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Apr 23, 2025 · executive orderRestoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy

Executive Order EO 14281

Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy

SignedDonald Trump · Apr 23, 2025

Directs federal agencies to stop enforcing disparate-impact discrimination rules in civil rights law.

Does not change what counts as illegal discrimination. Does not create new legal authority; it directs agencies to deprioritize enforcement of rules already in place under existing law.

What it does (10)

Revoking Certain Presidential Actions
- Revokes presidential approval of July 25, 1966, Justice Department Title VI regulations as applied to 28 C.F.R. 42.104(b)(2)
- Revokes presidential approval of July 5, 1973, Justice Department Title VI regulations as applied to disparate-impact language in 28 C.F.R. 42.104(b)(3), 42.104(b)(6)(ii), and 42.104(c)(2)
Enforcement Discretion to Ensure Lawful Governance
- Agencies must deprioritize enforcement of disparate-impact liability across all statutes and regulations within their jurisdiction
Existing Regulations
- Attorney General must initiate repeal or amendment of Title VI regulations to remove disparate-impact liability provisions
- Attorney General must report within 30 days on all existing disparate-impact regulations and agency plans to change them
Review of Current Matters
- Attorney General and EEOC must assess pending civil rights investigations and lawsuits under Title VII within 45 days and adjust positions consistent with this order
- HUD, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, FTC, and other agencies must evaluate pending Fair Housing and credit discrimination cases within 45 days
- All agencies must review existing consent judgments and permanent injunctions based on disparate-impact liability within 90 days and take appropriate action
Future Agency Action
- Attorney General must determine whether federal law preempts state disparate-impact rules and take measures consistent with this order
- Attorney General and EEOC must jointly issue guidance to employers on promotion of equal employment access regardless of college education requirement

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