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

Executive Order on Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses

President Trump signed Executive Order 13796 on April 29, 2017, directing the U.S. Trade Representative to identify trade agreement violations and abuses by trading partners and report findings within 90 days. The order required the USTR to analyze whether any trade agreements were being violated in ways that harmed American workers and to recommend remedies including renegotiation or withdrawal from agreements.