# Executive Order 14148

Executive Order 14148, titled "Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions", is an executive order signed by United States president Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, during the first day of his second presidential term. The order directed the rescindment of several executive orders enacted during the Biden administration.
The main focus of the order was to rescind diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in the US Government, specific climate and environmental regulations, and certain border policies.

## Background

This was the first of the new President Trump's executive orders and was a mass undoing of the previous president's policies on a wide range of issues. Its core effect was the rescinding of several executive orders ordered by President Biden. It was followed that day by 25 other executive orders covering a wide range of policies and was signed in an open to the public event with attendance by Vice President JD Vance.

## Provisions and effects

The executive order explicitly rescinded 68 executive orders and 11 presidential memorandum from the Biden Administration. It also ordered heads of federal agencies to "take immediate steps to end Federal implementation of unlawful and radical DEI ideology". Additionally the order ordered, the Director of the Domestic Policy Council (DPC) and the Director of the National Economic Council (NEC) should review all Federal Government actions taken in accordance to the rescinded orders and take necessary steps to rescind, replace, or amend such actions when appropriate. It also ordered that within 45 days (before March 6), the DPC and NEC Directors should give the President further orders, issued by the prior administration that should be rescinded, as well as a list of "replacement orders, memoranda, or proclamations, to increase American prosperity". Lastly, it ordered the National Security Advisor (NSA) to review all Biden era National Security Memoranda for "harm to national security, domestic resilience, and American values" and within 45 days recommend a list for rescindment.
The rescission of Biden's Executive Order 14074 deactivated the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database which tracked federal police misconduct.

### DEI

In addition to the retraction of DEI policies in the federal government, the order rescinded the following executive orders:
* Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government);
* Executive Order 13993 of January 20, 2021 (Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities);
* Executive Order 14031 of May 28, 2021 (Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders);
* Executive Order 14075 of June 15, 2022 (Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals) among many others.
* Executive Order 14020 of March 8, 2021 (Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council);
* Executive Order 13988 of January 20, 2021 (Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation).
Executive Order 14020 was rescinded twice, once in this executive order and then again in Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.
On the same day, the new President signed an executive order titled, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government".

### Climate change and the environment

One of Trump's Executive Orders rescinded a Biden Order which rescinded a Trump order which withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accords. This chain of orders effectively was a re-leaving of the order, "Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements". The end result being that the United States is no longer a member.
The order dissolved the following councils and offices by rescinding the Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021 (Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad).
* White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy
* White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
* Office of climate change and health equity
* National Climate Task Force
* Office of Climate Change and Health Equity
Additionally, it rescinded various environmental regulations enacted by the Biden administration and rescinded an order to establish the The Climate Change Support Office.

### Immigration

During his campaign President Trump promised wide-ranging immigration policy changes, the start of which was in this order, in rescinding:
* Executive Order 13993 of January 20, 2021 (Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities);
* Executive Order 14010 of February 2, 2021 (Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework To Address the Causes of Migration, To Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and To Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border);
* Executive Order 14011 of February 2, 2021 (Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families);
* Executive Order 14012 of February 2, 2021 (Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans);
* Executive Order 14013 of February 4, 2021 (Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration).
The orders ended efforts to reunite families and address mass migration from the source. Moreover, it un-unincreased border security efforts.

### Revoking various revocations

One of Biden's Executive Orders (13992) revoked the following Executive Orders from Trump's 1st Presidency and was revoked by this order:
* Executive Order 13771 of January 30, 2017 (Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs);
* Executive Order 13777 of February 24, 2017 (Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda);
* Executive Order 13875 of June 14, 2019 (Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees);
* Executive Order 13891 of October 9, 2019 (Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents);
* Executive Order 13892 of October 9, 2019 (Promoting the Rule of Law Through Transparency and Fairness in Civil Administrative Enforcement and Adjudication);
* Executive Order 13893 of October 10, 2019 (Increasing Government Accountability for Administrative Actions by Reinvigorating Administrative PAYGO).

