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The order directs federal agencies to strengthen customs enforcement by reforming importer of record (IOR) rules and related CBP processes, including requiring IORs to maintain minimum tangible domestic assets or increased bond coverage, to be designated and reported to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for all formal and informal entries, and to provide additional identification and disclosure data such as anticipated import volumes, year organized, ownership and beneficial ownership, business affiliations, and domestic asset information. It instructs the Secretary of Homeland Security to revise regulations and guidance under specified U.S. Code authorities, prohibit foreign IORs from filing informal entries, and modernize enforcement, compliance, and transparency measures to
This proclamation declares adjustments to tariff regimes on imports of aluminum, steel, and copper effective June 1, 2026, modifying previous proclamations that imposed additional ad valorem duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. It directs the Secretary of Commerce and other relevant federal agencies to implement and monitor specified tariff rates — including a 50% ad valorem duty on products made of those metals, a 25% duty on derivative products predominately composed of those metals, and a temporarily reduced 15% duty on a subset of derivative products (fixed industrial machinery and power equipment) — and to take measures to address impacts on domestic industries
The order directs federal agencies to strengthen AI innovation and security across government by prioritizing cyber defense of National Security Systems, Department of War information systems, and civilian federal systems and by accelerating adoption of AI-enabled defensive tools. It instructs CISA (within DHS), OMB, the National Cyber Director, and other national security officials to issue Binding Operational Directives and guidance, expand federal cybersecurity programs and services, and facilitate access to cybersecurity tools and covered frontier models for agencies, state and local authorities, and critical infrastructure operators.
This nominations notice submits multiple individuals to the Senate for confirmation to various federal positions, including ambassadors to El Salvador, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Moldova, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Trinidad and Tobago, Paraguay, Montenegro, and others; agency leaders such as Inspector General of the Department of State, Assistant Secretary positions at Health and Human Services and State, Director of the Indian Health Service for a four-year term, Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals for six years, and a Consumer Product Safety Commission commissioner for a seven-year term starting October 27, 2024. The list also includes nominations for U.S. Attorney for the
The order directs federal agencies to designate up to 400 positions supporting national security–related investment programs as eligible for critical position pay and authorizes the Office of Personnel Management, with OMB consultation, to allocate those positions and approve agency requests. It permits setting basic pay rates up to $400,000, subject to market comparability and national security urgency, and requires OPM oversight and conditions to ensure the pay authority is used only to recruit or retain exceptionally qualified investment, engineering, financial, and legal professionals for critical minerals, advanced materials, and related supply‑chain resilience efforts.
The order directs federal agencies to align the United States core childhood vaccine schedule with a scientific assessment comparing U.S. recommendations to peer developed countries and to update the schedule as appropriate. It instructs the CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to review the assessment and latest clinical data and, to the extent permitted by law, revise the childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule while agencies ensure regulations, funding, and coverage conform to the adopted ACIP/CDC schedule and protect parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodations, and equal protection.
The order directs federal agencies to rescind and replace the off‑road vehicle designation criteria from Executive Orders 11644 and 11989 and instead manage off‑road vehicle use on Federal lands under existing statutory authorities such as the National Historic Preservation Act, NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. It instructs agencies to adopt an updated framework reflecting technological and land‑management developments to reduce vague, subjective criteria that have impeded energy, timber, utility maintenance, permitting, and access.
This proclamation declares Memorial Day to be observed on May 25, 2026, and proclaims that day as a day of prayer for permanent peace while designating 11:00 a.m. local time as a period for public prayer and urging Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance at 3:00 p.m. local time. It directs Governors and appropriate government officials to have the flag flown at half‑staff on federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels until noon and requests citizens display the flag at half‑staff from their homes during the customary forenoon period.
