Category: MIL-OSI

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

1.  In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), as amended; Proclamation 9705 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), as amended; and Proclamation 10962 of July 30, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Copper Into the United States), I found, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862 (section 232), that aluminum, steel, and copper are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States and took action under section 232 to adjust imports of aluminum, steel, and copper articles and their derivative articles (collectively, metal products) so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security.  Specifically, to address the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, and Proclamation 10962, I established tariff regimes, which included imposing additional ad valorem duties on certain imports of metal products.   

2.  In those actions, I also directed the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to establish a process for including additional metal products within the scope of the additional ad valorem duties imposed in Proclamation 9704, as amended; Proclamation 9705, as amended; and Proclamation 10962 and authorized the Secretary to include additional derivative articles within the scope of the duties when the Secretary determined that imports of such products are threatening to impair the national security or otherwise undermining the objectives of the actions taken to address the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, and Proclamation 10962.  I also instructed the Secretary to monitor the effects of imports of metal products on the national security, to update me on the status of those threats to the national security, and to provide me with recommendations if circumstances indicated the need for further Presidential action under section 232.

3.  Based on the Secretary’s monitoring, I have received information, opinions, and recommendations from the Secretary regarding the tariff regimes imposed in Proclamation 9704, as amended; Proclamation 9705, as amended; and Proclamation 10962 and the national security threats found in those proclamations.

4.  Among other things, the Secretary has informed me that the additional ad valorem duties on imports of metal products are strengthening the American aluminum, steel, and copper industries and addressing the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, and Proclamation 10962.  The operation of the aluminum and steel tariff regimes has also improved because of the actions taken in Proclamation 10895 of February 10, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), Proclamation 10896 of February 10, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), and Proclamation 10947 of June 3, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum and Steel Into the United States), which increased the additional ad valorem rate of duty and eliminated loopholes and exemptions in the aluminum and steel tariff regimes.  For example, under the aluminum and steel tariff regimes, domestic capacity utilization has increased from approximately 39 percent in 2017 to approximately 50.4 percent at present for aluminum production and from approximately 72.3 percent in 2017 to approximately 77.2 percent at present for steel production, which is closer to the Secretary’s recommended objective of achieving a sustained domestic capacity utilization of 80 percent for aluminum and steel production.  In the Secretary’s opinion, the domestic capacity utilization for aluminum and steel production would not be as high as it is if not for the aluminum and steel tariff regimes imposed under section 232.

5.  Based on his monitoring of imports of metal products, the Secretary informed me that there are opportunities to continue to improve the operation of the tariff regimes to address more effectively the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, and Proclamation 10962.  For example, the Secretary recommended that I clarify that ad valorem tariffs apply to the full customs value of metal articles, and he recommended that the tariffs apply to the full customs value of derivative products.  

6.  The Secretary further recommended that I modify the scope of derivative articles that are subject to the tariffs imposed under Proclamation 9704 and Proclamation 9705.  In the Secretary’s view, certain derivative articles should remain subject to the tariffs imposed under Proclamation 9704, as amended, and Proclamation 9705, as amended, to prevent circumvention of the tariffs on aluminum or steel articles or because the derivative article sufficiently contributes to the applicable national security threat found in Proclamation 9704 and Proclamation 9705.  By contrast, in the Secretary’s view, other derivative articles should no longer be subject to the tariffs imposed under Proclamation 9704 and Proclamation 9705 because continuing the tariffs does not at this time make a significant contribution to effectively addressing the identified national security threats.

7.  After considering the current information, opinions, and recommendations newly provided by the Secretary; the factors in section 232 (19 U.S.C. 1862(d)); the need to address the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, and Proclamation 10962; and other relevant factors and information, I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to modify, as further described below, the tariff regimes for metal products imposed in Proclamation 9704, as amended; Proclamation 9705, as amended; and Proclamation 10962.

8.  I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to modify the tariffs imposed pursuant to Proclamation 9704, as amended; Proclamation 9705, as amended; and Proclamation 10962 so that they apply to the full customs value of aluminum, steel, and copper articles and their derivatives, regardless of metal content.

9.  The full-value ad valorem tariffs on aluminum and steel articles, certain copper articles, and certain aluminum and steel derivative articles shall be set at an ad valorem rate of duty of 50 percent, with reduced rates available for certain products from the United Kingdom given the ongoing discussions and for derivative articles made entirely with metals originating from the United States.  Full-value tariffs on certain copper articles and certain aluminum and steel derivative articles shall generally be set at an ad valorem rate of duty of 25 percent, with reduced rates available for certain derivative articles from the United Kingdom given the ongoing discussions between the United Kingdom and the United States and for derivative articles made entirely with metals originating from the United States.

10.  I further determine that it is necessary and appropriate to terminate the aluminum, steel, and copper derivatives inclusions processes established in Proclamation 10895, Proclamation 10896, and Proclamation 10962.  I authorize the Secretary and the United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative) to include additional derivative articles within the scope of the tariffs, on a rolling basis, when they jointly determine that imports of those derivative articles threaten to undermine the actions taken to address the national security risks identified in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, and Proclamation 10962.  In determining whether to include additional derivative articles within the scope of the tariffs, the Secretary and the Trade Representative may solicit information, feedback, recommendations, or other relevant materials from domestic producers, industry associations, or other interested parties.

11.  I also determine that it is necessary and appropriate to modify the scope of derivative articles subject to tariffs pursuant to Proclamation 9704, as amended, and Proclamation 9705, as amended.  These determinations are based on new information and recommendations provided by the Secretary on whether a derivative article sufficiently contributes to the applicable national security threats found in Proclamation 9704 and Proclamation 9705, whether imposing tariffs on the derivative article is necessary to prevent circumvention of the tariffs on steel or aluminum articles, and whether a tariff on the full customs value of the derivative article will enable the tariff regimes, at this time, to address as effectively the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704 and Proclamation 9705.

12.  In my judgment, the modifications in this proclamation are necessary and appropriate to adjust imports of metal products to address more effectively the threats to the national security found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, and Proclamation 10962, including by, among other things, more effectively and quickly strengthening domestic manufacturing of metal products; reducing reliance on foreign manufacturing and importation of metal products; encouraging companies to expand domestic production capacity of metal products; increasing domestic research and development of metal products so that United States producers can produce cutting-edge technologies that are essential to the United States defense industrial base; and training workers to produce these strategic products.

13.  Section 232 authorizes the President to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security.

14.  Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483) (section 604), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 232, section 604, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, do hereby proclaim as follows:

(1)  Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 6, 2026, the additional ad valorem duty imposed pursuant to section 232 on aluminum articles and aluminum derivative articles under Proclamation 9704, as amended; on steel articles and steel derivative articles under Proclamation 9705, as amended; and on copper articles and copper derivative articles under Proclamation 10962 shall apply to the full customs value of the imported product, regardless of metal content. 

