Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng DCPD Budget and Presidential Materials executive 2026-04-23 United States Executive Office of the President originator org United States Government Agency Donald J. Trump originator org President of the United States Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202600136 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202600136/html/DCPD-202600136.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202600136/pdf/DCPD-202600136.pdf DCPD-202600136 The President spoke at 9:12 p.m. in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol. In his remarks, he referred to Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of Vice President James D. "J.D." Vance; Cresco, PA, resident Megan Hemhauser Farda, her husband Nick Farda, and their children Brielle and Asher Farda; Michael S. Dell, chairman and chief executive officer, Dell Technologies, and his wife Susan; Bradley T. Gerstner, founder and chief executive officer, Altimeter Capital; Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent; Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins; military spouse Catherine Rayner; Senate Majority Leader John R. Thune; Houston, TX, resident Raysall Wiggins; Rep. Nancy Pelosi; Partap Singh, who was charged with causing the multi-vehicle accident that injured Bakersfield, CA, resident Delilah Coleman on June 20, 2024; Rafael Govea Romero, who was convicted for the murder of Lizbeth I. Medina in Edna, TX, on December 5, 2023; Mayor Zohran K. Mamdani of New York City; Sen. Joshua D. Hawley; Robert B. Kershaw, former associate judge, 8th Judicial Circuit of the Baltimore City Circuit Court; Sierra A. Burns, student, Furman University; Everest Nevraumont, student, at Alpha School' GT School campus in Austin, TX; Tyler J. Robinson, who was charged in the murder of Turning Point U.S.A. Founder and Executive Director Charles J. Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, UT, on September 10, 2025; Erika Kirk, wife of Mr. Kirk and chief executive officer of Turning Point U.S.A; Anna Zarutska, mother of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, who was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte Area Transit System light-rail train in Charlotte, NC, on August 22, 2025; Decarlos Brown, Jr., suspect in the Charlotte stabbing; Jason Wolfe, father of Staff Sgt. Wolfe, who was shot in an ambush-style attack during a patrol near the White House in Washington, DC, on November 26; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan; U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steven C. Witkoff; Talik Gvili, mother of Ran Gvili, whose remains were the last of the hostages held in Gaza, Palestinian Territories, to be recovered and returned to Israel following the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023; Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, who was killed by Mexican special forces in Jalisco, Mexico, on February 22; former President Nicolas Maduro Moros of Venezuela, who was captured, along with his wife Cilia Flores, in a U.S. military operation in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3 and exfiltrated to the U.S. for criminal processing in New York City; and former Venezuelan Presidential candidate Enrique Márquez. He also referred to his son-in-law, U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Jared C. Kushner. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on February 25. America's 250th birthday celebration Armed Forces, U.S., recruitment efforts Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies Border security California, 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles Commercial driver's license, English-language requirement Crime rates Criminal justice system, reform efforts Department of Homeland Security, appropriations lapse District of Columbia, 2025 shooting of National Guard servicemembers near White House District of Columbia, law enforcement improvement efforts Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, restriction efforts Economic improvement Election security and integrity, strengthening efforts Electricity capacity, expansion efforts Federal regulations, reduction efforts Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup" Foreign narcotics traffickers Foster care and adoption services, improvement efforts Fraud enforcement, strengthening efforts Gasoline costs Gaza, hostages held by Hamas Hamas political-paramilitary organization Health care costs and affordability Homeownership, access and affordability Illegal immigration In vitro fertilization and reproductive assistance services Inflation Insider trading, prevention efforts Iran, nuclear weapons development Iran, political unrest and violence Iran, U.S. airstrikes on nuclear facilities Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement implementation Italy, 2026 Olympic Games in Milan Job creation and growth Medal of Freedom Medal of Honor Medicare and Medicaid programs