This Presidential Action document formally establishes the new rates of basic pay and salaries for various statutory federal pay systems, including the General Schedule, Foreign Service Schedule, and certain Department of Veterans Affairs schedules, as well as setting salaries for the Senior Executive Service and high-ranking officials like the Vice President and members of Congress.

The action directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement locality-based comparability payments and assess an additional pay increase for federal civilian law enforcement personnel, with most schedules taking effect starting January 1, 2026, and superseding the previous Executive Order 14132.

This Presidential Action officially directs all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government to close and excuse employees from duty on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025, recognizing the days immediately before and after Christmas Day, 2025.

The order empowers agency heads to mandate that certain employees report for duty on those days if required for national security, defense, or other critical public needs, and stipulates that these closure days fall under existing statutes governing employee pay and leave.

This Presidential Action establishes that Americans deserve better access to medical research on marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) to address conditions like chronic pain, noting that decades of restrictive federal policy have limited necessary investigations.

The order directs the Attorney General to immediately complete the process of rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), reflecting the Department of Health and Human Services' recommendation that it has accepted medical use.

Furthermore, the action mandates collaboration with Congress to clarify the regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products, including setting THC limits, while tasking HHS and other agencies to develop research models using real-world evidence to improve patient guidance and product safeguards.

This Presidential Action directs multiple federal agencies to increase oversight, transparency, and competition within the proxy advisor industry, which is dominated by two foreign-owned firms, Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass, Lewis & Co.

The order specifically mandates that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) review and potentially revise rules related to proxy advice and shareholder proposals, focusing on eliminating advice based on non-pecuniary factors like DEI and ESG. Furthermore, it tasks the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with investigating antitrust concerns and requires the Department of Labor to strengthen fiduciary standards under ERISA to ensure proxy advice serves the sole financial interest of retirement plan participants.

This Presidential Proclamation issues a two-year regulatory exemption to specific coke oven stationary sources listed in Annex I from meeting certain compliance deadlines established by the EPA's July 5, 2024, Coke Oven Rule.

The President asserts that the required emissions-control technologies are not commercially available, and adherence to the current schedule would severely harm the domestic coke and steel industry, thereby undermining national security and the production of materials necessary for critical infrastructure and defense.

This document is a bulletin from the White House announcing several recent presidential nominations sent to the Senate for confirmation, including individuals designated for leadership positions within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB), and multiple appointments for United States District Judgeships in Arkansas, Texas, and Alaska.

This Presidential Action establishes the 'Fostering the Future' initiative, led by the Administration, designed to fundamentally modernize the nation's child welfare system.

The order directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve data collection, implement modern technology, and create tools like an annual performance scorecard to enhance child well-being, reduce time in foster care, and accelerate permanent placements.

Furthermore, the order mandates the creation of new educational and employment pathways for youth aging out of the system and addresses policies that may restrict faith-based organizations from participating in federally-funded child welfare programs.

This document details a series of recent presidential actions, primarily focused on sending nominations for federal positions to the Senate for confirmation, along with a supplemental list of two nominations that have been formally withdrawn from Senate consideration.

The nominations span various governmental levels, including appointments for U.S. District Judges in Louisiana, U.S. Marshals and Attorneys across several states, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, an Ambassador to Cyprus, an Assistant Secretary of State, the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Transportation, and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism.

The withdrawals include candidates for Under Secretary of Defense and an Assistant Secretary position within the Department of Education.