ESTABLISHED 2024 A CIVIC RECORD — CONFIRMED ACTIONS, CONFIRMED FACTS May 17, 2026

Executive Order 14192 reducing federal regulations

On January 31, 2025, the Trump administration signed Executive Order 14192 directing federal agencies to reduce regulations. The order requires agencies to eliminate two existing regulations for every new regulation issued and to freeze most new rulemaking. Confirmed direct impacts include delayed or blocked implementation of pending federal rules across environmental protection, workplace safety, consumer protection, and financial oversight agencies.