Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2017-25492 on November 17, 2017, designating the week of Thanksgiving 2017 as National Family Week. The proclamation calls for Americans to spend time with family members and recognize the importance of family. It has no binding legal effect and does not change any laws, policies, or federal programs.
On October 20, 2017, President Trump signed Proclamation 2017-23525 designating October 2017 as Minority Enterprise Development Week. The proclamation calls for recognition and promotion of minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurship. This is an annual observance with no direct regulatory or policy changes to federal programs or requirements.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2017-21720 on October 2, 2017, following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 1, 2017. The proclamation directed flags to be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims. The proclamation had no direct operational impact on Americans beyond the symbolic flag directive for federal buildings.
On September 29, 2017, President Trump signed Presidential Determination 2017-23140 setting the refugee admission ceiling for Fiscal Year 2018 at 45,000 individuals. This reduced the FY2017 ceiling of 110,000 by more than half. The determination directly reduced the number of refugees admitted to the United States during the fiscal year, from approximately 50,000 admitted in FY2017 to 22,491 admitted in FY2018.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2017-18951 on August 30, 2017, designating September 2017 as National Preparedness Month. The proclamation calls on Americans to prepare for disasters and emergencies and encourages participation in preparedness activities. It has no direct binding effect on Americans but serves as an official designation recognizing the month for preparedness awareness.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2017-11774 on May 31, 2017, designating June 2017 as Great Outdoors Month. The proclamation encourages Americans to visit and enjoy federal public lands and waters. The proclamation has no regulatory effect and does not change access to or management of federal lands.
President Trump signed Proclamation 10654 on May 24, 2017, designating May 28, 2017 as a day of prayer for peace. The proclamation called for Americans to pray for peace and honor those who died in military service. It had no direct operational impact on federal agencies or American citizens' legal rights or benefits.
On May 23, 2017, the Trump administration signed a sequestration order pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. The order authorized automatic spending cuts across federal agencies for fiscal year 2018. The sequestration reduced discretionary spending allocations to agencies including defense, education, health, and social services.
President Trump signed Proclamation 10848 on May 19, 2017, designating the week of May 22-26, 2017 as World Trade Week. The proclamation recognizes the importance of international trade and calls for increased awareness of trade's role in the U.S. economy. As a proclamation, it carries no binding regulatory power and serves as a formal declaration without direct operational impact on Americans.
President Trump signed Executive Order 13799 on May 11, 2017, establishing the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. The commission was directed to examine voting processes, voter registration, election administration, and election security across states. The commission issued a final report in July 2018 finding no evidence of widespread voter fraud, but the commission itself was dissolved in January 2018 after legal challenges from civil rights organizations and states that challenged its authority to access voter data.