This week, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, marking a pivotal moment for our country and our world. In November, 77 million Americans elected Donald Trump and issued a mandate for change. The last four years have been plagued with record-high inflation, an unprecedented migrant crisis, America Last foreign policy and the weaponization of our justice system. However, our nation's future is bright with President Trump's steadfast leadership. I am eager to work with President Trump and his administration to lower taxes, secure our border, unleash American energy production, make our government more efficient, and cut wasteful government spending.
In the first few days after his Inauguration, President Trump issued 28 Executive Orders to reverse harmful policies from the Biden administration and fulfill his promises to the American people. These orders include several initiatives that align with areas I have also worked on. Below is a list of some of Trump's Executive Orders, along with ways I am working to enhance some of these initiatives or make them permanent:
Executive Order: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
Summary: This executive order rescinded 78 executive orders and Presidential memorandums issued by President Biden. Here are some key executive orders that were rescinded under this executive order:
- Executive Order 14019 directed federal agencies to utilize federal resources, staff, and facilities to carry out voter registration, dubiously extending federal agency operations beyond its core mission into partisan political activity. Last Congress, I cosponsored the Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act to defund President Biden’s Executive Order 14019, which threatens the safety and security of American elections. Additionally, I submitted amendments to five separate appropriations bills to defund this harmful executive order.
- Executive Order 14020 created the White House Gender Policy Council which promoted radical ideologies on gender. I cosponsored multiple bills to uphold the fact that there are only two genders: male and female. The White House Gender Policy Council threatened Title IX protections for women’s sports by proposing allowing biological men into women’s sports.
- Executive Order 14035 added DEIA requirements to federal hiring guidelines, requiring federal agencies to consider race and ethnicity, rather than only hiring based on merit. I cosponsored multiple bills to combat this racist ideology, and applaud President Trump for withdrawing this harmful executive order.
- Executive Order 14115 imposed sanctions on Israelis living in Judea and Samaria, the first time an ally like Israel has been targeted by sanctions. I created the Friends of Judea and Samaria Caucus to advocate for the strong relationship between the United States and the Judea and Samaria region and oppose harmful measures like this. I also introduced the RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria to formally rename the “West Bank” to Judea and Samaria under U.S. law. I look forward to working with President Trump, Secretary Rubio, and incoming Ambassador Huckabee to strengthen our relationship between Judea and Samaria and the United States.
- Executive Order 14008 “put the climate crisis at the center of United States foreign policy and national security.” Instead of focusing on the sole duty of ensuring the safety of Americans at home and abroad, this backwards EO made climate alarmism a critical component of our nation’s foreign policy. Declaring that “climate considerations shall be an essential element of United States foreign policy and national security” is a gross contortion of the mission and purpose of all foreign policy wings of the federal government, and I am happy to see that this executive order was rescinded.
- Executive Order 14027 formally established the Climate Change Support Office (CCSO) within the Department of State. Adding to an already bloated federal bureaucracy is the last thing this country needs at a time of heightened foreign conflict and skyrocketing debt and inflation. Overturning this absurd EO will help refocus the Department of State’s mission on advancing the foreign policy goals of the American people.
- Executive Order 14057 set ridiculous and impossible to comply with carbon goals for the federal government that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on misguided, green new deal technologies. It required the heads of each executive branch agency to develop and implement climate strategies that to meet net zero goals, shifting the focus of our federal officials away from their core mission. It’s time that our nations bureaucrats get back to work advancing the goals of the American people, not climate alarmists.
Executive Order: Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government
Summary: Under the Biden administration, the federal government was inappropriately weaponized against everyday Americans and political opponents. This executive order will ensure that under the Trump administration, the federal government is restored to working for the American people, not against them, and will not be used to target political opponents. I strongly supported the creation of the creation of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government and fought against the Biden administration’s targeting of President Trump and conservative organizations.
Executive Order: Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship
Summary: The First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech is one of the many critical freedoms enshrined in our Constitution, but the Biden Administration regularly used the government to silence dissenting views and censor political opponents. This executive order ends this terrible practice and ensures that the government does not repeat this terrible practice. During the 117th Congress, I was a member of the House Big Tech Censorship and Data Task Force, which worked to stop this government censorship. I also sent numerous letters to the Biden administration and social media companies imploring them to stop censoring conservative views.
