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Donald Trump's executive orders in 2020

This year has 69 guides in the Donald Trump collection. Existing status summaries note later changes for EO 13906, EO 13910, EO 13924. Open a guide for its sources and current-position review.

2020

EO 13902 · 2020-01-10 · Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of IranFull guide: what happened nextedAuthorized targeted blocking and banking sanctions in additional Iranian economic sectors, including construction, mining, manufacturing and textiles, after Treasury determinations.

EO 13903 · 2020-01-31 · Combating Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in the United StatesFull guide: what happened nextedDirected federal agencies to coordinate trafficking investigations, survivor services, and online child exploitation work.

EO 13904 · 2020-01-31 · Ensuring Safe and Lawful E-Commerce for United States Consumers, Businesses, Government Supply Chains, and Intellectual Property Rights HoldersFull guide: what happened nextedDirected Homeland Security and trade agencies to tighten importer-of-record rules and address counterfeit or unsafe products in small e-commerce shipments through later procedures.

EO 13905 · 2020-02-12 · Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing ServicesNIST risk-management profile publishedDirected agencies and critical-infrastructure partners to identify and manage risks from disrupted or manipulated positioning, navigation and timing signals, including GPS-dependent services.

EO 13906 · 2020-02-13 · Amending Executive Order 13803Reviving the National Space CouncilRevoked and superseded by EO 14056 on December 1, 2021EO 13906 amended EO 13803, changing the National Space Council’s membership and deleting a quarterly reporting requirement from its earlier charter.

EO 13907 · 2020-02-28 · Establishment of the Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 811 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation ActCommittee documented in later USTR enforcement reportEstablished an interagency committee to monitor and enforce environmental obligations under the USMCA implementation law, with agency membership and consultation procedures.

EO 13908 · 2020-02-28 · Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods Under Section 202A of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation ActFull guide: what happened nextedEstablished a committee to advise on USMCA automotive rules of origin, implementation and enforcement, without itself changing the trade agreement's legal text.

EO 13909 · 2020-03-18 · Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19Full guide: what happened nextedUsed Defense Production Act priority and allocation authorities for scarce health and medical resources during COVID-19, delegating implementation to HHS and other agencies.

EO 13910 · 2020-03-23 · Preventing Hoarding of Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID-19Revoked by EO 14122 on April 12, 2024Delegated authority to identify scarce medical supplies and prohibit accumulation above reasonable needs for resale at excessive prices during the COVID-19 emergency.

EO 13911 · 2020-03-27 · Delegating Additional Authority Under the Defense Production Act With Respect to Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID- 19Full guide: what happened nextedDelegated additional Defense Production Act financing and voluntary-agreement authorities for medical resources to HHS and Homeland Security during the COVID-19 response.

EO 13912 · 2020-03-27 · National Emergency Authority To Order the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active DutyDefense activation guidance documentedMade reserve mobilization authorities available during the COVID-19 national emergency.

EO 13913 · 2020-04-04 · Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services SectorCommittee and FCC referral process documentedCreated an interagency committee, commonly called Team Telecom, to advise the FCC on national-security and law-enforcement risks in foreign participation in U.S. telecommunications licenses.

EO 13914 · 2020-04-06 · Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space ResourcesArtemis Accords first signed by eight nationsDirected State to seek international support for commercial recovery and use of space resources, while stating the U.S. view that the Moon Agreement did not govern it.

EO 13915 · 2020-04-14 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the InteriorFull guide: what happened nextedSet a succession list for an acting Interior Secretary if both the Secretary and Deputy cannot serve, with exceptions and presidential discretion under vacancies law.

EO 13916 · 2020-04-18 · National Emergency Authority To Temporarily Extend Deadlines for Certain Estimated PaymentsFull guide: what happened nextedInvoked emergency authority to allow Treasury to extend deadlines for certain estimated customs payments during COVID-19, subject to statutory limits and later agency implementation.

EO 13917 · 2020-04-28 · Delegating Authority Under the Defense Production Act With Respect to Food Supply Chain Resources During the National Emergency Caused by the Outbreak of COVID- 19Full guide: what happened nextedDelegated Defense Production Act authority to Agriculture to support continued meat and poultry processing during COVID-19, subject to worker-safety and health guidance.

