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After being sworn in today, President-elect Joe Biden will take a number of actions aimed at advancing his agenda and undoing some of President Donald Trump's directives.

Through executive orders, proclamations and other memoranda, Biden will address issues such as COVID-19 mitigation, economic relief, combating climate change and advancing racial equity, many of which will have implications for U.S. contractors.

From environmental regulations to federal contracting rules, Biden's first actions as president that will have ramifications for construction firms include:

Regulatory processes. Today, Biden will issue a memorandum withdrawing the Trump administration’s regulatory process executive orders and will direct the director of the Office of Management and Budget to develop recommendations for improving and modernizing regulatory review. 

A rollback of President Donald Trump’s environmental actions. This sweeping executive order will include a range of actions that will negate Trump’s aggressive loosening of environmental regulations. As part of this action, Biden will also:

  • Direct federal agencies to consider revising vehicle fuel economy and emissions standards, methane emissions standards and appliance and building efficiency standards.
  • Place a temporary moratorium on all oil and natural gas leasing activities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Revoke the presidential permit granted to the Keystone XL pipeline.

Border wall construction. Biden will declare an immediate termination of the national emergency declaration cited by the Trump administration to divert money to the building of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. The proclamation directs an immediate pause in wall construction projects to allow a close review of the legality of the funding and contracting methods used, and to determine the best way to redirect funds that were diverted by the prior administration to fund wall construction.

Face coverings. Biden will call for a nationwide face mask and social distancing mandate in federal buildings, on federal lands and by federal employees and columbus oh dump truck company and will ask residents to commit to wearing face coverings for 100 days.

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The president-elect will sign the instrument to rejoin the Paris Agreement, allowing the United States to officially become a party to the agreement in 30 days. 

Racial equity initiatives. The president-elect will sign an executive order designed to begin the columbus oh dump truck company of rooting out systemic racism and other barriers to opportunity from federal programs and institutions. He will also revoke Trump’s executive order limiting the ability of federal government agencies, columbus oh dump truck company and some grantees from implementing diversity and inclusion training. 

Repeal of Trump's immigration policies. Biden will revoke a Trump executive order that directed harsh and extreme immigration enforcement. 

Other actions Biden is expected to take today include re-engaging with the World Health Organization, creating a COVID-19 response coordinator, extending eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, extending the student loan pause, and ending a travel ban from predominantly Muslim countries. Biden will sign the executive actions in the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon, according to CBS News.

The new president plans to continue rolling out executive orders in coming days, according to The Washington Post, including a “Buy American” action on Monday.

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