share clinical data and directs the Attorney General to review any Schedule I product that completes Phase 3 trials for possible rescheduling. The directives are qualified as appropriate and consistent with applicable law.

    The order revokes or amends no prior executive order. Its directives reach HHS and ARPA-H, the FDA, the DEA, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • The order directs the FDA to grant National Priority Vouchers to eligible Breakthrough Therapy psychedelic drugs and directs the FDA and DEA to establish a Right to Try access pathway, including Schedule I handling authorizations.Source: Sec. 2(a) and Sec. 2(b)
    • It directs HHS, through ARPA-H, to allocate at least $50 million from existing funds to partner with states advancing psychedelic programs for serious mental illness.Source: Sec. 3
    • It directs HHS, FDA, and VA data-sharing and directs the Attorney General to review Schedule I products that complete Phase 3 trials so rescheduling may proceed if appropriate.Source: Sec. 4 and Sec. 5
    • The directives are qualified as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, the funding is drawn from existing funds, rescheduling is conditioned on being appropriate under 21 U.S.C. 811, and the order creates no rights.Source: Sec. 3, Sec. 5, and Sec. 6(c)

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    Apr 18, 2026

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    91 FR 21709. Read the order

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  • EO 14400Apr 3, 2026Education · College SportsIn Effect

    Ties Federal Contracting Eligibility to College-Sports Rules and Directs Challenges to Conflicting State Laws

    Official title: Urgent National Action To Save College Sports

    What this does

    The order directs agencies that contract with or provide grants to higher education institutions to evaluate violations of interstate intercollegiate athletic governing body rules on eligibility, transfers, revenue-sharing, and improper financial activities to determine whether they affect an institution's present responsibility as a federal contractor or grantee. It directs OMB to issue guidance reinforcing suspension and debarment policy, GSA to propose an information collection, and the Secretary of Education to consider reporting requirements. It directs the Attorney General to further actions to invalidate state laws that conflict with governing body rules and burden interstate commerce or impair contracts, and directs the FTC to enforce named statutes against student-athlete agents. Sections 3 through 6 take effect on August 1, 2026.

    The order revokes or amends no prior executive order; it references and builds on a prior 2026 executive order on college sports. Its directives reach OMB, GSA, the Department of Education, the Department of Justice, the FTC, and all contracting and grantmaking agencies, and apply only to institutions reporting at least $20 million in athletics revenue.

    How we know: 4 sourced claims
    • Effective August 1, 2026, the order directs contracting and grantmaking agencies to evaluate violations of governing body rules on eligibility, transfers, revenue-sharing, and improper financial activities to determine whether they affect an institution's present responsibility.Source: Sec. 2 (Effective Date) and Sec. 4(a)(i)
    • It directs OMB to issue guidance reinforcing suspension and debarment policy, GSA to propose an information collection, and the Secretary of Education to consider reporting requirements.Source: Sec. 4(a)(ii), Sec. 4(c), and Sec. 4(d)
    • It directs the Attorney General to further actions to invalidate conflicting state laws and directs the FTC to enforce 15 U.S.C. 45 and 15 U.S.C. 7801-7807 against student-athlete agents.Source: Sec. 5 and Sec. 4(e)
    • The order applies only to higher education institutions reporting at least $20 million in athletics revenue, frames the governing body's rule updates as a recommendation rather than a command, and creates no rights.Source: Sec. 3(c), Sec. 4(b), and Sec. 8(c)

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    Apr 3, 2026

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    91 FR 18267. Read the order

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