Presidential Actions

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

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

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

2025/02/06 - 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 - Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Modi of India

2025/01/27 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinstates Service Members Discharged for Refusing the COVID Vaccine

2025/01/27 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Merit and Lethality to America’s Armed Forces

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

2025/08/21 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Improves our Nation Through Better Design

2025/08/21 - Improving Our Nation Through Better Design

2025/08/13 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Enables Competition in the Commercial Space Industry

2025/08/11 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Continues the Suspension of the Heightened Tariffs on China

2025/08/11 - Joint Statement on U.S.-China Economic and Trade Meeting in Stockholm

2025/08/11 - Further Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Ongoing Discussions with The People’s Republic of China

2025/08/08 - ICYMI: Celebrating 200 Days of American Renewal

2025/08/07 - Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions

2025/08/07 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Transparency in Higher Education Admissions

2025/08/07 - Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All Americans

2025/08/07 - ✅ 200 Days of Winning: President Trump Is Keeping His Promises

2025/08/05 - President Trump Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Poland to Attend the Inauguration of President-Elect Karol Nawrocki

2025/08/05 - On CNBC, President Trump Touts Historic First Six Months

2025/08/05 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics

2025/07/31 - President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reesetablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test

2025/07/31 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Amends Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across our Northern Border

2025/07/31 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Further Modifies the Reciprocal Tariff Rates

2025/07/30 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Threats to the United States from the Government of Brazil

2025/07/30 - Fact Sheet: The President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets Releases Recommendations to Strengthen American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology

2025/07/25 - Made in America Week, 2025

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 - 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

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

2026/02/06 - Establishing an 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)