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EO 13807

Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Set interagency environmental-review coordination and a two-year goal for major infrastructure projects; revoked in 2021.

Review pendingEnergy, environment and natural resourcesRead the guide →
EO 13806

Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Ordered a cross-agency assessment of manufacturing and defense supply-chain risks, delivered in 2018.

Changed or litigatedDefense and national securityRead the guide →
EO 13805

Establishing a Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Proposed an advisory infrastructure council; EO 13811 revoked it within months.

Review pendingAgriculture, transport and infrastructureRead the guide →
EO 13804

Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Moved EO 13761 Sudan-review dates from July to October 2017 and revoked one subsection.

Changed or litigatedForeign policy and sanctionsRead the guide →
EO 13803

Reviving the National Space Council

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Re-established the National Space Council to advise the President and coordinate civil, commercial and national-security space policy.

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EO 13802

Amending Executive Order 13597

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Deleted the goal of interviewing 80 percent of nonimmigrant visa applicants within three weeks.

Changed or litigatedImmigration and citizenshipRead the guide →
EO 13801

Expanding Apprenticeships in America

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed agencies to expand apprenticeship opportunities and consider industry-recognized alternatives to existing training models.

Changed or litigatedGovernment operations and workforceRead the guide →
EO 13800

Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed federal agencies to strengthen cybersecurity risk management, modernize federal networks and improve critical-infrastructure coordination.

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EO 13799

Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Created an advisory election-integrity commission; a later order terminated it before a final report.

Review pendingDemocracy and civic affairsRead the guide →
EO 13798

Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed agencies to review policies affecting religious expression and protected speech, including guidance on charitable and political activity.

Changed or litigatedHealth and social policyRead the guide →
EO 13797

Establishment of Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Established a White House trade and manufacturing policy office to advise the President and coordinate projects.

Changed or litigatedTrade, tariffs and industryRead the guide →
EO 13796

Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed Commerce and USTR to review trade agreements and significant WTO trade relationships within 180 days.

Changed or litigatedTrade, tariffs and industryRead the guide →
EO 13795

Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed review of offshore leasing, seismic permits and marine-sanctuary decisions; revoked in 2021.

Review pendingEnergy, environment and natural resourcesRead the guide →
EO 13794

Establishment of the American Technology Council

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Created a White House council to coordinate federal information technology; the order set a January 2021 end date.

Review pendingTechnology and cybersecurityRead the guide →
EO 13793

Improving Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed VA to create an accountability and whistleblower-protection office; later legislation established a statutory framework.

Changed or litigatedGovernment operations and workforceRead the guide →
EO 13792

Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Ordered Interior to review large or disputed national-monument designations and recommend possible changes.

Changed or litigatedEnergy, environment and natural resourcesRead the guide →
EO 13791

Enforcing Statutory Prohibitions on Federal Control of Education

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed the Education Secretary to check department rules and guidance against statutory limits on federal control of schools.

Changed or litigatedEducation, research and cultureRead the guide →
EO 13790

Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Established an interagency rural-prosperity task force, which produced a report in January 2018.

Changed or litigatedAgriculture, transport and infrastructureRead the guide →
EO 13789

Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Required Treasury to review significant tax rules issued since January 2016; Treasury reported on targeted regulations.

Changed or litigatedEconomy, finance and laborRead the guide →
EO 13788

Buy American and Hire American

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed reviews of domestic-procurement preferences and H-1B administration; revoked in 2021.

Review pendingGovernment operations and workforceRead the guide →
EO 13787

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Set a Justice Department acting Attorney General succession list after EO 13775; expressly revoked in 2025.

Review pendingGovernment operations and workforceRead the guide →
EO 13786

Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative to report on significant 2016 goods trade deficits.

Review pendingTrade, tariffs and industryRead the guide →
EO 13785

Establishing Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Laws

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed risk-based bonds for certain importers and stronger customs and intellectual-property enforcement plans.

Changed or litigatedTrade, tariffs and industryRead the guide →
EO 13784

Establishing the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Created a temporary commission to review the federal response to drug addiction and the opioid crisis.

Review pendingHealth and social policyRead the guide →
EO 13783

Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed reviews of energy and climate rules, coal leasing and federal greenhouse-gas estimates; revoked in 2021.

