TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America’ Executive Order: http://45.wh.gov/UDWud3 “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2017 06:32pm […]
Category: A- Trump Executive Orders
4/25/2017
AGRICULTURE/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to ensure the informed exercise of regulatory authority that affects agriculture and rural communities, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. A reliable, safe, and affordable […]
4/24/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “U.S. President Donald Trump this week will sign new executive orders before he completes his first 100 days in office, including two on energy and the environment, which would make it easier for the United States to develop energy on and offshore, a White House official said on Sunday […]
4/21/2017
TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens’ The order directs Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin to review within 60 days all tax regulations put in place in 2016 and 2017 that put an ‘undue financial burden on United States taxpayers.’ Within 150 days, Mnunchin will submit a plan to the president detailing […]
4/21/2017
TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Presidential Executive Order on Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens’ Executive Order: http://45.wh.gov/HirRFJ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 21, 2017 07:43pm […]
4/21/2017
IRS/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. The Federal tax system should be simple, fair, efficient, and pro-growth. The purposes of tax regulations should be to bring clarity to the […]
4/18/2017
IMMIGRATION/JOBS/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Buy American, Hire American’ The order has two parts. The ‘Hire American’ portion of the bill targets the H-1B visa program, which allows businesses to hire high-skilled workers from outside the U.S., by putting less emphasis on the lottery system used to determine which companies can sponsor visas. The ‘Buy American’ […]
4/18/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “President Trump has set the wheels in motion for H-1B visa reform. On Tuesday [4-18-17], Trump signed an executive order that directed federal agencies to implement a “Buy American, Hire American” strategy. The order included a section geared at immigration reform. The order tasked four department heads (including the Secretary […]
4/18/2017
DEFENSE/ECONOMY/IMMIGRATION/JOBS/MANUFACTURING/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure the faithful execution of the laws, it is hereby ordered as follows… Sec. 2. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to buy American and […]
3/31/2017
DHS/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Establishing Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Law’ The order directs the secretary of homeland security to develop a plan within 90 days to combat two types of non-trade barriers placed against the U.S.: anti-dumping and countervailing duties. The order also […]
3/31/2017
COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits’ The order directs the Commerce Department and U.S. Trade Representative to compile a report on trade practices that contribute to the trade deficit. The report will look at each of America’s trade partners and assess whether the country’s trade practices unfairly discriminate against the […]
3/29/2017
SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “The city of Seattle sued the Trump administration over the president’s executive order that calls for cutting federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities and other jurisdictions that protect undocumented immigrants. Seattle’s mayor contends Trump’s threat to withhold funding for local governments that don’t cooperate with his immigration crackdown is […]
3/31/2017
TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote the efficient and effective administration of United States trade laws, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Importers that unlawfully evade antidumping and countervailing duties […]
3/31/2017
AGRICULTURE/COMMERCE/DEFENSE/DHS/ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/MANUFACTURING/NATIONAL SECURITY/SECRETARY OF STATE/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO): “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to ensure the informed exercise of the authority over international trade granted to me by law, it is hereby ordered as follows: […]
3/31/2017
TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice […]
3/28/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “President Trump signed on Tuesday [3-28-17] a much-anticipated executive order intended to roll back most of President Barack Obama’s climate-change legacy, celebrating the move as a way to promote energy independence and to restore thousands of lost coal industry jobs. Flanked by coal miners at a ceremony at the […]
3/29/2017
DRUGS/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Establishing the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis’ The order creates the ‘Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Opioid Crisis,’ which will study the federal government’s effectiveness in fighting drug addiction by reviewing funding levels, accessibility of treatment services, prescription practices and youth educational messages. A report […]
3/29/2017
DRUGS/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to combat the scourge of drug abuse, addiction, and overdose (drug addiction), including opioid […]
3/28/2017
CONGRESS/ECONOMY/ENERGY/JOBS/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. (a) It is in the national interest to promote clean and safe development of our Nation’s vast energy resources, while at the same […]
3/27/2017
TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders […]
3/21/2017
HUMAN RIGHTS/OBAMA/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “The Trump administration did not attend a regional human rights hearing that examined how U.S. policies are hurting asylum claims or triggering other alleged immigration abuses. For decades, U.S. administrations have enthusiastically supported the Inter-American Human Rights Commission as it defended rights throughout the hemisphere, especially in repressive […]
3/16/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked the major provisions of President Trump’s revised ban on refugee resettlement and travel from six predominantly Muslim countries, hours before the executive order was to take effect. The decision struck down, at least temporarily, the Trump administration’s attempt to pause all refugee […]
3/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide order Wednesday [3-15-17] evening blocking President Trump’s ban on travel from parts of the Muslim world, dealing a stinging blow to the White House and signaling that Mr. Trump will have to account in court for his heated rhetoric about Islam. […]
3/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Advocates head to court Wednesday [3-15-17] to make last ditch-pleas to head off President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban without some of their most potent weapons: scenes of chaos as travelers were detained at airports across the country during Trump’s first attempt two months ago. Apparently by design, Trump’s […]
3/13/2017
TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. This order is intended to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of the executive branch by directing the Director of the Office of […]
