Presidential Actions

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2025/01/20 - President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions

2025/01/20 - Regulatory Freeze Pending Review

2025/01/20 - Declaring A National Emergency At The Southern Border Of The United States

2025/01/20 - Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure Of Sensitive Governmental Information

2025/01/20 - Return to In-Person Work

2025/01/20 - Declaring a National Energy Emergency

2025/01/20 - President Trump Designates Chairmen and Acting Chairmen

2025/01/20 - Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness

2025/01/20 - Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists

2025/01/20 - Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats

2025/01/20 - Restoring The Death Penalty And Protecting Public Safety

2025/01/20 - Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis

2025/01/20 - Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program

2025/01/20 - Restoring Freedom Of Speech And Ending Federal Censorship

2025/01/20 - Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing

2025/01/20 - Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements

2025/01/20 - Securing Our Borders

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)

2026/04/15 - Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy Company, INC. to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at St. Clair County, Michigan, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada

2026/04/15 - First-Year Filings: Tax Cuts Mean More Money in Americans’ Pockets this Tax Season

2026/04/15 - First Lady Melania Trump Champions New Foster Care Legislation in Congress

2026/04/15 - Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at St. Clair County, Michigan, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada

2026/04/14 - Bigger Refunds, Job Growth: Working Families Tax Cuts Are Transforming Tax Season

2026/04/14 - Nominations Sent to the Senate

2026/04/13 - President Trump Champions the American Worker

2026/04/13 - 2026 Economic Report of the President Released

2026/04/13 - Congressional Bills S. 1884 and S. 3971 Signed into Law

2026/04/10 - Day of Celebration in Honor of the Life of Henry Clay, 2026

2026/04/09 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Surrender at Appomattox

2026/04/09 - Era of Amnesty Is Over: President Trump Restores Rule of Law to Immigration Courts

2026/04/09 - Presidential Message on National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day

2026/04/09 - First Lady Melania Trump’s Statement

2026/04/09 - CEQ Issues Guidance on Categorical Exclusions

2026/04/09 - Advancing the United States-Hungary Bilateral Partnership

2026/04/08 - Effects of Stablecoin Yield Prohibition on Bank Lending

2026/04/07 - ICYMI: President Trump Congratulates Artemis II Crew on Making History

2026/04/07 - Presidential Message on National Cancer Control Month

2026/04/07 - Presidential Message on National Financial Literacy Month

2026/04/08 - SEQUESTRATION ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 PURSUANT TO SECTION 251A OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT, AS AMENDED

2026/04/08 - Peace Through Strength: Operation Epic Fury Crushes Iranian Threat as Ceasefire Takes Hold

2026/04/07 - President Trump is Saving College Sports

2026/04/05 - This Easter, President Trump Reaffirms America as a Beacon for Christian Liberty

2026/04/03 - Urgent National Action to Save College Sports

2026/04/02 - Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients into the United States

2026/04/02 - First Lady Melania Trump Advances Efforts in Fourth Ukraine – Russia Child Reunification

2026/04/01 - President Trump Delivers Powerful Primetime Address on Operation Epic Fury

2026/03/31 - Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections

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 - 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

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

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

2026/04/15 - White House CEQ Unveils Program to Partner with Private Sector on Modernizing Permitting Technology

2026/04/07 - Presidential Message on National Sexual Assault Awareness Month

2026/04/02 - Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States

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

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)