Types: Executive Actions
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HHS implements extra level of review slowing critical health care payments
The Department of Government Efficiency implemented additional protocols for reviewing and approving health care grants in key agencies across the Department of Health and Human Services.
HHS slashes workforce across public health agencies
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Government Efficiency instituted mass layoffs across critical agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
HHS freezes Title X funding for reproductive healthcare providers
The Trump administration has frozen millions of dollars in funds earmarked for 16 Title X grant recipients.
Trump administration details final plan to dissolve USAID
The Trump administration detailed its plans to finalize the State Department’s takeover of the historically independent agency.
State Department sends delegation to United Kingdom to meet with anti-abortion activists
The State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL), sent a delegation to the United Kingdom to meet with British anti-abortion activists who have been arrested for violating the country’s buffer zone law.
Trump administration threatens lawyers who challenge the administration and its policies
President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum to the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security directing them to impose sanctions or refer for disciplinary action any lawyer or legal entity who has, in their opinion, acted unethically, brought frivolous lawsuits, or otherwise violated professional conduct rules in lawsuits against the government.
Trump administration takes action to limit the ACA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that would limit protections provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
DOJ drops case to protect emergency abortion care
The Department of Justice revealed it will reverse course and move to dismiss a case brought by the Biden Administration challenging Idaho’s abortion ban, which is one of the strictest in the nation.
HHS Rescinds Policy Known as “Richardson Waiver” to Eliminate Notice and Comment Rulemaking Process
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rescinded a long-standing policy titled “Public Participation in Rule Making,” also known as the Richardson Waiver.
State Department moves to terminate nearly 10,000 foreign aid contracts
Ultimately, nearly 10,000 government contracts worth about $60 billion in humanitarian work abroad will be terminated.
