by Melanie Klein
Since January 20, 2025, new Presidential Actions, such as Executive Orders and Proclamations, have required federal agencies to subtly adjust what information they gather and how they ask for it. This is especially true when it comes to language about gender and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Federal data collections leave a digital trail on RegInfo.gov as they evolve, but some footprints are easier to spot than others.
Tracking ICR Activity
Between July 5 and July 11, 2025, 61 Information Collection Requests (ICRs) were submitted.
10 of the 61 ICRs were identified as having been submitted with changes in response to Presidential Actions.
7 of the 10 ICRs requested a “no material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection.” This means minor changes can be made without extending the collection’s expiration date. Because these revisions don’t trigger a public comment period or a notice in the Federal Register, they can easily fly under the radar and move through a fast approval process.
5 of the 10 ICRs were submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Presidential Actions Behind These Changes
Carefully reviewing each ICR from July 5 to July 11, 2025, allowed us to pinpoint exactly which Presidential Actions agencies used to justify their proposed changes:
6 ICRs driven by EO 14168: Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, January 20, 2025
3 ICRs driven by EO 14151: Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, January 20, 2025
1 ICR driven by EO 14148: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, January 20, 2025
1 ICR driven by EO 14247: Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account, March 25, 2025

Notable Changes
To illustrate how Presidential Actions have shaped recent updates to data collections, here are notable changes:
HHS Deleted Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Questions from HIV CoP Assessment Tools
HHS submitted a nonsubstantive change request on July 10, 2025, for its Communities of Practice (CoP) that supports the enhancement of HIV care for women, infants, children, and youth. Citing EO 14168, the change memo detailed that questions related to gender identity and gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals were deleted from the assessment tools. Not citing any Presidential Action, HHS also deleted race and ethnicity questions, stating that they are “irrelevant questions” and that the measures are “not being used to measure program impact.”
CDC Replaced Terms like “Health Equity” and “Social Determinants of Health”
The CDC submitted a nonsubstantive change request on July 10, 2025, for its project performance monitoring of grantees funded under the Essentials for Childhood (EfC): Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences through Data to Action. Citing EO 14168, the change memo noted the removal of a question about gender and references to “sexual or gender identity” and “gender discrimination.” Citing EO 14151, the memo also outlined numerous changes to language. “Health equity” was replaced with “health for all and especially for those at greatest risk,” and references to “social determinants of health” and “racial inequities” were removed. Additionally, “undocumented status” was eliminated as a response option for programs to indicate specific populations they serve.
Similarly, the CDC submitted a nonsubstantive change request on July 11, 2025, for its project performance monitoring of a domestic violence prevention program known as DELTA AHEAD. Citing EO 14168, the change memo noted the removal of a question about gender and references to “gender norms.” Citing EO 14151, the entire Health Equity Capacity Assessment was removed, all references to “health equity” were replaced with “optimal level of health for all, and especially for those at greatest risk,” and “undocumented status” response options were deleted. Additionally, the phrase “social determinants of health” was replaced with “community conditions that can influence or increase the risk.” Notably, because the title of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) cannot be changed, the ICR title remained: Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Achieving Health Equity through Addressing Disparities (AHEAD) Cooperative Agreement Evaluation.
Treasury Removed Civil Rights Section from Property Transfer Form
Treasury submitted a nonsubstantive change request on July 10, 2025, for its property transfer request form. This form is used by State and Local Law Enforcement agencies to request a share of assets seized or forfeited by a Treasury agency, following their participation in joint investigations with the Federal Government. Citing EO 14148 – which rescinded EO 14074 (Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, May 25, 2022) – the change memo explained that Section V. Title VI Civil Rights Requirement was removed because it is no longer required. This section had included questions about whether the recipient agency had a Language Assistance Plan and was provided a Notice of Rights regarding protections against discrimination.
How to Stay Informed
Our ICR tracker at dataindex.us is updated daily with newly scraped data to surface these changes as they are proposed. We review every ICR on a weekly basis so you don’t have to, and our weekly newsletter posts highlight the latest developments. These quiet shifts in the federal data landscape may seem small, but they deserve our attention.
Sign up for our newsletter, and follow us on Bluesky and LinkedIn.