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EO 13782

Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Revoked EO 13673, section 3 of EO 13683 and EO 13738, and directed agencies to consider rescinding implementing rules.

Changed or litigatedGovernment operations and workforceRead the guide →
EO 13781

Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed agency reorganization proposals and an OMB-wide plan; OMB published a reform plan in June 2018.

Changed or litigatedGovernment operations and workforceRead the guide →
EO 13780

Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Revised entry and refugee-screening restrictions, replacing EO 13769 with country-specific suspensions and additional review procedures.

Changed or litigatedImmigration and citizenshipRead the guide →
EO 13779

White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Established a White House HBCU initiative and advisory board; later orders replaced the 2017 framework.

Review pendingEducation, research and cultureRead the guide →
EO 13778

Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed review and possible replacement of the Clean Water Rule defining federal jurisdiction over “waters of the United States.”

Changed or litigatedTrade, tariffs and industryRead the guide →
EO 13777

Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Required regulatory reform officers and task forces to review existing rules; expressly revoked in 2021.

Review pendingGovernment operations and workforceRead the guide →
EO 13776

Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed the Attorney General to form a crime-reduction task force and report its recommendations; Justice announced its formation in 2017.

Changed or litigatedJustice, crime and public safetyRead the guide →
EO 13775

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Set a temporary Justice Department succession sequence and revoked EO 13762; EO 13787 replaced it within two months.

Review pendingGovernment operations and workforceRead the guide →
EO 13774

Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed the Justice Department to review prosecution, prevention and grant options to protect law-enforcement officers.

ActiveJustice, crime and public safetyRead the guide →
EO 13773

Enforcing Federal Law With Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Set a transnational-crime coordination policy and directed an existing working group; the working-group section was revoked in 2021.

Changed or litigatedJustice, crime and public safetyRead the guide →
EO 13772

Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Set principles for reviewing financial regulation and directed the Treasury Secretary to report on laws and rules affecting the financial system.

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EO 13771

Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Established a regulatory-budget process that generally required agencies to identify deregulatory actions and control incremental regulatory costs.

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EO 13770

Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Required covered first-term appointees to sign an ethics pledge; revoked by a later Trump order.

Review pendingGovernment operations and workforceRead the guide →
EO 13769

Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Temporarily suspended entry and refugee processing under authorities in the Immigration and Nationality Act, with country-specific screening and admission limits.

Changed or litigatedImmigration and citizenshipRead the guide →
EO 13768

Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Set interior immigration-enforcement priorities and directed DHS and Justice actions; revoked in 2021.

Review pendingImmigration and citizenshipRead the guide →
EO 13767

Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed border barrier planning, detention capacity, additional agents and immigration enforcement reporting; revoked in 2021.

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EO 13766

Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed faster federal environmental reviews for designated high-priority infrastructure projects; revoked in 2021.

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EO 13765

Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal

Donald J. Trump · 2017–2021

Directed agencies to use lawful discretion to reduce Affordable Care Act burdens while the administration sought repeal; revoked in 2021.

Review pendingHealth and social policyRead the guide →
EO 13764

Amending the Civil Service Rules, Executive Order 13488, and Executive Order 13467 To Modernize the Executive Branch-Wide Governance Structure and Processes for Security Clearances, Suitability and Fitness for Employment, and Credentialing, and Related Matters

Barack Obama · 2009–2017

Unified governance for security clearances, suitability, contractor fitness and federal credentials across the executive branch.

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EO 13763

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency

Barack Obama · 2009–2017

Set an EPA Administrator succession list that remained in place until a replacement order in January 2021.

Review pendingEnergy, environment and natural resourcesRead the guide →
EO 13762

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

Barack Obama · 2009–2017

Set a short-lived order of US Attorneys who could act as Attorney General after the department’s statutory successors.

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EO 13761

Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Providing for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions

Barack Obama · 2009–2017

Set a conditional process that ultimately lifted the broad US trade embargo and government-blocking sanctions on Sudan.

Changed or litigatedForeign policy and sanctionsRead the guide →
EO 13760

Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program

Barack Obama · 2009–2017

Excluded specified Defense Department subdivisions from federal collective-bargaining coverage on national-security grounds.

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