Civil rights and civil liberties

Executive Order 14031: Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Created a White House initiative and advisory commission focused on equity, access, data and anti-Asian bias for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 14031 still in effect? No. Revoked January 20, 2025; initiative and commission mandate ended.

People of different ages appear beside education, healthcare, justice and community motifs.
Community access and policy coordination, illustrated symbolically; not a record of commission membership or identified individuals. EO Explained · site-generated editorial illustration · not documentary evidence.

What does Executive Order 14031 do?

HHS was to coordinate the initiative, agencies to prepare plans, and the advisory commission to provide recommendations.

Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: EO 14109 expressly amended this order. EO 14148 expressly revoked this order. Official source 1 · Official source 2. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.

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 28, 2021
Lead officialsHHS, White House initiative, interagency working group and advisory commission
Express timingAgency plans and data work on recurring schedules

Before and after

Before the order

Earlier AAPI initiatives had narrower structures and the administration cited pandemic-era anti-Asian violence and persistent access barriers.

After the order

The initiative, working group and commission issued recommendations and agency plans. EO 14148 revoked EO 14031, ending its presidential mandate.

EO 14109 expressly amended this order.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
HHS and InitiativeCoordinate federal policy and engagementOngoing
AgenciesPrepare and carry out equity plansAs directed
CommissionAdvise the President and reportPeriodic

What happened next

EO 14031 signed.

EO 14148 revoked EO 14031.

Later primary evidence reviewed: EO 14109 expressly amended this order. EO 14148 expressly revoked this order.