Justice, crime and public safety

Executive Order 14074: Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Set federal law-enforcement standards on use of force, chokeholds, body cameras, warrants, misconduct records, accreditation, transfers of military equipment and death-in-custody data, while encouraging state and local adoption.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 14074 still in effect? No. Revoked January 20, 2025; federal directives ended.

What does Executive Order 14074 do?

Justice was assigned federal standards and a misconduct database; other federal agencies had staged policy and reporting duties.

Administration position: The order’s findings and policy rationale were the Biden administration’s positions. This guide distinguishes them from implementation records and judicial rulings.
SignedMay 25, 2022
Lead officialsAttorney General, Justice Department, federal law-enforcement agencies and grant administrators
Express timingMany directives within 90–365 days

Before and after

Before the order

Federal agencies and grant programs used varied policing standards, and Congress had not enacted the proposed comprehensive reform legislation.

After the order

Justice updated federal policies, created the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database and tied some grants to standards. EO 14148 revoked EO 14074; Justice later discontinued or changed Biden-era initiatives under new policy.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Attorney GeneralIssue federal use-of-force and accountability standards90–180 days
Federal agenciesAdopt body-camera, warrant and intervention policiesStaged deadlines
JusticeCreate misconduct database and accreditation incentives240–365 days

What happened next

EO 14074 signed.

EO 14148 revoked EO 14074.