Mexico, counternarcotic efforts Mortgage interest rates Mortgage rates, stabilization efforts National Guard North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Carolina, 2025 stabbing death on Charlotte light-rail train Oil and natural gas, domestic production Opioid epidemic, efforts to combat Pakistan, Prime Minister Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pensions and retirement accounts, strengthening efforts Prescription drug costs, reduction efforts Russia, conflict in Ukraine Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Senate majority leader Social Security program Speaker of the House of Representatives State of the Union Address Stock market Tariffs Tax Code reform Texas, 2025 flooding in Central Texas Trump Accounts, children's savings program U.S. diplomatic efforts, expansion U.S. military readiness, improvement efforts U.S. servicemembers, service and dedication U.S. Special Envoy for Peace U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions U.S. Supreme Court decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump concerning tariff policy Ukraine, Russian invasion and airstrikes Undocumented immigrants, deportation of criminals Utah, assassination of Charles J. Kirk in Orem Venezuela, Acting President Venezuela, oil supply and refining Venezuela, U.S. military capture and exfiltration of President Maduro Vice President Washington, DC Beckstrom, Evalea Beckstrom, Gary Bessent, Scott K.H. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. Blair, Michele Blair, Sage Braga, Jonathan P. Brown, Decarlos, Jr. Burns, Sierra A. Coleman, Delilah Coleman, Marcus Dell, Michael S. Dell, Susan Farda, Asher Farda, Brielle Farda, Nick Gerstner, Bradley T. Gonzalez, Alejandra Gvili, Talik Hawley, Joshua D. Hellebuyck, Connor Hemhauser Farda, Megan Johnson, J. Michael Jones, Mike R. Kershaw, Robert B. Kirk, Erika Kushner, Jared C. Maduro Moros, Nicolas Mamdani, Zohran K. McClymond, Milly Cate Medina, Jacqueline Márquez, Enrique Nevraumont, Everest Omaar, Ilhan A. Oseguera Cervantes, Nemesio, "El Mencho" Pelosi, Nancy Rayner, Catherine Robinson, Tyler J. Rodriguez Gomez, Delcy Rollins, Brooke L. Romero, Rafael Govea Rubio, Marco A. Ruskan, Scott Seward, James Sharif, Shehbaz Singh, Partap Slover, Amy Slover, Eric Taggart, Buddy Thune, John R. Tlaib, Rashida L. Trump, Melania Vance, James D. "J.D." Vance, Usha Chilukuri Wiggins, Raysall Williams, Royce Witkoff, Steven C. Wolfe, Andrew Wolfe, Jason Wolfe, Melody Zarutska, Anna. Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union;DCPD-202600136 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-02-24 continuing daily deposited born digital 21 digital object pages https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202600136 P0b002ee1e0c9864d 000599742 000599742 DGPO 2026-04-23 2026-04-23 DCPD-202600136 machine generated eng fdlp PRESDOC Addresses to the Nation Joint Session of Congress, State of the Union Washington, DC Beckstrom, Evalea Beckstrom, Gary Bessent, Scott K.H. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. Blair, Michele Blair, Sage Braga, Jonathan P. Brown, Decarlos, Jr. Burns, Sierra A. Coleman, Delilah Coleman, Marcus Dell, Michael S. Dell, Susan Farda, Asher Farda, Brielle Farda, Nick Gerstner, Bradley T. Gonzalez, Alejandra Gvili, Talik Hawley, Joshua D. Hellebuyck, Connor Hemhauser Farda, Megan Johnson, J. Michael Jones, Mike R. Kershaw, Robert B. Kirk, Erika Kushner, Jared C. Maduro Moros, Nicolas Mamdani, Zohran K. McClymond, Milly Cate Medina, Jacqueline Márquez, Enrique Nevraumont, Everest Omaar, Ilhan A. Oseguera Cervantes, Nemesio, "El Mencho" Pelosi, Nancy Rayner, Catherine Robinson, Tyler J. Rodriguez Gomez, Delcy Rollins, Brooke L. Romero, Rafael Govea Rubio, Marco A. Ruskan, Scott Seward, James Sharif, Shehbaz Singh, Partap Slover, Amy Slover, Eric Taggart, Buddy Thune, John R. Tlaib, Rashida L. Trump, Melania Vance, James D. "J.D." Vance, Usha Chilukuri Wiggins, Raysall Williams, Royce Witkoff, Steven C. Wolfe, Andrew Wolfe, Jason Wolfe, Melody Zarutska, Anna. America's 250th birthday celebration Armed Forces, U.S., recruitment efforts Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies Border security California, 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles Commercial driver's license, English-language requirement Crime rates Criminal justice system, reform efforts Department of Homeland Security, appropriations lapse District of Columbia, 2025 shooting of National Guard servicemembers near White House District of Columbia, law enforcement improvement efforts Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, restriction efforts Economic improvement Election security and integrity, strengthening efforts Electricity capacity, expansion efforts Federal regulations, reduction efforts Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup" Foreign narcotics traffickers Foster care and adoption services, improvement efforts Fraud enforcement, strengthening efforts Gasoline costs