On January 21, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memorandum (M-25-11) to department and agency heads to clarify the scope of President Trump's Executive Order, "Unleashing American Energy," issued the previous day. In the order, President Trump directed all agencies to immediately stop disbursing Inflation Reduction Act funds. In the memorandum, the Office explained that Trump's directive was limited to "funds supporting programs, projects, or activities that may be implicated by the policy established in Section 2 of the order. " Section 2 of the Executive Order signals the administration's policy to encourage the rapid development of fossil fuel resources and all associated infrastructure, and remove any regulatory obstacles; promote the production and processing of non-fuel minerals; and eliminate the “electric vehicle (EV) mandate.”