Executive Order Weekly Report - Week of July 3, 2025

This report is only a summary and editorial regarding the executive orders (“EOs”) signed by the Trump Administration during the last week. EOs are not legislation or court opinions. They do not carry the weight of law, and are merely statements of policy within the executive branch. That is not to say they cannot be cited in court or legal pleadings, or aren’t relevant to the application of law, only that they are almost never controlling outside of internal executive branch administration.

EOs are signed and reported on, generally, a week before they are published into the Federal Register. Until such a publication, it can be difficult to know the exact language of the signed EO. For that reason, these reports only include EOs published in the Federal Register. While this can lead to these reports feeling delayed or dated, it is to ensure precision and clarity.

While I am a licensed attorney, this is not paid legal advice. Nothing in this communication is intended to create an attorney-client relationship. Unless expressly stated otherwise, nothing contained in this article should be construed as a digital or electronic signature, nor is it intended to reflect an intention to make an agreement by electronic means.

Executive Order 14315 - Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources

Signed: July 7, 2025

Published: July 10, 2025

Summary

Section 1 shits on solar and wind energy while claiming they make us reliant on foreign supply chains. It then says that the green energy tax credit and other subsidies are a problem.

Section 2 states that the policy of the US is to rapidly eliminate green energy subsidies, repeal wind, solar, and other green tax credits as stated in the OBBB, and end reliance on foreign supply chain based green energy sources.

Section 3 orders the Secretary of the Treasury to implement the OBBB with regards to green energy tax credits.

Section 4 orders the Secretary of the Interior to review regulations regarding preferential treatment to wind and solar for repeal.

Section 5 orders both secretaries to submit a report regarding their progress under this EO within 45 days.

What It Means

This EO largely is a follow through of the President’s promises he’s been making since his first campaign in 2015, undercutting the green energy market. The green energy tax credits that have existed over the last few decades have lead to a dramatic increase in green technology, investment, and energy available to the American market. While the EO is correct that the supply chains for much of the manufactured green energy equipment relies on foreign nations, this is not particularly unique when looking at various high tech industries in the American market. This now will attempt to remove, by implementing the OBBB, these green energy tax credits and decrease the market share of green energy in relation to fossil fuels and nuclear.

Looking Forward

The effects on the market, energy supply, and green energy industry have been well covered by people more informed than me. The biggest takeaway is that green energy is being invested in and expanded in all nations able to do so. While the green energy market in the US is large enough to survive without these subsidies, there is little reason to repeal them, other than to help the fossil fuel markets from continuing to lose market share.

Executive Order 14316 - Extending the Modification of the Reciprocal Tariff Rates

Signed: July 3, 2025

Published: July 7, 2025

This EO relies on the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (the “IEEPA”), the National Emergencies Act (the “NEA”), the Trade Act of 1974 § 604, and 3 USC 301.

Summary

Section 1 says that they haven’t been able to reach any new tariff deals since the passing of various tariff EOs, and that the extension to July 9, 2025 is fast approaching. So now he wants to extend the deadline to August 1, 2025, except for China.

Section 2 officially modifies the tariff deadline to August 1, 2025.

Section 3 orders the various relevant executive officers to take all steps to implement this EO.

What It Means

This EO is a public record admitting that the Administration has failed in its goals to leverage their tariffs into trade deals positive for the US. In a pathetic attempt to turn their homework in late, they have extended the deadline a few weeks, only further embarrassing themselves, and undermining any negotiation position they may have had.

Looking Forward

It is unlikely we will see many deals happen over the next four weeks. It is likely we will see reports of nations “calling the White House” and when no deals come to fruition, another EO extending the deadline.