This nominations list sends Charles Baldis to the Senate for confirmation as Special Counsel at the Office of Special Counsel for a five-year term and sends Jules Hurst III to the Senate for confirmation as Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
The order directs federal agencies to update and streamline regulatory processes to integrate digital assets and fintech services into traditional financial and payment systems, instructing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Securities and Exchange Commission, National Credit Union Administration, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to review and revise regulations, guidance, supervisory practices, and application processes to reduce burdens and barriers to entry. It requires those federal financial regulators to promote coordination with banks, credit unions, and fintech firms, encourage standardized supervisory expectations, and facilitate safe incorporation of fintech activities such as payment processing, lending, digital banking, custodial services, and digital-assets.
The order directs federal agencies to strengthen customer identification, enhanced due diligence, and risk-based controls at banks and other financial institutions to prevent cross-border illicit finance and money laundering, citing analyses of large-scale laundering and specific vulnerabilities such as low-dollar transfer hubs and over $312 billion laundered through U.S.-based accounts. It also directs agencies to address credit-risk practices by limiting or tightening lending standards for mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, and other consumer credit to inadmissible or removable aliens and to mitigate risks from employer misreporting or use of invalid tax and Social Security numbers.
This proclamation designates the Gabonese Republic as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the Trade Act and extends duty-free treatment and certain apparel programs under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 through December 31, 2026. It directs the Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative to implement the extensions and related AGOA and Trade Act provisions, and to apply the amended eligibility and program rules described, including continuation of regional apparel and third‑country fabric programs and duty‑free treatment through the stated date.
The document is a nominations list sent to the Senate for judicial appointments. The order directs federal agencies to process nominations of Angela Veronica Colmenero, Daniel Desmond Domenico, Michael C. Martin, Kasdin Miller Mitchell, Antonio M. Pozos, and Daniel Mack Traynor for various United States District and Circuit Judge positions, specifying their home states and the courts to which they are nominated.
The document is a nominations list sent to the Senate detailing individuals nominated for various federal positions on May 11, 2026. The list names nominees and the offices they are nominated for, including Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Administrator of FEMA; Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs); member of the Surface Transportation Board (term to Dec 31, 2030); U.S. Ambassadors to Jamaica and the Slovak Republic; Commissioner of Labor Statistics (four-year term); member of the National Mediation Board (term to July 1, 2028); Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (with rank of Ambassador
This proclamation designates Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2026, honoring law enforcement officers who died or were injured in the line of duty and recognizing their families for their sacrifice. It highlights federal actions to support policing, including directing Federal resources to assist local law enforcement in high-crime areas and ending cashless bail within the Federal justice system for offenses posing clear public-safety dangers, and notes the Working Families Tax Cuts Act provision that excludes overtime from taxation.
This proclamation designates May 8, 2026, as Military Spouse Day. It honors the contributions and sacrifices of military spouses and notes prior administration actions to improve federal employment opportunities, remote and flexible jobs, and licensure portability, while calling for continued work on employment, housing, childcare, healthcare, and education for military families.
This proclamation declares May 8, 2026, as Victory Day for World War II. It commemorates the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and honors the more than 250,000 Americans who died in the European campaign, urging remembrance of their sacrifice and a commitment to maintaining a strong U.S. Armed Forces to defend liberty.
This proclamation declares May 2026 as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. It directs federal agencies to promote healthy lifestyles, expand access to athletic opportunities, support youth sports and college athletics by enforcing eligibility, transfer, and compensation rules, and revitalize the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition and the Presidential Fitness Test, while noting upcoming major sporting events over the next three years and the planned Patriot Games for the Nation’s 250th anniversary.
This proclamation designates Jewish American Heritage Month for May 2026 and encourages observance of a national Sabbath from sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16 as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations. It recognizes the historical contributions of Jewish Americans, affirms federal efforts to combat anti-Semitic violence and protect religious freedom, and urges communities to honor Jewish traditions of faith, learning, and service.
The order directs federal agencies to block and freeze all property and interests in property of foreign persons involved in specified sectors of the Cuban economy—or owned, controlled by, or supporting the Government of Cuba—or who are leaders or entities of the Cuban state, and to prohibit transactions with those designated individuals and entities. It instructs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, acting jointly or in consultation, to identify and designate persons meeting these criteria and to apply sanctions including asset blocking and transaction prohibitions across identified sectors such as energy, defense, metals and mining, financial services, and security.
