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2026-03-19 | Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud | 14395 | Donald Trump | 2026-05497 | Executive Order 14395
of March 16, 2026
Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose and Policy.
American taxpayers fund a vast benefits system for citizens in need that includes housing, food, medical care, cash assistance, and more. States administer these federally funded programs, and some States have embraced loopholes that avoid individual eligibility validation, allow self-certification of eligibility, and expand eligibility far beyond what the Congress intended. Worse, despite accepting Federal funds, some States have refused to institute basic fraud controls such as providing enrollee information to the Federal Government that would allow it to verify eligibility. As a result, illegal aliens, criminals, foreign gangs, bureaucrats, State and local officials, non-governmental organizations, and ineligible providers exploit these programs—which are intended to provide a safety net to lawfully eligible Americans—with ease. This exploitation and lack of controls to prevent it have resulted in widespread fraud, waste, and abuse at the expense of the American taxpayers who pay for and utilize these programs, contributing substantially to the national debt.
Self-dealing political actors use such public benefits programs to solidify control over their communities and our political systems. Due to lax immigration policy and immigration fraud, certain public officials admit into our country, and provide sanctuary from Federal immigration laws to, migrant populations who are likely to rely on means-tested, public assistance programs (welfare) and increase the political support and power of the public officials providing the benefits. This increased support incentivizes public officials to maximize the flow of welfare to these communities and makes public officials who do so more powerful. Many of these public officials then fail to police these programs—and in some cases, willfully turn a blind eye to fraud, waste, and abuse within them—to ensure that welfare flows to these migrants. Due to insufficient election integrity measures, some migrants who are not eligible to vote do so anyway, with the same public officials permitting widespread ballot harvesting schemes that compromise our election integrity and help these public officials remain in power.
The staggering fraud and waste in Minnesota alone is a case in point. Federal prosecutors in the State estimate that Medicaid fraud in recent years could total in the billions. Nearly 9 percent of the roughly $866 million spent on food stamps in Minnesota each year is estimated to be spent in error. The non-profit Feeding our Future engineered a scam that stole nearly $250 million intended to feed needy children in Minnesota by opening fake meal sites and submitting fraudulent claims for millions of meals that were never served. One of the defendants in this scam was also charged with submitting false claims to an autism services program that was subject to widespread fraud. Hundreds of millions of dollars in Federal childcare funding to Minnesota were stolen by an organized ring of Somali immigrants and others who used the stolen money to purchase cars, property, and luxury travel, and sent the funds overseas. The Federal Government is investigating allegations that some of the United States taxpayer dollars subject to fraud in Minnesota were even funneled to one of Africa's most heinous terror groups. All of this was ignored or undetected by State officials. There is also strong reason to believe that similar problems
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exist in other States, including California, Illinois, New York, Maine, and Colorado. In fact, Minnesota and 20 other States filed a lawsuit to block the Federal Government from even conducting a basic review to determine whether their enrollees are in fact eligible for taxpayer-funded benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Such extensive, undetected fraud could only exist in a system that ignores it.
Fraud and mismanagement in these programs constitutes theft of the hard-earned tax dollars from Americans paying into these programs, and of the benefits owed to Americans who need them. The failure to ensure sufficient Federal oversight to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse has allowed irresponsible State politicians to increase Federal spending in their own States, which has contributed to inflation for health care services, housing, utilities, and groceries.
Making matters worse, the previous administration adopted policies that weakened the Federal Government's oversight of State administration and distribution of Federal funds under these programs, including by reducing commonsense verification measures, expanding access without adequate controls, tolerating unacceptable error rates, creating conditions in which fraud was institutionally tolerated and therefore flourished, and enabling individuals with substantial means to improperly access benefits.
My Administration will use all available resources and authorities to fight fraud, close loopholes, enforce eligibility rules, and protect benefits for eligible Americans, while ensuring States administering Federal benefits programs do the same.
Sec. 2
.
Establishment of the Task Force.
(a) There is hereby established within the Executive Office of the President a Task Force to Eliminate Fraud (Task Force).
(b) The Vice President of the United States shall serve as the Chairman of the Task Force. The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission shall serve as Vice Chairman of the Task Force, shall preside over the Task Force at the direction of the Chairman or in his absence, and shall exercise all powers of the Chairman herein defined at his direction or in his absence. The Chairman shall designate an Executive Director, who shall administer and execute the day-to-day operations of the Task Force, and who shall report to the Vice Chairman. The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security shall serve as the Senior Advisor to the Task Force.
(c) In addition to the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, and the Senior Advisor, the Task Force shall include appropriate representatives from the following executive departments and agencies (agencies), or components:
(i) the Department of the Treasury;
(ii) the Department of Justice;
(iii) the Department of Agriculture;
(iv) the Department of Labor;
(v) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(vi) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(vii) the Department of Education;
(viii) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(ix) the Department of Homeland Security;
(x) the Small Business Administration;
(xi) the Office of Management and Budget; and
(xii) other agencies, inspectors general, or components within the Executive Office of the President, as determined by the Chairman.
(d) The Chairman or the Vice Chairman shall convene regular meetings of the Task Force, determine its agenda, and direct its work, consistent with this order. The Executive Director shall assist in the performance
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of these duties. The Chairman may designate any member of the Task Force to preside over meetings of the Task Force in the absence of the Vice Chairman.
(e) The Task Force shall coordinate with the Homeland Security Council on any matters related to law enforcement, public safety, national security, transnational crime, and organized criminal activity.
Sec. 3
.
Operation and Priorities of the Task Force.
(a) The Task Force shall, on behalf of the President, coordinate and accelerate a comprehensive national strategy to stop fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs, including programs administered jointly with State, local, tribal, and territorial partners. The Task Force shall advise the President and, on behalf of the President, shall coordinate the work of appropriate member agencies to:
(i) develop measures to improve eligibility verification processes in Federal benefits programs and maximize enforcement of eligibility requirements, including program-specific requirements and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996;
(ii) develop appropriate controls that operate before funds are obligated or disbursed to prevent improper payments in Federal benefits programs, including by coordinating agency action to determine when ongoing fraud or potential fraud require proactively pausing certain types of funding until such controls can be established;
(iii) evaluate indicators of fraud and high-risk vulnerabilities to fraud, including major fraud trends and cross-program and large-scale schemes, which shall include considering the current and potential use by member agencies of third-party contractors to maximize efficacy in detecting fraud;
(iv) promote the facilitation of information and data sharing and coordination between State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and the Federal Government, and benefit-providing agencies and law enforcement agencies;
(v) disrupt and dismantle fraud networks and facilitators, including providers, contractors, or other entities and repeat cross-program offenders through interagency information sharing and coordination;
(vi) investigate and disrupt the mechanisms through which fraud is committed, including any mechanisms involving facilitation of fraud by Federal, State, local, tribal, or territorial officials;
(vii) prevent remittance transfers that involve the proceeds of Federal benefits fraud, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law;
(viii) audit and ensure prospective compliance monitoring, including for use in identifying fraud in Federal benefits programs; and
(ix) analyze identifying information for all providers or retailers associated with redemption of benefits to inspect for fraud and develop a process by which member agencies recommend policies for wide-scale revalidations or reauthorization to deter fraudulent providers, as appropriate and to the extent consistent with applicable law.
(b) Each agency administering Federal benefit programs shall, consistent with applicable law, provide to the Task Force information concerning such programs that the Task Force deems relevant to advising the President and coordinating efforts to uncover benefits fraud and increase fraud-detection capability.
(c) The Task Force shall be subject to the President's direct supervision and control. The Task Force, through the Chairman, shall provide frequent updates to the President regarding its work and shall ensure that its actions are consistent with the President's directions.
Sec. 4
.
Improved Controls and Fraud-Prevention Measures.
(a) Each agency administering Federal benefit programs represented on the Task Force shall identify the agency's benefit transactions and processes that are most susceptible to fraud schemes, which may include new enrollments, redeterminations, provider enrollments, eligibility self-attestation procedures, changes
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to payment destinations or payees, or transactions involving third party intermediaries. Within 30 days of the date of this order, each such agency shall submit to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Task Force descriptions of such transactions and processes and suggested measures to prevent such fraud.
(b) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Task Force shall coordinate member agency efforts to adopt, as appropriate, minimum anti-fraud requirements for transactions and processes identified under subsection (a) of this section to prevent fraud and loopholes that allow for systemic abuse and exploitation. If such transactions and processes involving Federal funding are administered by a State, local, territorial, or tribal jurisdiction, then the Task Force and appropriate member agencies shall address how such jurisdictions can demonstrate implementation of the anti-fraud requirements. The Task Force and its member agencies also shall examine and recommend, as appropriate, any ways that Federal funds may be withheld from jurisdictions that do not have adequate anti-fraud requirements. Specifically, such anti-fraud requirements may include:
(i) screening, proof of identity, and eligibility verification;
(ii) pre-payment integrity and risk controls, including affirmative documentation requirements concerning services provided;
(iii) information- and data-sharing processes, updated criteria, minimum integrity checks, cross-program risk indicators, and coordinated recovery and enforcement pathways to prevent immigration sponsor and beneficiary and household-related related fraud, abuse, or improper usage;
(iv) appropriate use of providers, vendors, contractors, nonprofit organizations, intermediaries, and service organizations; and
(v) audit and remedial measures, including suspension, termination, repayment, exclusion, and debarment actions, as appropriate.
(c) Within 90 days of the date of this order, each member of the Task Force shall submit to the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of the Task Force a measurable implementation plan concerning the measures identified or developed under this order.
Sec. 5
.
Administration.
The heads of other agencies shall, upon the request of the Chairman or the Vice Chairman, provide administrative and technical support, or information required by the Task Force to carry out its functions.
Sec. 6
.
Maximizing Taxpayer Pursuit of Fraud Involving Taxpayer Dollars.
The Attorney General shall:
(a) take appropriate action to promote the meritorious pursuit by private persons of civil actions under
31 U.S.C. 3730
concerning fraud within Federal benefit programs; and
(b) ensure prompt review of such actions, including within the 60-day period contemplated by
31 U.S.C. 3730(a)(4)
to the maximum extent practicable.
Sec. 7
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of the Treasury.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 16, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-05497
Filed 3-18-26; 11:15 am]
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2026-03-18 | Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act | 14391 | Donald Trump | 2026-05382 | Executive Order 14391
of March 13, 2026
Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose.
This order amends
Executive Order 13603
of March 16, 2012 (National Defense Resources Preparedness).
Executive Order 13603
delegates certain authorities of the President under the Defense Production Act (
50 U.S.C. 4501
et seq.
), to specified executive department and agency (agency) heads. This order also clarifies section 2(a) of
Executive Order 14156
of January 20, 2025 (Declaring a National Energy Emergency).
Sec. 2
.
Amendment to
Executive Order 13603
.
Section 203 of
Executive Order 13603
is hereby amended by striking the phrase “Secretary of Commerce” and inserting, in lieu thereof, “Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy, each of whom may exercise such delegated authority independently of the other”.
Sec. 3
.
Clarifying Section 2(a) of
Executive Order 14156
.
For the avoidance of doubt, an agency head need only recommend action to the President under section 2(a) of
Executive Order 14156
when the authority to take the recommended action is vested in the President alone and has not been delegated. Section 2(a) of
Executive Order 14156
does not require an agency head to make a recommendation to the President when the agency head has authority to take the action by virtue of a delegation pursuant to
Executive Order 13603
or other Presidential delegation.
Sec. 4
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Energy.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 13, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-05382
Filed 3-17-26; 11:15 am]
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2026-03-18 | Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction | 14394 | Donald Trump | 2026-05388 | (
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Executive Order 14394
of March 13, 2026
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose.
The American dream of homeownership depends on a dynamic housing market in which a varied inventory of new homes is built and renovated each year. Layers of unnecessary regulatory barriers, slow permitting processes, and onerous mandates at all levels of government have delayed construction, restricted development, and driven up the costs of new housing. These constraints have made housing less affordable for many Americans.
