Executive Order Issued on January 23, 2017 Summary President Trump’s issued an executive order that installed a 90-day halt on the hiring of federal employees. The executive order ensured that no vacant positions could be filled and banned the creation of new...
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Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
Executive Order Issued on January 25, 2017 Summary This executive order states that its primary goal is to more faithfully execute immigration laws to ensure public safety, and it provides three major changes to current policy to do so. Firstly, the order vastly...
Mexico City Policy
Presidential Memorandum Released on January 23, 2017 Summary The Trump Administration has reinstated the Mexico City Policy, which was rescinded by both President Clinton and President Obama. The Mexico City Policy is a policy of the United States Agency for...
Stream Protection Rule
Approved Legislation Approved on February 16, 2017 Summary President Trump signed a bill nullifying the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Stream Protection Rule (SPR). The rule, issued in the closing days of the Obama-era, revised existing...
Protections for Transgender Students
Rescinded Protection Guidance Issued on February 10, 2017 Summary President Donald Trump has rescinded protections for transgender students established by the Obama Administration which previously guarded a transgender student’s right to use the bathroom or locker...