(2)  Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 6, 2026, the applicable additional ad valorem rate of duty imposed pursuant to section 232 under Proclamation 9704, as amended; Proclamation 9705, as amended; and Proclamation 10962 for all aluminum and steel articles, most copper articles, and certain derivative articles of aluminum and steel, as listed in Annex I-A to this proclamation, shall be:

(a)  50 percent, unless a lower rate of duty applies pursuant to clause (2)(b) or (2)(c) of this proclamation;

(b)  25 percent for United Kingdom products, the aluminum content of which is composed entirely of aluminum that was smelted or most recently cast in the United Kingdom or the steel content of which is composed entirely of steel that was melted and poured in the United Kingdom; and

(c)  10 percent for derivative articles, the aluminum content of which is composed entirely of aluminum that was smelted and cast in the United States, the steel content of which is composed entirely of steel that was melted and poured in the United States, or the copper content of which is composed entirely of copper that was smelted and cast in the United States.

(3)  Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 6, 2026, for the copper articles and for the aluminum and steel derivative articles listed in Annex I-B to this proclamation, the applicable additional ad valorem rate of duty imposed pursuant to section 232 under Proclamation 9704, as amended; Proclamation 9705, as amended; and Proclamation 10962 shall be:

(a)  25 percent, unless a lower rate of duty applies pursuant to clause (3)(b)–(3)(c) of this proclamation;

(b)  15 percent for aluminum or steel products of the United Kingdom, the aluminum content of which is composed entirely of aluminum that was smelted or most recently cast in the United Kingdom or the steel content of which is composed entirely of steel that was melted and poured in the United Kingdom; and

(c)  10 percent for articles the aluminum content of which is composed entirely of aluminum that was smelted and cast in the United States, the steel content of which is composed entirely of steel that was melted and poured in the United States, or the copper content of which is composed entirely of copper that was smelted and cast in the United States.

(4)  Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 6, 2026, products listed in Annex II to this proclamation shall no longer be subject to the additional ad valorem duty imposed under Proclamation 9704, as amended, or Proclamation 9705, as amended.

(5)  Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 6, 2026, until 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2027, the applicable additional ad valorem rate of duty imposed under Proclamation 9704, as amended, and Proclamation 9705, as amended, for imports of products listed in Annex III to this proclamation shall be:

(a)  Determined by the product’s current ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under Column 1 of the HTSUS (Column 1 Duty Rate) as outlined in clause (5) of this proclamation, unless a lower rate of duty applies pursuant to clause (5)(b) of this proclamation or a higher rate of duty applies pursuant to clause (5)(c) of this proclamation.  For products with a Column 1 Duty Rate that is less than 15 percent, the sum of the Column 1 Duty Rate and the additional section 232 ad valorem rate of duty pursuant to Proclamation 9704, as amended, or Proclamation 9705, as amended, shall be 15 percent.  For a product with a Column 1 Duty Rate that is at least 15 percent, the additional section 232 ad valorem rate of duty imposed shall be zero percent;

(b)  10 percent, determined based on the product’s current ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) Column 1 Duty Rate in the same manner outlined in clause (5)(a) of this proclamation, for derivative articles the aluminum content of which is composed entirely of aluminum that was smelted and cast in the United States, or the steel content of which is composed entirely of steel that was melted and poured in the United States; and

(c)  25 percent for products imported from trading partners with whom the United States does not maintain normal trading relations.

(6)  At the direction of, or with the concurrence of, the President, the Secretary and the Trade Representative may revoke the benefits provided to any trading partner’s products under clause (5) of this proclamation if the President or the Secretary and the Trade Representative find that imports of derivative articles listed in Annex III to this proclamation originating from that trading partner have increased in a manner that undermines the objectives of the actions taken to address the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704 or Proclamation 9705.  The revocation shall apply to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on the date that the President or the Secretary and the Trade Representative make the requisite finding or the first practicable effective date after that time, as set forth in a notice in the Federal Register issued by the Secretary and the Trade Representative.  Products listed in Annex III to this proclamation imported from that trading partner shall become subject to the applicable rate that would apply under clause (3) of this proclamation if the product was listed in Annex I-B to this proclamation.  Any revocation pursuant to this clause shall be effectuated through notice in the Federal Register issued by the Secretary and the Trade Representative.

(7)  Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 1, 2028, the applicable additional ad valorem rate of duty imposed under Proclamation 9704, as amended; Proclamation 9705, as amended; and Proclamation 10962 for imports of products listed in Annex III to this proclamation shall be the rates proscribed in clause (3) of this proclamation.

(8)  All imports of aluminum articles and aluminum derivative articles specified in Annex I-A, Annex I-B, or Annex III to this proclamation that are the product of Russia or where any amount of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of these articles is smelted in Russia, or these aluminum articles are cast in Russia, shall continue to be subject to the 200 percent ad valorem rate of duty established in Proclamation 10522 of February 24, 2023 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the effective dates of clauses (2), (3), and (5) of this proclamation.

(9)  Goods specified in Annex I-A, Annex I-B, and Annex III to this proclamation that are listed as articles or derivatives of more than one metal shall only be subject once to the respective duty rates established in clause (2), clause (3), or clause (5) of this proclamation even if the good contains aluminum and steel, aluminum and copper, steel and copper, or all three metals.  Goods specified in Annex I-B or Annex III to this proclamation that do not contain any aluminum, steel, or copper content, as set forth in Annex IV to this proclamation, shall not be subject to the duties imposed in clause (3) and clause (5) of this proclamation.  In addition, goods specified in Annex I-B or Annex III to this proclamation that are not classifiable in Chapters 72, 73, 74, and 76 of the HTSUS and that do not contain sufficient aluminum, steel, or copper content, as set forth in Annex IV to this proclamation, shall not be subject to the duties imposed in clause (3) and clause (5) of this proclamation.

(10)  This proclamation does not alter or supersede actions implementing any prior agreements with the United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan, the Republic of Korea, or any other trading partner to reduce the tariffs imposed under section 232 on certain aluminum, steel, or copper articles and certain aluminum, steel, or copper derivative articles that fall under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft and either are civil aircraft or are used as parts for civil aircraft.

(11)  The inclusion processes established pursuant to clause (7) of Proclamation 10895, clause (6) of Proclamation 10896, and clause (3) of Proclamation 10962 are hereby terminated.  The Secretary and the Trade Representative are authorized to include additional derivative articles within the scope of the tariffs imposed pursuant to Proclamation 9704, as amended; Proclamation 9705, as amended; or Proclamation 10962 whenever they jointly determine that imports of a derivative aluminum, steel, or copper article have increased in a manner that threatens to impair the national security; contribute to the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, or Proclamation 10962; or otherwise undermine the objectives of the actions taken to address the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, or Proclamation 10962.  This authority shall allow metal containers to be included in the scope of the metal tariffs, even if they are filled with items that will not be subject to steel, aluminum, or copper tariffs.  The additional ad valorem rate of duty applicable under clause (3) of this proclamation shall apply to any new derivative articles included by the Secretary and the Trade Representative, unless identical or substantially comparable articles are listed in Annex I-A to this proclamation, in which case the additional ad valorem rate of duty applicable under clause (2) of this proclamation shall apply.  Duties on products included by the Secretary and the Trade Representative shall be subject to the conditions outlined in clause (9) of this proclamation.  Any inclusion shall apply to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on the date that the Secretary and the Trade Representative make the requisite finding or the first practicable effective date after that time, as set forth in a notice in the Federal Register issued by the Secretary and the Trade Representative.  The Secretary and the Trade Representative are also authorized to reconsider their own inclusion decisions, including by modifying or reversing their decisions.