Gaza, hostages held by Hamas Hamas political-paramilitary organization Health care costs and affordability Homeownership, access and affordability Illegal immigration In vitro fertilization and reproductive assistance services Inflation Insider trading, prevention efforts Iran, nuclear weapons development Iran, political unrest and violence Iran, U.S. airstrikes on nuclear facilities Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement implementation Italy, 2026 Olympic Games in Milan Job creation and growth Medal of Freedom Medal of Honor Medicare and Medicaid programs Mexico, counternarcotic efforts Mortgage interest rates Mortgage rates, stabilization efforts National Guard North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Carolina, 2025 stabbing death on Charlotte light-rail train Oil and natural gas, domestic production Opioid epidemic, efforts to combat Pakistan, Prime Minister Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pensions and retirement accounts, strengthening efforts Prescription drug costs, reduction efforts Russia, conflict in Ukraine Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Senate majority leader Social Security program Speaker of the House of Representatives State of the Union Address Stock market Tariffs Tax Code reform Texas, 2025 flooding in Central Texas Trump Accounts, children's savings program U.S. diplomatic efforts, expansion U.S. military readiness, improvement efforts U.S. servicemembers, service and dedication U.S. Special Envoy for Peace U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions U.S. Supreme Court decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump concerning tariff policy Ukraine, Russian invasion and airstrikes Undocumented immigrants, deportation of criminals Utah, assassination of Charles J. Kirk in Orem Venezuela, Acting President Venezuela, oil supply and refining Venezuela, U.S. military capture and exfiltration of President Maduro Vice President The President spoke at 9:12 p.m. in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol. In his remarks, he referred to Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of Vice President James D. "J.D." Vance; Cresco, PA, resident Megan Hemhauser Farda, her husband Nick Farda, and their children Brielle and Asher Farda; Michael S. Dell, chairman and chief executive officer, Dell Technologies, and his wife Susan; Bradley T. Gerstner, founder and chief executive officer, Altimeter Capital; Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent; Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins; military spouse Catherine Rayner; Senate Majority Leader John R. Thune; Houston, TX, resident Raysall Wiggins; Rep. Nancy Pelosi; Partap Singh, who was charged with causing the multi-vehicle accident that injured Bakersfield, CA, resident Delilah Coleman on June 20, 2024; Rafael Govea Romero, who was convicted for the murder of Lizbeth I. Medina in Edna, TX, on December 5, 2023; Mayor Zohran K. Mamdani of New York City; Sen. Joshua D. Hawley; Robert B. Kershaw, former associate judge, 8th Judicial Circuit of the Baltimore City Circuit Court; Sierra A. Burns, student, Furman University; Everest Nevraumont, student, at Alpha School' GT School campus in Austin, TX; Tyler J. Robinson, who was charged in the murder of Turning Point U.S.A. Founder and Executive Director Charles J. Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, UT, on September 10, 2025; Erika Kirk, wife of Mr. Kirk and chief executive officer of Turning Point U.S.A; Anna Zarutska, mother of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, who was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte Area Transit System light-rail train in Charlotte, NC, on August 22, 2025; Decarlos Brown, Jr., suspect in the Charlotte stabbing; Jason Wolfe, father of Staff Sgt. Wolfe, who was shot in an ambush-style attack during a patrol near the White House in Washington, DC, on November 26; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan; U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steven C. Witkoff; Talik Gvili, mother of Ran Gvili, whose remains were the last of the hostages held in Gaza, Palestinian Territories, to be recovered and returned to Israel following the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023; Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, who was killed by Mexican special forces in Jalisco, Mexico, on February 22; former President Nicolas Maduro Moros of Venezuela, who was captured, along with his wife Cilia Flores, in a U.S. military operation in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3 and exfiltrated to the U.S. for criminal processing in New York City; and former Venezuelan Presidential candidate Enrique Márquez. He also referred to his son-in-law, U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Jared C. Kushner. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on February 25. DCPD-202600136 Trump, Donald J. Donald J. Trump Donald Trump Donald John Trump