EO 13918 · 2020-04-28 · Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation ActRapid-response mechanism used in later USMCA mattersEstablished the interagency labor committee responsible for monitoring USMCA labor obligations and coordinating possible enforcement steps under the implementing statute.

EO 13919 · 2020-04-30 · Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active DutyCounternarcotics reserve call-up documented in later congressional researchDirected Defense to activate up to 200 Selected Reservists at one time for the Western Hemisphere counternarcotics mission, for no more than 365 consecutive days.

EO 13920 · 2020-05-01 · Securing the United States Bulk-Power SystemFull guide: what happened nextedEmpowered Energy to review and restrict certain foreign-supplied bulk-power equipment transactions posing security risks and created a procurement task force; specific bans required implementation.

EO 13921 · 2020-05-07 · Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic GrowthFull guide: what happened nextedDirected agencies to streamline aquaculture permits, address illegal fishing and support domestic seafood production, subject to fisheries and environmental law.

EO 13922 · 2020-05-14 · Delegating Authority Under the Defense Production Act to the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation To Respond to the COVID-19 OutbreakFull guide: what happened nextedDelegated temporary Defense Production Act financing authority to the Development Finance Corporation for COVID-19 response projects, within statutory funding and time limits.

EO 13923 · 2020-05-15 · Establishment of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Under Section 741 of the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation ActTask force reported timelines for enforcement referralsCreated a Homeland Security-led task force to monitor enforcement of the import ban on goods made with forced labor, with interagency reporting under the USMCA statute.

EO 13924 · 2020-05-19 · Regulatory Relief To Support Economic RecoveryRevoked by EO 14018 on February 24, 2021Directed agencies to use lawful emergency flexibilities and review regulations viewed as slowing economic recovery from COVID-19. It did not itself repeal regulations.

EO 13925 · 2020-05-28 · Preventing Online CensorshipRevoked by EO 14029 on May 14, 2021Directed agencies to review online-platform moderation and seek action concerning Section 230 and federal advertising. It did not itself amend the statute or impose a direct speech rule on platforms.

EO 13926 · 2020-06-02 · Advancing International Religious FreedomFull guide: what happened nextedMade international religious freedom a stated U.S. foreign-policy priority and directed State and USAID to plan funding, training and diplomatic action under existing law.

EO 13927 · 2020-06-04 · Accelerating the Nation's Economic Recovery From the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other ActivitiesRevoked by EO 13990 on January 20, 2021Directed agencies to consider emergency procedures to accelerate infrastructure and other projects during COVID-19 while remaining subject to applicable environmental statutes.

EO 13928 · 2020-06-11 · Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated With the International Criminal CourtEmergency terminated and order revoked by EO 14022Authorized sanctions against certain people linked to International Criminal Court investigations of U.S. or allied personnel, with specific designations and later revocation treated separately.

EO 13929 · 2020-06-16 · Safe Policing for Safe CommunitiesRevoked by EO 14074 on May 25, 2022Directed Justice to develop accreditation standards, a misconduct-information database and grant conditions for police reform, subject to law and later implementation.

EO 13930 · 2020-06-24 · Strengthening the Child Welfare System for America's ChildrenFull guide: what happened nextedDirected HHS to improve foster care and adoption support through partnerships, caregiver resources, and data work.

EO 13931 · 2020-06-26 · Continuing the President's National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory BoardRevoked by EO 14025 on April 26, 2021Extended the life of the workforce council and advisory board established under EO 13845, changing their termination dates rather than creating a new entitlement.

EO 13932 · 2020-06-26 · Modernizing and Reforming the Assessment and Hiring of Federal Job CandidatesFull guide: what happened nextedDirected federal personnel agencies to rely less on educational credentials and more on skills assessments when hiring, through revised qualification standards and agency practices.

EO 13933 · 2020-06-26 · Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal ViolenceRevoked by EO 14029 on May 14, 2021Directed federal law-enforcement agencies to prioritize prosecutions for damage to monuments and related violence, within existing criminal laws and prosecutorial discretion.

