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Executive Order 14219Executive Order

Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative

Donald J. Trump
Signed: Feb 19, 2025
Published: Feb 25, 2025
Economy & Taxes
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview

This executive order directs federal agencies to systematically review and potentially rescind regulations that are deemed unconstitutional, exceed statutory authority, impose undue costs, or conflict with the administration's policy priorities. It aims to reduce regulatory burdens by prioritizing enforcement only on rules that align with a strict interpretation of legal authority and national interests. The order could significantly reshape the federal regulatory landscape by accelerating deregulation across multiple sectors.

Key Points

  • 1Requires agencies to identify regulations that may be unconstitutional, exceed statutory authority, impose significant costs without sufficient benefit, or hinder economic/technological development
  • 2Directs agencies to deprioritize enforcement of regulations not based on the "best reading" of statutes or that exceed constitutional authority
  • 3Establishes a 60-day timeline for agencies to submit identified regulations to OIRA for inclusion in a Unified Regulatory Agenda
  • 4Mandates that new regulations be evaluated using the same criteria as the review process
  • 5Exempts military, national security, immigration, and personnel matters from these requirements
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