Presidential Actions

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

2026/01/20 - Congressional Bill H.R. 224, H.R. 1823, H.R. 4446 Signed into Law

2026/01/19 - Presidential Message on the College Football Playoff National Championship

2026/01/19 - Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2026

2026/01/17 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Birthday of Benjamin Franklin

2026/01/16 - Religious Freedom Day, 2026

2026/01/16 - Statement on President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict

2026/01/16 - Minnesota’s “Sanctuary” Defiance Has Consequences

2026/01/16 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Celebrates the Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health

2026/01/15 - President Trump Unveils The Great Healthcare Plan to Lower Costs and Deliver Money Directly to the People

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

2026/01/14 - Congressional Bill S. 222 Signed into Law

2026/01/14 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Ratification of the 1783 Treaty of Paris

2026/01/14 - As President Trump Tackles Housing Affordability, Progress Emerges — and More Relief Is on the Horizon

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

2026/01/14 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Negotiations to Adjust Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products into the United States

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

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 - ICYMI: “The Trump Administration Is Moving To Fix a Broken Permitting System”

2026/01/20 - Congressional Bill H.R. 224, H.R. 1823, H.R. 4446 Signed into Law

2026/01/16 - Religious Freedom Day, 2026

2026/01/16 - Statement on President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict

2026/01/16 - Minnesota’s “Sanctuary” Defiance Has Consequences

2026/01/16 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Celebrates the Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health

2026/01/15 - President Trump Unveils The Great Healthcare Plan to Lower Costs and Deliver Money Directly to the People

2026/01/14 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Negotiations to Adjust Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products into the United States

2026/01/14 - ICYMI: “The Trump Administration Is Moving To Fix a Broken Permitting System”

2026/01/14 - Congressional Bill S. 222 Signed into Law

2026/01/14 - As President Trump Tackles Housing Affordability, Progress Emerges — and More Relief Is on the Horizon

2026/01/13 - Nominations Sent to the Senate

2026/01/09 - Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People

2026/01/09 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Safeguards Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People

2026/01/08 - Walz Is Wrong: President Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Saving Lives

2026/01/08 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes New Department of Justice Division for National Fraud Enforcement

2026/01/06 - Sara Carter Confirmed As Drug Czar

2026/01/05 - Democrats Once Demanded Maduro’s Ouster. Now They Mourn His Capture — Because Trump Did It.

2026/01/02 - Trump Administration’s Historic Rural Health Care Investments Hailed Nationwide

2025/12/31 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products into the United States

2025/12/31 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Birthday of General George C. Marshall, Jr.

2025/08/25 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects the American Flag from Desecration

2025/08/25 - Measures To End Cashless Bail And Enforce The Law In The District Of Columbia

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

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

2025/09/05 - Restoring the United States Department of War

2025/09/05 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Implements A Historic U.S.-Japan Framework Agreement

2025/09/05 - Modifying The Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements

2025/09/04 - Implementing The United States–Japan Agreement

2025/08/25 - Taking Steps to End Cashless Bail to Protect Americans

2025/08/21 - Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade

2025/08/07 - Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

2025/08/06 - Addressing Threats to The United States by the Government of the Russian Federation

2025/08/05 - Establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics

2025/08/05 - Remarks by Director Kratsios at the APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting

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)