It is the policy of my Administration to reduce regulatory barriers to building homes and to steward taxpayer dollars in a manner that promotes housing affordability.
Sec. 2
.
Targeting Federal Regulatory Barriers to Residential Development.
(a) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall review and revise requirements related to stormwater, wetlands, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water to reduce housing construction and ownership costs, streamline regulatory and agency decision-making processes, reduce property tax burdens, and increase insurability, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law. Such requirements shall include:
(i) the Construction General Permit for stormwater discharges from construction activity;
(ii) federally issued Total Maximum Daily Loads;
(iii) construction site and post-construction requirements for Municipal Separate Stormwater System permits;
(iv) Federal standards for permits under section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA),
33 U.S.C. 1344
, for the discharge of dredged and fill material into waters of the United States; and
(v) Federal standards for assumption of dredge and fill permitting by States and tribes under section 404(g) of CWA.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) shall, within their respective authorities, consider eliminating unduly burdensome rules and reforming programs that constrain residential development and impede housing affordability, especially the construction of affordable single-family homes as well as suburban and exurban neighborhoods, including, as needed:
(i) the Economic Development Administration's guidelines and investment priorities concerning development density;
(ii) the Department of Transportation's Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program;
(iii) the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing Program; and
(iv) the FHFA's guidelines and regulations regarding chattel lending for manufactured housing and incentivizing low-balance home mortgages.
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(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of FHFA shall, within their respective authorities, take appropriate action to reform and, where appropriate, eliminate unduly burdensome or costly energy-efficiency, water-use, or alternative-energy requirements regarding housing, including manufactured housing, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with applicable law. Such action shall include reviewing and revising, as needed:
(i) the Energy Conservation Program's Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing;
(ii) the Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing;
(iii) residential building energy codes subject to review by the Secretary of Energy; and
(iv) water and energy efficiency improvement standards for FHFA's duty to serve underserved market properties.
Sec. 3
.
Streamlining Federal Permitting Requirements for Residential Development.
(a) The Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality shall provide guidance to executive departments and agencies (agencies) on implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including through the establishment, adoption, or application of categorical exclusions, in a manner that maximally exempts or reduces burdens on housing construction, preservation, adaptive re-use, and infrastructure that facilitates housing construction, such as roads, water, sewer, and other projects.
(b) The Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation shall develop guidance on maximally exempting, or reducing burdens on, housing construction and infrastructure that facilitates housing construction, such as roads, water, sewer, and other projects under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act so that reporting requirements are no more burdensome than necessary.
Sec. 4
.
Boosting Housing Affordability Through State and Local Regulatory Best Practices.
(a) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, shall develop and promulgate a series of regulatory best practices for State and local governments to promote housing construction and affordability, including:
(i) streamlining permitting processes for housing developments by, for example, capping permitting timelines and fees; allowing by-right development for single-family homes; limiting retroactive application of new or changed building codes; allowing third-party inspections and appropriate builder choice on certified entities for inspections and studies; and ensuring swift dispute resolution with government agencies and private parties regarding construction matters;
(ii) curtailing mandates that increase housing construction costs, such as green-energy building requirements or other energy-choice restrictions, non-evidence-based building codes, and unreasonable building-code-adoption timelines;
(iii) re-examining restrictions on the use of manufactured or modular housing on the basis of the construction method rather than objective standards for building and safety, aesthetic requirements, or prohibitions on construction when comparable site-built housing is permitted; and
(iv) removing arbitrary limitations on residential housing development beyond urban centers, such as urban growth boundaries, growth moratoria, and commuting penalties.
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, within their respective authorities, take steps to revise, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law,
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regulations, guidance, grant applications and requirements, technical assistance, and other relevant agency documents or practices to advance the best practices issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Sec. 5
.
Facilitating New Residential Construction in Opportunity Zones.
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall jointly evaluate Administration actions to better align programs and incentives with the Opportunity Zone tax incentives to expand investment in single-family home construction, including considering lawful mechanisms to link grants, financing tools, or other incentives with new or increased investment in Qualified Opportunity Funds engaged in the development and sale of single-family homes.
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall also assess opportunities to coordinate the Opportunity Zone incentives described in subsection (a) of this section with the New Markets Tax Credit under
26 U.S.C. 45D
to promote single-family home construction in census tracts that qualify both as Qualified Opportunity Zones and as low-income communities for the purposes of the New Markets Tax Credit.
Sec. 6
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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(e) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 13, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-05388
Filed 3-17-26; 11:15 am]
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2026-03-18 | Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming To Be Made in America | 14392 | Donald Trump | 2026-05383 | (
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Executive Order 14392
of March 13, 2026
Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming To Be Made in America
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Policy.
Americans have a right to clear, accurate, substantiated, and accessible information regarding whether products advertised as “Made in America” are actually made in the United States. Protecting American consumers against fraudulent American-origin claims also benefits businesses that invest in American manufacturing and products.
Yet in the age of the modern digital marketplace, foreign manufacturers and sellers represent that their products are made in the United States to target patriotic consumers when, in fact, those products are largely produced and manufactured in other countries. Americans routinely rely on sellers' “Made in America” or similar American-origin advertising when purchasing products from digital marketplaces. But American businesses building, growing, and manufacturing all, or virtually all, aspects of their products onshore are entitled to the undiluted branding benefits that come with supporting the American economy, and American citizens attempting to buy American products should have certainty as to what American-origin claims mean.
Sec. 2
.
Implementation.
(a) The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shall, wherever appropriate, prioritize enforcement actions in cases in which a seller's or manufacturer's claim that a product is “Made in America” or “Made in the U.S.A.”, or any similar American-origin claims, constitutes a violation of law. In determining whether such claims constitute a violation of law, including an unfair or deceptive act or practice, the FTC shall, as needed, consult with other executive departments and agencies (agencies) with subject-matter expertise with respect to the relevant products.
(b) The FTC shall consider issuing proposed regulations providing that the failure of an online marketplace to establish procedures for verifying country-of-origin claims may constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act (
15 U.S.C. 41
et seq.
).
(c) In consultation with the Chairman of the FTC, all agencies with oversight of country-of-origin labeling shall consider promulgating regulations that promote voluntary country-of-origin labeling for products made or manufactured in the United States. Such agencies shall consult with one another, as appropriate, to ensure that American businesses receive consistent guidance on voluntary country-of-origin labeling.
(d) All agencies overseeing Government-wide acquisition contracts, any Multiple Award Schedule, or any other Government-wide indefinite delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts shall periodically review and verify any “Buy American Act”, “Country of Origin USA”, or similar American-origin claims for products acquired through these contracts. For any contractors or vendors found to misrepresent an American-origin status of any product sold to the Government, the relevant agency shall remove the products from Government procurement availability and refer the relevant contractors or vendors to the Department of Justice, which may pursue actions under the False Claims Act (
31 U.S.C. 3729
et seq.
).
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Sec. 3
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Federal Trade Commission.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 13, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-05383
Filed 3-17-26; 11:15 am]
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2026-03-18 | Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit | 14393 | Donald Trump | 2026-05384 | (
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Executive Order 14393
of March 13, 2026
Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose.
Every American seeking to buy a home should have access to a mortgage from a reliable lender, at a rate commensurate with his or her creditworthiness. Over the past two decades, however, statutory and regulatory changes—including rules adopted under the Dodd-Frank Act,
Public Law 111-203
, and subsequent rulemakings—have increased the compliance costs of mortgage origination and servicing and distorted the structure of the mortgage market. These burdens have contributed to a significant decline in bank participation in mortgage lending. Community banks, generally institutions with fewer than $30 billion in assets, have been especially affected. The regulatory and rule changes have undermined community banks' businesses, concentrated credit and liquidity risk outside the banking system, and resulted in reduced access to credit for some creditworthy borrowers, including rural households and low- and moderate-income households. My Administration will reduce these regulatory burdens to ensure that these creditworthy borrowers can access the capital required to purchase a home.
It is the policy of the United States to improve the availability and affordability of mortgage credit; tailor rules for community banks and “smaller banks” (banks with assets fewer than $100 billion); reduce the regulatory burden on community banks and otherwise facilitate community bank engagement in mortgage activity; foster innovation, growth, and consumer choice in the mortgage market; modernize origination and closing standards to reduce lending costs; remove regulatory distortions to the structure of the mortgage market and to ensure capital and liquidity frameworks subject similar credit and liquidity risks to similar regulation across the system; promote competition among mortgage lenders of all charter types to drive down mortgage rates; and strengthen housing-finance liquidity.
Sec. 2
.
Origination and Ability-to-Repay (ATR)/Qualified Mortgage (QM) Reform.
(a) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law:
(i) proposing amendments to Regulation Z that tailor the following requirements for smaller banks: ATR and QM requirements (including potentially a broader QM safe harbor for portfolio loans) and the requirements of the Truth in Lending Act, Public Law 90-321 (TILA), Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act, Public Law 93-533 (RESPA), and TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rules;
(ii) replacing TRID timing rules with a materiality-based standard that preserves consumer clarity and reduces closing delays;
(iii) exempting small-mortgage loans from caps on QM points and fees or, as appropriate, modifying such caps to support affordability;
(iv) updating regulations regarding banks' reasonable compliance with ATR and QM underwriting requirements by removing unnecessarily burdensome elements;
(v) modernizing the right to rescission for mortgage lending, for example, by enabling increased secure electronic and digital forms and processes;
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(vi) streamlining the requirements applicable to rate-and-term refinancing under Regulation X mortgage servicing rules; and
(vii) exempting rate-and-term refinancing (including cash-out refinancing) from rescission rights.
(b) The Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Director of the CFPB, the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Comptroller of the Currency shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, revising supervisory guidance to ensure that:
(i) examiners evaluate mortgage lending based on the effectiveness of the lender's policies regarding a consumer's ability to repay and prudent underwriting, rather than the existing focus on process and technical compliance; and
(ii) good-faith, technical compliance errors are subject to correction-first supervisory treatment, with enforcement reserved for borrower harm or repeated misconduct.
Sec. 3
.
Modernization of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Data Collection and Disclosure.
(a) The CFPB shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, proposing amendments to Regulation C to raise the asset threshold for exemption from HMDA data collection and reporting requirements for smaller banks, to exclude inquiries from the scope of HMDA, and to ensure that disclosures protect privacy and reduce burdens, including insufficiently tailored, expensive, and complex software and training needed for reporting financial institutions.
Sec. 4
.
Capital and Liquidity Alignment.
(a) The Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve, the Chairman of the NCUA Board, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the FDIC, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law:
(i) revising capital regulations, consistent with appropriate risk-management requirements, to tailor risk weights for all banks, including community banks and other smaller banks, for portfolio mortgages, servicing rights, and warehouse lines of credit to the material credit risk of the exposure;
(ii) modernizing collateral valuation and transfer systems between the Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs);
(iii) expanding access to longer-dated FHLB advances tied to residential mortgage assets;
(iv) creating targeted FHLB liquidity programs for entry-level housing, owner-occupied purchase loans, and small residential builders;
(v) accelerating collateral boarding and valuation processes through standardized data and digital documentation; and
(vi) refocusing the FHLBs' Affordable Housing Program on faster-cycle execution and greater financial leverage for small-scale and owner-occupied housing projects.
(b) The Director of the FHFA and the Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, authorizing FHLBs' intermediate access to the Federal Reserve's discount window for FHLBs' member depository institutions under standardized collateral, operational, and risk-management protocols.
(c) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Director of the FHFA, in consultation with the heads of other relevant executive departments and agencies, shall submit a report to the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the efficiency of national housing finance markets. The report shall identify
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printed page 13205)
recommendations for regulatory or legislative changes necessary to address any regulatory or oversight gaps.
Sec. 5
.
Construction and Housing Supply.