EO 13934 · 2020-07-03 · Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American HeroesRevoked in 2021 and reinstated in 2025Directed work toward a National Garden of American Heroes and an interagency monuments task force.

EO 13935 · 2020-07-09 · White House Hispanic Prosperity InitiativeEO 13935 revoked in 2021Established a White House initiative and advisory commission on Hispanic prosperity.

EO 13936 · 2020-07-14 · The President's Executive Order on Hong Kong NormalizationThe national emergency expired on July 14, 2026; separate Hong Kong statutes remain in effect, and the order’s other directions need provision-specific readingEO 13936 withdrew specified preferential treatment for Hong Kong and authorized sanctions; its national emergency expired in July 2026.

EO 13937 · 2020-07-24 · Access to Affordable Life-Saving MedicationsImplementing rule rescinded in 2021; order was not rescinded by that ruleDirected HHS to require certain health centers to pass through discounted insulin and injectable epinephrine prices to eligible low-income patients through later rulemaking.

EO 13938 · 2020-07-24 · Increasing Drug Importation To Lower Prices for American PatientsFDA importation rule published; individual programs need authorizationDirected HHS and FDA to develop lawful routes for importing lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, subject to safety and statutory conditions.

EO 13939 · 2020-07-24 · Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to MiddlemenHHS published rebate safe harbor final ruleDirected HHS to complete rulemaking on Medicare Part D drug rebates and make the cost confirmation specified in the order.

EO 13940 · 2020-08-03 · Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American WorkersFull guide: what happened nextedRequired agencies to review whether federal contractors and hiring practices disadvantaged U.S. workers and report recommendations, without a blanket ban on foreign workers.

EO 13941 · 2020-08-03 · Improving Rural Health and Telehealth AccessFull guide: what happened nextedDirected HHS and other agencies to develop rural-health payment options and expand lawful telehealth access, including infrastructure and provider support.

EO 13942 · 2020-08-06 · Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply ChainEO 13942 revoked in 2021Directed restrictions relating to TikTok under the information and communications technology emergency.

EO 13943 · 2020-08-06 · Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply ChainEO 13943 revoked in 2021Directed restrictions relating to WeChat under the information and communications technology emergency.

EO 13944 · 2020-08-06 · Combating Public Health Emergencies and Strengthening National Security by Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United StatesFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewDirected agencies to favor domestic sources when buying essential medicines and medical countermeasures, and ordered a review of supply-chain vulnerabilities.

EO 13945 · 2020-08-08 · Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and HomeownersFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewAsked CDC to consider a temporary eviction halt and told Treasury and Housing officials to identify housing aid; the order itself did not impose a nationwide moratorium.

EO 13946 · 2020-08-24 · Targeting Opportunity Zones and Other Distressed Communities for Federal Site LocationsFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewChanged federal space-acquisition policy to prefer qualified opportunity zones and distressed areas, subject to cost and security considerations.

EO 13947 · 2020-07-24 · Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America FirstRevoked by EO 13948Proposed a Medicare international-price drug model, then was expressly revoked and replaced by EO 13948.

EO 13948 · September 13, 2020 · Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America FirstIn effectThe directive remains unrevoked, but CMS withdrew its 2020 Part B MFN model effective February 28, 2022. Part B/Part D duties and the separate 2025 initiative are distinguished.

EO 13949 · 2020-09-21 · Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to the Conventional Arms Activities of IranFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewAuthorized property blocking and entry restrictions for people Treasury or State determined to be involved in specified Iranian conventional-arms activities.

EO 13950 · 2020-09-22 · Combating Race and Sex StereotypingFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewRestricted specified race- and sex-related training in the armed forces, federal agencies, contracts and grants using the order's defined list of concepts.

EO 13951 · 2020-09-24 · An America-First Healthcare PlanSurprise-billing branch resolved; Hospital Compare update unverifiedDirected federal agencies to pursue several health-care measures, including a legislative solution to surprise medical bills by the end of 2020.