## Full list of explicitly revoked executive orders

This is a list of only the executive orders explicitly revoked under section two of Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions. Additionally, it does not include Presidential Memorandums of which 9 were rescinded (January 3, 6 & 14 2025).
List of revoked executive orders :
| Executive Order | Date | Title |
| Executive Order 13985 | January 20, 2021 | Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government |
| Executive Order 13986 | January 20, 2021 | Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census |
| Executive Order 13987 | January 20, 2021 | Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government To Provide a Unified and Effective Response To Combat COVID-19 and To Provide United States Leadership on Global Health and Security |
| Executive Order 13988 | January 20, 2021 | Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation |
| Executive Order 13989 | January 20, 2021 | Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel |
| Executive Order 13990 | January 20, 2021 | Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis |
| Executive Order 13992 | January 20, 2021 | Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation |
| Executive Order 13993 | January 20, 2021 | Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities |
| Executive Order 13995 | January 21, 2021 | Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery |
| Executive Order 13996 | January 21, 2021 | Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats |
| Executive Order 13997 | January 21, 2021 | Improving and Expanding Access to Care and Treatments for COVID-19 |
| Executive Order 13999 | January 21, 2021 | Protecting Worker Health and Safety |
| Executive Order 14000 | January 21, 2021 | Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers |
| Executive Order 14002 | January 22, 2021 | Economic Relief Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Executive Order 14003 | January 22, 2021 | Protecting the Federal Workforce |
| Executive Order 14004 | January 25, 2021 | Enabling All Qualified Americans To Serve Their Country in Uniform |
| Executive Order 14006 | January 26, 2021 | Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities |
| Executive Order 14007 | January 27, 2021 | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology |
| Executive Order 14008 | January 27, 2021 | Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad |
| Executive Order 14009 | January 28, 2021 | Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act |
| Executive Order 14010 | February 2, 2021 | Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework To Address the Causes of Migration, To Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and To Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border |
| Executive Order 14011 | February 2, 2021 | Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families |
| Executive Order 14012 | February 2, 2021 | Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans |
| Executive Order 14013 | February 4, 2021 | Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration |
| Executive Order 14015 | February 14, 2021 | Establishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships |
| Executive Order 14018 | February 24, 2021 | Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions |
| Executive Order 14019 | March 7, 2021 | Promoting Access to Voting |
| Executive Order 14020 | March 8, 2021 | Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council |
| Executive Order 14021 | March 8, 2021 | Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free From Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity |
| Executive Order 14022 | April 1, 2021 | Termination of Emergency With Respect to the International Criminal Court |
| Executive Order 14023 | April 9, 2021 | Establishment of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States |
| Executive Order 14027 | May 7, 2021 | Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office |
| Executive Order 14029 | May 14, 2021 | Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and Technical Amendment |
| Executive Order 14030 | May 20, 2021 | Climate-Related Financial Risk |
| Executive Order 14031 | May 28, 2021 | Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders |
| Executive Order 14035 | June 25, 2021 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce |
| Executive Order 14037 | August 5, 2021 | Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks |
| Executive Order 14044 | September 13, 2021 | Amending Executive Order 14007 |
| Executive Order 14045 | September 13, 2021 | White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics |
| Executive Order 14049 | October 11, 2021 | White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities |
| Executive Order 14050 | October 19, 2021 | White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans |
| Executive Order 14052 | November 15, 2021 | Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
| Executive Order 14055 | November 18, 2021 | Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts |
| Executive Order 14057 | December 8, 2021 | Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability |
| Executive Order 14060 | December 15, 2021 | Establishing the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime |
| Executive Order 14069 | March 15, 2022 | Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency |
| Executive Order 14070 | April 5, 2022 | Continuing To Strengthen Americans’ Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage |
| Executive Order 14074 | May 25, 2022 | Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety |
| Executive Order 14075 | June 15, 2022 | Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals |
| Executive Order 14082 | September 12, 2022 | Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 |
| Executive Order 14084 | September 30, 2022 | Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services |
| Executive Order 14087 | October 14, 2022 | Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans |
| Executive Order 14089 | December 13, 2022 | Establishing the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States |
| Executive Order 14091 | February 16, 2023 | Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government |
| Executive Order 14094 | April 6, 2023 | Modernizing Regulatory Review |
| Executive Order 14096 | April 21, 2023 | Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All |
| Executive Order 14099 | May 9, 2023 | Moving Beyond COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Federal Workers |
| Executive Order 14110 | October 30, 2023 | Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence |
| Executive Order 14115 | February 1, 2024 | Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank |
| Executive Order 14124 | July 17, 2024 | White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Hispanic-Serving Institutions |
| Executive Order 14134 | January 3, 2025 | Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture |
| Executive Order 14135 | January 3, 2025 | Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Homeland Security |
| Executive Order 14136 | January 3, 2025 | Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice |
| Executive Order 14137 | January 3, 2025 | Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury |
| Executive Order 14138 | January 3, 2025 | Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of Management and Budget |
| Executive Order 14139 | January 3, 2025 | Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of the National Cyber Director |
| Executive Order 14143 | January 16, 2025 | Providing for the Appointment of Alumni of AmeriCorps to the Competitive Service |