Economy, finance and labor

Executive Order 14126: Investing in America and Investing in American Workers

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Directed agencies administering major infrastructure and manufacturing investments to promote job quality, worker organizing, registered apprenticeship and domestic workforce development.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 14126 still in effect? No. Revoked March 14, 2025; job-quality directive ended.

What does Executive Order 14126 do?

Agencies were to use lawful program tools for job quality, with Labor providing technical support and OMB coordinating implementation.

Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: EO 14236 expressly revoked this order. Official source. 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.
SignedSeptember 6, 2024
Lead officialsLabor, Commerce, Energy, Transportation, EPA, OMB and grantmaking agencies
Express timingImplementation through program guidance, awards and periodic reporting

Before and after

Before the order

Large investment laws funded projects under program statutes, with labor standards varying by award and agency.

After the order

Agencies incorporated labor and workforce considerations into grants and loans. EO 14236 revoked the order; valid award terms and statutory labor requirements survived according to their own terms.

EO 14236 expressly revoked this order.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
AgenciesUse lawful program tools to promote high-quality jobsOngoing
LaborProvide technical assistance and workforce coordinationOngoing
OMBCoordinate implementationAs directed

What happened next

EO 14126 signed.

Order signed.

EO 14236 revoked EO 14126.

Later primary evidence reviewed: EO 14236 expressly revoked this order.