President Trump Issues Executive Order Declaring National Emergency to Secure U.S. Bulk-power System
August 27, 2026
August 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Aug. 26, 2026:
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DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO SECURE THE UNITED STATES BULK-POWER SYSTEM
Executive Order 14420
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et . . .
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DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO SECURE THE UNITED STATES BULK-POWER SYSTEM
Executive Order 14420
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et . . .