Executive Order: Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce
Summary: Far too often, career bureaucrats work to undermine the President’s agenda by either unnecessarily delaying implementation of the President’s agenda or even actively working against it. This cannot be allowed to continue. This executive order creates Schedule F in the federal workforce, allowing Schedule F bureaucrats to be fired more easily if they are not fulfilling their duties. I strongly support the creation of Schedule F to ensure that entrenched bureaucrats do not impede President Trump’s ability to implement his agenda to Make America Great Again.
Executive Order: Clarifying The Military’s Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States
Summary: Under the previous administration’s open-border policies, millions of illegal aliens flooded across our borders, including members of drug cartels and individuals on the terror watchlist. This executive order clarifies the important role that our military has in protecting our nation’s borders by protecting our national sovereignty and repelling the mass entrance of illegal aliens, narcotics, and human trafficking. Over 85 percent of suspected terrorists that have entered our country illegally have done so through our Northern border, endangering NY-24 communities. As a member of the Northern Border Security Caucus, I have worked to secure our borders and codify President Trump’s work on this issue from first term.
Executive Order: Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure Of Sensitive Governmental Information
Summary: This executive order revokes the security clearances of the 51 intelligence officials who falsely claimed Hunter Biden’s laptop was disinformation. These individuals have caused lasting harm to our democracy, national security, and political institutions. Americans deserve an intelligence community fully dedicated to protecting our nation, not advancing political agendas. As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, I look forward to working with Chairman Crawford, Speaker Johnson, and President Trump to ending the politicization of the intelligence community and restoring it to its primary mission of keeping our nation safe and secure.
Executive Order: Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program
Summary: New York has a rich history of welcoming immigrants and refugees, and we should continue to do so in a manner that is consistent with our laws and national security priorities. However, under the Biden administration, our country deviated from the requirement that refugee programs remained consistent with our laws and national security priorities. This executive order temporarily pauses refugee programs under the Secretary of Homeland Security submits a report on the alignment between refugee programs and the interests of the United States. I support President Trump’s decision to ensure that all immigration programs continue to put America First and support America’s best interests.
Executive Order: Designation of Ansar Allah As A Foreign Terrorist Organization
Summary: This executive order would redesignate the Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The Houthis are an Iranian-backed terrorist organization based in Yemen that regularly attacks U.S. merchants travelling through the Red Sea, and has attacked our ally Israel multiple times. President Trump proudly designated the Houthis as an FTO in his first time and Biden quickly removed this designation, allowing the Houthis to attack U.S. merchants with impunity. Last Congress, I signed multiple letters to Biden urging him to redesignate the Houthis, and I was an original cosponsor of H.R.6046, the Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act, to codify the Houthis FTO designation over President Biden’s objections. I also voted for this important bill when it passed the House on April 17.
Executive Order: Reevaluating And Realigning United States Foreign Aid
Summary: The Biden administration wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on unnecessary international development programs that did not align with American national security interests and instead promoted radical ideologies like DEI and CRT. This executive order requires a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance and programs while the Trump administration reevaluates each program and determines whether the program should be continued, modified, or ceased. This important pause will allow President Trump to ensure U.S. funding is only used in an appropriate manner and not wasted on project that do not advance the United States’ soft power and interests.
Executive Order: America First Policy Directive To The Secretary Of State
Summary: This executive order directs Secretary of State Rubio to advance an America First Foreign Policy and ensure that our country’s foreign policy aligns with our national interests. This directive builds upon my America First Foreign Policy Plan which would re-align our foreign policy to finally put America First. I look forward to working with President Trump and Secretary Rubio to implementing their America First agenda and strengthening America’s position on the international stage.
Executive Order: Reforming The Federal Hiring Process And Restoring Merit To Government Service
Summary: This executive order will restore the principal that the government should only hire based on merit and not based on radical ideologies like DEI. I introduced H.R. 10411, the Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act to establish a performance-based pay structure for federal employees, instead of allowing inefficient bureaucrats to continue to collect pay without doing their jobs. As an member of the DOGE Caucus, I look forward to working with President Trump to ensure that the federal government works for the American people and hires the best people for each and every job.
Executive Order: Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists
Summary: This executive order makes it official U.S. policy to eliminate the presentence of transnational criminal cartels, like Tren de Aragua (TdA) and La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), in the United States and to protect American citizens from the threats posed by these cartels. These cartels engage in human and drug trafficking across our borders and endanger our communities. I strongly supported the creation of the House Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels and H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act which required reports on how the United States can best combat these dangerous cartels and the threats they pose.
