Presidential Actions

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

2025/01/20 - Hiring Freeze

2025/01/20 - Restoring Accountability To Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce

2025/01/20 - Application Of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act To TikTok

2025/01/20 - Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President Personnel

2025/01/20 - Reforming The Federal Hiring Process And Restoring Merit To Government Service

2025/01/20 - The Inaugural Address

2025/01/20 - Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions

2025/01/20 - Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives

2025/01/20 - America First Trade Policy

2025/01/20 - Organization of the National Security Council and Subcommittees

2025/01/20 - Reevaluating And Realigning United States Foreign Aid

2025/01/20 - Clarifying The Military’s Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States

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

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 - Congressional Bills S. 1884 and S. 3971 Signed into Law

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

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

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 - Presidential Message on National Cancer Control Month

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

2026/04/07 - Presidential Message on National Child Abuse Prevention Month

2026/02/20 - U.S. Promotes AI Adoption, Sovereignty, and Exports at India AI Impact Summit

2026/02/19 - Implementation of the Agreement Toward a NEW GOLDEN AGE for the U.S.-Indonesian Alliance

2026/02/19 - President Trump Is Bringing Back the American Dream of Homeownership

2026/02/18 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides for National Security

2026/02/12 - Joint Statement on a Framework for United States-North Macedonia Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade

2026/02/11 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens United States National Defense with America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet

2026/02/09 - Fact Sheet: The United States and India Announce Historic Trade Deal

2026/02/06 - Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic

2026/02/06 - Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and its Citizens from Criminal Actors and Other Public Safety Threats

2026/02/06 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran

2026/02/06 - United States-India Joint Statement

2026/02/06 - President Trump Launches TrumpRx.gov, Delivering Massive, Immediate Savings to Millions of Americans

2026/02/02 - Americans Overwhelmingly Support Deporting Criminal Illegals, Local Cooperation with ICE

2026/01/30 - Celebrating American Greatness with American Motor Racing

2026/01/23 - President Trump is the Most Pro-Life President in History

2026/01/20 - National Day of Patriotic Devotion, 2026

2026/01/15 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Calls on Congress to Enact The Great Healthcare Plan

2026/01/14 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Action on Certain Advanced Computing Chips to Protect America’s Economic and National Security

2026/01/14 - Establishing a Second Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

2026/01/14 - Mass Deportations Are Improving Americans’ Quality of Life

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 - 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

2025/02/05 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects Safety, Fairness, and Dignity in Women’s Sports

2025/02/04 - National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-2

2025/02/01 - Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China

2025/02/01 - Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border

2025/02/01 - Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border

2025/01/31 - Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New President

2025/01/31 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Launches Massive 10-to-1 Deregulation Initiative

2025/01/29 - Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday

2025/01/29 - Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt – Part 2

2025/01/29 - Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt – Part 1

2025/01/28 - Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation

2025/01/25 - Remarks by President Trump on the Economy in Las Vegas, NV – Part 1

2025/01/25 - Remarks by President Trump on the Economy in Las Vegas, NV – Part 2

2025/01/24 - Emergency Measures to Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas

2025/01/24 - The First 100 Hours: Historic Action to Kick off America’s Golden Age

2025/01/21 - Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity

2025/01/21 - OMB Memo M-25-11

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

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

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

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)