Increase presidential control of independent agencies

Project 2025 recommends OIRA review for independent agencies. Executive Order 14215 placed independent regulatory agencies under centralized White House regulatory review and coordination.

Project 2025 said

Regulatory analysis and OIRA review should also be required of the historically “independent” agencies as the Office of Legal Counsel has found is legally permissible.

Chapter: 2 · Executive Office of the President of the United States
Author: Russ Vought
Department: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Printed page: 49
PDF page: 81
Last verified: August 16, 2026

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Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies

The order requires independent regulatory agencies to submit significant regulatory actions for White House review and coordinate priorities and legal interpretations.

Action type: Executive Order
Identifier: Executive Order 14215
Current status: Effective
In effect: Yes
Last verified: August 16, 2026

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Executive Order 14215 directly requires centralized review of significant independent-agency regulatory actions, matching the cited OIRA-review proposal.

How this can change

Reversibility: Moderate

Presidential Rescission

A future President may rescind the order; Congress may alter agency statutes; courts may resolve constitutional and statutory limits; agencies may revise procedures.

Authority: Congress · President · Agency · Courts

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Increase presidential control of independent agencies

Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies

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