(12)  Products described in clauses (2), (3), and (5) of this proclamation, except those eligible for admission under “domestic status” as described in 19 CFR 146.43, that are subject to a duty imposed by this proclamation and that are admitted into a United States foreign trade zone on or after the effective date of this proclamation may be admitted only under “privileged foreign status” as described in 19 CFR 146.41, and any products admitted in “privileged foreign status” prior to the effective date of this proclamation will be subject upon entry for consumption to any ad valorem rates of duty related to the classification under the applicable HTSUS subheading.

(13)  Manufacturing drawback claims made in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1313(a)–(b), shall be available with respect to the duties imposed pursuant to this proclamation on articles that meet the following conditions:

(a)  The article is classifiable in an HTSUS provision that is listed in Annex I-B or Annex III to this proclamation or that is included in the scope of the tariffs pursuant to clause (11) of this proclamation;

(b)  The article is not of a type of merchandise subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order, without regard to whether the article is from the country or countries listed in the order(s);

(c)  The article is a product of Trade Agreement Partners, composed of the United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Canada, and any trading partner with which the United States concludes a final Agreement on Reciprocal Trade; and

(d)  The aluminum content of the article is composed entirely of aluminum that was smelted and cast in a Trade Agreement Partner country, the steel content of which is composed entirely of steel that was melted and poured in a Trade Agreement Partner country, or the copper content of which is composed entirely of copper that was smelted and cast in a Trade Agreement Partner country.

(14)  Except as provided in clause (13) of this proclamation, no other drawback claims shall be available with respect to the duties imposed pursuant to this proclamation.

(15)  The Secretary and the Trade Representative, in consultation with the Chair of the United States International Trade Commission, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and any other senior official the Secretary and the Trade Representative deem appropriate, shall determine whether any modifications to the HTSUS are necessary to effectuate or implement this proclamation or any actions taken pursuant to this proclamation, and shall make such modifications through notice in the Federal Register.  The Secretary and the Trade Representative may also make any technical corrections to any Annex to this proclamation.

(16)  The Secretary shall continue to monitor imports of metal products.  The Secretary and the Trade Representative shall review the status of imports of metal products with respect to the national security.  The Secretary and the Trade Representative shall inform the President of any circumstances that, in their opinion, might indicate the need for further Presidential action under section 232.  The Secretary and the Trade Representative shall also inform the President of any circumstance that, in their opinion, might indicate that any of the actions taken under section 232 are no longer necessary.

(17)  The Secretary and the Trade Representative shall jointly provide an update within 90 days of the date of this proclamation.  That update shall include any relevant information on the status of imports of metal products with respect to the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, and Proclamation 10962; United States production of aluminum, steel, and copper; any actions taken by foreign trading partners to mitigate those national security threats; and any other relevant circumstances or recommendations with respect to the national security threats found in Proclamation 9704, Proclamation 9705, and Proclamation 10962. 

(18)  To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Secretary, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Trade Representative are directed and authorized to take all actions that are appropriate to implement and effectuate this proclamation and any actions contemplated by this proclamation — including through temporary suspension or amendment of regulations or through notices in the Federal Register and by adopting rules, regulations, or guidance — and to employ all powers granted to the President, including by section 232.  The head of each executive department and agency (agency) is authorized to and shall take all appropriate measures within the agency’s authority to implement this proclamation.  The head of each agency may, consistent with applicable law, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, redelegate the authority to take such appropriate measures within the agency.

(19)  The Secretary, in consultation with the Trade Representative and any other senior official the Secretary deems appropriate, may issue regulations and guidance consistent with this proclamation, including to address operational necessity.

(20)  CBP may take any appropriate measures to administer and enforce the tariffs imposed by this proclamation.  To implement this proclamation, CBP is authorized to take any action, including rules, regulations, or guidance for CBP to determine whether a product contains metal(s) subject to this proclamation, and to address illegal transshipment, undervaluation, and other tariff evasion methods.  Importers shall provide to CBP the information necessary to identify the countries where the copper used in the manufacture of copper article imports covered by this proclamation are smelted and information necessary to identify the countries where such copper article imports are cast.  CBP shall implement the smelt and cast information requirements as soon as practicable.

(21)  Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

(22)  If any provision of this proclamation or the application of any provision of this proclamation to any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and the application of its provisions to any other individual or circumstance shall not be affected.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

                             DONALD J. TRUMP

ANNEXES I-A, I-B, II, III & IV

Source: United States White House

BOLSTERING NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump imposed tariffs on patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to bolster American national security and public health.

• President Trump imposed a 100% tariff on patented pharmaceutical products and ingredients.
• The tariffs will come into effect in 120 days for certain large companies, and 180 days for smaller companies.
• Trade Deal Countries:
  • If a pharmaceutical product is from the European Union, Japan, Korea, or Switzerland and Liechtenstein, a 15% tariff will apply.  If a pharmaceutical product is from the United Kingdom, a lower tariff will apply, subject to the recently concluded UK pharmaceutical agreement.Onshoring and pricing agreements:
    • For companies that enter into Most Favored Nation (MFN) pricing agreements with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and onshoring agreements with the Department of Commerce, a 0% tariff will apply through January 20, 2029. For companies that only enter into onshoring agreements with the Department of Commerce, a 20% tariff will apply.The Department of Commerce and HHS will provide pathways for companies to enter into onshoring and MFN pricing deals with the U.S. Government.
  • Generic pharmaceuticals: Generic pharmaceutical products, biosimilars, and associated ingredients are not subject to tariffs at this time. This will be reassessed in one year.
• Specialty pharmaceutical products: Orphan drugs, drugs for animal health, and certain other specialty pharmaceutical products will be exempt, if they are from trade deal countries or meet an urgent public health need.
• The Proclamation establishes strong monitoring and enforcement mechanisms, including external audits and tariff increases on future and past imports.

STRENGTHENING AMERICAN SUPPLY CHAINS: President Trump recognizes that America must manufacture pharmaceutical products in order to be safe, secure, and healthy.