3/08/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRMP EXEC ORDER: “Hawaii is not wasting any time challenging President Donald Trump’s new travel ban. Attorneys for the state filed a new 40-page request just before midnight on Tuesday, asking a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order blocking implementation of the new executive order. Trump signed a new executive […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/IRAN/IRAQ/LIBYA/SOMALIA/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/YEMEN: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to protect the Nation from terrorist activities by foreign nationals […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “President Trump on Monday [3-6-17] signed a revised version of his executive order banning migrants from predominantly Muslim nations, removing Iraqi citizens from the original travel ban at the urging of the State and Defense departments. The order, which comes about a month after federal judges blocked Mr. Trump’s […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/IRAQ/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “Iraq was removed from a revised version of an executive order banning travel from certain Muslim-majority countries after intensive lobbying from the Iraqi government at the highest levels, a senior US official told CNN Monday. President Donald Trump signed the order midday in the Oval Office, according to the […]
3/3/2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “A few weeks ago, when President Trump signed a directive clearing several hurdles out of the way of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the White House touted a new requirement — that the pipeline be made with American-produced steel. Never mind. The requirement to use domestic steel posed a potential […]
2/28/2017
AFRICAN AMERICANS/EDUCATION/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance opportunities in higher education, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have made, and continue to make, extraordinary […]
2/28/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ENVIRONMENT/EPA/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is in the national interest to ensure that the Nation’s navigable waters are kept free from pollution, while at the same […]
2/24/2017
JOBS/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to lower regulatory burdens on the American people by implementing and enforcing regulatory reform, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the […]
2/9/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice’ Two weeks after Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, this order changes the order of succession for Sessions, who won approval as attorney general last week. The sequence is: the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, the […]
2/9/2017
CRIME/NATIONAL SECURITY/POLICE/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Enforcing Federal Law With Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking’ The order outlines the administration’s approach to cutting down on organized crime — including gangs, cartels and racketeering organizations — by enhancing cooperation with foreign governments and the ways in which federal agencies share information and data. […]
2/9/2017
CRIME/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/POLICE/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers’ The order calls on the Justice Department to ‘enhance the protection and safety’ of law enforcement by increasing penalties for crimes committed against officers. The attorney general is also instructed to review and determine whether existing federal laws adequately […]
2/9/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/DRUGS/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety’ The order directs Attorney General Jeff Sessions to create a task force that would propose new legislation to reduce crime, highlighting drug trafficking, illegal immigration and violent crime. The task force will submit yearly reports to the president. Throughout the campaign, Trump […]
2/9/2017
LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 9, 2017 06:35pm […]
2/9/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CORRUPTION/CRIME/DHS/DNI/DRUGS/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations, including transnational drug cartels, have spread throughout the Nation, threatening the safety of the […]
2/9/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/DOJ/DRUGS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to reduce crime and restore public safety to communities across the Nation, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the […]
2/9/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DOJ/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., it is hereby ordered that: Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2 of […]
2/9/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/DOJ/POLICE/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to: (a) enforce all Federal laws in order to enhance the protection and […]
2/9/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “At an Oval Office ceremony for the swearing in of Jeff Sessions as attorney general, President Trump announced that he was also going to sign three executive orders ‘designed to restore safety in America,’ to ‘break the back’ of cartels and ‘stop as of today’ violence against the police.” […]
2/4/2017
LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “The Seattle federal judge whom President Trump derided on Twitter on Saturday after blocking Trump’s executive order restricting travel to the U.S. is known for his conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children that includes fostering six of them, and for dramatically declaring ‘black lives matter’ during a […]
2/3/2017
FED/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the power vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of my Administration to regulate the United States financial system in a manner consistent with the following principles […]
2/3/2017
LEGAL/OBAMA/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “What limitations are there?- Only Congress can change laws or appropriate new funds from the Treasury. Presidents are required to uphold those laws and work with the resources they are given. When presidents overstep these limits — which aren’t always precisely defined — they can be blocked by the courts. Already, […]
2/3/2017
TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “Are executive orders always this controversial?- Many executive orders are fairly mundane. George W. Bush’s orders included instructions to his secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national program to enhance physical activity and participation in sports. He also made adjustments to the pay scale and order of succession in […]
2/3/2017
TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “What are executive orders?- Executive orders are one of a variety of written instruments presidents can use to exercise their authority. They typically contain instructions to federal agencies that presidents oversee on how they should discharge their responsibilities. Although such orders are often viewed as carrying more legal weight than other kinds […]
1/30/2017
TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs […]
1/29/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border. America has always been the land of the free and home of the brave. We will keep it free and keep […]
1/28/2017
ETHICS/LOBBYING/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and sections 3301 and 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. […]
1/27/2017
9/11/DHS/DNI/FBI/IMMIGRATION/SECRETARY OF STATE/STATE/TERRORISM/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to protect the American people from terrorist attacks by […]
1/25/2017
IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), and in order to ensure the public safety of the American people in communities across the United States […]
1/25/2017
BORDER/CONGRESS/CRIME/DRUGS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/NATIONAL SECURITY/TERRORISM/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/WALL: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) (INA), the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–367) (Secure Fence Act), and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant […]
1/24/2017
ENVIRONMENT/INFRASTRUCTURE/JOBS/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Infrastructure investment strengthens our economic plat-form, makes America more competitive, creates millions of jobs, increases wages for American workers, and reduces the costs of […]
1/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. It is the policy of my Administration to seek the prompt repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), as […]