Executive Order 14213: Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council
President: Donald J. Trump
Created an Interior-chaired, Energy-vice-chaired White House council to coordinate energy permitting, production, infrastructure and international strategy.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 14213 still in effect? Yes. The National Energy Dominance Council established by Executive Order 14213 remains operational. The Department of Energy documented its coordination of the September 14–16, 2026 G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial; that activity does not establish the outcome of every recommendation under the order. See Department of Energy: About NEDC (opens in a new tab); DOE G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
What does Executive Order 14213 do?
The Interior and Energy secretaries led the council, with a strategy and interagency recommendations assigned to it.
Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: The Energy Department identified the Interior and Energy Secretaries as chair and vice chair of the National Energy Dominance Council while reporting their participation in an LNG announcement. This verifies that the council leadership was functioning; it does not show that the council caused the private agreements or completed its 100-day strategy.
Reading the operative provisions of Executive Order 14213
The council is a coordinating body inside the executive branch, not a new permitting agency. EO 14213 places it in the Executive Office of the President and gives it a broad role in advising the President on energy production, infrastructure, transportation and permitting. Its membership brings together officials whose departments already hold separate statutory responsibilities. The order calls for a national energy strategy within 100 days and directs agencies to implement lawful council recommendations. It does not transfer every agency’s permit decision to the council or override the statutes governing a project. Those limits are stated in the Federal Register text of EO 14213.
The 100-day deadline is a concrete measure of the order’s initial work plan, but a missed or fulfilled planning milestone should not be confused with a completed energy project. Permitting timelines depend on the responsible agency, the application, environmental review, consultation and any required public process. Council coordination may elevate disputes or align policy, but the agency with legal authority still has to make the final decision. A useful audit trail would identify the recommendation, the agency receiving it, its response and the legal authority for the resulting action. General announcements of energy investment do not establish that this order caused a particular project to be approved.
The Department of Energy’s public council description and its report of council leadership participating in LNG discussions show that the body operated as a venue for high-level coordination and industry engagement. They are evidence of activity, not a complete ledger of recommendations or a substitute for agency dockets. The council’s practical influence can therefore be broader than its formal legal power: it can set priorities and convene officials, while permitting and enforcement authority remain where Congress placed them. This distinction helps explain how the order can remain operative even after a strategy deadline has passed and while individual projects continue through their own review processes.
Before and after
Before the order
Energy policy and permitting were coordinated through agencies and White House councils without this dedicated body.
After the order
The council became a continuing coordination forum and its priorities appeared in later energy, minerals and infrastructure actions.
The Energy Department identified the Interior and Energy Secretaries as chair and vice chair of the National Energy Dominance Council while reporting their participation in an LNG announcement.
This verifies that the council leadership was functioning; it does not show that the council caused the private agreements or completed its 100-day strategy.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Council | Advise on production, permitting and infrastructure actions | Ongoing |
| Council chair and vice chair | Submit a national energy strategy | Within 100 days |
| Member agencies | Implement lawful recommendations | Ongoing |
| Department of Energy and Department of the Interior | The Energy Department identified the Interior and Energy Secretaries as chair and vice chair of the National Energy Dominance Council while reporting their participation in an LNG announcement. | June 11, 2025 |
What happened next
EO 14213 signed.
The 100-day strategy deadline passed.
The Energy Department identified the Interior and Energy Secretaries as chair and vice chair of the National Energy Dominance Council while reporting their participation in an LNG announcement.
Later primary evidence reviewed; the documented action and its limits were added to this guide.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The council is coordinative. It cannot waive statutes, environmental review, state authority or independent agency procedures unless a separate law authorizes the action. This verifies that the council leadership was functioning; it does not show that the council caused the private agreements or completed its 100-day strategy.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- www.energy.gov (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
Last checked against the sources above on September 24, 2026. How we research →