• President Trump imposed these tariffs following an extensive investigation conducted by the Secretary of Commerce under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, to determine the effects on national security of imports of pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, and related products.
• The investigation found that patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair our national security.
• The impending Section 232 tariffs have already spurred approximately $400 billion in new investment commitments from U.S. and foreign pharmaceutical companies, which will be spent in the United States during President Trump’s current term in office.
• A self-sufficient domestic manufacturing and industrial base for pharmaceutical products is vital for the ability to support national defense requirements and public health.
• Despite being the world leader in research and development for most innovative pharmaceuticals, the U.S. is heavily reliant on imports, threatening to limit U.S. access to life-saving medications in the event of global supply chain disruption.

BUILDING ON PROMISES KEPT TO PUT AMERICA FIRST: This action builds on President Trump’s commitment to put America first, protect our national security, and strengthen American manufacturing across all sectors.

• In May 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to remove regulatory barriers and facilitate the restoration of a robust domestic manufacturing base for prescription drugs, including key ingredients and materials necessary to manufacture prescription drugs.
• In August 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to ensure American pharmaceutical supply chain resilience by filling the strategic active pharmaceutical ingredients reserve.
• President Trump’s Administration has launched Section 232 investigations in adjacent sectors such as personal protective equipment, medical consumables, and medical equipment and devices, as well as robotics. These investigations will help ensure that harmful imports in any strategic sector do not compromise national security.

Source: United States White House

BOLSTERING DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF STRATEGIC METALS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to strengthen tariffs imposed on imported steel, aluminum, and copper in order to more effectively address the national-security threat posed by such imports.

• The Proclamation defines the way that tariffs are assessed, ensuring that they reflect the full value of imported steel, aluminum, and copper products—not an artificially low foreign price.
• The Proclamation also establishes clear rules for calculating Section 232 metals tariffs.
  • Articles made entirely or almost entirely of aluminum, steel, or copper will pay a flat 50% on their full value — for example, steel coils and aluminum sheet.
  • Derivative articles substantially made of steel, aluminum, or copper will pay a flat 25% on their full value.
  • Certain metal-intensive industrial equipment and electrical grid equipment will pay 15% through 2027, to accelerate the massive industrial base buildout currently underway across the United States.
  • Products made abroad but entirely with American steel, aluminum, and copper will be subject to lower tariffs of 10%.
  • Products made of 15% or less steel, aluminum, or copper will no longer be subject to Section 232 metals tariffs.

STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY: President Trump has strengthened tariffs on imported aluminum, steel, and copper to protect the national security of the United States, including the economic resilience of vital industries and the financial position of American workers.

• In 2025, the United States became the third largest steel producing nation in the world, surging past rival economies—thanks to President Trump’s Section 232 tariffs program. New steel plants are being built in America, for the first time in a generation, revitalizing our great steel communities and providing good-paying jobs for American workers.
  • Over 4 million tons of new crude steelmaking capacity is expected to become operational in the next two years, including in West Virginia, Arkansas, and South Carolina, with additional investments underway across the country.
•  New U.S. aluminum and copper smelting is also underway across America. Earlier this year, Century Aluminum and Emirates Global Aluminum announced a joint venture to build the first new aluminum smelter in the United States in decades, in Oklahoma. Companies such as Highland Copper, Ivanhoe Electric, Rio Tinto, and Wieland are expanding U.S. copper mining, smelting, and fabrication facilities.
• This buildout — and the continued health of these vital American industries — is only possible through the continued implementation and strengthening of the President’s Section 232 tariff programs. These tariffs ensure domestic producers and workers can compete on a level playing field.

PUTTING AMERICAN PRODUCTION FIRST: Today’s Proclamation builds on previous actions taken by President Trump that strengthen national security while uplifting the economic position of American workers, families, and communities.

• In his first term, President Trump revolutionized international trade by using Section 232 to tariff steel and aluminum imports — addressing decades of short-sighted, globalist trade policies that had allowed these domestic industries to weaken.
• In February 2025, President Trump issued a historic Proclamation overhauling the steel and aluminum tariffs, including by eliminating hundreds of thousands of product-specific exceptions and country-specific exemptions that had accumulated during the Biden years.
• In June 2025, President Trump boldly increased the steel and aluminum tariff rates to 50% — a level strong enough to ensure the strengthening of these critical industries.
• In July 2025, President Trump issued a historic proclamation adding copper to the Section 232 tariffs program, at the same 50% rate as steel and aluminum.
• Through the strategic use of tariffs, President Trump has, among other things, brought hundreds of billions of dollars back to the American people and promoted foreign investment in American commerce and American workers.

Source: United States White House

Today, we recognize Americans with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), whose talents, character, and determination strengthen our Nation and enrich our communities.

Every child is made in the image and likeness of God, with inherent dignity, purpose, and worth.  The lives of those with autism reflect that truth in powerful ways, bringing joy, insight, and inspiration to their families, communities, and our country.  My Administration remains committed to ensuring that individuals living with autism have the support and resources they need to reach their full potential.

We are working to improve the lives of those with ASD and their families by advancing research, expanding resources, and working with communities to better understand needs.  We are also increasing awareness of the early signs of autism and promoting timely screening so that children can be supported as early as possible.  These efforts help connect families to care, strengthen support in schools, and ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed.

In recent decades, we have seen a sharp increase in the rate of children with autism, with 1 in 32 children now identified as being on the spectrum.  Last year, I created the Make America Healthy Again Commission, and—working with the Department of Health and Human Services—we are investing in major research efforts to better understand autism and increase potential treatment options.  We are also investing in research into possible causes and risk factors so we can better protect the health and well-being of future generations.

This Autism Awareness Day, we reaffirm our commitment to expanding understanding, supporting families, and ensuring that children with autism receive the care they need.  We will continue building a future where every person is valued and given the opportunity to achieve their own American Dream.

Source: United States White House

Tonight, in a primetime address to the nation, President Donald J. Trump provided an update on Operation Epic Fury. After just one month, President Trump highlighted the extraordinary achievements of the U.S. military, which has delivered swift, overwhelming blows to the Iranian regime — decimating its navy, shattering its air force, eliminating its key terrorist leaders, and systematically dismantling its ability to threaten America, our allies, and the world.

Here are the top moments from the address:

