Civicslog

The memorandum directs the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Office of Government Ethics to investigate allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook made false statements on mortgage documents. The committee must determine whether there is cause for her removal under 12 U.S.C. § 242, may consult the Justice Department, and must hold a closed, in-person hearing at the White House on November 5, 2026, lasting no more than four hours. Governor Cook may submit evidence and a written statement at least three days before the hearing, must appear for questioning, and must comply with document requests.

The proclamation designates October 12, 2026, as Columbus Day and calls on Americans to honor Christopher Columbus and his legacy. It encourages public observances, including appropriate ceremonies and activities, while emphasizing Columbus’s role in European exploration and the history of the United States.

National Energy Dominance Month is proclaimed for October 2026. The proclamation highlights expanded oil, gas, coal, nuclear, and liquefied natural gas production, including more than 6,000 drilling permits, over $1 billion committed to coal, and majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.

The order directs federal agencies to provide temporary diesel-tax relief from October 5 through December 31, 2026, if the Treasury Secretary determines that applicable legal conditions under 26 U.S.C. 7508A are met. The Treasury Secretary must direct the IRS to defer certain excise-tax payments without penalties or interest and waive specified penalties for dyed diesel used or sold for highway use, while the Agriculture and Transportation Secretaries assist implementation.

National Manufacturing Day is proclaimed for October 2, 2026, honoring American workers and recognizing manufacturing’s contributions to the economy. The proclamation cites more than $11.2 trillion in manufacturing, infrastructure, and technology investments, 112,000 factory-construction workers, and 72,000 manufacturing jobs added in 2026, while highlighting tax provisions allowing immediate deduction of 100 percent of certain factory, equipment, and domestic research investments.

This executive order directs federal agencies to develop and deploy nonchemical and technology-based methods to control ticks and invasive mosquitoes, including improved detection, prevention, treatment, natural predators, land management, sterile insect techniques, and biotechnology. It prioritizes addressing diseases such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, West Nile, Zika, and dengue, while directing efforts in Washington, D.C., to protect beneficial insects, native species, parks, waterways, and recreational areas and to develop approaches that could be used nationwide.

The order directs federal agencies to use “Super Intelligence” or “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” or “AI” in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents, and other nonstatutory materials, to the maximum extent permitted by law. It defines the replacement terms as covering the technologies included in the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence and does not require changes to previously issued regulations, presidential actions, contracts, grants, or historical documents.

The order directs federal agencies to establish America.gov as a single, secure digital entry point for finding federal information and, where authorized, completing government transactions. Agencies must adopt common standards for accessibility, security, reliability, interoperability, and design while retaining control of their records, systems, legal duties, and adjudicatory authority. The order also requires protections including data minimization, secure authentication, auditable authorization, and legally compliant disclosure practices.

The document lists 17 nominations sent to the Senate on September 28, 2026, including candidates for the Farm Credit Administration Board, ambassadorial posts in Kuwait, Turkmenistan, and Cameroon, and other federal positions. The nominees include inspectors general for the Departments of Education and NASA, several U.S. marshals, an EPA assistant administrator, an Agriculture under secretary, and two Postal Regulatory Commission appointments for terms ending in 2026 and 2032.

Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day is proclaimed for September 27, 2026, honoring families of U.S. service members who died in military service. The proclamation encourages Americans to recognize and support Gold Star families and highlights the Military Spouse Commission’s work with the Department of War’s Gold Star Advisory Council.

The order directs federal agencies to strengthen oversight and coordination in administering the H-1B visa program, including addressing alleged misuse by employers, placement groups, and outsourcing firms. It cites estimated wage gaps of $9,000 to $20,000, layoffs of 800,000 to 1.3 million American technology workers from 2022 through 2026, and more than 25,000 fiscal year 2026 cap registrations by six outsourcing companies.

September 21, 2026, is proclaimed as the date for extending restrictions on certain H-1B nonimmigrant workers for 12 months, through 12:00 a.m. Eastern daylight time on September 21, 2027. The proclamation continues requiring most affected H-1B petitions to include a $100,000 payment, while noting that the Department of Homeland Security has adopted a weighted selection process favoring higher-skilled and higher-paid applicants.

The order directs federal agencies to expand hunting access on federal lands, including allowing hunting within 90 days for species not protected under the Endangered Species Act at Castle Mountains National Monument and Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Within 180 days, the Secretaries of War, the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce must propose changes to policies or regulations that prohibit or restrict hunting access, consistent with applicable law.

The order directs federal agencies to prioritize marine recreational fishing in ocean, coastal, and public-land decisions, work with states and private partners to improve data collection, and remove unnecessary restrictions on public access and charter businesses. It directs the Commerce Secretary to review Magnuson-Stevens Act guidelines within 180 days, including standards on optimum yield and scientific information, to better account for recreational fisheries and incorporate state data.

