Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
The Trump administration implemented new caps on graduate school loans through provisions in a tax and domestic policy bill signed into law. The changes limit borrowing amounts available to graduate students pursuing advanced degrees. This directly reduces access to federal student loan funding for Americans pursuing graduate education.
On August 8, 2020, the Trump administration issued Memorandum 2020-17897 extending the pause on federal student loan payments and suspending interest accrual through December 31, 2020. The action continued a relief measure originally implemented in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing approximately 42 million federal student loan borrowers to defer payments without penalty or interest accumulation during the specified period.
On June 24, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13930 directing federal agencies to strengthen child welfare systems and improve outcomes for children in foster care and adoption. The order established requirements for federal agencies to coordinate on child welfare policies, reduce time in foster care, and increase adoption placements. Confirmed direct impacts include new federal coordination mechanisms for child welfare agencies and revised federal performance metrics for state child welfare systems.
President Trump signed Proclamation 10424 on May 8, 2020, designating the week of May 10-16, 2020 as National Charter Schools Week. The proclamation recognized charter schools as educational institutions and encouraged observance of the week. The proclamation has no direct regulatory impact on American education policy or funding.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2020-02428 on January 31, 2020, designating February 2020 as National Career and Technical Education Month. The proclamation directs attention to career and technical education programs across the United States. The proclamation has no direct regulatory impact on Americans but serves as an official government recognition of the month.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2019-24875 on November 8, 2019, designating the week of November 11-17, 2019 as National Apprenticeship Week. The proclamation calls for recognizing apprenticeship programs as pathways to employment and economic opportunity. The proclamation has no direct regulatory impact on Americans but serves as a ceremonial designation encouraging awareness of registered apprenticeships.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2019-24275 on October 31, 2019, designating November 2019 as National Adoption Month. The proclamation calls attention to adoption as a means of providing children with families and encourages Americans to support adoption. The proclamation has no direct regulatory effect on Americans but serves as an official recognition and advocacy statement from the executive office.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2019-24277 on October 31, 2019, establishing November 2019 as National American History and Founders Month. The proclamation designates the month for celebrating American history and the nation's founders. The proclamation has no direct regulatory impact on Americans' daily lives or access to services.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2019-23434 on October 18, 2019, designating a week in October as National Character Counts Week. The proclamation calls for Americans to reflect on character values including trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. The proclamation has no direct regulatory effect on Americans but serves as a formal presidential recognition of the observance.
On August 21, 2019, the Trump administration signed Memorandum 2019-18520 directing the discharge of federal student loan debt for veterans certified as totally and permanently disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The memorandum established a process to identify eligible disabled veterans and eliminate their outstanding federal student loans. The action directly affected veterans with service-connected disabilities rated as total and permanent by the VA.