EO 13952 · 2020-09-25 · Protecting Vulnerable Newborn and Infant ChildrenFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewDirected HHS to inform federally funded programs of existing legal duties to provide medically appropriate care to infants born alive, including premature or disabled infants.

EO 13953 · 2020-09-30 · Addressing the Threat to the Domestic Supply Chain From Reliance on Critical Minerals From Foreign Adversaries and Supporting the Domestic Mining and Processing IndustriesFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewDeclared an emergency over reliance on critical minerals from foreign adversaries and directed an Interior review and measures to support domestic mining and processing.

EO 13954 · 2020-10-03 · Saving Lives Through Increased Support for Mental- and Behavioral-Health NeedsFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewCreated a Coronavirus Mental Health Working Group to coordinate federal suicide-prevention, substance-use and behavioral-health measures during the pandemic.

EO 13955 · 2020-10-13 · Establishing the One Trillion Trees Interagency CouncilFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewEstablished an interagency council to coordinate federal tree growing, restoration and conservation work under the One Trillion Trees initiative.

EO 13956 · 2020-10-13 · Modernizing America's Water Resource Management and Water InfrastructureFull guide: what happened nextedEstablished a federal Water Subcabinet to coordinate water-resource management and infrastructure; EPA later designated agency representatives to implement the order.

EO 13957 · 2020-10-21 · Creating Schedule F in the Excepted ServiceFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewCreated Schedule F for certain career positions with policy-making or policy-advocating duties and directed agencies to identify covered positions.

EO 13958 · 2020-11-02 · Establishing the President's Advisory 1776 CommissionFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewDirected Education to establish a 1776 Commission on United States founding history and to prioritize specified civic-education resources.

EO 13959 · 2020-11-12 · Addressing the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military CompaniesFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewProhibited specified United States securities transactions involving companies designated as connected to China's military, with divestment and implementation rules.

EO 13960 · 2020-12-03 · Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal GovernmentFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewSet principles for federal agencies' use of artificial intelligence and directed inventories, risk management and government-wide guidance.

EO 13961 · 2020-12-07 · Governance and Integration of Federal Mission ResilienceFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewAdopted a federal mission-resilience strategy and created an executive committee to coordinate continuity of essential government functions.

EO 13962 · 2020-12-08 · Ensuring Access to United States Government COVID-19 VaccinesInitial domestic vaccine distribution documented; full policy effects remain unquantifiedSet a policy of prioritizing U.S. access to government-procured COVID-19 vaccines, with HHS and Defense coordination under Operation Warp Speed.

EO 13963 · 2020-12-10 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of DefenseFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewSet the order in which eligible Defense Department officials may act as Secretary when that office is vacant or its holder cannot serve.

EO 13964 · December 10, 2020 · Rebranding United States Foreign Assistance To Advance American InfluenceRevokedEO 14029 revoked the single-logo aid-marking order on May 14, 2021. Its original rule/report clocks and waivers were distinct from statutory branding requirements and the OIG audit.

EO 13965 · 2020-12-11 · Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2020Full guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewClosed most federal executive departments and agencies on December 24, 2020, while allowing essential offices to remain open.

EO 13966 · 2020-12-14 · Increasing Economic and Geographic MobilitySigned order: what it says (updates to follow)Asked agencies to review occupational-licensing barriers and report changes and opportunities for state, territorial and tribal reform.

EO 13967 · 2020-12-18 · Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic ArchitectureFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewSet a preference for traditional civic architecture in covered federal buildings and created a council to advise on federal building design.

EO 13968 · 2020-12-18 · Promoting Redemption of Savings BondsFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewDirected Treasury to digitize records of matured, unredeemed savings bonds, improve its Treasury Hunt search and study redemption barriers.

EO 13969 · 2020-12-28 · Expanding Educational Opportunity Through School ChoiceFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewDirected HHS to allow eligible Community Services Block Grant funds to support emergency learning scholarships for disadvantaged children without in-person schooling, consistent with law.

EO 13970 · 2020-12-31 · Adjustments of Certain Rates of PayFull guide: what happened nexted; later effects may require further reviewSet adjusted pay schedules for federal civilian employees, senior executives, elected officials, judges and uniformed service members.