Economy, finance and labor

Executive Order 14119: Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Directed a government-wide expansion of registered apprenticeships and labor-management forums, including federal workforce pilots, grant preferences and data improvements.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 14119 still in effect? No. Revoked March 14, 2025; expansion initiative ended.

What does Executive Order 14119 do?

Labor had to develop apprenticeship plans and data, while personnel officials could pilot registered apprenticeships in federal employment.

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.
SignedMarch 6, 2024
Lead officialsLabor, OPM, OMB and federal agencies
Express timing90- to 180-day plans and reports; annual reviews

Before and after

Before the order

Registered apprenticeships existed under the National Apprenticeship Act, but participation and federal coordination varied across industries and agencies.

After the order

Agencies began planning and grant alignment, but EO 14236 revoked the order before many longer-term deadlines matured. Existing registered apprenticeships continued under statute and regulation.

EO 14236 expressly revoked this order.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
LaborDevelop expansion plans and improve data90–180 days
OPM and agenciesPilot federal registered apprenticeshipsAs directed
AgenciesConsider labor-management forumsOngoing

What happened next

EO 14119 signed.

EO 14236 revoked EO 14119.

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