Executive Orders

Overview

The information below provides a summary of each executive order published by the Trump Administration in 2025. Each title includes a link to the full version of the executive order.

Executive Order Practices/Industries Legal Challenges Date

One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

 

2/12/2025

Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States

Defense, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International, Manufacturing, Mexico, Tax

 

2/11/2025

President Trump Announces the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance 

 

2/11/2025

Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative 

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Immigration, Tax

 

2/11/2025

Adjusting Imports of Steel into The United States

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International, Manufacturing, Mexico

 

2/10/2025

Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security

Environmental and Natural Resources, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International

 

2/10/2025

Ending Procurement and Forced use of Paper Straws

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare, Product Liability

 

2/10/2025

Eliminating the Federal Executive Institute

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Tax

 

2/9/2025

Gulf of America Day, 2025

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International

 

2/9/2025

Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa

Defense, Education, International, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Labor and Employment, OSHA and Immigration, Military

 

2/7/2025

Appointments to the White House Faith Office

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Military

 

2/7/2025

Protecting Second Amendment Rights

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

2/7/2025

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance 

 

2/6/2025

Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration, Military

 

2/6/2025

Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias

Education, Healthcare, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration, Native American Affairs

 

2/6/2025

Keeping Men out of Women’s Sports

Education, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International, Sports and Entertainment

 

2/5/2025

Withdrawing the U.S. from and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing U.S. Support to all International Organizations

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International 

 

2/4/2025

National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-2

Cybersecurity, Defense, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International 

 

2/4/2025

At USAID, Waste and Abuse Runs Deep

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International, Tax 

 

2/3/2025

Progress on the Situation at our Northern Border

DefenseGovernment Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

 

2/3/2025

A Plan for Establishing a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund 

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Finance, Tax

 

2/3/2025

Progress on the Situation at our Southern Border

DefenseGovernment Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

 

2/3/2025

Career and Technical Education Month, 2025

Education, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Life Sciences, Medical Technology, Devices and Pharmaceuticals, Technology

 

2/3/2025

American Heart Month, 2025

Healthcare, Life Sciences, Medical Technology, Devices and Pharmaceuticals, Technology

 

2/3/2025

Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare, International, Transportation and Logistics

 

2/1/2025

Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare, International, Transportation and Logistics

 

2/1/2025

Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border

Defense, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

 

2/1/2025

Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements that Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New President

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/31/2025

Immediate Assessment of Aviation Safety

Aviation, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

 

1/30/2025

Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism

Defense, Education, Energy and Utilities, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/29/2025

President Donald J. Trump Signed S.5 into Law 

Defense, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

 

1/29/2025

Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity

Defense, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

 

1/29/2025

Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance 


1/29/2025

Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling

Education, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance


1/29/2025

Expanding Education Freedom and Opportunity for Families

Education, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance 


1/29/2025

Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation 

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance 

PFLAG, Inc. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00337, (D. Md.)

State of Washington v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00244, (W.D. Wash.)

1/28/2025

Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration


1/27/2025

Restoring America’s Fighting Force

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance


1/27/2025

Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International

Talbott v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00240, (D.D.C.)

Emily v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00241, (W.D. Wash.)

1//27/2025

The Iron Dome for America

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International, Technology


1/27/2025

National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2025

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International


1/27/2025

Memorandum for the Secretary of State the Secretary of Defense the Secretary of Health and Human Services the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance


1/24/2025

Enforcing the Hyde Amendment

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance 


1/24/2025

Emergency Measures to Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas

Defense, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance


1/24/2025

Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance 


1/24/2025

Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

Defense, Technology


1/23/2025

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Life Sciences and Medical Technology, Technology


1/23/2025

Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance


1/23/2025

Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology

Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency, Finance


1/23/2025

Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Native American Affairs


1/22/2025

Executive Grant of Clemency for Terence Sutton

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance


1/22/2025

Re-designates the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Defense, Immigration, Military


1/22/2025

Designation of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Defense, Immigration, Military


1/22/2025

Protects the States and the American People by Closing the Border to Illegals Via Proclamation

Immigration


1/22/2025

Delivers Emergency Price Relief for American Families to Defeat the Cost-of-Living Crisis

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare, Real Estate


1/21/2025

Nominations Transmitted to the Senate

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance


1/21/2025

Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation

Aviation


1/21/2025

Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity

Aviation, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00333, (D. Md.)

