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Below is a brief summary of implementation of recent Presidential Executive Orders.

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Unleashing American Energy

On Monday, January 20, President Trump issued an Executive Order, Unleashing American Energy. The order pauses disbursement and award of all federal funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act until The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) or National Economic Council confirms the use of federal funding aligns with the Administration’s policy in the Executive Order, which is related to energy exploration and the electric vehicle mandate. EPA is required to submit a report with recommendations to align the programs to the policy within 90 days. While the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) don't have a nexus with the new policy, the Executive Order applies to all appropriations in the IIJA, including funding for the SRFs. â€‹On Monday, January 27, EPA issued this guidance to implement the Executive Order.

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On Friday, January 31, a judge issued a restraining order to temporarily halt the implementation of the pause in this Executive Order.

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Other Executive Orders

On and since Monday, January 20, President Trump has issued the Executive Orders below. These Executive Orders directs federal agencies to ensure federal funding aligns to policies in the Executive Orders. This OMB Memo and it's subsequent rescission apply to these Executive Orders. While there is no longer a government-wide pause in federal funding, federal agencies are still required to ensure federal funding is consistent with the policies in these Executive Orders.

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