(a) The Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve, the Director of the CFPB, the Chairman of the NCUA Board, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the FDIC, and the Comptroller of the Currency, shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, revising supervisory guidance both to exclude one-to four-family residential development and construction lending from commercial real estate concentration guidance and to ensure supervisory expectations support responsible construction lending by community banks.
Sec. 6
.
Appraisal Modernization.
(a) The Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve, the Director of the CFPB, the Chairman of the NCUA Board, the Chairperson of Board of Directors of the FDIC, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Director of the FHFA shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law and their statutory authorities:
(i) modernizing appraisal regulations and guidance to expand the use of alternative valuation models, desktop and hybrid appraisals, and artificial intelligence valuation tools;
(ii) simplifying appraiser qualification requirements; and
(iii) reducing appraisal requirements for low-risk transactions, including low loan-to-value refinancing and small-balance loans; and setting clear appraisal timelines.
(b) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law:
(i) aligning appraisal standards between the Federal Housing Administration and VA Home Loan Program where risk is comparable;
(ii) clarifying the distinction in an appraisal inspection between safety and habitability concerns that necessitate pre-closing repairs versus cosmetic concerns; and
(iii) expanding post-closing repair flexibility.
Sec. 7
.
Digital Mortgage Modernization.
(a) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of HUD, the Secretary of VA, and the Director of the FHFA shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law:
(i) eliminating unnecessary wet-signature requirements for disclosures, applications, closing documents, and similar documents;
(ii) standardizing acceptance of electronic signatures, e-notes, and remote online notarization; and
(iii) promoting digital mortgage standards.
Sec. 8
.
Servicing and Supervisory Certainty.
(a) The Secretary of HUD, the Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve, the Director of the CFPB, the Chairman of the NCUA Board, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the FDIC, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law:
(i) aligning supervisory expectations to support portfolio mortgage servicing as a core community banking function; extending cure-first standards to good-faith servicing errors; simplifying loss mitigation requirements; and issuing a proposed rule providing exemptions from complex mortgage services for smaller banks; and
(ii) ensuring that supervisory evaluations of performing, prudently underwritten portfolio loans do not focus on technical defects or rely on evolving supervisory interpretations.
Sec. 9
.
Enforcement.
(a) The Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve, the Director of the CFPB, the Chairman of the NCUA Board, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the FDIC, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, promulgating a policy against enforcement actions for violations of consumer financial laws that:
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printed page 13206)
(i) discourages imposing civil monetary penalties, except where the underlying violations are willful, knowing, or reckless;
(ii) considers good corporate conduct, including a bank's correction of good-faith, technical compliance errors; and
(iii) allows institutions a reasonable opportunity for self-identification and remediation of appropriate compliance matters.
Sec. 10
.
Duplicative or Unnecessary Licensing Requirements.
The Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve, the Director of the CFPB, the Chairman of the NCUA Board, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the FDIC, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall consider, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, eliminating duplicative or unnecessary requirements regarding licensing or registration for mortgage loan officers of any smaller bank.
Sec. 11
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of the Treasury.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 13, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-05384
Filed 3-17-26; 11:15 am]
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2026-03-11 | Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens | 14390 | Donald Trump | 2026-04826 | Executive Order 14390
of March 6, 2026
Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose and Policy.
Cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes are draining American families of their life savings, stealing the benefits of years of work, and destroying the lives of our youth. These activities—which include deploying ransomware and malware, phishing, financial fraud, “sextortion” and other extortion schemes, impersonation, and more—are often coordinated campaigns carried out by Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) aimed at the most vulnerable among us. In many cases, foreign regimes provide willing or tacit state support to cybercrime and predatory schemes, creating a shadow economy fueled by stolen identities, coercion, forced labor, and human trafficking.
It is the policy of the United States to protect Americans from, and harden our financial and digital systems against, these threats. The United States shall counter attacks on Americans with a commensurate response that includes law enforcement, diplomacy, and potential offensive actions. It is further the policy of the United States to provide support to victims of these crimes, expand public alerts, and prioritize protection for those most at risk to end the exploitation and victimization of Americans.
Sec. 2
.
Combating Scam Centers and Cybercrime.
(a) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Office of the National Cyber Director, and in coordination with the Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor (APHSA), shall:
(i) within 60 days of the date of this order, review the relevant operational, technical, diplomatic, and regulatory frameworks in place to determine how each can be improved to best combat TCOs engaged in cyber-enabled crime and similar predatory schemes against Americans; and
(ii) within 120 days of the date of this order, using the results of the review directed in subsection (a)(i) of this section, submit to the President, through the APHSA, an action plan that identifies the TCOs responsible for scam centers and cybercrime and proposes solutions to prevent, disrupt, investigate, and dismantle these TCOs. This action plan shall provide for the creation of an operational cell within the National Coordination Center (NCC) established pursuant to section 6(d) of
Executive Order 14159
of January 20, 2025 (Protecting the American People Against Invasion), which will be responsible for coordinating Federal efforts to detect, disrupt, dismantle, and deter—including by involving the private sector as appropriate—cyber-enabled criminal activity conducted by foreign TCOs and associated networks that target United States persons, businesses, critical infrastructure, or public services.
(b) The action plan shall describe how, consistent with applicable law, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, supported by the Secretary of War, shall use relevant technical capabilities, threat intelligence, and operational insights from commercial cybersecurity firms and other non-Federal entities, as appropriate, to enhance attribution, tracking, and disruption of malicious cyber actors and enabling infrastructure engaged in cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes.
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printed page 12052)
(c) The action plan and NCC operational cell shall include mechanisms to improve information sharing, operational coordination, and rapid response across the Federal Government, and shall align with existing law enforcement frameworks and efforts to counter cyber-enabled threats emanating from foreign jurisdictions.
(d) The Attorney General shall continue to prioritize prosecutions of defendants engaged in cyber-enabled fraud, including scam centers and sextortion schemes, and, consistent with the principles of Federal prosecution, shall pursue the most serious, provable offenses encompassed by such fraudulent schemes.
(e) To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall partner with the NCC to provide training, technical assistance, and resilience building to support State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners, including to expand defensive capacity, share threat intelligence, and harden SLTT partners' critical infrastructure systems against cybercrime exploitation by TCOs.
Sec. 3
.
Victim Restoration Program.
Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General shall submit a recommendation to the President, through the APHSA, regarding the establishment of a Victims Restoration Program designed to provide, to the greatest extent authorized by law and in consideration of the Department of Justice's goal of serving all victims of crime, restoration or remission to victims of cyber-enabled fraud schemes from funds clawed back, forfeited, or seized from the TCOs that perpetrate such schemes.
Sec. 4
.
International Engagement.
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the NCC, shall engage with foreign governments to demand enforcement actions against TCOs operating within their borders and greater cooperation with United States law enforcement. The Secretary of State shall take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure that nations that tolerate such predatory activity shall face consequences consistent with United States law and policy, such as the limitation of foreign assistance, the application of targeted sanctions, visa restrictions, trade penalties, and, where appropriate, the immediate expulsion from the United States of foreign officials and diplomats complicit in these schemes. The Secretary of State shall also coordinate these actions with allies and partners to enhance the consequences of actions taken against nations that tolerate predatory activity.
Sec. 5
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise effect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
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printed page 12053)
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Homeland Security.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 6, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-04826
Filed 3-10-26; 11:15 am]
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2026-02-25 | Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries | 14388 | Donald Trump | 2026-03829 | (
printed page 9433)
Executive Order 14388
of February 20, 2026
Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (
50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.
) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (
50 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.
), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (
19 U.S.C. 2483
), and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code
, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Background.
In several Executive Orders, including
Executive Order 14193
of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border), as amended;
Executive Order 14194
of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border), as amended;
Executive Order 14195
of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China), as amended;
Executive Order 14257
of April 2, 2025 (Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits), as amended; and
Executive Order 14324
of July 30, 2025 (Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries), I declared or described national emergencies with respect to unusual and extraordinary threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States and took action to deal with those threats, including suspending duty-free
de minimis
treatment under
19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)
for certain imports.
As relevant here, in section 3 of
Executive Order 14324
, I set forth the duty rates applicable to shipments sent to the United States through the international postal network that would otherwise qualify for the
de minimis
exemption under
19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)
. These duty rates were based on the additional duty rates imposed by Executive Orders issued under IEEPA, including
Executive Order 14193
, as amended;
Executive Order 14194
, as amended;
Executive Order 14195
, as amended; and
Executive Order 14257
, as amended.
In section 6 of
Executive Order 14324
, I made clear that the suspension of, or continued suspension of, duty-free
de minimis
treatment, as detailed in
Executive Order 14324
, shall not be affected if the additional duties imposed under
Executive Order 14193
, as amended;
Executive Order 14194
, as amended;
Executive Order 14195
, as amended; or
Executive Order 14257
, as amended, were held to be invalid. I also provided that—should such invalidation occur—duty-free
de minimis
treatment under
19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)
would be available for shipments sent through the international postal network only until I received a notification from the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) that adequate systems were in place to fully and expeditiously process and collect duties applicable to such shipments.
Since the issuance of
Executive Order 14324
, the conditions outlined in section 6 of
Executive Order 14324
have occurred. Also since the issuance of
Executive Order 14324
, the Secretary has notified me that adequate systems are now in place to collect certain duties applicable to shipments sent through the international postal network that would otherwise be eligible
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printed page 9434)
for duty-free
de minimis
treatment. I also have received additional information and recommendations from various senior officials regarding the suspension of duty-free
de minimis
treatment.
After considering the information and recommendations these officials have provided to me, among other things, I have determined that it is still necessary and appropriate to suspend duty-free
de minimis
treatment under
19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)
, including for shipments sent through the international postal network. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall collect duties on shipments sent through the international postal network in accordance with
Executive Order 14324
, as amended below. CBP shall also continue to take all appropriate action to collect all applicable duties, taxes, fees, exactions, and charges for shipments not sent through the international postal network. In my judgment, these actions are necessary and appropriate to deal with the national emergencies declared in
Executive Order 14193
,
Executive Order 14194
,
Executive Order 14195
, and
Executive Order 14257
. Each determination is independent of the other and is made only for the purpose of dealing with the respective emergency and not for the purpose of dealing with another emergency.
Sec. 2
.
Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment.
Section 2 of
Executive Order 14324
is revised to read as follows:
“(a) The duty-free
de minimis
exemption provided under
19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)
shall not apply to any shipment of articles not covered by
50 U.S.C. 1702(b)
, regardless of value, country of origin, mode of transportation, or method of entry. Accordingly, all such shipments, except those sent through the international postal network, shall be subject to all applicable duties, taxes, fees, exactions, and charges. International postal shipments not covered by
50 U.S.C. 1702(b)
shall be subject to the duty rates described in section 3 of this order. Entry for all shipments that, prior to the effective date of this order, qualified for the
de minimis
exemption, shall be filed using an appropriate entry type in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) by a party qualified to make such entry—except for shipments sent through the international postal network, which shall be dutiable in accordance with section 3 of this order.
(b) Shipments sent through the international postal network that would otherwise qualify for the
de minimis
exemption under
19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)
shall pass free of any duties except those specified in section 3 of this order, and without the preparation of an entry by CBP, until the effective date for the new entry process for postal shipments established by CBP and published in the
Federal Register
.”
Sec. 3
.
Duty Rates for International Postal Shipments.
Section 3 of
Executive Order 14324
is revised to read as follows:
“(a) Transportation carriers delivering shipments sent to the United States through the international postal network, or other parties if qualified in lieu of such transportation carriers, as approved by CBP, must collect and remit duties to CBP using the methodology described in subsection (b) of this section. Each transportation carrier or other qualified party shall remit duty payment to CBP in accordance with CBP guidance on the requirements and process for remittance.
