Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2020-14598 on June 30, 2020, designating July 2020 as Pledge to America's Workers Month. The proclamation called attention to private sector workforce development commitments and vocational training initiatives. The proclamation had no direct regulatory effect on Americans but served as a formal designation recognizing employer pledges to expand job training programs.
On June 29, 2020, President Trump signed Proclamation 10448 under authority of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The proclamation authorized the President to take certain actions regarding tariffs, trade remedies, and implementation of USMCA provisions. The confirmed direct impact included potential modifications to tariff schedules and trade enforcement mechanisms affecting imported goods and cross-border commerce.
On June 26, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13931, which established the National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. The order created structures to coordinate federal workforce development policy across agencies and convene business leaders, workers, and government officials. The confirmed direct impact was the creation of these advisory bodies tasked with developing workforce policy recommendations, though specific measurable outcomes on American workers remain documented through subsequent policy announcements.
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.
On June 5, 2020, the Trump administration issued a Presidential Determination pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. This determination delegated authority regarding defense contractor compensation decisions to specified executive officials. The direct impact on Americans includes potential effects on federal defense spending allocation and contractor oversight, though the specific implementation details of this determination were not publicly disclosed in standard form.
On June 4, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13927 to accelerate federal infrastructure investments and related activities as part of COVID-19 economic recovery efforts. The order directed federal agencies to expedite permitting and approval processes for infrastructure projects, reduce review timelines, and streamline environmental assessments. The confirmed direct effect was to shorten federal approval timelines for infrastructure projects, though the scope and scale of actual project acceleration required agency implementation and subsequent project-specific approvals.
On June 4, 2020, President Trump signed Memorandum 2020-12585 directing the Secretary of the Treasury to examine risks posed by Chinese companies to U.S. investors and recommend policies to address those risks. The memorandum instructed executive agencies to review Chinese company investments in the United States and evaluate potential national security and financial system vulnerabilities. The confirmed direct impact includes increased scrutiny of Chinese investment flows into the U.S. and potential restrictions on certain investment categories, though specific implemented restrictions varied by agency and sector.
On May 19, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13924 directing federal agencies to identify and suspend enforcement of regulations deemed to burden economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order required agencies to waive, modify, or delay compliance deadlines for existing regulations through December 31, 2020. Confirmed effects included delayed environmental reviews, extended compliance timelines for business regulations, and reduced enforcement actions across multiple federal agencies during the specified period.
Executive Order 13923 was signed on May 15, 2020, establishing a Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force under Section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The task force was directed to coordinate enforcement of forced labor provisions in the USMCA trade agreement across federal agencies. The confirmed direct effect was the creation of an interagency mechanism to investigate and enforce labor standards related to forced labor in trade with Mexico and Canada.
President Trump signed Proclamation 10064 on May 15, 2020, designating the week of May 17-23, 2020 as World Trade Week. The proclamation calls for observance of the week to recognize the importance of trade to the U.S. economy. It has no direct regulatory impact on Americans beyond recognizing the designated week.