Executive Order 13992: Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Revoked six Trump-era regulatory-process orders, including the two-for-one regulatory budget and related guidance and enforcement constraints.
Status: Revoked.
Is Executive Order 13992 still in effect? No. EO 14148, section 2(g), and EO 14154, section 4(a)(ii), expressly revoked it on January 20, 2025. Its earlier agency rule changes have their own records; revoking this order does not itself rewrite every regulation. Disposition checked October 17, 2026. First express revocation; Second express revocation.
What does Executive Order 13992 do?
OMB and agencies were directed to rescind implementing guidance and adjust their regulatory processes after the listed orders were revoked.
Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: EO 14148 expressly revoked this order. EO 14154 expressly revoked this order. Official source 1 · Official source 2. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.
Section 2 revoked six identified orders: EO 13771, EO 13777, EO 13875, EO 13891, EO 13892 and EO 13893. The list covered regulatory budgeting, regulatory-reform machinery, advisory committees, guidance procedures, civil administrative enforcement and administrative PAYGO. It was a defined set of presidential instructions, not a repeal of the United States Code or every existing federal regulation. Original section 2.
Section 3 then required a separate implementation process. OMB and agency heads had to begin rescinding measures that implemented or enforced the six orders, use legally available exemptions when rescission could not be finalized immediately, and abolish the associated positions or bodies as appropriate and lawful. The distinction matters: a presidential revocation and an agency’s change to a regulation are different legal actions. Section 3 in the authenticated publication.
Two concrete records show that follow-through. CEQ removed and reserved its guidance-procedure part, 40 CFR part 1519, effective April 13, 2021. CEQ also said it would keep guidance publicly available and retain applicable OMB review, so the rescission was not a promise to conceal guidance or end all review. CEQ’s final rule and retained practices.
HUD published its own final rule on July 6, 2021, removing 24 CFR part 11 effective August 5. That is a separate publication-to-effectiveness interval, not an immediate deletion on January 20. HUD’s discussion describes seven public comments, mostly critical of or seeking changes to the earlier procedures; it gives the agency’s responses and reasons for removal. Those are attributed views in a rulemaking record, not proof that every regulated person agreed or that all regulatory costs fell. HUD final rule, dates and sections I–III.
Before and after
Before the order
Agencies operated under Trump-era regulatory budgeting, guidance and enforcement-order requirements in addition to statutes and OMB review.
After the order
The Biden administration ended those presidential process requirements and later adopted EO 14094; EO 14148 revoked EO 13992 and EO 14094 in 2025.
EO 14154 expressly revoked this order.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Promptly begin lawful rescission of implementing/enforcing measures; where immediate final rescission is unavailable, take steps to provide authorized exemptions; address associated positions and bodies as appropriate. | Section 3: promptly; no numerical deadline or new periodic report. |
| Heads of agencies | Take the same section 3 steps within their agencies, including lawful abolition of positions, committees, task forces and other entities established under the six revoked orders. | Prompt steps; immediate finalization where possible, with lawful exemptions if it cannot be immediate. No fixed number of days. |
Complete signed section 3. The order itself effects the six revocations; the President is not assigned a later agency deliverable. Neither the table nor the passage of time establishes completion by every agency.
What happened next
EO 13992 signed.
The order was published at 86 FR 7049, distinct from its January 20 signing. Authenticated publication.
CEQ’s final rule removed and reserved 40 CFR part 1519, effective the same day. Its explanation retained public guidance availability and applicable OMB review. Agency implementation record.
HUD published its final rule removing 24 CFR part 11 after considering comments on the earlier interim rule. Final rule, not a proposal.
HUD’s July 6 final rule reached its stated effective date. This event records the rule’s legal date, not an audit of every later guidance document. Effective-date clause.
EO 14148 revoked EO 13992 and later EO 14094.
Later primary evidence reviewed: EO 14148 expressly revoked this order. EO 14154 expressly revoked this order.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order changed presidential management rules, not the Administrative Procedure Act or agency statutes. Individual regulations remained subject to their own records and judicial review.
The original direction expressly preserves the Administrative Procedure Act. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)–(d), covered rulemaking ordinarily involves notice, participation, reasons and a publication-to-effectiveness period, but the statute contains specified exceptions, including for certain interpretive, policy and procedural rules and supported good-cause findings. An instruction to act promptly is not a blanket exemption from these requirements. The actual statutory requirements and exceptions.
CEQ invoked the procedural-rule exception for its rescission and explained its immediate effective date. HUD used a later effective date and responded to comments on its earlier interim rule. These records illustrate why each implementing action must be checked separately. They do not establish every agency’s compliance or the present status of every successor procedure. CEQ’s stated procedural basis; HUD’s separate record.
The later revokers identify EO 13992 itself: EO 14148 section 2(g) and EO 14154 section 4(a)(ii), both signed January 20, 2025. Their cited clauses do not themselves republish the text of every regulation changed during the Biden administration. For a current duty, distinguish the later presidential instruction from the specific agency rule and its own amendment history. EO 14148’s express clause; EO 14154’s express clause.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
Last checked against the sources above on September 24, 2026. How we research →
Additional evidence review: October 17, 2026. Read the full original order and authenticated two-page publication, both express revocation clauses and the disposition entry; checked CEQ’s operative rescission and HUD’s summary, dates, stated reasoning, comment overview and removal clause, plus the cited APA provisions. The examples establish specific agency actions, not fulfillment by every agency, current validity of every successor rule, or exhaustive litigation clearance. Earlier dated caveats are retained.