Presidential Actions

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2025/01/20 - Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government

2025/01/20 - Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California

2025/01/20 - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)

2025/01/20 - Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government

2025/01/20 - President Trump Announces Cabinet and Cabinet Level Appointments

2025/01/20 - Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects

2025/01/20 - Flying The Flag Of The United States At Full-Staff On Inauguration Day

2025/01/20 - Protecting The American People Against Invasion

2025/01/20 - Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization

2025/01/20 - Granting Pardons And Commutation Of Sentences For Certain Offenses Relating To The Events At Or Near The United States Capitol On January 6, 2021

2025/01/20 - President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments

2025/01/20 - President Trump’s America First Priorities

2025/01/20 - Establishing And Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency”

2025/01/20 - Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture

2025/01/20 - Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential

2025/01/20 - Guaranteeing The States Protection Against Invasion

2025/01/20 - Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship

2025/01/20 - Unleashing American Energy

2025/01/20 - America First Policy Directive To The Secretary Of State

2025/01/20 - Hiring Freeze

2025/02/10 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Eliminates the Federal Executive Institute

2025/02/07 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes White House Faith Office

2025/02/07 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Human Rights Violations in South Africa

2025/02/07 - President Trump Announces Appointments to the White House Faith Office

2025/02/07 - Addressing Egregious Actions of The Republic of South Africa

2025/02/06 - Remarks by President Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast

2025/02/05 - Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China

2025/02/04 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Maximum Pressure on Iran

2025/02/03 - President Trump is Delivering on His Commitment to Protect our Kids

2025/02/03 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Plan for a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund

2025/02/03 - Career and Technical Education Month, 2025

2025/02/03 - At USAID, Waste and Abuse Runs Deep

2025/01/31 - National Black History Month, 2025

2025/01/31 - Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation

2025/01/29 - Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity

2025/01/29 - President Donald J. Trump Signed S.5 into Law

2025/01/27 - The National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2025

2025/01/27 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Military Excellence and Readiness

2025/01/27 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs the Building of the Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield for America

2025/01/27 - Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Modi of India

2025/05/05 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Achieves Improved Safety and Security of Biological Research

2025/05/05 - Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines

2025/05/01 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Religious Liberty Commission

2025/05/01 - Establishment of the Religious Liberty Commission

2025/04/29 - ICYMI: Celebrating President Trump’s Incredible First 100 Days – Part 2

2025/04/29 - 100 DAYS OF HOAXES: Cutting Through the Fake News

2025/04/28 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects American Communities from Criminal Aliens

2025/04/28 - Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America’s Truck Drivers

2025/04/24 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens Probationary Periods to Improve the Federal Service

2025/04/24 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Unleashes America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources

2025/04/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Demands Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities

2025/04/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances AI Education for American Youth

2025/04/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reforms Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education

2025/04/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinstates Commonsense School Discipline Policies

2025/04/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Modernizes American Workforce Programs for the High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future

2025/04/23 - Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education

2025/04/23 - Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future

2025/04/23 - Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities

2025/04/18 - Trump Administration Advances First Wave of Critical Mineral Production Projects

2025/04/17 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Extends the Hiring Freeze

2026/03/13 - Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit

2026/03/06 - Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens

2026/02/20 - Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries

2026/02/20 - Ending Certain Tariff Actions

2026/02/06 - Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer

2026/02/06 - Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy

2026/02/06 - Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran

2026/02/06 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the America First Arms Transfer Strategy

2026/02/05 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Launches TrumpRx.gov to Bring Lower Drug Prices to American Patients

2026/01/29 - Addressing Addiction through the Great American Recovery Initiative

2026/01/29 - Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba

2026/01/28 - National School Choice Week, 2026

2026/01/27 - Addressing State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters

2026/01/23 - Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council

2026/01/14 - Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products into the United States

2026/01/07 - Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting

2026/01/02 - Regarding the Acquisition of Certain Assets of Emcore Corporation by Hiefo Corporation

2025/12/19 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Action to Win the 6G Race

2025/12/18 - Providing for the Closure of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025

2025/12/18 - Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2026/03/24 - Secretary Markwayne Mullin Is Ready to Deliver on President Trump’s Agenda

2026/03/16 - Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud

2026/03/13 - Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction

2026/03/04 - America’s Warriors Are Obliterating Iranian Terror Regime with Unrelenting Force

2026/02/24 - President Trump Is Securing Our Homeland: Ending the Invasion, Deporting Criminals, and Protecting Our Communities

2026/02/20 - Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems

2026/02/19 - Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Finalizes Trade Deal with Indonesia

2026/02/06 - Modifying Duties to Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation

2026/02/04 - New Milestone in Operation Metro Surge: 4,000+ Criminal Illegals Removed from Minnesota Streets

2026/01/21 - CEQ Issues Guidance on Emergencies and the National Environmental Policy Act

2026/01/14 - ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF SEMICONDUCTORS, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, AND THEIR DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS INTO THE UNITED STATES

2026/01/07 - Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

2026/01/07 - CEQ Fixes Decades-Long Permitting Failure Through Deregulation

2025/12/19 - Winning the 6G Race

2025/12/18 - Letter to the Smithsonian: Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials

2025/12/16 - Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States

2025/12/15 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

2025/10/20 - United States-Australia Framework For Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths

2025/09/29 - Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and their Derivative Products into the United States

2025/09/21 - H-1B FAQ

Analysis Category Scoring

  • Each analysis category is scored by the tool according to the criteria in the Granular Risk Assessment below.
  • The Granular scores are then averaged to create the Average Relevance Score.
  • Presidential Actions are updated on a near-daily basis as new actions are released.

Average Relevance Score

Relevance Score Risk Level  Definition
1.0-1.9 Low Minimal impact; no immediate action required.
2.0-2.9 Low- Med Some relevance, but limited impact on operations.
3.0-3.4 Medium Requires monitoring and possible intervention.
3.5-3.9 High- Med Significant impact; proactive response recommended.
4.0-4.4 High Major impact; immediate action required.
4.5-5.0 Critical  Urgent response is needed; high-level intervention is required.

Granular Risk Assessment

Factor Low (1)  Low- Med (2)  Medium (3)  High- Med (4)  High (5)
Federal Organizations Impacted 1-2 Agencies  3-5 agencies  6-10 Agencies 11-15 Agencies 16+ agencies or Gov-wide 
Federal Officials Responsible Low-level staff Mid-Level Management  Directors or Deputies Agency Heads White House or Cabinet Officials 
Impact to Vanderbilt University No impact Minor considerations Moderate risks (compliance, ethics) High risks (security, bias) Critical risks (legal/regulatory/financial)
Key Actions for Vanderbilt University No actions required Minor process updates Some adjustments needed Major Process changes Urgent systemic changes
Time Sensitivity of Actions Due (Based on Action Date) 180+ days to comply  90-179 days 60-89 days 30-59 days <30 days (urgent response)