• “As we speak this evening, it has been just one month since the United States military began Operation Epic Fury targeting the world’s number one state sponsor of terror, Iran. In these past four weeks, our Armed Forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield — victories like few people have ever seen before. Tonight, Iran’s navy is GONE. Their air force is in ruins. Their leaders, most of them — the terrorist regime they led — are now dead. Their command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Core is being decimated as we speak. Their ability to launch missiles and drones is dramatically curtailed and their weapons, factories, and rocket launchers are being blown to pieces — very few of them left. Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks.” (Watch)
• “From the very first day I announced my campaign for President in 2015, I have vowed that I would never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. This fanatical regime has been chanting ‘Death to America, ‘Death to Israel,’ for 47 years. Their proxies were behind the murder of 241 Americans in the Marine Barracks bombing in Beirut, the slaughter of hundreds of our servicemembers with roadside bombs, they were involved in the attack on the U.S.S. Cole, and they’ve carried out countless other heinous acts… For these terrorists to have nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat. The most violent and thuggish regime on earth would be free to carry out their campaigns of terror, coercion, conquest, and mass murder from behind a nuclear shield. I will never let that happen.” (Watch)
• “I did many things during my two terms in office to stop the quest for nuclear weapons by Iran… First, and perhaps most importantly, I killed General Qasem Soleimani in my first term… And then, very importantly, I terminated Barack Hussein Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal… Essentially, I did what no other President was willing to do. They made mistakes and I am correcting them.” (Watch)
• “My first preference was always the path of diplomacy — yet, the regime continued their relentless quest for nuclear weapons and rejected every attempt at an agreement. For this reason, in June, I ordered a strike on Iran’s key nuclear facilities in Operation Midnight Hammer… The regime then sought to rebuild their nuclear program at a totally different location, making clear they had no intention of abandoning their pursuit of nuclear weapons… For years, everyone has said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons — but in the end, those are just words if you’re not willing to take action when the time comes.” (Watch)
• “As I stated in my announcement of Operation Epic Fury, our objectives are very simple and clear. We are systematically dismantling the regime’s ability to threaten America or project power outside their borders… Our Armed Forces have been extraordinary. There’s ever been anything like it militarily — everyone is talking about it — and tonight, I am pleased to say that these core strategic objectives are nearing completion. As we celebrate this progress, we think especially of the 13 American warriors who have laid down their lives in this fight to prevent our children from ever having to face a nuclear Iran… Now, we must honor them by completing the mission for which they gave their lives.” (Watch)
• “Many Americans have been concerned to see the recent rise in gasoline prices here at home… This short-term increase has been entirely the result of the Iranian regime launching deranged terror attacks against commercial oil tankers and neighboring countries that have nothing to do with the conflict. This is yet more proof that Iran can never be trusted with nuclear weapons. They will use them and they will use them quickly. It would lead to decades of extortion, economic pain, and instability worse than we can ever imagine. The United States has never been better prepared economically to confront this threat.” (Watch)
• “To those countries that can’t get fuel — many of which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, we had to do it ourselves — I have a suggestion. Number one, buy oil from the United States of America; we have plenty. We have so much. And Number two, build up some delayed courage… Go to the Strait and just take it. Protect it. Use it for yourselves. Iran has been essentially decimated. The hard part is done.” (Watch)
• “I have made clear from the beginning of Operation Epic Fury that we will continue until our objectives are fully achieved. Thanks to the progress we’ve made, I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly — very shortly. We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring them back to the stone ages where they belong. In the meantime, discussions are ongoing… We have all the cards; they have none.” (Watch)
• “Tonight, every American can look forward to a day when we are finally free from the wickedness of Iranian aggression and the specter of nuclear blackmail. Because of the actions we have taken, we are on the cusp of ending Iran’s sinister threat to America and the world.” (Watch)

Source: United States White House

Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. military is executing this mission with unmatched power and precision. From day one, the objectives have been clear and unwavering: obliterate Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and production capability, annihilate its navy, sever its support for terrorist proxies, and ensure the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism never acquires a nuclear weapon.

Since the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the Trump Administration has repeatedly and unambiguously reaffirmed these core objectives:

