Policy
Policy initiatives tracked against official texts and status labels.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) was enacted in December 2017 as the major first-term tax reform statute. It revised individual and corporate rate structures and created Opportunity Zones. The official bill text and actions are preserved on…
December 22, 2017 · first-term · Economy
The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA after renegotiation announced in 2018 and implementation legislation signed in 2020. Updated labor, digital trade, and enforcement chapters are in the statute and White House archive…
October 1, 2018 · first-term · Trade
The First Step Act (S. 756) is bipartisan criminal justice reform signed in December 2018. It expanded rehabilitation programming, adjusted certain sentencing provisions, and created reentry-focused measures. The full statute and actions are on…
December 20, 2018 · first-term · Justice
The United States Space Force was established as a new Armed Forces branch in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. The statutory creation date in the public record is December 2019. Congress.gov hosts the NDAA vehicle that…
December 20, 2019 · first-term · National Security
Opportunity Zones were created under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to encourage long-term investment in designated low-income communities. The IRS publishes official program guidance and definitions. Designations and tax treatment follow Treasury/IRS…
December 22, 2017 · first-term · Economy
The Abraham Accords are the first-term diplomatic normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states, marked by White House announcements and a September 15, 2020 signing ceremony. Official remarks and joint statements remain on the…
August 13, 2020 · first-term · Foreign Policy
A January 23, 2017 presidential memorandum reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy regarding foreign nongovernmental organizations and abortion-related activities in global health assistance. The Trump White House archives host the…
January 23, 2017 · first-term · Health
Executive Order 13771 (January 30, 2017) established a regulatory budgeting approach requiring agencies to offset new regulations. The authoritative text is published in the Federal Register. It is a first-term presidential management directive, not…
January 30, 2017 · first-term · Regulation
First-term energy policy emphasized domestic production, exports including LNG, and reduced permitting barriers under an “America First Energy Plan” framing. White House archive articles describe the public agenda. Specific leasing and regulatory…
March 28, 2017 · first-term · Energy
Executive Order 13768 (January 25, 2017) set interior immigration enforcement and public-safety priorities for the executive branch. The Federal Register hosts the controlling text. Later litigation and agency memos may affect implementation but do…
January 25, 2017 · first-term · Immigration
Executive Order 13788 (April 18, 2017) directed Buy American and Hire American policies for federal procurement and immigration-related employment practices within the order’s scope. The Federal Register text is authoritative. It is an executive…
April 18, 2017 · first-term · Economy
The December 2017 National Security Strategy set an America First strategic framework for diplomacy, defense, and economic competition. The PDF remains on the Trump White House archives. It is a strategy document, not a statute or treaty.
December 18, 2017 · first-term · National Security
The VA MISSION Act expanded veterans’ health care choice and access and was signed in June 2018. Congress.gov hosts S. 2372 and related actions. It is a major first-term veterans’ health statute in the public legislative record.
June 6, 2018 · first-term · Veterans
The Right to Try Act expanded pathways for certain terminally ill patients to seek investigational treatments and was signed in May 2018. Congress.gov hosts S. 204. It is distinct from FDA expanded-access programs, which remain separate regulatory…
May 30, 2018 · first-term · Health
After the First Step Act signing, White House archive remarks continued second-chance and reentry messaging tied to the enacted reforms. The statute itself remains the legal foundation. Archive signing materials document the public ceremony and…
December 21, 2018 · first-term · Justice
