Executive Order 14002: Economic Relief Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Directed agencies to identify immediate relief for households, improve benefit delivery, address food insecurity, and protect workers who declined unsafe work while Congress considered additional legislation.
Status: Revoked.
Is Executive Order 14002 still in effect? No. Revoked January 20, 2025; emergency relief measures completed.
What does Executive Order 14002 do?
Agriculture was asked to consider nutrition assistance, and Labor to clarify unemployment treatment for workers refusing unsafe work.
Before and after
Before the order
Pandemic relief programs existed through legislation and agency rules, but gaps remained in benefit access, nutrition assistance and delivery.
After the order
Agencies adjusted nutrition assistance and benefit administration and reviewed worker protections; many measures were time-limited or superseded by legislation before EO 14148 revoked the order.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Agencies | Identify and deliver available economic relief | Promptly |
| Agriculture | Consider increasing nutrition assistance and benefit access | Promptly |
| Labor | Clarify unemployment treatment for workers refusing unsafe work | Promptly |
What happened next
EO 14002 signed.
EO 14148 revoked EO 14002.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order depended on program statutes and appropriations and could not create benefits beyond delegated authority. Eligibility and payment rights arose from statutes, regulations and individual program decisions.
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