Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Executive Order to Reduce Federal Bureaucracy — President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14217 to reduce the federal bureaucracy by eliminating non-statutory components of certain governmental entities and terminating specific Federal Advisory Committees. The order aims to minimize government waste and promote efficiency. Affected entities include the Presidio Trust, Inter-American Foundation, and others. The order also revokes previous executive orders and mandates reports on compliance within 14 days.
• Trump issues executive order to end taxpayer subsidization of open borders — President Donald Trump issued an executive order on February 19, 2025, aimed at ending taxpayer subsidization of open borders. The order directs federal agencies to identify and align federally funded programs to prevent illegal aliens from obtaining taxpayer-funded benefits, consistent with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. It mandates enhanced eligibility verification systems and requires agencies to refer improper receipt of benefits to the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security for action.
• White House issued fact sheet on federal bureaucracy reduction executive order — The White House published a fact sheet on February 19, 2025, describing an executive order signed by President Trump that day. The order directs elimination or reduction of unnecessary federal entities and advisory committees. The fact sheet states the order requires submission of a list of additional entities for termination within 30 days, claims the Department of Government Efficiency has identified billions in waste, and references prior actions including elimination of the Federal Executive Institute and a temporary pause on foreign aid.
• White House signed executive order directing elimination of four federal entities and termination of federal advisory committees — The White House issued an executive order on February 19, 2025, directing the elimination of non-statutory components of the Presidio Trust, Inter-American Foundation, United States African Development Foundation, and United States Institute of Peace, and requiring reduction of statutory functions to minimum levels required by law. The order also directs termination of five federal advisory committees and revocation of the Presidential Management Fellows Program. Agency heads must submit compliance reports within 14 days and identify additional entities for termination within 30 days.