Labor Directives

Nominations Sent to the Senate

This document lists several nominations that the President has formally sent to the Senate for consideration and confirmation.

The nominations cover high-level roles within the executive branch, including the appointment of Markwayne Mullin for Secretary of Homeland Security, appointments for U.S. Marshals in Missouri and West Virginia, nominations for diplomatic posts as U.S. Representative to the OSCE and Ambassadors to Guatemala and Tanzania, and the appointment of an Assistant Secretary of State.

Nominations Sent to the Senate

This presidential action document lists numerous individuals whom the President has nominated to key positions within the Executive Branch and the Federal Judiciary, including appointments to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, ambassadorships, departmental assistant secretary roles, the directorship of the NSF, U.S. Attorney and Marshal posts, and several vacancies on the U.S. District Courts and the U.S. Court of International Trade, all awaiting Senate confirmation.

National Angel Family Day, 2026

This Presidential Proclamation, issued by Donald J. Trump, designates February 22, 2026, as National Angel Family Day to honor Americans killed by undocumented immigrants and victims of fentanyl trafficking.

The document strongly reaffirms a commitment to aggressive immigration enforcement, citing specific, tragic crimes allegedly committed by undocumented individuals, the signing of the Laken Riley Act, and recent success in reducing border crossings.

The proclamation also calls upon Congress to pass Kate's Law and urges public officials to end lawlessness related to immigration and drug flow.

Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides

This Presidential Action invokes the Defense Production Act to declare elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides critical materials for national defense and food supply security, citing limited domestic production capacity and vulnerability to foreign reliance.

The action delegates authority to the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of War, to set nationwide priorities and allocate necessary materials, services, and facilities to ensure a continued and adequate domestic supply, specifically directing the Secretary to safeguard the corporate viability of domestic producers.

Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic

This Presidential Proclamation, dated February 6, 2026, revokes Proclamation 10287, which had prohibited commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, and reinstates the management conditions established by Proclamation 10049, thereby allowing regulated commercial fishing within the designated area.

The action is justified by finding that existing Federal laws, including the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and others, provide adequate protection for the monument's objects of historic and scientific interest, making the commercial fishing ban unnecessary.

Addressing Addiction through the Great American Recovery Initiative

This Presidential Action establishes the White House Great American Recovery Initiative (Initiative) to elevate and coordinate the national response to the addiction crisis, which affects 16.8 percent of the population and costs the United States hundreds of billions annually.

The Initiative will be co-chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Senior Advisor for Addiction Recovery, comprising numerous cabinet-level officials and agency heads.

Its goals include coordinating federal programs, increasing public awareness of addiction as a chronic disease, advising agencies on integrating prevention, treatment, and recovery support across various systems (healthcare, criminal justice, housing), and consulting with state and community partners to advance a national effort toward recovery.

Addressing State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters

This Presidential Action asserts that state and local governments in California failed to manage the aftermath of devastating Los Angeles wildfires, causing significant delays in rebuilding despite extensive federal debris removal and financial aid allocation.

The order mandates immediate and decisive federal action to circumvent these perceived state and local bureaucratic obstacles, primarily directing the Secretary of Homeland Security (via FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to consider regulations that preempt local permitting processes and replace them with federal self-certification requirements for builders, all while expediting federal reviews under environmental and preservation laws and requiring accountability audits of prior federal grant usage.

National Day of Patriotic Devotion, 2026

President Donald J. Trump issued a Proclamation designating January 20, 2026, as the National Day of Patriotic Devotion, marking the first anniversary of his inauguration and celebrating the administration's achievements in areas including border security, economic revival through deregulation and tax cuts, strengthening the military, and restoring perceived national values and American strength on the world stage.