1/21/2025

Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity

Defense, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration, International

 

1/21/2025

America First Policy Directive to The Secretary Of State

Export Controls, International, Transportation and Logistics

 

1/20/2025

America First Trade Policy

International, Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Transportation and Logistics

 

1/20/2025

Application Of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to Tiktok

Consumer Product Safety, International, Product Liability, Technology

 

1/20/2025

Clarifying The Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity Of The United States

Defense, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration, International, Mexico

 

1/20/2025

Declaring a National Emergency at The Southern Border Of The United States

Aviation, Defense, Construction, International, Immigration, Mexico

 

1/20/2025

Declaring a National Energy Emergency

Defense, Energy and Utilities, Environment and Natural Resources

 

1/20/2025

Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

Moe v. Trump, 1:25-cv-10195, (D. Mass.)

  • Temporary Restraining Order granted on January 26, 2025

Doe v. McHenry, 1:25-cv-00286, (D.D.C.) 

  • Temporary Restraining Order granted February 4, 2025

PFLAG, Inc. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00337, (D. Md.)

Jones v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00401, (D.D.C.)

1/20/2025

Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis 

Construction, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration, Real Estate

 

1/20/2025

Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists

Defense, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Mexico, Military, International

 

1/20/2025

Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00333, (D. Md.)

1/20/2025

Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/20/2025

Establishing and Implementing the President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency”

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Technology

Public Citizen, Inc. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00164, (D.D.C.)

Lentini v. Department of Government Efficiency, 1:25-cv-00166, (D.D.C.)

American Public Health Association v. Office of Management and Budget, 1:25-cv-00167, (D.D.C.)

Morris v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00435, (D. Maryland)

1/20/2025

Hiring Freeze

Defense, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Immigration, Military

 

1/20/2025

Holding Former Government Officials Accountable

Defense, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/20/2025

Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions

Defense, Environmental and Natural Resources, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration, International

 

1/20/2025

Organization of The National Security Council And Subcommittees

Defense

 

1/20/2025

Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/20/2025

Protecting the American People Against Invasion

Defense, Immigration, Mexico

City and County of San Francisco v. Trump, 3:25-cv-01350, (N.D. Cal.)

1/20/2025

Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship

Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration

New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Trump, No. 1:25-cv-00038 (D. N.H.)

  • Preliminary Injunction granted on February 10, 2025

Doe v. Trump, No. 1:25-cv-10135 (D. Mass.)

State of New Jersey v. Trump, No. 1:25-cv-10139 (D. Mass.)

Casa Inc. v. Trump, 8:25-cv-00201, (D. Md.)

  • Preliminary Injunction granted on February 5, 2025

State of Washington v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00127, (W.D. Wash.)

  • Temporary Restraining Order granted on January 23, 2025

Aleman v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00163, (W.D. Wash.)

  • Consolidated with Washington v. Trump

OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates v. Rubio, 1:25-cv-00287, (D.D.C.)

County of Santa Clara v. Trump, 5:25-cv-00981, (N.D. Cal.)

State of Washington v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00127, (W.D. Wash.)

  • Preliminary Injunction granted on February 6, 2025

1/20/2025

Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats

Defense, Immigration

 

1/20/2025

Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements

Environmental and Natural Resources, Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/20/2025

Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California

Environmental and Natural Resources

 

1/20/2025

Realigning The United States Refugee Admissions Program

Defense, Immigration

 

1/20/2025

Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, International

Pacito v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00255, (W.D. Wash.)

Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition v. United States Department of State, 1:25-cv-00400, (D.D.C.)

Global Health Council v. Donald J. Trump, 1:25-cv-00402, (D.D.C.)

1/20/2025

Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Technology

 

1/20/2025

Regulatory Freeze Pending Review

 

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/20/2025

Restoring Accountability For Career Senior Executives

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/20/2025

Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within The Federal Workforce

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00170, (D.D.C.)

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Trump, 8:25-cv-00260, (D. Md.)

American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00264, (D.D.C.)

Government Accountability Project v. United States Office of Personnel Management, 1:25-cv-00347, (D.D.C.)

1/20/2025

Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/20/2025

Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness

International, Mexico

 

1/20/2025

Return to In-Person Work

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance

 

1/20/2025

Securing Our Borders

Defense, Labor, Employment, OSHA and Immigration, International, Mexico

 

1/20/2025

Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on The Outer Continental Shelf From Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects

Government Affairs and Regulatory Compliance, Environmental and Natural Resources

 

1/20/2025

The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (Oecd) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)

International, Tax

 

1/20/2025

Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential

Energy and Utilities, Environmental and Natural Resources

 

1/20/2025

Unleashing American Energy

Energy and Utilities, Environmental and Natural Resources, Transportation and Logistics

 

1/20/2025

Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization

Defense, Healthcare

 

1/20/2025