Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws

               By the authority vested in me as President by the 
               Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
               America, it is hereby ordered:

               Section 1. Policy. An irrational campaign against 
               plastic straws has resulted in major cities, States, 
               and businesses banning the use or automatic inclusion 
               of plastic straws with beverages. Plastic straws are 
               often replaced by paper straws, which are 
               nonfunctional, use chemicals that may carry risks to 
               human health, are more expensive to produce than 
               plastic straws, and often force users to use multiple 
               straws. Additionally, paper straws sometimes come 
               individually wrapped in plastic, undermining the 
               environmental argument for their use.

               It is therefore the policy of the United States to end 
               the use of paper straws.

               Sec. 2. Purchases of Paper Straws by the Federal 
               Government. (a) The heads of executive departments and 
               agencies (agencies) shall take all appropriate action 
               to eliminate the procurement of paper straws and 
               otherwise ensure that paper straws are no longer 
               provided within agency buildings.

                   (b) Agencies shall take appropriate action to 
               eliminate policies designed to disfavor plastic straws 
               issued to further Executive Order 14057 of December 8, 
               2021 (Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs 
               Through Federal Sustainability), which I revoked on 
               January 20, 2025.
                   (c) Within 45 days of the date of this order, the 
               Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, in 
               coordination with relevant agencies, shall issue a 
               National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws. This 
               strategy shall address:

(i) The elimination of all policies within the executive branch designed to 
disfavor plastic straws;

(ii) Contract policies and terms with entities, including States, that ban 
or penalize plastic straw purchase or use; and

(iii) All other available tools to achieve the policy of this order 
nationwide.

               Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
               shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the 
head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                   (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
               applicable law and subject to the availability of 
               appropriations.
                   (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
               create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
               enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
               the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
               entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
               other person.               
               
                DONALD J. TRUMP

               THE WHITE HOUSE,

                   February 10, 2025.