President Cancels More Harmful Prior Executive Actions
Published Date: 3/20/2025
Presidential Document
Summary
The President just canceled more of the previous administration’s executive orders and actions to bring back common sense and boost American potential. This affects federal workers, contractors, and policies on health, wages, energy, and national security. These changes start right away and could save money by rolling back costly rules and programs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 3 mixed.
Federal Contractor Wage Increase Revoked
If you work as a federal contractor, this order revokes Executive Order 14026 ("Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors", April 27, 2021). The rescission was ordered March 14, 2025 and removes that prior Presidential action.
Infant Formula DPA Delegation Revoked
This order revokes Presidential Determination 2022-13 ("Delegating Authority Under the Defense Production Act to Ensure an Adequate Supply of Infant Formula", May 18, 2022). The rescission was ordered March 14, 2025 and removes that prior delegation of Defense Production Act authority.
Clean‑Energy DPA Determinations Rescinded
This order revokes Presidential Determinations 2022-15, 2022-16, 2022-17, and 2022-18 (each dated June 6, 2022) that delegated Defense Production Act authority for solar photovoltaic modules and components, insulation, electrolyzers/fuel cells/platinum group metals, and electric heat pumps. The rescissions were ordered March 14, 2025.
Apprenticeship Expansion Order Revoked
This order revokes Executive Order 14119 ("Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums", March 6, 2024). The rescission was ordered March 14, 2025 and removes that prior executive action.
COVID Data‑Driven Response Order Revoked
This order revokes Executive Order 13994 ("Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats", January 21, 2021). The rescission was ordered March 14, 2025 and removes that prior executive action on data-driven public health response.
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