(b) A duty equal to the rate provided in the Proclamation of February 20, 2026 (Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems), shall be assessed on the value of each dutiable postal item containing goods entered for consumption. This duty rate shall be assessed until the expiration date of the temporary import surcharge established by the Proclamation of February 20, 2026, or until the effective date of the new entry process for postal shipments established by CBP, whichever date occurs first.
(c) For all international postal shipments subject to the duty rate in the Proclamation of February 20, 2026, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the country of origin of the article and its value must be declared to CBP.
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printed page 9435)
(d) Shipments sent through the international postal network that are subject to antidumping and countervailing duties or a quota must continue to be entered under an appropriate entry type in ACE to the extent required by all applicable regulations.”
Sec. 4
.
Further Revisions.
Executive Order 14324
is further revised by striking section 5 and renumbering sections 6 and 7 as 5 and 6, respectively.
Sec. 5
.
Implementation.
(a) The modifications to
Executive Order 14324
in this order shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 24, 2026. Additionally, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall be modified as provided in the Annex to this order.
(b) Consistent with applicable law, the Secretary of Homeland Security is directed and authorized to take all necessary actions to implement and effectuate this order —including through temporary suspension or amendment of regulations or through notices in the
Federal Register
and by adopting rules, regulations, or guidance. The Secretary of Homeland Security may continue to employ all powers that were previously authorized in
Executive Order 14324
as may be necessary to implement and effectuate this order.
Sec. 6
.
Effect on Prior Actions and Severability.
Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with this order is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. If any provision of this order or the application of any provision of this order to any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other individuals or circumstances shall not be affected.
Sec. 7
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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printed page 9436)
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Homeland Security.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 20, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-03829
Filed 2-24-26; 11:15 am]
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2026-02-25 | Ending Certain Tariff Actions | 14389 | Donald Trump | 2026-03832 | (
printed page 9437)
Executive Order 14389
of February 20, 2026
Ending Certain Tariff Actions
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (
50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.
) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (
50 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.
), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (
19 U.S.C. 2483
), and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code
, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Background.
In
Executive Order 14193
of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border), as amended;
Executive Order 14194
of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border), as amended;
Executive Order 14195
of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China), as amended;
Executive Order 14245
of March 24, 2025 (Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil);
Executive Order 14257
of April 2, 2025 (Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits), as amended;
Executive Order 14323
of July 30, 2025 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil), as amended;
Executive Order 14329
of August 6, 2025 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation), as amended;
Executive Order 14380
of January 29, 2026 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba); and
Executive Order 14382
of February 6, 2026 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran), I declared or described national emergencies with respect to unusual and extraordinary threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States and took actions to deal with those threats, including by imposing, pursuant to IEEPA, additional
ad valorem
duties on certain imports of certain foreign trading partners.
In light of recent events, the additional
ad valorem
duties imposed pursuant to IEEPA in
Executive Order 14193
, as amended;
Executive Order 14194
, as amended;
Executive Order 14195
, as amended;
Executive Order 14245
;
Executive Order 14257
, as amended;
Executive Order 14323
, as amended;
Executive Order 14329
, as amended;
Executive Order 14380
; and
Executive Order 14382
shall no longer be in effect and, as soon as practicable, shall no longer be collected. All other actions, including any other action taken to address the national emergencies declared or described in
Executive Order 14193
,
Executive Order 14194
,
Executive Order 14195
,
Executive Order 14245
,
Executive Order 14257
,
Executive Order 14323
,
Executive Order 14329
,
Executive Order 14380
, and
Executive Order 14382
, that do not impose additional
ad valorem
duties under IEEPA or involve steps necessary to implement the imposition of additional
ad valorem
duties imposed under IEEPA shall not be affected by this order. The national emergencies declared or described in
Executive Order 14193
,
Executive Order 14194
,
Executive Order 14195
,
Executive Order 14245
,
Executive Order 14257
,
Executive Order 14323
,
Executive Order 14329
,
Executive Order 14380
, and
Executive Order 14382
or subsequent orders remain in effect and shall not be affected by this order.
Sec. 2
.
Implementation.
(a) To effectuate the terminations of the actions described in section 1 of this order, the head of each executive department and agency (agency) is authorized to and shall take all appropriate steps
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printed page 9438)
to end the additional
ad valorem
duties imposed under IEEPA in
Executive Order 14193
, as amended;
Executive Order 14194
, as amended;
Executive Order 14195
, as amended;
Executive Order 14245
;
Executive Order 14257
, as amended;
Executive Order 14323
, as amended;
Executive Order 14329
, as amended;
Executive Order 14380
; and
Executive Order 14382
. The head of each agency shall immediately begin taking steps to effectuate this order and, as soon as practicable, terminate the collection of the additional
ad valorem
duties described in section 1 of this order. The head of each agency may, consistent with applicable law, including
section 301 of title 3, United States Code
, redelegate the authority to take such appropriate steps within the agency.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the United States Trade Representative, as appropriate and in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Chair of the United States International Trade Commission, and any other senior official they deem appropriate, shall determine whether modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are necessary to effectuate this order and may make such modifications through notice in the
Federal Register
.
(c) The Executive Order of February 20, 2026 (Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries), and the Proclamation of February 20, 2026 (Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems), are unaffected by this order.
(d) This order affects only the additional
ad valorem
duties imposed under IEEPA pursuant to the Executive Orders described in section 1 of this order. This order does not affect any other duties, including duties imposed under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended,
19 U.S.C. 1862
, and section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,
19 U.S.C. 2411
.
Sec. 3.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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printed page 9439)
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Homeland Security.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 20, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-03832
Filed 2-24-26; 11:15 am]
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2026-02-23 | Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate- Based Herbicides | 14387 | Donald Trump | 2026-03628 | Executive Order 14387
of February 18, 2026
Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (
50 U.S.C. 4501
et seq.
) (the “Act”), and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code
, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Policy and Findings.
Elemental phosphorus is pervasive in defense supply chains and is therefore crucial to military readiness and national defense. It is a key input in smoke, illumination, and incendiary devices and is a critical component for manufacturing the semiconductors that are central to numerous defense technologies, such as radar, solar cells, sensors, and optoelectronics. It is also increasingly important in modern lithium-ion battery chemistries used in a multitude of weapon-system supply chains. For these and other reasons, on November 7, 2025, the Department of the Interior, acting pursuant to the Energy Act of 2020, designated phosphate as a critical mineral.
Elemental phosphorus is also a critical precursor element for the production of glyphosate-based herbicides, which play a critical role in maintaining America's agricultural advantage by enabling farmers to efficiently and cost-effectively produce food and livestock feed. As the most widely used crop protection tools in United States agriculture, glyphosate-based herbicides are a cornerstone of this Nation's agricultural productivity and rural economy, allowing United States farmers and ranchers to maintain high yields and low production costs while ensuring that healthy, affordable food options remain within reach for all American families.
There is no direct one-for-one chemical alternative to glyphosate-based herbicides. Lack of access to glyphosate-based herbicides would critically jeopardize agricultural productivity, adding pressure to the domestic food system, and may result in a transition of cropland to other uses due to low productivity. Given the profit margins growers currently face, any major restrictions in access to glyphosate-based herbicides would result in economic losses for growers and make it untenable for them to meet growing food and feed demands.
Ensuring an adequate supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides is thus crucial to the national security and defense, including food-supply security, which is essential to protecting the health and safety of Americans. Nonetheless, the United States' ability to domestically produce those critical inputs is extremely limited. Indeed, there is only a single domestic producer of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides, and this producer does not meet our annual needs for those inputs. For that reason, more than 6,000,000 kilograms of elemental phosphorus are imported from other countries annually. Future reduction or the cessation of domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides would gravely threaten American national security by disrupting, and requiring the further offshoring of, this Nation's defense supply chain including by having a debilitating impact on domestic agricultural capabilities.
I accordingly find that, consistent with the Department of the Interior's designation, elemental phosphorus is a scarce material that is critical to
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national defense and security. Our Nation's inadequate elemental phosphorus production, which must sustain both defense manufacturing and our significant agricultural needs, and the threat of increased domestic scarcity leave us vulnerable to hostile foreign actors and pose an imminent threat to military readiness.
Consistent with these findings, I find that ensuring robust domestic elemental phosphorus mining and United States-based production of glyphosate-based herbicides is central to American economic and national security. Without immediate Federal action, the United States remains inadequately equipped and vulnerable. Accordingly, I hereby find, pursuant to section 101 of the Act, that domestic elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides meet the criteria specified in section 101(b) of the Act (
50 U.S.C. 4511(b)
).
Sec. 2
.
Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides.
(a) Notwithstanding
Executive Order 13603
of March 16, 2012 (National Defense Resources Preparedness), the authority of the President conferred by section 101 of the Act to require performance of contracts or orders (other than contracts of employment) to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, to allocate materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense, and to implement the Act in
subchapter III of chapter 55 of title 50, United States Code
(
50 U.S.C. 4554
,
4555
,
4556
,
4559
,
4560
), is delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) with respect to ensuring a continued and adequate supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides.
(b) The Secretary shall use the authority under section 101 of the Act (
50 U.S.C. 4511
), in consultation with the Secretary of War, to determine the proper nationwide priorities and allocation of all the materials, services, and facilities necessary to ensure a continued and adequate supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides.
(c) The Secretary shall issue such orders and adopt and revise appropriate rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement this order.
(d) In exercising the authority delegated in this section, the Secretary shall take into account the President's judgment that domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides is critical to the national defense. Accordingly, the Secretary shall ensure that any order, rule, or regulation issued under this section does not place the corporate viability of any domestic producer of elemental phosphorus or glyphosate-based herbicides at risk.
Sec. 3
.
Immunity.
This order confers all immunity provided for in section 707 of the Act (
50 U.S.C. 4557
). Additionally, domestic producers of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides are required to comply with this order, in accordance with the provisions of
7 CFR part 789
.
Sec. 4
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Agriculture.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 18, 2026.
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2026-02-17 | Strengthening United States National Defense With America's Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet | 14386 | Donald Trump | 2026-03156 | Executive Order 14386
of February 11, 2026
Strengthening United States National Defense With America's Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet
Section 1
.
Purpose.
The United States must ensure that our electric grid—upon which military installations, operations, and defense-industrial production depend—remains resilient and reliable, and not reliant on intermittent energy sources. The grid is the foundation of our national defense as well as our economic stability. Any prolonged disruption caused by energy shortages, foreign supply dependencies, or intermittent generation threatens the operational readiness of our Armed Forces and the safety of the American people.
Given our Nation's vast coal resources and the proven reliability of our coal-fired generation fleet in providing continuous, on-demand baseload power, it is imperative that the Department of War (DOW) prioritize the preservation and strategic utilization of coal-based energy assets. Coal generation ensures that military installations, command centers, and defense-industrial bases remain fully powered under all conditions—including natural disasters, or wartime contingencies. Maintaining this capability is a matter of national security, strategic deterrence, and American energy dominance.
Sec. 2
.
Policy.
Pursuant to
Executive Order 14261
of April 8, 2025 (Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending
Executive Order 14241
), and
Executive Order 14262
of April 8, 2025 (Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid), it is the policy of the United States that coal is essential to our national and economic security, and that our electric grid must use power generation resources that have abundant fuel supplies capable of extended operations to address the national emergency declared pursuant to
Executive Order 14156
of January 20, 2025 (Declaring a National Energy Emergency).
Sec. 3
.
Power Purchase Agreements with Federal Installations.
The Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall seek to procure power from the United States coal generation fleet by approving long-term Power Purchase Agreements, or entering into any similar contractual agreements, with coal-fired energy production facilities to serve DOW installations or other mission-critical facilities, with priority given to projects that enhance:
(a) grid reliability and blackout prevention;
(b) on-site fuel security; and
(c) mission assurance for defense and intelligence capabilities.
Sec. 4
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the DOW.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 11, 2026.