The document lists five nominations withdrawn from Senate consideration on September 17, 2026. The withdrawals involve nominees for the International Civil Aviation Organization, Farm Credit Administration Board, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.

Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week are proclaimed for September 17–23, 2026, marking the 239th anniversary of the Constitution’s signing and recognizing the responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. The proclamation encourages Americans to study the Constitution, honor its principles and historical signers, and reaffirm commitments to liberty, the rule of law, and representative government.

The proclamation designates September 18, 2026, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day to honor former prisoners of war, service members missing in action, and their families. It recognizes the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s work to identify missing personnel, including its recent identification of remains from the Korean War, and notes that approximately 80,000 people remain missing.

The order directs federal agencies to coordinate with Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions and oversee federal support for water-quality projects under the Clean Water Act. It emphasizes measurable pollution reductions while seeking to limit stormwater fees that it says can burden residents and small businesses, noting that by 2025 the watershed had achieved 100 percent of its sediment-reduction goal, 90 percent of its phosphorus goal, and 57 percent of its nitrogen goal.

The memorandum directs the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Trade Representative, working with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, to identify Canadian-origin items that may lawfully be removed from or made unavailable in the federal civil procurement system. OMB must notify affected agencies about domestic alternatives where permitted, while the Trade Representative must monitor Canadian treatment of U.S. goods in federal and provincial procurement markets and identify circumstances that may warrant further action. The memorandum cites more than $280 billion in annual federal procurement covered by the World Trade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement.

The document lists nominations sent to the Senate on September 14, 2026, including candidates for federal judgeships, the United States Sentencing Commission, and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. It also includes nominees for senior positions in the Commerce, Navy, Treasury, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, diplomatic posts in the Caribbean and Haiti, and leadership of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

September 11, 2026, is proclaimed Patriot Day and the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The proclamation commemorates the 2,977 people killed, including the 40 passengers and crew members of Flight 93, and calls on Americans to remember the victims, honor survivors and first responders, display the flag, and observe a moment of silence.

The order directs the Departments of War and Veterans Affairs to establish, within 180 days, systems and policies for continuous sharing of veterans’ personnel and medical records, and to immediately transfer current records when service members leave the Armed Forces. It also directs those departments to create within 180 days an artificial-intelligence-enabled, single-access system for veterans’ benefits, job training, and employment opportunities, in consultation with the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services and the Office of Management and Budget.

The order directs federal agencies to amend Defense Production Act delegations so the Secretaries of the Interior and Energy can independently exercise specified energy-related authorities, while the Secretary of Commerce also receives certain authorities involving industrial resources. Energy-related disputes generally go first to the National Energy Dominance Council, but matters involving national defense infrastructure or military operations must also be referred to the National Security Council, with coordination involving the Department of War.

The proclamation excludes specified Canadian alcoholic beverages from importation into the United States in response to alleged continued discriminatory treatment of U.S. alcoholic beverages, effective September 8, 2026. It maintains additional ad valorem duties imposed under section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which took effect after a three-day suspension ended on August 22, 2026, and responds to Canada’s announced retaliation.

This proclamation excludes certain Canadian products from U.S. importation beginning September 8, 2026, in response to Canada’s continued tariff-rate quota measures affecting U.S. dairy, particularly cheese. It maintains that additional duties imposed under an earlier proclamation became effective August 22, 2026, after Canada allegedly failed to remove the measures, and directs federal agencies to implement the specified product exclusions and related trade actions.

This proclamation excludes certain Canadian products from importation into the United States beginning September 8, 2026, in response to Canada’s continued treatment of U.S. motor-vehicle commerce under its tariff system. It maintains additional ad valorem duties imposed under an earlier proclamation after a three-day suspension ended on August 22, 2026, and directs federal agencies to implement the exclusions and related customs measures.

The proclamation modifies the products from Canada subject to additional duties addressing alleged discrimination against U.S. alcoholic beverages. It states that the duties took effect on August 22, 2026, after a three-day suspension ended, and changes their product coverage based on executive branch assessments of their effects on U.S. commerce.

The proclamation modifies the products from Canada subject to additional ad valorem duties intended to offset alleged discrimination affecting U.S. motor-vehicle and auto-parts exports. It maintains that the duties took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on August 22, 2026, after a three-day suspension ended, and changes the covered product scope based on executive-branch assessments.

Labor Day is proclaimed for September 7, 2026, honoring the contributions and resilience of working Americans. The proclamation calls on public officials and the public to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities, and cites a permanent 20 percent small-business tax deduction, more than 900,000 added jobs, and a proposed fee on H-1B visa petitions.

The order directs federal agencies to strengthen enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act against unfair, deceptive, discriminatory, monopolistic, or price-manipulating practices in livestock and meat markets. It instructs the Agriculture Department to expand investigations and resources, coordinate with the Justice Department on antitrust enforcement, and review regulations and guidance to better protect producers and small processors.