Executive Order: Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness
Summary: This executive order will restore the name of Mount McKinley from Mount Denali and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Our nation’s national wonders should honor our nation’s history and ensure that future generations continue to recognize the greatness of our county. I cosponsored the Gulf of America Act to officially recognize the name the Gulf of America in U.S. law and policy and continue to support efforts to honor our nation’s heroes, like President McKinley.
Executive Order: Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship
Summary: This executive order would make individuals who were born in the United States, but whose parents are here illegally ineligible for birthright citizenship. American citizenship should only be reserved for the children of American citizens and those who are here legally. The Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted by the Supreme Court to guarantee every individual born in our country, even if the parents are here illegally, to be entitled to U.S. citizenship. We cannot continue to incentivize illegal immigration by providing this valuable benefit to those who break our nation’s laws. I look forward to working with President Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Noem, and Border Czar Homan to secure our nation’s borders and uphold the sanctity of U.S. citizenship.
Executive Order: Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization
Summary: This executive order would withdraw the U.S. participation in the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO has consistently pushed the agendas of the Chinese Communist Party at the expense of American interests and taxpayer dollars. The WHO covered up information regarding the origins of COVID and even denied that it could spread from person-to-person, until the CCP allowed them to disclose this vital piece of information. President Trump rightfully decided in 2020 to leave the WHO, which was reversed by President Biden. Last Congress, I cosponsored the WHO Withdrawal Act which would have required former President Biden to remove the U.S. from the WHO and prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to fund the organization. I was also a cosponsor of H.R.343, the No Taxpayer Funding for the World Health Organization Act, which would end any assessed or voluntary contributions from the United States to the WHO.
Executive Order: Securing Our Borders
Summary: This executive order establishes the policy to use all available resources to secure the Northern and Southern borders from illegal immigration flooding our country. Under President Biden, an unprecedented number of people entered the country illegally. Notably, over 85% of people caught that were on the terrorist watchlist came from the Northern border. In support of securing our borders, I co-founded the Northern Border Security Caucus in the House and announced my Border Security Plan to secure our borders and uphold our nation’s laws. In 2023, I cosponsored and voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which is the strongest border security bill ever passed by Congress. Most recently, I cosponsored and supported the Laken Riley Act, to ensure that illegal immigrants charged with a crime are held in custody until their case is adjudicated. I look forward to President Trump signing the Laken Riley Act into law and will work with the Trump administration to secure our borders and keep our communities safe.
Executive Order: Protecting the American People Against Invasion
Summary: This executive order established United States policy to enforce current laws against illegal immigration, particularly those who threaten the safety or security of the American people, and to do so in an efficient and expeditious manner. Last Congress, I cosponsored H.R.5857, the No IDs for Illegals Act. This legislation would uphold the law and forbid agencies to give identification cards to illegal immigrants. I also introduced the Red Light Act to withhold federal transportation funding from states that enact laws to provide driver's licenses or identification cards to illegal immigrants in the United States. We cannot continue to allow individuals to flood across our borders illegally, break our nation’s laws while they are here, and then continue to remain in our country illegally. I wholly support President Trump and Border Czar Homan’s commitment to deporting criminal illegal aliens and look forward to supporting their efforts.
Executive Order: Establishing And Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency
Summary: This executive order establishes the Department of Government Efficiency to maximize government efficiency and cut waste, fraud, and abuse. In support of this effort, I became an original member of the DOGE Caucus and introduced the DOGE Acts. The DOGE Acts are a set of four bills, all of which seek to address out-of-control spending, freeze government hiring, decentralize the power of unelected bureaucrats, establish performance-based pay structures for federal employees, and limit increases on spending in non-security discretionary spending. I applaud President Trump’s commitment to restoring fiscal sanity to the federal government and ending the waste of federal taxpayer dollars.
Executive Order: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity and Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEO Programs and Preferencing.
Summary: These executive orders will remove racist DEI and CRT practices within federal agencies and bring back merit-based hiring and selection of all government employees, ending illegal preferences and discrimination of people. We cannot allow our government to continue wasting taxpayer dollars on racist DEI and CRT initiatives that discriminate against individuals based on their race or ethnicity. Last Congress, I cosponsored the H.R.8706, the Dismantle DEI Act of 2024, which would eliminate taxpayer funding for DEI initiatives, including DEI offices, positions, grants, and training. I also cosponsored H.R. 3278, the Working to Address Recruiting and Retention to Improve Our Readiness (WARRIOR) Act and supported key provisions within the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to make changes within the military to stop unnecessary DEI funding. Finally, I cosponsored H.R. 1229, the Stop CRT Act, which would ban federal funds from being used to promote and teach CRT. Under the Trump administration, these woke, racist, and anti-American ideologies will no longer be promoted or endorsed by our federal government.