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2026-02-11 | Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and Its Citizens From Criminal Actors and Other Public Safety Threats | 14385 | Donald Trump | 2026-02819 | (
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Executive Order 14385
of February 6, 2026
Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and Its Citizens From Criminal Actors and Other Public Safety Threats
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including
6 U.S.C. 122(a)(2)
, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Policy.
It is the policy of the United States to protect its welfare and security, and the welfare and security of its citizens, from criminal actors. Such criminal actors may include foreign nationals with criminal histories who have entered or remained in the United States in violation of the immigration laws of the United States or who otherwise seek to violate the criminal laws of the United States. It is also the policy of the United States to cooperate with trusted foreign governments by sharing information concerning convicted felons on a reciprocal basis for border security and immigration purposes. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for safeguarding the borders of the United States by interdicting persons and goods illegally entering the United States; protecting against the entry of dangerous goods, narcotics, and firearms; and detecting, responding to, and interdicting terrorists, drug smugglers, human smugglers, and other persons who seek to harm the United States. To fulfill these responsibilities, and consistent with the policy described above, DHS immigration authorities must access criminal history record information (CHRI) in the custody of Federal criminal justice agencies to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Sec. 2
.
Providing CHRI to DHS.
The Attorney General shall provide DHS with access, for purposes related to DHS's screening and vetting missions and to the maximum extent permitted by law, to CHRI available to or maintained by the Department of Justice.
Sec. 3
.
Exchanging Felony Conviction Records with Visa Waiver Program and Other Countries for Border Security and Immigration Purposes.
(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security may exchange, to the maximum extent permitted by law, CHRI with the border security and immigration authorities of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries, countries that have entered into a Preventing and Combating Serious Crime or similar agreement with the United States, and other trusted allies, under an agreement or arrangement described in subsection (b) of this section. The Secretary of Homeland Security may provide this information to these countries for the sole purpose of screening travelers and immigrants seeking to enter or stay in the VWP or other country.
(b) Any exchange of CHRI by the Secretary of Homeland Security with foreign countries shall be on the basis of reciprocity and under a bilateral or multilateral agreement or arrangement entered into by DHS that contains appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of United States persons and other individuals consistent with applicable law.
Sec. 4
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
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(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Homeland Security.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 6, 2026.
[
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2026-02-11 | Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy | 14383 | Donald Trump | 2026-02814 | (
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Executive Order 14383
of February 6, 2026
Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose.
American-manufactured military equipment is the best in the world, resulting in American dominance across international defense exports. It is critical that the United States fully use this comparative advantage in arms transfers as both a tool of foreign policy and a tool to expand domestic production and transfer.
To maintain our military dominance and technological superiority, the time has come to establish, implement, and execute an America First Arms Transfer Strategy. As the first strategy of its kind, it will ensure that future arms sales prioritize American interests by using foreign purchases and capital to build American production and capacity. This strategy will advance a technologically superior, ready, and resilient national security industrial enterprise. It will strengthen the United States defense industrial base to ensure it has the capacity to support our military and our allies and partners, especially as we increase burden-sharing.
Sec. 2
.
Policy.
It is the policy of the United States to intentionally use arms transfers as a tool of American foreign policy and to expand strategically relevant industrial production capacity in the United States by:
(a) establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy that provides clear direction and implementation guidance to arms transfer stakeholders; and
(b) streamlining processes across executive departments and agencies (agencies) to strengthen effectiveness and create efficiencies in our defense sales enterprise.
Sec. 3
.
An America First Arms Transfer Strategy.
(a) An America First Arms Transfer Strategy shall accomplish the following objectives:
(i) The United States will use arms sales and transfers to increase production and build production capacity for weapons and platforms the Secretary of War determines to be the most operationally relevant for executing the National Security Strategy (NSS);
(ii) The United States will use foreign purchases and capital to support domestic reindustrialization, expand production capacity, and improve the resilience of the United States defense industrial base. Arms sales and transfers will support Department of War (DoW) efforts to promote innovation and competition by incentivizing new entrants and nontraditional defense companies to contribute to the defense industrial base;
(iii) The United States will use arms sales and transfers to reinforce DoW acquisition and sustainment activities, including by building critical supply chain resilience and avoiding adding to backlogs on priority components and end-items that impact United States or ally and partner readiness;
(iv) Consistent with
Executive Order 14268
of April 9, 2025 (Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability), the United States will prioritize arms sales and transfers to partners that have invested in their own self-defense and capabilities, have a critical role or geography in United States plans and operations, or contribute to our economic security.
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(b) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the President, through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, a sales catalog of prioritized platforms and systems that the United States shall encourage our allies and partners to acquire. The sales catalog shall be based on criteria identified in the America First Arms Transfer Strategy.
(c) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War, shall provide recommendations to enhance advocacy efforts encouraging foreign procurement of defense articles produced in America for the purpose of supporting an America First Arms Transfer Strategy.
(d) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall identify Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales opportunities that will support the strategic objectives of the America First Arms Transfer Strategy and the growth of the United States defense industrial base.
(e) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall develop an industry engagement plan and submit it to the President, through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to enable the United States Government to fully coordinate with American stakeholders while executing the America First Arms Transfer Strategy.
Sec. 4
.
Eliminating Inefficiencies in American Arms Transfers.
In order to fully implement an America First Arms Transfer Strategy and streamline our defense sales process, the United States Government shall undertake the following actions:
(i) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop clear criteria for determining which weapons, platforms, or capabilities require Enhanced End Use Monitoring. Additionally, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of Commerce shall establish an End Use Monitoring coordination group, consisting of designees from each respective department, which will meet to improve the effectiveness and coordination of their respective department's end-use monitoring activities. These actions will improve information sharing and efficiencies to ensure allies and partners are complying with United States requirements and to reduce risk of diversion.
(ii) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of War, shall review Third-Party Transfer (TPT) processes and submit a plan to the President through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to reduce and potentially realign the onerous TPT process, with due consideration to technology security risks.
(iii) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop a process to provide advanced notice, as appropriate, to allies and partners of upcoming contracting actions and associated deadlines for FMS Letter of Offer and Acceptance implementation.
(iv) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of Commerce shall ensure effective coordination when assessing the impacts of Direct Commercial Sales to the defense industrial base.
(v) To streamline Congressional notifications,
Executive Order 13637
of March 8, 2013 (Administration of Reformed Export Controls) is hereby amended by revising section 1(j) and (k) to read as follows:
“(j) Those under sections 36(a) Act (
22 U.S.C. 2776(a)
) to the Secretary of War. The Secretary of War, in the implementation of the delegated functions under sections 36(a), shall consult with the Secretary of State. With
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respect to those functions under sections 36(a)(5) and (6) (
22 U.S.C. 2776(a)(5)
and
(6)
), the Secretary of War shall also consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(k) Those under section 36(b)(1), (c) and (d) of the Act (
22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)
, (c), and (d)) to the Secretary of State. To ensure coordination, the Secretary of State shall notify the Secretary of War of the intent to formally notify the Congress of proposed arms transfers.”
Sec. 5
.
Enhancing Accountability and Transparency.
(a) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of Commerce shall establish the Promoting American Military Sales Task Force (Task Force) to coordinate efforts to implement the America First Arms Transfer Strategy and enhance accountability and transparency throughout the arms transfer enterprise. The Task Force shall:
(i) be chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs or his designee, and be composed of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade;
(ii) develop a charter to clearly define the specific objectives and structure of the Task Force;
(iii) include as ex officio members the Service Acquisition Executives of the military departments and representatives of other non-military implementing agencies as appropriate to report on actions taken by the military departments and other implementing agencies to accelerate the contracting of priority FMS cases and ensure exportability of identified priority systems; and
(iv) convene quarterly, or as required, to review progress implementing the America First Arms Transfer Strategy, including whether targeted defense sales align with the Strategy's objectives.
(b) Within 120 days of the date of this order, and to further the reforms directed in
Executive Order 14268
, and to improve transparency for United States industry and partners and allies, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of Commerce shall begin to publish aggregate quarterly performance metrics on FMS case development and execution, and on the adjudication of Commerce and State export licenses.
Sec. 6
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise effect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of War.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 6, 2026.
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2026-02-11 | Modifying Duties To Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation | 14384 | Donald Trump | 2026-02818 | (
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Executive Order 14384
of February 6, 2026
Modifying Duties To Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (
50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.
) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (
50 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.
), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (
19 U.S.C. 2483
), and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code
, I hereby determine and order:
Section 1
.
Background.
Executive Order 14066
of March 8, 2022 (Prohibiting Certain Imports and New Investments With Respect to Continued Russian Federation Efforts To Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine), expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 14024
of April 15, 2021 (Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation), to include the actions taken against Ukraine by the Government of the Russian Federation. To address that unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States,
Executive Order 14066
prohibited, among other things, the importation into the United States of certain products of Russian Federation origin, including crude oil; petroleum; and petroleum fuels, oils, and products of their distillation.
In
Executive Order 14329
of August 6, 2025 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation), I found that the national emergency described in
Executive Order 14066
has continued and that the actions and policies of the Government of the Russian Federation continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. To deal with that threat, I determined that it was necessary and appropriate to impose an additional
ad valorem
rate of duty of 25 percent on imports of articles of India, which, at that time, was directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil.
I have received additional information and recommendations from senior officials regarding India's efforts to address the national emergency described in
Executive Order 14066
. Specifically, India has committed to stop directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil, has represented that it will purchase United States energy products from the United States, and has recently committed to a framework with the United States to expand defense cooperation over the next 10 years.
After considering the information and recommendations these officials have provided to me, among other things, I have determined that India has taken significant steps to address the national emergency described in
Executive Order 14066
and to align sufficiently with the United States on national security, foreign policy, and economic matters. Accordingly, I have determined to eliminate the additional
ad valorem
rate of duty imposed on imports of articles of India pursuant to
Executive Order 14329
. In my judgment, this modification is necessary and appropriate to deal with the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 14066
.
Sec. 2
.
Tariff Modifications.
Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 7, 2026, products of India imported into the United States shall no longer be subject to the
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additional
ad valorem
rate of duty of 25 percent imposed pursuant to
Executive Order 14329
. Accordingly, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 7, 2026, headings 9903.01.84 through 9903.01.89 and subdivision (z) of U.S. Note 2 to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are hereby terminated. To the extent that implementation of this order requires a refund of duties collected, refunds shall be processed pursuant to applicable law and the standard procedures of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for such refunds.
Sec. 3
.
Implementation.
(a) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the United States Trade Representative, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to implement this order. The Secretary of State may, consistent with applicable law, redelegate any of these functions within the Department of State. Each executive department and agency shall take all appropriate measures within its authority to carry out this order.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the United States International Trade Commission, shall determine whether modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are necessary to effectuate this order and may make such modifications through notice in the
Federal Register
.
Sec. 4
.
Monitoring and Recommendations.
The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and any other senior official the Secretary of Commerce deems appropriate, shall monitor whether India resumes directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil, as defined in section 7 of
Executive Order 14329
. If the Secretary of Commerce finds that India has resumed directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the United States Trade Representative, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing, shall recommend whether and to what extent I should take additional action as to India, including whether I should reimpose the additional
ad valorem
rate of duty of 25 percent on imports of articles of India.
Sec. 5
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of State.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 6, 2026.
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2026-02-11 | Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran | 14382 | Donald Trump | 2026-02813 | (
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Executive Order 14382
of February 6, 2026
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (
50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.
) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (
50 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.
), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (
19 U.S.C. 2483
), and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code
, I hereby determine and order:
Section 1
.
Background.
