Revocation of Certain Executive Orders
This executive order revokes two prior COVID-19-related mandates issued in September 2021: Executive Order 14042 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors) and Executive Order 14043 (Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees). In doing so, it ends the federal government’s vaccination requirement for federal employees and the safety protocol requirements for federal contractors. The order preserves general authorities and budget-related functions of agencies and the Office of Management and Budget, and it states that the revocation is to be carried out consistent with applicable law and appropriations. It also clarifies that the order does not create enforceable rights. Signed by President Donald J. Trump, the order takes effect upon issuance and signals a shift away from the prior pandemic-era mandates toward a framework where those specific vaccination and contractor-safety requirements are no longer in force.
Key Points
- 1Revocation of two COVID-19 mandates: Executive Order 14042 (federal contractor safety protocols) and Executive Order 14043 (federal employee vaccination requirement) are repealed.
- 2Scope and intent: The revocation removes the specified vaccination and contractor-safety mandates, returning authority to agencies to operate under existing laws without those mandates.
- 3General provisions: It does not diminish the legal authority of executive departments or agency heads, nor does it affect the Director of the Office of Management and Budget’s budgetary and administrative functions. Implementations must align with applicable law and available appropriations.
- 4Non-creating-rights: The order explicitly states that it does not create any rights or benefits enforceable in court.
- 5Effective date and context: The revocation is part of a signed executive order dated January 21, 2025 (with signature date shown as January 21, 2025; status notes the act as signed on 1/20/2025).