Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Executive Order to Reduce Federal Bureaucracy — President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14238 on March 14, 2025, directing the reduction of non-statutory components and functions of several federal entities, including the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the United States Agency for Global Media. The order mandates these entities to minimize their statutory functions and personnel to the extent required by law. Heads of these entities must report compliance to the Office of Management and Budget within seven days.
• Trump issues executive order to reduce federal bureaucracy — President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 14, 2025, aimed at reducing the federal bureaucracy by eliminating non-statutory components and functions of several governmental entities. The order targets the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the United States Agency for Global Media, and others, mandating a reduction in their statutory functions and personnel to the minimum required by law. Heads of these entities must report compliance to the Office of Management and Budget within seven days, and funding requests inconsistent with the order are to be rejected.
• White House issued executive order directing elimination of seven federal agencies and components — The White House issued an executive order on March 14, 2025, directing the elimination of non-statutory components and functions of seven federal entities: the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the United States Agency for Global Media, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and the Minority Business Development Agency. The order requires each entity to reduce to minimum statutory functions within 7 days and directs OMB to reject funding requests inconsistent with the order.
• White House issues fact sheet on executive order reducing federal bureaucracy — The White House published a fact sheet on March 14, 2025, describing an executive order signed by President Trump that day. The order states it eliminates non-statutory functions and reduces statutory functions of seven named entities: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, United States Agency for Global Media, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Institute of Museum and Library Services, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and Minority Business Development Agency. The fact sheet claims the action will save taxpayer dollars and reduce government waste.