Executive Order 12957
of March 15, 1995 (Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Development of Iranian Petroleum Resources), found that the actions and policies of the Government of Iran constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States and declared a national emergency to deal with that threat. Numerous subsequent Executive Orders—including
Executive Order 13059
of August 19, 1997 (Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Iran);
Executive Order 13590
of November 20, 2011 (Authorizing the Imposition of Certain Sanctions With Respect to the Provision of Goods, Services, Technology, or Support for Iran's Energy and Petrochemical Sectors);
Executive Order 13622
of July 30, 2012 (Authorizing Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran);
Executive Order 13902
of January 10, 2020 (Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran); and others—have further described the threat posed by the Government of Iran and taken additional action to deal with the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 12957
. For example,
Executive Order 13553
of September 28, 2010 (Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuses by the Government of Iran and Taking Certain Other Actions), took additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 12957
, including authorizing the blocking of property to address serious human rights abuses against persons in Iran.
Executive Order 13846
of August 6, 2018 (Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran), also took additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 12957
, including imposing sanctions to advance the goal of applying financial pressure on the Iranian regime in pursuit of a comprehensive and lasting solution to the full range of the threats posed by the Government of Iran.
I have received additional information from various senior officials on, among other things, the actions and policies of the Government of Iran, including the circumstances related to the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 12957
and expanded on in subsequent orders. After considering this additional information, among other things, I find that the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 12957
and further described in subsequent orders continues and that the actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
To deal with the national emergency described in
Executive Order 12957
and subsequent orders, I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to impose an additional
ad valorem
duty on imports of articles that are products of foreign countries that directly or indirectly purchase, import, or otherwise acquire any goods or services from Iran. In my judgment,
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the tariff regime, as described below, in addition to maintaining the other measures taken to address the national emergency described in
Executive Order 12957
and subsequent orders, will more effectively deal with the national emergency described in those orders.
Sec. 2
.
Imposition of Tariffs.
(a) Beginning on the effective date of this order, an additional
ad valorem
rate of duty—for example, 25 percent—may be imposed on goods imported into the United States that are products of any country that directly or indirectly purchases, imports, or otherwise acquires any goods or services from Iran, in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b)(i) The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State and any senior official the Secretary of Commerce deems appropriate, shall determine whether, after the effective date of this order, a foreign country directly or indirectly purchases, imports, or otherwise acquires any goods or services from Iran. After the Secretary of Commerce finds that a foreign country directly or indirectly purchases, imports, or otherwise acquires any goods or services from Iran, the Secretary of Commerce shall inform the Secretary of State of his finding, including any information relevant to that finding.
(ii) The Secretary of Commerce may issue rules, regulations, and guidance necessary or appropriate to implement this order. The Secretary of Commerce may also make any other determinations or take any other actions necessary or appropriate to implement this order.
(c)(i) After the Secretary of Commerce makes an affirmative finding pursuant to subsection (b)(i) of this section and informs the Secretary of State of his finding, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the United States Trade Representative, shall determine whether and to what extent an additional
ad valorem
rate of duty should be imposed on goods that are products of the foreign country found to directly or indirectly purchase, import, or otherwise acquire goods or services from Iran.
(ii) If the Secretary of State determines that an additional
ad valorem
rate of duty should be imposed on goods that are products of the country found to directly or indirectly purchase, import, or otherwise acquire goods or services from Iran, the Secretary of State shall inform me of his recommendation, and the Secretary of Commerce shall inform me of his finding related to that recommendation. I will then consider the recommendation and finding, among other relevant things, in determining whether and to what extent to impose an additional
ad valorem
rate of duty on goods that are products of the country in question.
(iii) The Secretary of State may issue rules, regulations, and guidance necessary or appropriate to implement this order. The Secretary of State may also make any other determinations or take any other actions necessary or appropriate to implement this order.
Sec. 3
.
Modification Authority.
(a) To ensure that the national emergency described in section 1 of this order is dealt with, I may modify this order, including in light of additional information, recommendations from senior officials, or changed circumstances.
(b) Should a foreign country retaliate against the United States in response to this order or any action taken pursuant to this order, I may modify this order or actions taken pursuant to this order to ensure the efficacy of this order and the actions taken pursuant to this order to deal with the national emergency described in section 1 of this order.
(c) Should the Government of Iran or a foreign country affected by this order take significant steps to address the national emergency described in section 1 of this order and align sufficiently with the United States on national security, foreign policy, and economic matters, I may modify this order.
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Sec. 4
.
Monitoring and Recommendations.
(a) The Secretary of State, in consultation with any senior official the Secretary of State deems appropriate, shall monitor the circumstances involving the national emergency described in section 1 of this order. The Secretary of State shall inform me of any circumstance that, in his opinion, might indicate the need for further Presidential action.
(b) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the United States Trade Representative, and any other senior official the Secretary of State deems appropriate, shall recommend to me additional action, if necessary, if the actions in this order or taken pursuant to this order are not effective in dealing with the national emergency described in section 1 of this order.
(c) The Secretary of Commerce shall monitor whether a foreign country directly or indirectly purchases, imports, or otherwise acquires any goods or services from Iran. The Secretary of Commerce shall continue such monitoring after a foreign country has been found to do so.
Sec. 5
.
Delegation.
Consistent with applicable law, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative are directed and authorized to take all actions necessary to implement and effectuate this order—including through temporary suspension or amendment of regulations or through notices in the
Federal Register
and by adopting rules, regulations, or guidance—and to employ all powers granted to the President, including by IEEPA, as may be necessary to implement this order. The head of each executive department and agency (agency) is authorized to and shall take all appropriate measures within the agency's authority to implement this order. The head of each agency may, consistent with applicable law, including
section 301 of title 3, United States Code
, redelegate the authority to take such appropriate measures within the agency.
Sec. 6
.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term “goods or services from Iran” shall be construed consistent with
31 CFR 560.306
, and the term shall include only goods or services for which United States persons are prohibited from trading in with respect to Iran.
(b) The term “indirectly” includes purchases, imports, or other acquisitions of Iranian goods and services through intermediaries or third countries where the origin of the good or service can reasonably be traced to Iran, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce.
(c) The term “Iran” means the Islamic Republic of Iran, its territory, and any other territory or marine area, including the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, over which the Government of Iran claims sovereignty, sovereign rights, or jurisdiction, provided that the Government of Iran exercises partial or total de facto control over the area or derives a benefit from economic activity in the area pursuant to international arrangements.
(d) The term “Government of Iran” includes the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, including the Central Bank of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and any person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the Government of Iran.
Sec. 7
.
Effective Date.
This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 7, 2026.
Sec. 8
.
Severability.
If any provision of this order or the application of any provision of this order to any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other individuals or circumstances shall not be affected. If the action in this order or any action taken pursuant to this order is held invalid, the other actions imposed to deal with the national emergencies declared
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with respect to the Government of Iran shall not be affected and shall remain in effect.
Sec. 9
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Commerce.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 6, 2026.
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2026-02-04 | Celebrating American Greatness With American Motor Racing | 14381 | Donald Trump | 2026-02292 | Executive Order 14381
of January 30, 2026
Celebrating American Greatness With American Motor Racing
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose and Policy.
For over 100 years, American INDYCAR racing has set the pace for motor sports. With speeds topping over 200 miles per hour, the cars and drivers inspire awe and respect in all who watch this quintessentially American sport. It has given us racing legends such as A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti, and continues to thrill every Memorial Day weekend when people travel from across the globe to the Indianapolis 500, the largest single-day sporting event in the world.
INDYCAR racing is a source of pride and entertainment for our Nation, which is why I am pleased to announce the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C. This race, the first motor race ever to be held in our Nation's capital near the National Mall, will showcase the majesty of our great city as drivers navigate a track around our iconic national monuments in celebration of America's 250th birthday.
Sec. 2
.
Designating the Race Route.
Within 14 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Transportation shall designate a route through Washington, D.C., that is suitable for conducting an INDYCAR street race and that will showcase the majesty of our capital city in celebration of the 250th anniversary of America's independence.
Sec. 3
.
Permits and Approvals.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Transportation shall take steps to ensure that all permits, approvals, and other authorizations as are necessary to plan, prepare for, and conduct the Freedom 250 Grand Prix are issued and granted as expeditiously as possible. Such steps may include the Secretary of the Interior considering the Freedom 250 Grand Prix to be a “special event” under
36 C.F.R. 7.96(g)
, as amended by 90
Fed. Reg.
25498 (temporary rule re: National Capital Region; America250 Events), if the Secretary of the Interior deems it necessary and appropriate. The Secretary of Transportation shall use available funds to help facilitate the presentation of the race, consistent with applicable law and as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Transportation, and, working with and through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, take steps to ensure that unmanned aircraft systems and other means of aerial photography may be utilized by appropriately permitted individuals to enhance the public's enjoyment of the race and to celebrate the beauty of the Nation's capital without compromising nearby Government facilities. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Mayor of Washington, D.C., as needed, shall ensure that any roads, trails, or bridges to be used as part of the race course are properly maintained and capable of being used in such a manner.
Sec. 4
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
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(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of the Interior.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 30, 2026.
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2026-02-03 | Addressing Addiction Through the Great American Recovery Initiative | 14379 | Donald Trump | 2026-02249 | (
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Executive Order 14379
of January 29, 2026
Addressing Addiction Through the Great American Recovery Initiative
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose and Policy.
The disease of addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a crisis that touches families in every community and neighborhood in our Nation. 48.4 million Americans, or 16.8 percent of our Nation's population, suffer from addiction, and my Administration will continue to respond to a crisis of this scale with the attention it deserves. Over the past year, we have made incredible progress in stopping the inflow of illegal drugs that threaten American communities. We must now supplement that work by furthering a national effort to prioritize addiction treatment and recovery.
Addiction is a chronic, treatable disease with relapse rates similar to other chronic diseases. Unfortunately, very few Americans who need treatment ever receive it or believe they need it. Among the 40.7 million adults who had a substance use disorder in 2024 and did not receive substance use treatment, 95.6 percent (or 38.1 million people) did not perceive that they needed treatment. Despite significant investment of resources, addiction recovery efforts remain fragmented and do not keep pace with scientific advancements.
The costs of these failures are devastating, not only in lives lost, but also in the ripple effects across our economy, workforce, and national strength. Addiction contributes to declining workforce participation, increased healthcare costs, homelessness, family instability, and lost productivity that together cost the United States hundreds of billions of dollars each year.
The framework for addiction treatment should parallel that of other chronic diseases—utilizing evidence-based care, scientific advancement, continuous support, and community connection. My Administration will drive a new national response to the disease of addiction that will create stronger coordination across government, the healthcare sector, faith communities, and the private sector in order to save lives, restore families, strengthen our communities, and build the Great American Recovery.
Sec. 2
.
Launching the Great American Recovery Initiative.
(a) There is hereby established the White House Great American Recovery Initiative (Initiative) co-chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Senior Advisor for Addiction Recovery. There shall be an Executive Director who shall administer and execute the day to day operations of the Initiative, and who shall report to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.
(b) In addition to the Co-Chairs and the Executive Director, the Initiative shall consist of the following officials, or their designees:
(i) the Attorney General;
(ii) the Secretary of the Interior;
(iii) the Secretary of Education;
(iv) the Secretary of Labor;
(v) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
(vi) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
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(vii) the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff;
(viii) the Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Peace Missions;
(ix) the Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary;
(x) the Director of National Drug Control Policy;
(xi) the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
(xii) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs;
(xiii) the Director of the National Institutes of Health;
(xiv) the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department of Health and Human Services; and
(xv) the heads of such other executive departments, agencies, and offices that the Co-Chairs and the Executive Director may from time to time designate or invite to participate.
(c) The Co-Chairs may hold public hearings, meetings, roundtables, and similar events, as appropriate, and may receive expert input from leaders in public health, addiction and recovery treatment, and other relevant subject matter areas.
Sec. 3
.
Addressing the Disease of Addiction.
