Executive Order 14381 explained · Executive Order · No disposition noted
Celebrating American Greatness With American Motor Racing
Signed: 2026-01-30 Published: 2026-02-04 Federal Register document: 2026-02292
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Executive Order 14381 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 5211-5212] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-02292] [[Page 5209]] Vol. 91 Wednesday, No. 23 February 4, 2026 Part III The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Order 14381--Celebrating American Greatness With American Motor Racing Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2026 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 5211]] Executive Order 14381 of January 30, 2026 Celebrating American Greatness With American Motor Racing By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. For over 100 years, American INDYCAR racing has set the pace for motor sports. With speeds topping over 200 miles per hour, the cars and drivers inspire awe and respect in all who watch this quintessentially American sport. It has given us racing legends such as A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti, and continues to thrill every Memorial Day weekend when people travel from across the globe to the...
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Executive Order 14381 directs federal agencies to plan a temporary INDYCAR exhibition in the federal capital district for the 250th anniversary, using existing permit authorities and appropriated funds and coordinating with D.C. officials. Within the District where the Constitution grants exclusive federal jurisdiction, this is a lawful exercise of executive management with no Bill of Rights infringement, no sovereignty restriction, and no due process or takings issue.
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✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
The President acts under Article II, Sections 1 and 3 to direct executive departments, and the subject matter falls within clear federal authority. Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 grants exclusive federal authority over the District of Columbia and federal enclaves including the National Mall area administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Directing the Secretaries of Interior and Transportati… -
✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
No speech, religion, press, assembly, arms, search, trial, or punishment rights are restricted. The order directs agencies to issue permits expeditiously and facilitate aerial photography by permitted individuals, consistent with the First Amendment. Temporary road closures for a special event near the National Mall do not constitute a prior restraint or assembly ban, and no provision authorizes s… -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The order does not restrict what any person may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It celebrates a voluntary sporting event, expands permitted aerial photography enjoyment, and imposes no mandate, prohibition, compulsion to attend, speak, or associate. Any incidental traffic rerouting from a time-limited special event is not a restriction on sovereignty requiring compelling … -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
A street race on federal parklands and roadways around the National Mall cannot be handled by an individual or family, nor by a local community or state alone. Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, Congress has exclusive legislation over the District of Columbia, making federal coordination the minimum necessary level. The order expressly requires coordination with the Mayor of Washington, D.C., … -
✓ Passes · Due process and takings
No deprivation of life, liberty, or property and no taking under the Fifth Amendment. The order creates no enforceable right or benefit, requires implementation consistent with applicable law and subject to availability of appropriations, directs use of available funds as deemed appropriate, and orders maintenance of roads and bridges for the course. No fines, forfeitures, closures of businesses w…
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