The Trump administration on Friday reversed 19 executive orders and presidential directives put into place under former President Joe Biden.
Among the orders reversed was Executive Order 14112, signed by Biden on December 6, 2023, with the title of “Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination.”
According to a March 14 signing statement from Trump, the “rescissions are necessary to end radical ideology, eliminate wasteful regulations, and prioritize the interests of American citizens.”
Locally, Tlingit & Haida President Richard Peterson responded, saying, “As Indigenous people, our sovereignty and self-determination is not given—it is inherent. Long before the United States existed, our ancestors governed, cared for our lands, and upheld our responsibilities to our people. The federal government has a trust responsibility to Tribal Nations, and that does not change with Administrations. Tlingit & Haida will continue to stand strong in our sovereignty, guided by the values of our ancestors, and we remain committed to working in good faith to uphold our shared responsibilities.”
The Biden order instructed federal agencies to identify opportunities for “Federal policy reforms that would promote accessible, equitable, and flexible administration of Federal funding and support programs for Tribal Nations.”
Additionally, the Biden order directed the federal government to identify deficiencies in funding and support and make recommendations for new funding and programming “necessary to better live up to the Federal Government’s trust responsibilities and help address the needs of all Tribal Nations.”
A complete list of the March 14, 2025 Trump revocations are as follows:
(a) Executive Order 13994 of January 21, 2021 (Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats).
(b) National Security Memorandum 3 of February 4, 2021 (Revitalizing America’s Foreign Policy and National Security Workforce, Institutions, and Partnerships).
(c) Presidential Memorandum of February 4, 2021 (Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World).
(d) Executive Order 14026 of April 27, 2021 (Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors).
(e) Presidential Memorandum of March 31, 2022 (Finding of a Severe Energy Supply Interruption).
(f) Presidential Determination 2022-13 of May 18, 2022 (Delegating Authority Under the Defense Production Act to Ensure an Adequate Supply of Infant Formula).
(g) Presidential Determination 2022-15 of June 6, 2022 (Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Solar Photovoltaic Modules and Module Components).
(h) Presidential Determination 2022-16 of June 6, 2022 (Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Insulation).
(i) Presidential Determination 2022-17 of June 6, 2022 (Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Electrolyzers, Fuel Cells, and Platinum Group Metals).
(j) Presidential Determination 2022-18 of June 6, 2022 (Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Electric Heat Pumps).
(k) Executive Order 14081 of September 12, 2022 (Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy).
(l) Presidential Memorandum of January 17, 2023 (Delegation of Authority Under Section 6501(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022).
(m) National Security Memorandum 18 of February 23, 2023 (United States Conventional Arms Transfer Policy).
(n) Presidential Memorandum of February 27, 2023 (Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Department of Defense Supply Chains Resilience).
(o) Presidential Memorandum of November 16, 2023 (Advancing Worker Empowerment, Rights, and High Labor Standards Globally).
(p) Executive Order 14112 of December 6, 2023 (Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination).
(q) Executive Order 14119 of March 6, 2024 (Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums).
(r) Executive Order 14126 of September 6, 2024 (Investing in America and Investing in American Workers).
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a response from Tlingit & Haida President Richard Peterson.