Executive Order: Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government
Summary: This bill makes it official U.S. policy to only recognize two genders, male and female. This determination based on a person’s biology will govern all administrative interpretations of the law to combat the woke agenda of the Biden Administration that plagued the American people and harmed women. Last Congress, I cosponsored H.R. 8218, the Defining Male and Female Act which codifies the definite terms “male” and “female” into U.S. law. Title IX also specifically provides protection for women in sports and must be defended from radical ideologies that allow men into women’s sports. I introduced H.Res. 536, supporting women to designate a National Women’s Sports Week to celebrate the anniversary of title IX, which protects women’s sports. I also cosponsored and voted to pass the Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act to bolster Title IX by prohibiting men from entering women’s sports. I applaud President Trump for this executive order and his commitment to upholding women’s rights and recognizing the biological differences between men and women.
Executive Order: Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements
Summary: This executive order directs the United States Ambassador to the United Nations to promptly withdraw from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Secretaries of State and Commerce, along with other agency heads, are instructed to prioritize economic efficiency in all international energy agreements. Furthermore, the order nullifies and rescinds the U.S. International Climate Finance Plan. This EO will be a huge boost to our economy, which is reeling from far too many unnecessary, burdensome energy regulations. The Paris Climate Agreement does nothing to lower global CO2 emissions, 40% of which come from China and India alone. I have long been an advocate of withdrawing from short-sighted international climate agreements that put the needs of foreign NGO’s ahead of Americans. Last Congress, I helped reveal deep corruption surrounding the Biden administration’s proposed rule requiring companies to contract with Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), a foreign subsidiary of left-wing dark money groups. This proposed rule would require any company that contracts with the federal government to meet emissions requirements set by SBTI, many of which are derived from the Paris Climate Agreement.
Executive Order: Unleashing American Energy
Summary: This executive order establishes a policy for the United States to promote energy production and exploration on federal lands and waters while eliminating the electric vehicle mandate. It instructs department heads to review and address regulations that hinder domestic energy production and implement plans to revise or repeal such regulations. The order overturns several of President Biden's executive orders on energy and the environment and takes steps to terminate the Green New Deal. It also directs agency heads to streamline permitting processes and accelerate projects critical to the nation's economy and security. Additionally, it instructs the Department of Energy to resume reviewing LNG export applications and to identify agency actions that place unnecessary burdens on domestic mining operations. I have introduced and cosponsored multiple pieces of legislation to unleash American energy. Last Congress, I introduced H.R. 9343, the Federal Electric Vehicle Mandate Prohibition Act, which would have prohibited federal, state, and local governments from enacting mandates on electric vehicles (EV’s). I also introduced H.R. 4153, the Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Reform Act, which would have streamlined the hydrogen permitting process for federal hydrogen programs, such as the DOE-supported hydrogen production demonstration project at the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Oswego. Additionally, last Congress I Cosponsored H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which would unleash American domestic energy production and lower costs for families suffering through high inflation. I am happy to see multiple elements of these bills included in this executive order.
Executive Order: Declaring a National Energy Emergency
Summary: For the first time in history, a national emergency on energy has been declared by the President. This executive order grants the President authority to waive certain environmental regulations, impose restrictions on crude oil exports, and authorizing emergency approvals for specific projects. The order highlights regions like New York as key contributors to the need for this declaration, emphasizing that the energy crisis is particularly acute in the Northeast and on the West Coast. It states that harmful state and local policies in these areas threaten the nation's core defense and security needs while undermining the prosperity of both local residents and the broader U.S. population.
Executive Order: Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential
Summary: This executive order outlines a policy to maximize the utilization of Alaska's abundant natural resources. It directs federal agencies to repeal or amend restrictions, policies, and environmental reviews introduced since January 2021 that hinder resource development on federal and state lands in Alaska, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Additionally, it instructs agencies to accelerate permitting, leasing, and infrastructure projects essential to developing Alaska's resources, with a particular focus on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Last Congress I cosponsored H.R. 6285, the Alaska’s Right to Produce Act, which would provide for oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and would have nullified any order or action by President Biden or the Department of the Interior that places a moratorium on, suspends, or otherwise pauses leasing in ANWR’s 1002 Area. I am glad to see many of the elements from the bill included in this executive order, which will unleash American energy independence and unlock the vast untapped resources at our disposal in Alaska.
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