The Co-Chairs and the Executive Director, along with the other members of the Initiative, shall:
(i) recommend all necessary steps to coordinate the Federal Government's response to the addiction crisis, including by better aligning relevant Federal programs, setting clear objectives, and providing data-driven updates to the public on progress towards meeting these objectives;
(ii) take appropriate actions to increase awareness of the disease of addiction, help Americans receive the treatment they need, and foster a culture that celebrates recovery;
(iii) advise heads of executive departments and agencies (agency heads) on how to implement programs that integrate prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery support, and re-entry into all relevant public health, healthcare, criminal justice, workforce, education, housing and social services systems, and remove outdated silos between agencies, programs, or systems, in each case as deemed appropriate by the agency head and consistent with applicable law;
(iv) advise agency heads on directing appropriate grants to support addiction recovery, with a focus on prevention, treatment, and long-term resilience; and
(v) consult with States, tribal nations, local jurisdictions, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and philanthropic entities on the best strategies to ensure more Americans receive the treatment they need and celebrate individuals going through the recovery process.
Sec. 4
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
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(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Health and Human Services.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 29, 2026.
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2026-02-03 | Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba | 14380 | Donald Trump | 2026-02250 | (
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Executive Order 14380
of January 29, 2026
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (
50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.
) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (
50 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.
) (NEA), and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code
, I hereby determine and order:
Section 1
.
National Emergency.
As President of the United States, I have an imperative duty to protect the national security and foreign policy of this country. I find that the policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Cuba constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
The Government of Cuba has taken extraordinary actions that harm and threaten the United States. The regime aligns itself with—and provides support for—numerous hostile countries, transnational terrorist groups, and malign actors adverse to the United States, including the Government of the Russian Federation (Russia), the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Government of Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah. For example, Cuba blatantly hosts dangerous adversaries of the United States, inviting them to base sophisticated military and intelligence capabilities in Cuba that directly threaten the national security of the United States. Cuba hosts Russia's largest overseas signals intelligence facility, which tries to steal sensitive national security information of the United States. Cuba continues to build deep intelligence and defense cooperation with the PRC. Cuba welcomes transnational terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas, creating a safe environment for these malign groups so that these transnational terrorist groups can build economic, cultural, and security ties throughout the region and attempt to destabilize the Western Hemisphere, including the United States. Cuba has long provided defense, intelligence, and security assistance to adversaries in the Western Hemisphere, attempting to thwart United States and international sanctions designed to enforce the stability of the region, uphold the rule of law, and safeguard the national security and foreign policy of the United States. Cuba continues to try to thwart United States efforts to address threats to the United States posed by hostile countries, transnational terrorist groups, and malign actors, including in the Western Hemisphere.
Further, contrary to the interests and foreign policy of the United States, the Cuban communist regime supports terrorism and destabilizes the region through migration and violence. The communist regime persecutes and tortures its political opponents; denies the Cuban people free speech and press; corruptly profits from their misery; and commits other human-rights violations. For example, families of political prisoners face retaliation for peacefully protesting the improper confinement of their loved ones. Cuban authorities harass worshippers, block free association by civil society organizations, prohibit free press, and deny the ability to speak freely, including on the internet. The Cuban regime continues to spread its communist ideas, policies, and practices around the Western Hemisphere, threatening the foreign policy of the United States.
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The United States has zero tolerance for the depredations of the communist Cuban regime. The United States will act to protect the foreign policy, national security, and national interests of the United States, including by holding the Cuban regime accountable for its malign actions and relationships, while also remaining committed to supporting the Cuban people's aspirations for a free and democratic society.
I find that the policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Cuba directly threaten the safety, national security, and foreign policy of the United States. The policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Cuba are designed to harm the United States and support hostile countries, transnational terrorist groups, and malign actors that seek to destroy the United States. The policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Cuba are also repugnant to the moral and political values of democratic and free societies and conflict with the foreign policy of the United States to encourage peaceful change in Cuba and to promote democracy, the principle of free expression and press, the rule of law, and respect for human rights throughout the world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the situation with respect to Cuba constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security and foreign policy of the United States and hereby declare a national emergency with respect to that threat.
To deal with the national emergency declared in this order, I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to establish a tariff system, as described below. Under this system, an additional
ad valorem
duty may be imposed on imports of goods that are products of a foreign country that directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba. In my judgment, the tariff system, as described below, is necessary and appropriate to address the national emergency declared in this order.
Sec. 2
.
Imposition of Tariffs.
(a) Beginning on the effective date of this order, an additional
ad valorem
rate of duty may be imposed on goods imported into the United States that are products of any other country that directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba, in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b)(i) The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State and any senior official the Secretary of Commerce deems appropriate, shall determine whether, after the effective date of this order, a foreign country directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba. After the Secretary of Commerce finds that a foreign country directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba, the Secretary of Commerce shall inform the Secretary of State of his finding, including any information relevant to that finding.
(ii) The Secretary of Commerce may issue rules, regulations, and guidance necessary or appropriate to implement this order. The Secretary of Commerce may also make any other determinations or take any other actions necessary or appropriate to implement this order.
(c)(i) After the Secretary of Commerce makes an affirmative finding pursuant to subsection (b)(i) of this section and informs the Secretary of State of his finding, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the United States Trade Representative, shall determine whether and to what extent an additional
ad valorem
rate of duty should be imposed on goods that are products of the foreign country found to directly or indirectly sell or otherwise provide any oil to Cuba.
(ii) If the Secretary of State determines that an additional
ad valorem
rate of duty should be imposed on goods that are products of the country found to directly or indirectly sell or otherwise provide any oil to Cuba, the Secretary of State shall inform me of his recommendation, and the Secretary of Commerce shall inform me of his finding related to that
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recommendation. I will then consider the recommendation and finding, among other relevant things, in determining whether and to what extent to impose an additional
ad valorem
rate of duty on goods that are products of the country in question.
(iii) The Secretary of State may issue rules, regulations, and guidance necessary or appropriate to implement this order. The Secretary of State may also make any other determinations or take any other actions necessary or appropriate to implement this order.
Sec. 3
.
Modification Authority.
(a) To ensure that the national emergency declared in this order is dealt with, I may modify this order, including in light of additional information, recommendations from senior officials, or changed circumstances.
(b) Should a foreign country retaliate against the United States in response to this order or any action taken pursuant to this order, I may modify this order or actions taken pursuant to this order to ensure the efficacy of this order and the actions taken pursuant to this order to deal with the national emergency declared in this order.
(c) Should the Government of Cuba or another foreign country affected by this order take significant steps to address the national emergency declared in this order and align sufficiently with the United States on national security and foreign policy matters, I may modify this order.
Sec. 4
.
Monitoring and Recommendations.
(a) The Secretary of State, in consultation with any senior official the Secretary of State deems appropriate, shall monitor the circumstances involving the national emergency declared in this order. The Secretary of State shall inform me of any circumstance that, in his opinion, might indicate the need for further Presidential action to deal with the national emergency declared in this order.
(b) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the United States Trade Representative, and any other senior official the Secretary of State deems appropriate, shall recommend to me additional action, if necessary, if the actions in this order or taken pursuant to this order are not effective in dealing with the national emergency declared in this order.
(c) The Secretary of Commerce shall monitor whether a foreign country directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba. The Secretary of Commerce shall continue such monitoring after a foreign country has been found to do so.
Sec. 5
.
Delegation.
Consistent with applicable law, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce are directed and authorized to take all actions necessary to implement and effectuate this order—including through temporary suspension or amendment of regulations or through notices in the
Federal Register
and by adopting rules, regulations, or guidance—and to employ all powers granted to the President, including by IEEPA, as may be necessary to implement this order. The head of each executive department and agency (agency) is authorized to and shall take all appropriate measures within the agency's authority to implement this order. The head of each agency may, consistent with applicable law, including
section 301 of title 3, United States Code
, redelegate the authority to take such appropriate measures within the agency.
Sec. 6
.
Reporting Directives.
The Secretary of State, in consultation with any senior official he deems appropriate, is hereby authorized and directed to submit recurring and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in, and authorities exercised by, this order, consistent with section 401 of the NEA (
50 U.S.C. 1641
) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (
50 U.S.C. 1703(c)
).
Sec. 7
.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term “oil” means crude oil or petroleum products.
(b) The term “indirectly” includes selling to or otherwise providing oil to Cuba through intermediaries or third countries, with knowledge that
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such oil may be provided to Cuba, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce.
(c) The term “Cuba” means the territory of Cuba and any other territory or marine area, including the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, over which the Government of Cuba claims sovereignty, sovereign rights, or jurisdiction, provided that the Government of Cuba exercises partial or total de facto control over the area or derives a benefit from economic activity in the area pursuant to international arrangements.
(d) The term “Government of Cuba” includes the Government of Cuba, any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, and any person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the Government of Cuba.
Sec. 8
.
Effective Date.
This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 30, 2026.
Sec. 9
.
Interaction With Other Presidential Actions.
Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions directed in this order is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
Sec. 10
.
Severability.
If any provision of this order or the application of any provision of this order to any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other individuals or circumstances shall not be affected. If the action in this order or any action taken pursuant to this order is held invalid, the other actions imposed to deal with the national emergencies declared with respect to the Government of Cuba shall not be affected and shall remain in effect.
Sec. 11
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of State.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 29, 2026.
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2026-01-29 | Addressing State and Local Failures To Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters | 14377 | Donald Trump | 2026-01871 | Executive Order 14377
of January 23, 2026
Addressing State and Local Failures To Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose.
One year ago, the California State and Los Angeles city and county governments failed to contain wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles and consumed nearly 40,000 acres of homes and businesses. The State and local governments failed to engage in responsible forest management systems out of a misguided commitment to naturalist and climate policies, which increased the severity of the fires. They failed to maintain water distribution and reservoir systems so that these systems would be available and fully functional in case of emergency. They then failed to quickly communicate evacuation warnings and failed to act decisively or cohesively to contain the fire once it started burning. In fact, Mayor Karen Bass was not in Los Angeles to respond to the crisis because she was traveling abroad. This marked one of the greatest failures of elected political leadership in American history, from enabling the wildfires to failing to manage them, and it continues today with the abject failure to rebuild.
While the Biden Administration made big promises, debris removal did not actually begin until my Administration, through
Executive Order 14181
of January 24, 2025 (Emergency Measures to Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas), initiated the fastest debris-removal operation in United States history. The Federal Government completed hazardous-materials sweeps and cleared over 9,500 properties of over 2.6 million tons of debris in just 6 months.
But since then, American families and small businesses affected by the wildfires have been forced to continue living in a nightmare of delay, uncertainty, and bureaucratic malaise as they remain displaced from their homes, often without a source of income, while State and local governments delay or prevent reconstruction by approving only a fraction of the permits needed to rebuild.
The Federal Government has approved numerous individual relief claims to provide financial support directly to owners of homes and businesses and help survivors repair, rebuild, return home, reopen their businesses, and restore their communities. But many homeowners and businesses have been unable to use these funds as they navigate overly burdensome, confusing, and inconsistent permitting requirements, duplicative permitting reviews, procedural bottlenecks, and administrative delays at the city, county, and State levels. Elected leaders have refused to take even the minimum action necessary to allow many of these survivors to move forward and rebuild their lives—the ultimate tragic failure of the State of California and City of Los Angeles to live up to their moral and legal obligations to their citizens. As a result, despite the Federal Government expeditiously clearing debris and doing its part to support survivors, the actions of State and local authorities have ensured that the vast majority of the tens of thousands of homes and businesses destroyed in the wildfires have not yet been rebuilt a year later.
In furtherance of the Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of California (FEMA-4856-DR), immediate and decisive Federal action is required to ensure that Federal disaster assistance is delivered and utilized
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swiftly, effectively, and without obstruction by State and local governments, to accomplish the purposes for which it is allocated, as well as to support the American people who have been devastated by the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon wildfires.
Sec. 2
.
Policy.
It is the policy of my Administration that federally funded reconstruction projects for homes and businesses in the wildfire-impacted neighborhoods of the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon areas proceed with the maximum speed consistent with public safety, and that Federal assistance not be frustrated by unnecessary, duplicative, or obstructive permitting requirements that prevent families and businesses from rebuilding.
