Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's 
``Department of Government Efficiency'' Deregulatory Initiative

               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. Purpose. It is the policy of my 
               Administration to focus the executive branch's limited 
               enforcement resources on regulations squarely 
               authorized by constitutional Federal statutes, and to 
               commence the deconstruction of the overbearing and 
               burdensome administrative state. Ending Federal 
               overreach and restoring the constitutional separation 
               of powers is a priority of my Administration.

               Sec. 2. Rescinding Unlawful Regulations and Regulations 
               That Undermine the National Interest. (a) Agency heads 
               shall, in coordination with their DOGE Team Leads and 
               the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
               initiate a process to review all regulations subject to 
               their sole or joint jurisdiction for consistency with 
               law and Administration policy. Within 60 days of the 
               date of this order, agency heads shall, in consultation 
               with the Attorney General as appropriate, identify the 
               following classes of regulations:

(i) unconstitutional regulations and regulations that raise serious 
constitutional difficulties, such as exceeding the scope of the power 
vested in the Federal Government by the Constitution;

(ii) regulations that are based on unlawful delegations of legislative 
power;

(iii) regulations that are based on anything other than the best reading of 
the underlying statutory authority or prohibition;

(iv) regulations that implicate matters of social, political, or economic 
significance that are not authorized by clear statutory authority;

(v) regulations that impose significant costs upon private parties that are 
not outweighed by public benefits;

(vi) regulations that harm the national interest by significantly and 
unjustifiably impeding technological innovation, infrastructure 
development, disaster response, inflation reduction, research and 
development, economic development, energy production, land use, and foreign 
policy objectives; and

(vii) regulations that impose undue burdens on small business and impede 
private enterprise and entrepreneurship.

                   (b) In conducting the review required by subsection 
               (a) of this section, agencies shall prioritize review 
               of those rules that satisfy the definition of 
               ``significant regulatory action'' in Executive Order 
               12866 of September 30, 1993 (Regulatory Planning and 
               Review), as amended.
                   (c) Within 60 days of the date of this order, 
               agency heads shall provide to the Administrator of the 
               Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) 
               within the Office of Management and Budget a list of 
               all regulations identified by class as listed in 
               subsection (a) of this section.
                   (d) The Administrator of OIRA shall consult with 
               agency heads to develop a Unified Regulatory Agenda 
               that seeks to rescind or modify these regulations, as 
               appropriate.

               Sec. 3. Enforcement Discretion to Ensure Lawful 
               Governance.

                   (a) Subject to their paramount obligation to 
               discharge their legal obligations, protect public 
               safety, and advance the national interest, agencies 
               shall preserve their limited enforcement resources by 
               generally de-prioritizing actions to enforce 
               regulations that are based on anything other than the 
               best reading of a statute and de-prioritizing actions 
               to enforce regulations that go beyond the powers vested 
               in the Federal Government by the Constitution.
                   (b) Agency heads shall determine whether ongoing 
               enforcement of any regulations identified in their 
               regulatory review is compliant with law and 
               Administration policy. To preserve resources and ensure 
               lawful enforcement, agency heads, in consultation with 
               the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
               shall, on a case-by-case basis and as appropriate and 
               consistent with applicable law, then direct the 
               termination of all such enforcement proceedings that do 
               not comply with the Constitution, laws, or 
               Administration policy.

               Sec. 4. Promulgation of New Regulations. Agencies shall 
               continue to follow the processes set out in Executive 
               Order 12866 for submitting regulations for review by 
               OIRA. Additionally, agency heads shall consult with 
               their DOGE Team Leads and the Administrator of OIRA on 
               potential new regulations as soon as practicable. In 
               evaluating potential new regulations, agency heads, 
               DOGE Team Leads, and the Administrator of OIRA shall 
               consider, in addition to the factors set out in 
               Executive Order 12866, the factors set out in section 
               2(a) of this order.

               Sec. 5. Implementation. The Director of the Office of 
               Management and Budget shall issue implementation 
               guidance, as appropriate.

               Sec. 6. Definitions. (a) ``Agency'' has the meaning 
               given to it in 44 U.S.C. 3502, except it does not 
               include the Executive Office of the President or its 
               components.

                   (b) ``Agency head'' shall mean the highest-ranking 
               official of an agency, such as the Secretary, 
               Administrator, Chairman, or Director.
                   (c) ``DOGE Team Lead'' shall mean the leader of the 
               DOGE Team at each agency as described in Executive 
               Order 14158 of January 20, 2025 (Establishing and 
               Implementing the President's ``Department of Government 
               Efficiency'').
                   (d) ``Enforcement action'' means all attempts, 
               civil or criminal, by any agency to deprive a private 
               party of life, liberty, or property, or in any way 
               affect a private party's rights or obligations, 
               regardless of the label the agency has historically 
               placed on the action.
                   (e) ``Regulation'' shall have the meaning given to 
               ``regulatory action'' in section 3(e) of Executive 
               Order 12866, and also includes any ``guidance 
               document'' as defined in Executive Order 13422 of 
               January 18, 2007 (Further Amendment to Executive Order 
               12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review).
                   (f) ``Senior appointee'' means an individual 
               appointed by the President, or performing the functions 
               and duties of an office that requires appointment by 
               the President, or a non-career member of the Senior 
               Executive Service (or equivalent agency system).

               Sec. 7. Exemptions. Notwithstanding any other provision 
               in this order, nothing in this order shall apply to:

                   (a) any action related to a military, national 
               security, homeland security, foreign affairs, or 
               immigration-related function of the United States;
                   (b) any matter pertaining to the executive branch's 
               management of its employees; or
                   (c) anything else exempted by the Director of the 
               Office of Management and Budget.

               Sec. 8. Severability. If any provision of this order, 
               or the application of any provision to any person or 
               circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of 
               this order and the application of its provisions to any 
               other persons or circumstances shall not be affected 
               thereby.

               Sec. 9. 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 19, 2025.