Trump ordered named federal entities reduced to bare statutory functions

Date: 2025-02-19
Entry type: executive-order
Current status: Issuance documented; this entry does not assert present enforceability.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracydocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
On 2025-02-19, Donald Trump directed listed governmental entities and programs to eliminate nonstatutory functions and reduce personnel and operations to the minimum required by law.
- The White House: Commencing the Reduction of the Federal BureaucracyOperative text of the cited action