In the Courts
TERM 1
February 5, 2025 · 434 days ago
📚 Education
On February 5, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14201 directing federal agencies to enforce Title IX athletics provisions based on biological sex rather than gender identity. The order instructs the Department of Education and other agencies to enforce Title IX to require that athletic teams and sports separated by sex be restricted to participants whose biological sex aligns with the team classification. Direct effects include potential changes to NCAA eligibility rules, Title IX enforcement guidance, and federal funding conditions for schools receiving federal aid.
In the Courts
TERM 2
January 20 2025 · 450 days ago
🗳️ Democracy
President Trump signed an executive order restricting mail voting access. The order imposes new limitations on mail-in ballot procedures and eligibility. The action directly impacts voting accessibility for millions of Americans who rely on mail ballots.
In the Courts
TERM 1
January 20, 2025 · 450 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14166 applying the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok. The order directs the application of restrictions under this law to TikTok's operations in the United States. The confirmed direct impact includes potential restrictions on TikTok's ability to operate within U.S. territory, affecting approximately 170 million American users of the platform.
In the Courts
TERM 1
January 20, 2025 · 450 days ago
🗽 Immigration
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14160 titled 'Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship.' The order directs federal agencies to cease recognizing birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to non-citizen parents and to deny citizenship documentation to such individuals. The confirmed direct impact includes federal agencies beginning to deny or delay passport and birth certificate processing for children born to at least one undocumented parent.
In the Courts
TERM 1
September 13, 2020 · 2,040 days ago
🏥 Healthcare
President Trump signed Executive Order 13948 on September 13, 2020, directing the Department of Health and Human Services to allow Medicare to pay no more for drugs than the lowest price paid in other developed countries. The order applied to a subset of Medicare Part B drugs. As of 2021, the rule was blocked by federal courts before implementation, preventing direct Medicare price changes for most drugs covered under the order.
In the Courts
TERM 1
August 6, 2020 · 2,078 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
President Trump signed Executive Order 13942 on August 6, 2020, directing the Secretary of Commerce to take action regarding TikTok and addressing what the order characterized as a national emergency in information and communications technology supply chains. The order required the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations addressing transactions involving TikTok. The confirmed direct effect was that it initiated a regulatory process that led to potential restrictions on TikTok's operations in the United States, though implementation and legal challenges delayed any immediate operational changes.
In the Courts
TERM 1
August 6, 2020 · 2,078 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
President Trump signed Executive Order 13943 on August 6, 2020, declaring a national emergency regarding information and communications technology and services supply chain threats, specifically targeting WeChat. The order prohibited transactions with WeChat and required the Secretary of Commerce to identify other ICT services posing national security risks within 45 days. The order's implementation was blocked by federal courts before the effective date, preventing the WeChat transaction ban from taking effect.
In the Courts
TERM 1
July 24, 2020 · 2,091 days ago
🏥 Healthcare
Executive Order 13939 was signed on July 24, 2020, directing the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a safe harbor rule removing anti-kickback protections for rebates in drug pricing negotiations. The order aimed to increase price transparency by allowing pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers, and health plans to negotiate rebates directly. The confirmed effect was that HHS issued a proposed rule in January 2021 to modify anti-kickback statute safe harbors, though implementation faced legal challenges and the rule's real-world impact on patient drug prices remained subject to ongoing litigation.
In the Courts
TERM 1
July 21, 2020 · 2,094 days ago
🗽 Immigration
President Trump signed Memorandum 2020-16216 on July 21, 2020, directing the Secretary of Commerce to exclude persons not in lawful status from the apportionment base used to allocate House of Representatives seats among states following the 2020 Census. The memorandum instructed the Commerce Department to provide two apportionment counts: one including all persons counted in the census, and one excluding those determined to be in the country illegally. The practical effect on Americans depended on the memorandum's implementation and legal validity, which faced immediate legal challenges.
In the Courts
TERM 1
June 26, 2020 · 2,119 days ago
💰 Economy
Executive Order 13932 was signed on June 26, 2020, directing federal agencies to modernize hiring practices by replacing the current General Schedule classification system with a new category called the 'Excepted Service' for certain positions. The order established new assessment methods for evaluating federal job candidates and modified hiring timelines. The confirmed direct impact includes changes to how federal agencies evaluate and hire candidates, affecting the federal workforce pipeline and hiring procedures across executive branch agencies.