List of executive actions by Donald Trump

List of executive actions by Donald Trump
United States presidents issue executive orders to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage the operations within the federal government itself. Presidential memoranda are closely related, and like executive orders have the force of law on the Executive Branch, but are generally considered less prestigious. Presidential memoranda do not have an established process for issuance or publication; unlike executive orders, they are not numbered. A presidential determination is a determination resulting in an official policy or position of the executive branch of the United States government. Presidential determinations may involve any number of actions, including setting or changing policy, or any number of other exercises of executive power. A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy issued under specific authority granted to the president by Congress and typically on a matter of widespread interest. An administrative order (i.e., findings, letters, orders) can be issued.
Administrative orders are published in the Federal Register in forms other than those of executive orders, or proclamations, have been denominated as administrative orders when reproduced in CFR Title 3 compilations. A research guide by the National Archives defined administrative orders as "unnumbered signed documents through which the President of the United States conducts the administrative operations of the Federal Government" which "include but are not limited to memoranda, notices, determinations, letters, and messages."
A presidential notice or a presidential sequestration order can also be issued. The newest executive power, national security presidential memoranda, operate like executive orders, but are only in the area of national security. They date back to President Harry S. Truman and have been called many different names.
Executive orders, presidential proclamations, presidential memoranda, presidential determinations, administrative orders, presidential notices, presidential sequestration orders, and national security presidential memoranda are compiled by the Office of the Federal Register (within the National Archives and Records Administration) and are printed by the Government Printing Office. They are published daily, except on federal holidays. A free source of these documents is the Federal Register, which contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. There are no copyright restrictions on the Federal Register; as a work of the U.S. government, it is in the public domain.
Listed below are executive orders numbered 13765-13984, presidential proclamations, presidential memoranda, presidential determinations, administrative orders, presidential notices, presidential sequestration orders, and national security presidential memoranda signed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump issued a total of 894 executive actions, of which 220 were executive orders.
Executive orders
Presidential proclamations
Presidential memoranda
2017
2018
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| style="text-align:left" | Supporting Broadband Tower Facilities in Rural America on Federal Properties Managed by the Department of the Interior
| January 8, 2018
| January 12, 2018
| 83 FR 1511
| 2018-00628
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!40
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Responsibilities under the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act
| January 9, 2018
| January 26, 2018
| 83 FR 3935
| 2018-01709
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!41
| style="text-align:left" | Regarding Non-Public Identity Information Concerning Known Unconsenting United States Persons
| January 9, 2018
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!42
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities under Section 1238 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
| February 5, 2018
| February 7, 2018
| 83 FR 5519
| 2018-02603
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!43
| style="text-align:left" | Optimizing the Use of Federal Government Information in Support of the National Vetting Enterprise
| February 6, 2018
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!44
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities under Section 1252 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
| February 8, 2018
| rowspan="2" | February 28, 2018
| 83 FR 8739
| 2018-04252
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!45
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities under Section 1235 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
| February 9, 2018
| 83 FR 8741
| 2018-04257
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!46
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authorities Under Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
| February 20, 2018
| March 6, 2018
| 83 FR 9681
| 2018-04641
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!47
| style="text-align:left" | Actions by the United States Related to the Section 301 Investigation of China's Laws, Policies, Practices, or Actions Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
| March 22, 2018
| March 27, 2018
| 83 FR 13099
| 2018-06304
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!48
| style="text-align:left" | Military Service by Transgender Individuals
| March 23, 2018
| March 28, 2018
| 83 FR 13367
| 2018-06426
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!49
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authorities Under Section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
| April 4, 2018
| April 9, 2018
| 83 FR 15289
| 2018-07418
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| style="text-align:left" | Ending Catch and Release at the Border of the United States and Directing Other Enhancements to Immigration Enforcement
| April 6, 2018
| April 13, 2018
| 83 FR 16179
| 2018-07962
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!51
| style="text-align:left" | Promoting Domestic Manufacturing and Job Creation Policies and Procedures Relating to Implementation of Air Quality Standards
| April 12, 2018
| April 16, 2018
| 83 FR 16761
| 2018-08094
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| style="text-align:left" | Certification for Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
| April 26, 2018
| May 2, 2018
| 83 FR 19157
| 2018-09392
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!53
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authorities Under Section 1244(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
| May 16, 2018
| June 21, 2018
| 83 FR 28761
| 2018-13440
