Trump Signs EO 14219 -- "Ensuring Lawful Governance" -- Orders Every Agency to Review All Regulations for Elimination

Executive Order 14219 required every federal agency head to review all regulations under their jurisdiction with an eye toward elimination, in consultation with DOGE team leads. The order targeted regulations deemed to "undermine the President's DOGE Agenda" and directed agencies to submit deregulation plans to OMB. This was part of a broader 18-month DOGE agenda that included zero-based regulatory budgeting -- every new rule required elimination of two existing rules. Critics noted the order gave DOGE personnel unprecedented authority over agency regulatory agendas without Senate confirmation or public notice-and-comment periods.