• President Trump (March 2): “Our objectives are clear. First, we’re destroying Iran’s missile capabilities… and their capacity to produce brand new ones — pretty good ones they make. Second, we’re annihilating their navy… Third, we’re ensuring that the world’s number one sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon… And finally, we’re ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund, and direct terrorist armies outside of their borders.”
• Vice President JD Vance (March 2): “Whatever happens with the regime in one form or another, it’s incidental to the President’s primary objective here — which is to make sure the Iranian terrorist regime does not build a nuclear bomb.”
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio (March 2): “The United States is conducting an operation to eliminate the threat of Iran’s short-range ballistic missiles and the threat posed by their navy… That is the clear objective of this mission.”
• U.S. Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper (March 3): “Our military in the Middle East is undertaking an unprecedented operation to eliminate Iran’s ability to threaten Americans, as they’ve been doing for nearly half a century.”
• Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby (March 3): “I think I can lay out once again the objectives of the military campaign… which are focused on addressing the ability of the Islamic Republic to project military power… And that’s primarily the missile forces of the Islamic Republic, which had obviously been growing substantially and posed a very serious threat… as well as the ability to produce that, and then the Iranian navy.”
• Secretary Rubio (March 3): “Our objectives remain, as they’ve been identified from the beginning and the President laid out clearly yesterday. Iran can never have a nuclear weapon and we will not allow Iran to hide behind the immunity of a massive short-term ballistic missile inventory, or the ability to make them or launch them… As well as the destruction of their navy.”
• Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (March 4): “The mission is laser-focused: obliterate Iran’s missiles and drones and facilities that produce them, annihilate its navy and critical security infrastructure, and sever their pathway to nuclear weapons. Iran will never possess a nuclear bomb.”
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (March 4): “The Operation was again launched with clear military objectives designed to dismantle Iran’s ability to project power outside of its borders, both today and in the future. First, we are targeting and eliminating Iran’s ballistic missile systems to prevent them from threatening the U.S. forces, partners, and interests in the region. Second, we are destroying the Iranian navy, degrading its capacity capability and ability to conduct operations… Third, we’re ensuring Iran cannot rapidly rebuild or reconstitute its combat capability.”
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (March 4): “At the beginning of Operation Epic Fury, launched last weekend, President Trump laid out clear objectives to the American people on what the U.S. military seeks to accomplish through these major combat operations. Number one, destroy the regime’s deadly ballistic missiles and completely raze their missile industry to the ground. Number two, annihilate the Iranian regime’s navy… Number three, Operation Epic Fury will ensure the regime’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the free world and attack our armed forces… Number four, this mission will guarantee Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon.”
• Admiral Cooper (March 5): “We will systemically dismantle Iran’s missile production capability for the future, and that’s absolutely in progress…”
• Press Secretary Leavitt (March 6): “We are well on our way to achieving those objectives — annihilating Iran’s navy… taking out the ballistic missile threat that Iran posed to the United States and our troops and bases in the region… ensuring Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon, as well, and significantly weakening their proxies in the region.”
• President Trump (March 9): “We’re achieving major strides toward completing our military objective… Most of Iran’s naval power has been sunk… We continue to target Iran’s drone and missile capabilities… We’re also annihilating the manufacturing base that the regime uses to build drones and missiles.”
• Secretary Rubio (March 9): “It is important to continue to remind the American people of why it is that the greatest military in the history of the world is engaged in this operation. It is to destroy the ability of this regime to launch missiles both by destroying their missiles and their launchers, destroy the factories that make these missiles, and destroy their navy.”
• Secretary Hegseth (March 10): “[Our objectives] are straightforward and we are executing them with ruthless precision. One, destroy their missile stockpiles, their missile launchers, and their defense industrial base — missiles and their ability to make them. Two, destroy their navy. And three, permanently deny Iran nuclear weapons forever.”
• General Caine (March 10): “The joint force remains focused on three military objectives: continue to destroy Iranian ballistic missiles and drone capability in order to prevent attacks on the U.S. and others throughout the region. And this means attacking launch sites, command and control nodes, stockpiles before they can threaten our personnel, our facilities and our partners. Second, we continue to strike the Iranian Navy and their capabilities in order to do things like sustain movement through the Straits of Hormuz. And third, we continue to start working on and going deeper into Iran’s military and industrial base in order to prevent the regime from being able to attack Americans, our interests, and our partners for years to come and project power outside their borders.”
• Press Secretary Leavitt (March 10): “Moving forward, the stated objectives for Operation Epic Fury remain the same: destroy the terrorist regime’s ballistic missiles, raze their Iranian missile industry to the ground, ensure their terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region, and ensure that Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon.”
• Secretary Hegseth (March 13): “I serve God, the troops, the country, the Constitution, and the President of the United States and answer only to those, all in service of victory on the battlefield and the military objectives that we’ve laid out from day one: defeat the missiles, missile launchers, and defense industrial base, which I laid out today; defeat the navy; and deny Iran the ability to have a nuclear weapon.”
• Secretary Hegseth (March 13): “We define success — again, 13 days in — by reaching the military objectives that we’ve laid out: launchers, missile launchers, defense industrial base, their navy, the ability to project power on the naval sense, leading toward denying them to get a nuclear weapon.”
• White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller (March 18): “The American military objective is to neuter the regime — to render them impotent. That is what President Trump is doing. Day by day, the regime is being rendered impotent in terms of being able to wield instruments of national power against the world… President Trump will not allow this regime — this bloodlusting regime — to hold us hostage with energy blackmail, with missile blackmail, or with nuclear blackmail.”
• Secretary Hegseth (March 19): “Our objectives, given directly from our America First President, remain exactly what they were on day one. Destroy missiles, launchers, and Iran’s defense industrial base so they cannot rebuild, destroy their navy, and Iran never gets a nuclear weapon — our objectives from day one.”
• General Caine (March 19): “U.S. Central Command remains on plan to achieve our military objectives and remain unrelenting in our pursuit of Iranian missile capabilities, UAV capabilities and their navy, and as the secretary said, their industrial base.”
• Admiral Cooper (March 21): “U.S. forces continue to take bold action and remain on plan to eliminate Iran’s ability to project meaningful power outside its borders… Iran has lost significant combat capability over the last three weeks. We are taking out thousands of Iranian missiles, advanced attack drones, and all of Iran’s navy… Their navy is not sailing, their tactical fighters are not flying, and they’ve lost the ability to launch missiles and drones at the high rates seen at the beginning of the conflict.”
• Vice President Vance (March 26): “The Iranian conventional military is effectively destroyed. They don’t have a navy. They don’t have the ability to hit us like they could have even a few weeks ago… The most important American national security objective that exists for any Administration at any time is you don’t want the worst people in the world to have a nuclear weapon. That’s why the President is doing this.”
• Secretary Hegseth (March 26): “Operation Epic Fury is not an endless war. It’s a decisive campaign with clear objectives to destroy Iran’s offensive military capabilities and ensure they never obtain a nuclear weapon… Our objectives are clear: no nukes, no navy, and a complete dismantling of their missile program and defense industrial base.”
• Secretary Rubio (March 26): “[President Trump] defined very clearly on the first night of this operation what the goal was. We were going to destroy Iran’s navy, and that is happening… We were going to destroy their missile launching capabilities. We’re well on our way to achieving that goal.  We were going to destroy the factory so they couldn’t make more missiles and more drones, and that is moving forward. Every single objective the president clearly laid out on the first night of this operation is being effectuated.”
• Vice President Vance (March 28): “That was fundamentally the President’s goal. He said, ‘Look, this country, they’re threatening us in all these ways. They’re still trying to build a nuclear weapon. We need to neuter them for a very, very long time,’ and that’s the purpose.”
• Secretary Rubio (March 30): “We’ve destroyed their navy. We’ve destroyed their air force. We are well on our way to destroying the majority of their arms factories. And we are well on our way to significantly degrading their missile launchers. When those objectives are achieved, we will have achieved the purpose of this operation.”
• Secretary Rubio (March 30): “This is about very specific objectives. The President laid them out on the first night of the operation… Here they are — you should write them down. Number one, the destruction of their air force. Number two, the destruction of their navy. Number three, the severe diminishing of their missile launching capability. And number four, the destruction of their factories so they can’t make more missiles and more drones to threaten us in the future. All of this so that they can never hide behind it to acquire a nuclear weapon. That was our objective from the beginning; that remains our objective now.”
• Press Secretary Leavitt (March 30): “As I’ve said repeatedly and as the President has laid out, the objectives of Operation Epic Fury are as follows: destroying the Iranian navy, destroying their ballistic missiles, dismantling their defense industrial infrastructure that produces those weapons that have long threatened the United States and our allies, and then, of course, preventing Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon.”
• Secretary Hegseth (March 31): “Our core objectives from this podium, from day one — from me, from the Chairman, from the President, from the Vice President, from Secretary Rubio, and others — have been clear. Defense missile production and missile programs, so their entire missile program, defense industrial base, and production ability to build, and navy and power projection… And then of course, wrapping it all is Iran’s never going to have a nuclear weapon.”
• Secretary Rubio (March 31): “We were going to destroy their air force; we have largely done that. We were going to destroy their navy, which we have largely achieved that. We were going to destroy a significant percentage of their missile launches; we are well on our way to achieving that. And we were going to wipe out their defense industrial base… We are on our way to doing that. Those were our four objectives because those were the four things they were going to hide behind to then develop a nuclear weapon.”
• Admiral Cooper (March 31): “Now in our fifth week of the campaign, it is my operational assessment that we are making undeniable progress in eliminating Iran’s ability to project power in meaningful ways outside of its borders. We don’t see their navy sailing, we don’t see their aircraft flying, and their air defense and missile defense systems have largely been destroyed.”

Source: United States White House

VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to strengthen election integrity by ordering citizenship verification for Federal elections and modernizing and securing mail-in and absentee ballot procedures through the United States Postal Service (USPS).

• The Order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Social Security Administration, to compile and transmit to each State a State Citizenship List of confirmed U.S. citizens who will be 18 or older at the time of the next upcoming Federal election and reside in that State.
  • The lists will be updated and transmitted no fewer than 60 days before each regularly scheduled Federal election and individuals and States will be allowed to access, update, or correct records.
• The Order directs the Postmaster General to initiate rulemaking to require all mail-in and absentee ballots transmitted by USPS to be placed in secure ballot envelopes marked as Official Election Mail with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes that facilitate tracking.
• The Order requires the USPS to transmit ballots only to individuals enrolled on a State-specific Mail-in and Absentee Participation List, ensuring that only eligible absentee or mail-in voters receive absentee or mail-in ballots.
• The Order directs the Attorney General to:
  • (1) prioritize the investigation and prosecution, under applicable Federal statutes, of election officials, individuals, and other entities that violate the law by issuing or distributing Federal ballots to ineligible voters; and
  • (2) in coordination with other relevant agencies, withhold Federal funds from noncompliant States and localities, as appropriate.

PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTIONS: President Trump is taking decisive action to prevent non-citizens from voting in Federal elections and to protect the security of mail-in and absentee ballots.

• The right to vote in Federal elections is reserved exclusively for United States citizens under the Constitution and Federal law.
• Federal statutes explicitly prohibit non-citizens from registering to vote or casting ballots in Federal elections, yet lax verification and self-certification loopholes in some States have left gaps that undermine public confidence in election outcomes.
• The Federal government has a duty to prevent violations of Federal criminal law in Federal elections and to maintain public confidence in election outcomes.
• The Federal government has existing tools – including the Social Security Administration’s records and the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program – that can assist in verifying voter identity and eligibility in Federal elections.

MAKING ELECTIONS SECURE AGAIN: Voters deserve elections they can trust, and that confidence is being restored thanks to President Trump. 

• President Trump is following through on his promise to secure our elections.
  • On the campaign trail in 2024, President Trump vowed: “We will secure our elections, and they will be secure once and for all.”
• Unlike the Biden Administration, which pursued its political agenda instead of fair elections, President Trump is putting the American people back in charge.
• In March 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to strengthen voting integrity in a variety of ways, including through verifying State voter-registration lists, enforcing Federal law to prohibit States from counting ballots received after Election Day, and banning foreign nationals from interfering in U.S. elections.
• President Trump has repeatedly called on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a straightforward, commonsense bill to ensure that only American citizens cast ballots.

Source: United States White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.), the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), and the Federal Government’s constitutional obligation to guarantee a republican form of Government to every State in the Union, U.S. Const. Art. IV, Sec. 4, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  The right to vote in Federal elections is reserved exclusively for citizens of the United States under the Constitution and Federal law.  Federal statutes explicitly prohibit non-citizens from registering to vote or voting in Federal elections and impose criminal penalties for violations.  (18 U.S.C. 241; 18 U.S.C. 611; 18 U.S.C. 1015; and 52 U.S.C. 20511).  The Social Security Administration (SSA) maintains records that, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program under 42 U.S.C. 1320b-7, can assist in verifying identity and Federal election voter eligibility.  

The Federal Government has an unavoidable duty under Article II of the Constitution of the United States to enforce Federal law, which includes preventing violations of Federal criminal law and maintaining public confidence in election outcomes.  To enhance election integrity via the United States Mail, additional measures are necessary.  Secure ballot envelope identifiers provide a reliable, auditable mechanism to enforce Federal law without unduly burdening or infringing on the rights of eligible voters.  Unique ballot envelope identifiers, such as bar codes, enable confirmation that only citizens receive and cast ballots, reducing the risk of fraud and protecting the integrity of Federal elections.  

Sec. 2.  Establishment and Transmission of State Citizenship Lists and Prioritization of Investigations and Prosecutions Related to Election Fraud.  (a)  To the extent feasible and consistent with applicable law, including but not limited to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and in coordination with the Commissioner of SSA, shall take appropriate action to compile and transmit to the chief election official of each State a list of individuals confirmed to be United States citizens who will be above the age of 18 at the time of an upcoming Federal election and who maintain a residence in the subject State (State Citizenship List).  The State Citizenship List shall be derived from Federal citizenship and naturalization records, SSA records, SAVE data, and other relevant Federal databases.  The State Citizenship List shall be updated and transmitted to State election officials no fewer than 60 days before each regularly scheduled Federal election, or promptly upon request by a State in connection with any special Federal election.  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish procedures to (i) allow individuals to access their individual records as well as to update or correct them in advance of elections; and (ii) enable States to routinely supplement and provide suggested modifications or amendments to the State Citizenship List transmitted thereto.  An individual’s identification on the State Citizenship List does not indicate that the individual has been properly registered to vote in the State.  State and Federal laws and State procedures must still be followed for an individual to be registered to vote.  There may be State laws, not reflected in the State Citizenship List, that preclude voter registration, or the individual may choose not to be registered.

(b)  For purposes of this order, an individual is “eligible to vote in a Federal election” if the individual is a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older by the date of the upcoming election, and otherwise qualified under the laws of his or her State.  The Attorney General shall prioritize the investigation and, as appropriate, the prosecution of State and local officials or any others involved in the administration of Federal elections who issue Federal ballots to individuals not eligible to vote in a Federal election, including under 18 U.S.C. 2(a), 18 U.S.C. 241, 18 U.S.C. 371, 18 U.S.C. 611(a), 18 U.S.C. 1001, 18 U.S.C. 1015, 52 U.S.C. 10307, and 52 U.S.C. 20511.  Similarly, the Attorney General shall prioritize the investigation and, as appropriate, the prosecution of individuals and public or private entities engaged in, or aiding and abetting, the printing, production, shipment, or distribution of ballots to individuals who are not eligible to vote in a Federal election. 

Sec. 3.  United States Postal Service Rulemaking on Mail-In and Absentee Ballots.  (a)  The unlawful use of the mail in connection with elections is prohibited by various Federal statutes, including 18 U.S.C. 1341, 18 U.S.C. 1708, 52 U.S.C. 10307, and 52 U.S.C. 20511.  

(b)  To ensure the faithful execution of Federal law, protect the integrity of the mail as a medium for transmitting Federal election ballots and establish uniform standards for mail-in or absentee ballot services implemented through the United States Postal Service (USPS), the Postmaster General is hereby directed to initiate a proposed rulemaking pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 401 and other applicable authority within 60 days of the date of this order.  The notice of proposed rulemaking shall include, at minimum, the following:

(i)    Proposed provisions specifying that all outbound ballot mail must be mailed in an envelope that:

(A)  is marked as Official Election Mail, including through designated markings provided by USPS for this purpose, such as the Official Election Mail logo, as necessary and appropriate;

(B)  is automation-compatible and bears a unique Intelligent Mail barcode, or successor USPS technology, that facilitates tracking and is consistent with the other requirements of this section; and

(C)  has undergone a mail envelope design review by the USPS to ensure compliance with USPS mailing standards, including barcode placement.

(ii)   Proposed provisions specifying that, no fewer than 90 days prior to a Federal election, any State may choose to notify the USPS if it intends to allow for mail-in or absentee ballots to be transmitted by the USPS.  As part of that notification, any notifying State should further indicate whether it intends to submit to the USPS, no fewer than 60 days before the election, a list of voters eligible to vote in a Federal election in such State to whom the State intends to provide a mail-in or absentee ballot to be transmitted via the USPS. 

(iii)  Proposed provisions specifying that the USPS shall not transmit mail-in or absentee ballots from any individual unless those individuals have been enrolled on a State-specific list described in subsection (b)(iv) of this section with the USPS pursuant to this subsection.

