Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
President Trump signed Proclamation 2018-22186 on October 4, 2018, designating October 5, 2018 as National Manufacturing Day. The proclamation called for recognition of American manufacturing and manufacturers. The proclamation had no direct regulatory or policy impact on Americans beyond ceremonial designation.
President Trump signed Proclamation 10766 on July 13, 2018, designating July 15, 2018 as Made in America Day and the week of July 16-22, 2018 as Made in America Week. The proclamation encouraged Americans to buy domestically produced goods and celebrated American manufacturing. The proclamation had no direct regulatory or legislative impact on Americans, but was used to promote presidential messaging around domestic manufacturing.
President Trump signed Proclamation 10372 on May 18, 2018, designating the week of May 20-26, 2018 as World Trade Week. The proclamation calls for observance of the week to recognize the importance of trade to the U.S. economy. The proclamation itself creates no new policy, tariffs, or trade agreements—it is a ceremonial designation with no direct binding effect on American commerce or regulations.
On February 12, 2018, the Trump administration issued a sequestration order pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, implementing automatic spending cuts across federal agencies. The order reduced discretionary spending across defense and non-defense programs to comply with budget caps set by the 2011 Budget Control Act. The sequestration reduced federal agency budgets, affecting programs and services dependent on appropriated funds across multiple departments.
On January 23, 2018, President Trump signed Proclamation 2018-1604 imposing a safeguard tariff on large residential washing machines. The tariff applied a 20% rate on the first 1.2 million units imported annually and 50% on units exceeding that threshold, lasting four years. American consumers and appliance retailers faced increased prices on imported washers, while domestic manufacturers received protection from foreign competition.
On October 20, 2017, President Trump signed Proclamation 2017-23525 designating October 2017 as Minority Enterprise Development Week. The proclamation calls for recognition and promotion of minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurship. This is an annual observance with no direct regulatory or policy changes to federal programs or requirements.
On May 23, 2017, the Trump administration signed a sequestration order pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. The order authorized automatic spending cuts across federal agencies for fiscal year 2018. The sequestration reduced discretionary spending allocations to agencies including defense, education, health, and social services.