Trump Executive Order Tracker

Declares coal essential to U.S. economic and national security, designates it as a critical mineral for energy purposes, and directs agencies to remove regulatory barriers, prioritize coal leasing on federal lands, and promote coal use and exports. It also calls for evaluating coal’s eligibility as a critical material for steel production, supports coal-powered AI data centers, and accelerates development of coal technologies.

Directs emergency action under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act by streamlining and expediting the approval of orders allowing electric generation resources to operate at maximum capacity during times of anticipated grid failure. It also mandates the development of a national methodology to assess grid reserve margins and identify critical generation resources that must be retained or prevented from retiring or converting fuel sources if doing so would reduce grid reliability.

Aims to bolster domestic mineral production by expediting permits, prioritizing mineral-rich federal lands, and reducing regulatory barriers to strengthen national security and economic stability. It also facilitates public and private investment in the mineral sector, leveraging federal resources, including the Defense Production Act (DPA), to ensure a stable and independent supply chain for critical minerals.

The executive order directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an investigation pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 regarding “the effects on the national security of imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products,” such as “paper products, furniture, and cabinetry.”  In undertaking this investigation, the President ordered the Secretary of Commerce to consider the following factors: 

This memorandum directs the U.S. government to use all necessary legal instruments, including the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), to restrict PRC-affiliated persons from investing in U.S. technology, critical infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, energy, raw materials, or other strategic sectors.  Agencies are directed to create an expedited “fast-track” process to facilitate greater investment from specified allied and partner sources in U.S. businesses involved with U.S. advanced technology and other important areas.  It requires expedited environmental reviews for any investment over $1 billion in the United States.  Additionally, the memorandum directs mitigation agreements to consist of concrete actions that companies can complete within a specific time, rather than perpetual and expensive compliance obligations.  It also states that more resources will be directed at facilitating investments from key partner countries.  

Directs the heads of executive departments and agencies to review all funding provided to NGOs and align future funding decisions with the interests of the United States and the goals of the Trump-Vance administration. 

Orders that for each new regulation issued, at least 10 prior regulations be identified for elimination.  This practice is to ensure that the cost of planned regulations is responsibly managed and controlled through a rigorous regulatory budgeting process.

Instructs various departments to report within 15 days on all available federal authorities to bolster wildfire fighting measures in southern California. Instructs the DOI and DOC to take immediate action to maximize water deliveries and expedite water resource projects. Instructs various agencies to provide emergency housing, waste removal, and critical infrastructure repair plans.

This EO invokes authorities under the National Emergencies Act (NEA) to declare an energy emergency. Orders executive departments and agencies to identify and exercise any lawful emergency authorities available to them to facilitate the identification, leasing, siting, production, transportation, refining, and generation of domestic energy resources, including, but not limited to, on federal lands.