This proclamation designates May 2 through May 3, 2026, as National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend and directs that the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff at all federal buildings on May 3, 2026, in accordance with Public Law 107-51. It calls for honoring and supporting fallen and active firefighters and emphasizes providing training, equipment, and resources to emergency responders.
This proclamation names May 2026 as National Foster Care Month. It highlights federal support expansions including an executive order on fostering, improved data sharing and accountability across agencies, and a $30 million Melania Trump Fostering Youth to Independence Program investment to support housing stability for youth exiting foster care.
The order directs federal agencies to grant Bridger Pipeline Expansion LLC a Presidential permit to construct, connect, operate, and maintain 36-inch pipeline border facilities at the international boundary in Phillips County, Montana, for transporting crude oil and petroleum products (including naphtha, LPG, natural gas liquids, jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene, and diesel) between the United States and Canada, excluding natural gas subject to the Natural Gas Act. The permit limits the U.S. “Border facilities” to the pipeline segment from the border to the first mainline shut-off valve or pumping station within 2,000 feet, subjects operations to applicable federal laws and permit conditions
The order directs federal agencies to make fixed-price, performance-based contracting the default for procurement and to limit use of cost-reimbursement and other non–fixed-price contracts except where legally necessary or justified by risk, complexity, or research and development needs. It requires agencies (including executive departments and independent establishments) to adopt senior-level accountability for exceptions, tie contractor profit to performance where appropriate, and reduce reliance on cost-reimbursement consulting contracts after noting about $120 billion was obligated on such contracts in FY2024.
The order directs federal agencies to establish a federally administered informational website, TrumpIRA.gov, by January 1, 2027 to increase access to high-quality, low-cost individual retirement accounts for workers without employer plans, with a focus on independent contractors, self-employed individuals, and part-time workers. The Secretary of the Treasury must list private financial institutions that offer IRAs under 26 U.S.C. 408 and accept the Federal Saver’s Match under 26 U.S.C. 6433, explain and allow filtering by cost and quality criteria, and provide information on eligibility for up to a $1,000 Federal Saver’s Match.
The document is a nominations and withdrawals notice listing individuals the President has nominated to various federal positions and others whose nominations have been withdrawn, all sent to the Senate on April 27, 2026. It lists nominees and their intended offices—Ambassador to Australia; deputy and assistant positions at OMB, HHS, HUD, Treasury, Defense, State, Commerce; board appointments to the Inter-American Foundation with specific term expirations; and two U.S. Circuit Court judicial nominees—plus five named withdrawals of previously sent nominations.
This nominations document lists individuals the President has sent to the Senate for confirmation to various federal positions on April 21, 2026, including nominees for Director of the Peace Corps, Ambassador to Belize, Inspector General at the Department of Justice, a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (four-year term), Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology. It directs the Senate to consider these specific nominations for confirmation under its advice-and-consent authority.
The order directs federal agencies to exempt the United States Air Force’s jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada from Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, administrative authority, process, and sanctions related to the control and abatement of water pollution, while preserving requirements under 33 U.S.C. 1316 and 1317. The exemption applies for one year from April 20, 2026, through April 20, 2027, and the Secretary of the Air Force is directed to publish the determination in the Federal Register.
The order directs federal agencies to expand coal supply chains and baseload power generation capacity by treating coal mining, rail and barge logistics, terminals, generating unit availability and life‑extension work, on‑site stockpiles, and related reliability upgrades as industrial resources essential to national defense. The memorandum instructs the Secretary of Energy to use authorities under section 303 of the Defense Production Act to pursue purchases, purchase commitments, financial support, or other actions to increase production and availability because industry cannot meet needs in a timely manner due to financing, regulatory, maintenance, and market barriers.