(iv)   Proposed provisions specifying that the USPS shall provide each State with a list of individuals (Mail-In and Absentee Participation List) who are enrolled with the USPS, pursuant to a process specified in the rulemaking directed by this subsection, for mail-in or absentee ballots provided by such State, along with unique ballot envelope identifiers, such as bar codes, for mail-in or absentee ballots provided to such individuals.  The preparation and transmission of each State-specific Mail-In and Absentee Participation List shall comply with the Privacy Act and all applicable use agreements. 

(v)    Proposed procedures enabling each State to routinely supplement and provide suggested modifications or amendments to the State’s Mail-In and Absentee Participation List in advance of any Federal election, consistent with applicable State law. 

(c)  The USPS shall coordinate with the USPS Office of Inspector General and the Department of Justice for investigation of suspected unlawful use of the mail involving Federal election materials. 

(d)  Any final rule pursuant to this section shall be issued no later than 120 days from the date of this order.

Sec. 4.  Implementation.  (a)  The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Commissioner of SSA, and the Postmaster General shall coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce in effectuating all relevant aspects of the implementation of this order.

(b)  The Attorney General shall enforce compliance with the applicable Federal statutes referenced herein and provide guidance to election officials, including any instrumentalities thereof; contractors; individuals involved in the administration of Federal elections; or public or private entities engaged in the printing, production, shipment, or distribution of ballots.

(c)  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, within 90 days of the date of this order, establish the infrastructure necessary to compile, maintain, and transmit the State Citizenship List described in section 2(a) of this order, and shall designate a point of contact within DHS to receive and process requests from individuals and State election officials regarding the relevant State Citizenship List.  The Commissioner of SSA shall provide all necessary citizenship and identity data to the Secretary of Homeland Security in support of this requirement, consistent with applicable law, the Privacy Act, and all applicable use agreements.

Sec. 5.  Enforcement.  The Attorney General and the heads of executive departments and agencies (agencies) with relevant authority shall take all lawful steps to deter and address noncompliance with Federal law, including withholding Federal funds from noncompliant States and localities where such withholding is authorized by law.  Evidence of violations of existing Federal laws by State or local election officials; States or localities, including any instrumentalities thereof; contractors; individuals involved in the administration of Federal elections; or public or private entities engaged in the printing, production, shipment, or distribution of ballots may be referred to the Department of Justice for consideration of investigation or charges under 18 U.S.C. 2(a), 18 U.S.C. 241, 18 U.S.C. 371, 18 U.S.C. 611(a), 18 U.S.C. 1001, 18 U.S.C. 1015, 52 U.S.C. 10307, and 52 U.S.C. 20511.  States and localities should preserve, for a 5-year period, all records and materials — excluding ballots cast — evidencing voter participation in any Federal election (e.g., ballot envelopes, regardless of carrier).

Sec. 6.  Severability.  If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision to any agency, person, or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other agencies, persons, or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

Sec. 7.  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 or 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,

    March 31, 2026.

Source: United States White House

Two years ago today, the Biden Administration desecrated Easter Sunday with a “transgender” message that elevated radical leftist ideology over faith, family, and biological truth. This Easter season, the Trump Administration is celebrating a decisive victory: the swift and unrelenting dismantling of subversive, woke policies that endangered children, eroded women’s rights, assaulted common sense, and dragged America toward moral and cultural decline.

Under President Trump, the era of government-sanctioned delusion is over:

• President Trump declared it the official policy of the U.S. Government that there are only two immutable sexes: male and female.
• President Trump banned federal funding, sponsorship, or promotion of the chemical and surgical mutilation of minors — protecting children from irreversible harm and directing agencies to defund institutions engaged in these practices.
• The Trump Administration ended the un-American indoctrination of schoolchildren by terminating federal support for “gender ideology” and “equity” curricula — enforcing parental rights and putting states on notice to remove such content or lose funding.
• President Trump ended the unfair, demeaning practice of forcing women to compete against biological men in sports — which resulted in both the NCAA and the International Olympic Committee, as well as multiple state high school athletics associations, to realign with biological reality.
• The Department of War reinstated standards requiring service members to serve according to their biological sex, banned transgender individuals from military service where it conflicts with readiness and cohesion, and prohibited taxpayer funds for sex change procedures — restoring the military’s focus on excellence, not ideology.
• The Department of Health and Human Services conducted a comprehensive review of so-called “gender-affirming care” and confirmed the lack of medical or scientific evidence supporting its irreversible effects on minors.
• The Trump Administration — including across the Department of War and the Department of Veterans Affairs — ceased all funding for sex change surgeries and related procedures.
• President Trump eliminated radical gender ideology from U.S. service academies and training programs.
• President Trump directed enforcement to protect single-sex spaces designed for women and girls — including bathrooms, locker rooms, and shelters — based on biological sex.
• The Trump Administration axed billions of dollars in grants that had been used by states to perpetuate radical gender ideology and related propaganda.
• The Trump Administration ended the practice of allowing gender self-identification on federal documents — including passports — restoring biological sex as the sole basis for official records.

These bold actions have shattered years of Democrat extremism, rescued a generation of children from irreversible harm, restored biological truth, and reclaimed America’s commitment to fairness, science, and sanity.

In the Trump Administration, truth, strength, and moral clarity are once again guiding our nation forward.

Source: United States White House

Millions of American workers, families, and small business owners are seeing the real results of President Donald J. Trump’s signature Working Families Tax Cuts law. This landmark legislation is putting more money back into the pockets of hardworking Americans, boosting refunds, increasing take-home pay, and rewarding the American way of life.

Of course, every single Democrat in Congress voted against it.

New data shows the law is delivering record-breaking benefits:

• The average tax refund is up significantly this year (nearly 11%), with average refunds exceeding $3,700 — while millions more Americans will see an immediate boost in their paychecks as they adjust withholding for the lower tax rates made permanent by the legislation.
• Nearly 20 million taxpayers have claimed the No Tax on Overtime provision, giving these essential workers — from factory employees and linemen to police officers and nurses — a powerful new break on their hard-earned extra hours.
• Over 4.6 million taxpayers have benefited from No Tax on Tips, providing meaningful relief to service workers who rely on gratuities.
• Nearly half of all filers so far have claimed at least one of the law’s landmark new tax cuts.
• Nearly 12 million small business owners are seeing an average tax reduction of nearly $7,000, while the permanent extension of the 20% Qualified Business Income deduction is delivering $4,600 in average relief to eight million entrepreneurs.
• Restoration of immediate deductibility for research and development expenses — applied retroactively — is freeing up $100 billion in prior-year deductions for tens of thousands of businesses, while full expensing allows companies to write off investments immediately, improving cash flow and fueling expansion.
• Parents of more than four million children have already claimed Trump Accounts on their returns.

The Trump Administration believes in rewarding hard work, not punishing it — and this tax season proves it.

President Trump and Republicans fought for these pro-worker, pro-family, pro-growth policies. Democrats stood in the way.