Sec. 3
.
Preempting State Permitting Obstacles.
(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary), acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall each consider promulgating regulations to advance the policies of this order. In particular, the Administrator of the SBA and the Secretary, through the Administrator of FEMA, shall consider promulgating regulations that:
(i) preempt State or local permitting processes, and other similar pre-approval requirements, that each agency has found to have unduly impeded the timely use of Federal emergency-relief funds by homeowners, businesses, or houses of worship in rebuilding such structures following a disaster; and
(ii) replace preempted State or local permitting regimes, or other similar pre-approval requirements, with a requirement that builders self-certify to a Federal designee from each agency that they have complied with all applicable substantive State and local health and safety standards with respect to the structure proposed to be rebuilt using Federal emergency-relief funds.
(b) The Secretary, through the Administrator of FEMA, and the Administrator of the SBA shall each publish proposed regulations under subsection (a) of this section, if any, within 30 days of the date of this order and final regulations within 90 days of the date of this order. Each agency head shall further consider whether notice and comment is unnecessary under
5 U.S.C. 553
or any other statute.
(c) The Secretary, through the Administrator of FEMA, shall continue to review all repairs and construction activities conducted under this order for compliance with applicable health, safety, and other substantive standards.
Sec. 4
.
Expediting Federal Response.
(a) The Federal Government has already taken action to expedite administrative processes related to water delivery, as detailed in
Executive Order 14181
of January 24, 2025 (Emergency Measures to Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas). In addition, the heads of relevant executive departments and agencies (agencies) shall seek to use all authorities available under Federal environmental, historic preservation, natural resource laws, or other similar laws, including the National Environmental Protection Act (
42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.
), the Endangered Species Act (
16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.
), and the National Historic Preservation Act (
54 U.S.C. 300101
et seq.
), to expedite waivers, permits, reviews, consultations, or approvals with respect to homes, businesses, or other such structures proposed to be rebuilt using Federal emergency-relief funds that are required to facilitate Federal response and recovery actions that will advance the policy of this order, consistent with applicable law.
(b) The heads of relevant agencies shall take steps to ensure that the process for evaluating and issuing such waivers, permits, reviews, consultations, or approvals shall be limited to the minimum scope and duration required to expeditiously advance the policy of this order and implement Individual Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs while ensuring public health and safety.
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(c) The heads of relevant agencies shall each designate a senior official from their agency to ensure timely execution of these actions without delay.
Sec. 5
.
Legislation.
Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary, through the Administrator of FEMA, and the Administrator of the SBA, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and the White House Director of Legislative Affairs, shall submit to the President, through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, legislative proposals that enable FEMA and SBA to address situations in which States or local governments are not enabling timely recovery after disasters, including through appropriate regulation.
Sec. 6
.
Accountability for Use of Taxpayer Dollars.
(a) The Secretary, through the Administrator of FEMA, shall:
(i) within 30 days of the date of this order, determine what amount, if any, of the nearly $3 billion in unspent Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding granted to California, which was awarded to mitigate hazards, including the threat of future wildfires to the citizens of California, was awarded arbitrarily, capriciously, or contrary to law; and
(ii) within 60 days of the date of this order, conduct a Federal audit of California's use of HMGP funding, including of whether funded projects were completed as approved and on time, whether projected risk reduction matched actual outcomes, and whether California used Federal funding in a way that demonstrably mitigated the impact of future wildfires on its citizens.
(b) Within 30 days of the completion of the audit described in subsection (a)(ii) of this section, the Secretary, through the Administrator of FEMA, shall make administrative determinations in light of the audit's findings and recommendations, and shall enforce such determinations by, where appropriate, imposing future grant conditions, initiating recoupment or recovery actions in accordance with applicable law, or deploying oversight and technical assistance to expedite the administration and use of HMGP funds for individuals, families, and small businesses, to implement this order.
Sec. 7
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise effect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget related to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
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printed page 3992)
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Homeland Security.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 23, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-01871
Filed 1-28-26; 11:15 am]
Billing code 4410-10-P | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/29/2026-01871/addressing-state-and-local-failures-to-rebuild-los-angeles-after-wildfire-disasters | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-29/pdf/2026-01871.pdf | 2026-01-23 |
2026-01-29 | Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council | 14378 | Donald Trump | 2026-01872 | (
printed page 3993)
Executive Order 14378
of January 23, 2026
Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with
chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the Federal Advisory Committee Act), it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, created by
Executive Order 14180
of January 24, 2025 (Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency), is continued until March 25, 2026.
Sec. 2
. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive Order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that are applicable to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council shall be performed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in accordance with the regulations, guidelines, and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
Sec. 3
. This order shall be effective January 24, 2026.
Sec. 4
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
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printed page 3994)
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Homeland Security.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 23, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-01872
Filed 1-28-26; 11:15 am]
Billing code 4410-10-P | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/29/2026-01872/continuance-of-the-federal-emergency-management-agency-review-council | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-29/pdf/2026-01872.pdf | 2026-01-23 |
2026-01-23 | Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers | 14376 | Donald Trump | 2026-01424 | (
printed page 3023)
Executive Order 14376
of January 20, 2026
Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Purpose and Policy.
Buying and owning a home has long been considered the pinnacle of the American dream and a way for families to invest and build lifetime wealth. But because of the recent high inflation and interest rates caused by the previous administration, that American dream has been increasingly out of reach for too many of our citizens, especially first-time homebuyers.
At the same time, a growing share of single-family homes, often concentrated in certain communities, have been purchased by large Wall Street investors, crowding out families seeking to buy homes. Hardworking young families cannot effectively compete for starter homes with Wall Street firms and their vast resources. Neighborhoods and communities once controlled by middle-class American families are now run by faraway corporate interests. People live in homes, not corporations. My Administration will take decisive action to stop Wall Street from treating America's neighborhoods like a trading floor and empower American families to own their homes.
To preserve the supply of single-family homes for American families and increase the paths to homeownership, it is the policy of my Administration that large institutional investors should not buy single-family homes that could otherwise be purchased by families.
Sec. 2
.
Definitions.
Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Treasury shall develop, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, definitions of “large institutional investor” and “single-family home” for the purpose of implementing this order, which other executive departments and agencies (agencies) may adopt as required for such implementation.
Sec. 3
.
Restrictions on the Sale of Single-Family Homes by the Federal Government.
(a) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as appropriate, shall issue guidance to:
(i) prevent agencies and Government-sponsored enterprises from engaging in the following, to the maximum extent permitted by law:
(A) providing for, approving, insuring, guaranteeing, securitizing, or facilitating the acquisition by a large institutional investor of a single-family home that could otherwise be purchased by an individual owner-occupant; or
(B) disposing of Federal assets in a manner that transfers a single-family home to a large institutional investor; and
(ii) promote sales to individual owner-occupants, including through anti-circumvention provisions, first-look policies, and disclosure requirements.
(b) The guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a)(i) of this section shall include appropriate, narrowly tailored exceptions for build-to-rent properties that are planned, permitted, financed, and constructed as rental communities,
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and such other appropriate, narrowly tailored exceptions as the applicable agency may determine appropriate to further the policies of my Administration.
Sec. 4
.
Additional Measures to Combat Speculation in Single-Family Housing Markets by Large Institutional Investors.
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall review the rules and guidance that relate to large institutional investors acquiring or holding single-family homes and consider revising them, in accordance with applicable law, if appropriate to advance the policy set forth in section 1 of this order.
(b) The Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission shall review substantial acquisitions, including series of acquisitions, by large institutional investors of single-family homes in local single-family housing markets for anti-competitive effects and prioritize enforcement of the antitrust laws, as appropriate, against coordinated vacancy and pricing strategies by large institutional investors in local single-family home rental markets.
(c) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, require owners and managing agents of single-family home rentals participating in Federal housing assistance programs to disclose to the Department of Housing and Urban Development direct or indirect owners, managers, or affiliates, including changes in ownership or control of single-family rentals, to the extent necessary to determine any involvement of large institutional investors.
Sec. 5
.
Legislation.
The Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political and Public Affairs shall prepare a legislative recommendation to codify the policy set forth in section 1 of this order so that large institutional investors do not acquire single-family homes that could otherwise be purchased by families.
Sec. 6
.
Severability.
If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Sec. 7
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
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printed page 3025)
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of the Treasury.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 20, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-01424
Filed 1-22-26; 11:15 am]
Billing code 4810-25-P | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/23/2026-01424/stopping-wall-street-from-competing-with-main-street-homebuyers | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-23/pdf/2026-01424.pdf | 2026-01-20 |
2026-01-22 | Designating the Board of Peace as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities | 14375 | Donald Trump | 2026-01271 | (
printed page 2837)
Executive Order 14375
of January 16, 2026
Designating the Board of Peace as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (
22 U.S.C. 288
), and having found that the Board of Peace is a public international organization in which the United States participates within the meaning of the International Organizations Immunities Act, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Designation.
I hereby designate the Board of Peace as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act. This designation is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges, exemptions, or immunities that the Board of Peace may have otherwise acquired or may acquire by law.
Sec. 2
.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, impair any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity that arises as a consequence of the designation in section 1 of this order.
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printed page 2838)
(e) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of State.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 16, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-01271
Filed 1-21-26; 11:15 am]
Billing code 4710-05-P | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/22/2026-01271/designating-the-board-of-peace-as-a-public-international-organization-entitled-to-enjoy-certain | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-22/pdf/2026-01271.pdf | 2026-01-16 |
2026-01-20 | Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations | 14374 | Donald Trump | 2026-01061 | (
printed page 2457)
Executive Order 14374
of January 14, 2026
Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Disputes exist between the Long Island Rail Road Company and certain of its employees represented by certain labor organizations. The labor organizations involved in these disputes are the Transportation Communications Union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
The disputes have not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended,
45 U.S.C. 151-188
(RLA).
An emergency board to investigate and report on these disputes was established on September 18, 2025, by
Executive Order 14349
of September 16, 2025 (Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations). That emergency board terminated upon submission of its report to the President. Subsequently, its recommendations were not accepted by all of the parties.
A party empowered by the RLA has requested that the President establish a second emergency board pursuant to section 9A of the RLA (
45 U.S.C. 159a
).
Section 9A(e) of the RLA provides that the President, upon such request, shall appoint a second emergency board to investigate and report on the disputes.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 9A of the RLA, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1
.
Establishment of a Second Emergency Board (Board).
There is established, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 16, 2026, a Board composed of a chair and two other members, all of whom shall be appointed by the President to investigate and report on these disputes. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier. The Board shall perform its functions subject to the availability of funds.
Sec. 2
.
Report.
As provided by section 9A(f) of the RLA, within 30 days after the creation of the Board, the parties to the disputes shall submit to the Board final offers for settlement of the disputes. As provided by section 9A(g) of the RLA, within 30 days after the submission of final offers for settlement of the disputes, the Board shall submit a report to the President setting forth the Board's selection of the most reasonable offer.
Sec. 3
.
Maintaining Conditions.
As provided by section 9A(h) of the RLA, from the time a request to establish the Board is made until 60 days after the Board submits its report to the President, the parties to the controversy shall make no change in the conditions out of which the disputes arose except by agreement of the parties.
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Sec. 4
.
Records Maintenance.
The records and files of the Board are records of the Office of the President and upon the Board's termination shall be maintained in the physical custody of the National Mediation Board.
Sec. 5
.
Expiration.
The Board shall terminate upon the submission of the report to the President provided for in section 2 of this order.
Sec. 6
.
Costs of Publication.
The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Transportation.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 14, 2026.
[
FR Doc. 2026-01061
Filed 1-16-26; 11:15 am]
Billing code 4910-9X-P | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/20/2026-01061/establishing-a-second-emergency-board-to-investigate-disputes-between-the-long-island-rail-road | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-20/pdf/2026-01061.pdf | 2026-01-14 |
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