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| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authority Under Section 709 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017
| June 4, 2018
| July 3, 2018
| 83 FR 31321
| 2018-14485
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!55
| style="text-align:left" | Modernizing the Monetary Reimbursement Model for the Delivery of Goods Through the International Postal System and Enhancing the Security and Safety of International Mail
| August 23, 2018
| September 20, 2018
| 83 FR 47791
| 2018-20667
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!56
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authority Under Section 1290(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
| September 10, 2018
| October 4, 2018
| 83 FR 50237
| 2018-20667
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!57
| style="text-align:left" | Secretary of Defense [and] the Secretary of Commerce
| October 16, 2018
| October 19, 2018
| 83 FR 53157
| 2018-23050
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!58
| style="text-align:left" | Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West
| October 19, 2018
| October 25, 2018
| 83 FR 53961
| 2018-23519
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!59
| style="text-align:left" | Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America's Future
| October 25, 2018
| October 30, 2018
| 83 FR 54513
| 2018-23839
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!60
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authority Under Section 3132(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
|rowspan="3"|October 26, 2018
|rowspan="2"|October 31, 2018
| 83 FR 54841
| 2018-23973
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!61
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authority Under Section 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
| 83 FR 54839
| 2018-23971
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!62
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authorities Under Section 1294 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
| November 16, 2018
| 83 FR 57671
| 2018-25156
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!63
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authority Under Section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
| October 29, 2018
| November 13, 2018
| 83 FR 56697
| 2018-24897
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| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authority Contained in Condition 23 of the Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention
| November 5, 2018
| December 4, 2018
| 83 FR 62678
| 2018-26528
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| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authorities Under Section 1757 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
| November 26, 2018
| November 29, 2018
| 83 FR 61503
| 2018-26153
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| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
| November 29, 2018
| December 20, 2018
| 83 FR 65278
| 2018-27694
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!67
| style="text-align:left" | Establishment of United States Space Command as a Unified Combatant Command
| December 18, 2018
| December 21, 2018
| 83 FR 65483
| 2018-27953
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!68
| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
|rowspan="2"=|December 21, 2018
|rowspan="2"=|February 13, 2019
| 84 FR 3959
| 2019-02456
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| style="text-align:left" | Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 1238 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
| 84 FR 3957
| 2019-02455
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Presidential determinations
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2018
2019
Administrative orders
Presidential notices
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Presidential sequestration orders
National security presidential memoranda
Discrepancies between White House versions and Federal Register versions
In February 2017, a review of presidential documents by USA Today showed that the White House posted inaccurate texts of Trump's executive orders on its website, conflicting with the official versions published in the Federal Register. Most of the differences were minor grammatical or typographic changes, but there were "two cases where the original text referred to inaccurate or non-existent provisions of law." This raised concerns among advocates for government transparency; the executive director of the Sunlight Foundation said that the "last-minute edits" to the orders indicated problems with the Trump administration's "vetting, sign-off, and publication processes for executive orders." The inaccuracies also prompted concern because the Federal Register versions of presidential documents are often published several days after they are signed, "meaning that the public must often rely on what the White House puts out." In the order on ethics guidelines for federal appointees, the WhiteHouse.gov section cites "section 207 of title 28, United States Code," which ProPublica found does not exist. The correct citation, made in the Federal Register version, is section 207 of title 18. Presidential determination no. 11 (Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons) is not in whitehouse.gov, however, it is in the Federal Register.
See also
List of executive actions by Barack Obama, EO #13489–13764 (2009–2017)
List of executive actions by Joe Biden, EO #13985–ongoing (2021–present)
References
Notes
National security directives are generally highly classified and are not executive orders. However, in an unprecedented move, the Trump administration ordered their national security directives to be published in the Federal Register.
National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directives address continuity of government in the event of a "catastrophic emergency" disrupting the U.S. population, economy, environment, infrastructure and government policy.
On April 25, 2017, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California William Orrick III ruled that Trump exceeded his presidential authority when he signed EO 13768 on January 25, 2017, directing his administration to withhold all federal funding from local jurisdictions deemed to be "sanctuary jurisdictions" including "sanctuary cities" by issuing a preliminary injunction. Judge Orrick subsequently issued a nationwide permanent injunction on November 20, 2017, declaring that section 9(a) of Executive Order 13768 was "unconstitutional on its face" and violates "the separation of powers doctrine and deprives [the plaintiffs] of their Tenth and Fifth Amendment rights."
Revoked by: EO 13780, of March 16, 2017.
Revokes: EO 13769, of March 16, 2017.
On March 15, 2017, Judge Derrick Watson of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order enjoining the government from enforcing several key provisions of the order (Sections 2 and 6). The judge claimed the executive order was likely motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment and thus breached the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. On the same date, Judge Theodore Chuang of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland reached a similar conclusion (enjoining Section 2(c) only). The Department of Justice stated that it "will continue to defend [the] Executive Order in the courts". Shortly following arguments from the state of Hawaii and the Department of Justice, the restraining order was converted by Watson into an indefinite preliminary injunction on March 29.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, refused on May 25, 2017, to reinstate the ban, citing religious discrimination. On June 1, 2017, the Trump administration appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for the cancellation of the preliminary injunctions and to allow the order to go into effect while the court looks at its ultimate legality later in the year. On June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court partially lifted the halt and will hear oral arguments for the petition to vacate the injunctions in the fall.
Revokes: EO 13673 of July 31, 2014, section 3 of EO 13683 of December 11, 2014, and EO 13738 of August 23, 2016.
Revokes: EO 13775 of February 9, 2017.
Revokes: EO 13575 (Establishment of the White House Rural Council) of June 9, 2011.
Amends: EO 13067 of November 3, 1997; EO 13412 of October 13, 2006; and EO 13761 of January 13, 2017.
Revised: Regarding Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline of January 24, 2017. Document Citation:82 FR 11129. Document Number:R1-2017-02032. Revised on February 17, 2017.
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On April 26, 2017, Trump announced that he would not have the United States withdraw from the NAFTA Negotiations and Agreement. He will attempt to re-negotiate the agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Revokes: Presidential Memorandum 10 of January 28, 2017.
Continues: EO 13664, of April 3, 2014.
Continues: EO 13694, of December 28, 2016.
Continues: EO 13536, of April 12, 2010.
Continues: EO 13611, of May 16, 2012.
Continues: EO 13338, of May 11, 2004.
Continues: EO 13667, of May 12, 2014.
Continues: EO 13303, of May 22, 2003.
Continues: EO 13405, of June 16, 2006.
Continues: EO 13466, of June 26, 2008; Expanded in scope in EO 13551 of August 30, 2010; Addressed further in EO 13570 of April 18, 2011; Further expanded in scope in EO 13687 of January 2, 2015; Under which additional steps were taken in EO 13722 of March 15, 2016.
Continues: EO 13219 of June 26, 2001.
Continues: EO 13581 of July 25, 2011.
Revokes: Notice 11 of July 19, 2017; Continues: EO 13581 of July 25, 2011.
Continues: EO 13341 of August 1, 2007.
Continues: EO 13222 of August 17, 2001; Amended by EO 13637 of March 8, 2013.
Continues: Proclamation 7463 of September 14, 2001.
Continues: EO 13224 of September 23, 2001.
Revokes: EO 13522 of December 9, 2009.
Amends: EO 13597 of January 19, 2012.
Proclamation 9645 of September 24, 2017, supplements EO 13780 of March 6, 2017.
On October 17, 2017, Judge Derrick Watson, of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii issued another temporary restraining order that was asked by the state of Hawaii. Watson's decision noted that the latest ban "suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor" as it "plainly discriminates based on nationality" and as such violates federal law and "the founding principles of this Nation."
Continues: EO 12978 of October 21, 1995.
Amends: EO 13223 of September 14, 2001.
Presidential Determination No. 2017-15 of September 30, 2017, is not in the White House's official website. Presidential Determination No. 2017-14 of September 30, 2017, is listed twice.
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 stated that the records had to be released after 25 years of the signing date (October 26, 1992). Only 2,800 records of the 29,000 were released on October 26, 2017. The next day, Trump said he would begin to roll out the rest of the records as they were processed and deemed not to raise national security concerns. On November 3, 2017, the National Archives released 676 C.I.A. records.
Continues: EO 13413 of October 27, 2006.
Continues: EO 13067 of November 3, 1997; Continues expansion: EO 13400 of April 26, 2006; Additional steps were taken in EO 13412 of October 13, 2006, EO 13761 of January 13, 2017, and EO 13804 of July 11, 2017.
Continues: EO 12170 of November 14, 1979.
Continues: EO 13712 of November 22, 2015.
On April 25, 2017, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California William Orrick III had temporarily imposed a block on EO 13768. On November 20, 2017, Orrick permanently blocked EO 13768 (Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States). With lawsuits brought by San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, Orrick ruled that the Trump administration can't set new conditions on spending approved by Congress. Orrick found the order unconstitutional. In the judge's decision, the Trump administration's efforts to move local officials to cooperate with its efforts to deport undocumented immigrants violated the separation of powers doctrine as well as the Fifth and Tenth amendments. Orrick said that the order was written broadly to "reach all federal grants" and potentially jeopardized hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to San Francisco and Santa Clara.
Continues: EO 12938 of November 14, 1994.
signed into law on July 15, 2016.
Revokes: EO 11580 of January 20, 1971 (Establishing a Seal for the National Credit Union Administration).
US Supreme Court upholds the third travel ban.
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