Executive Order 12912: Amendment to Executive Order No. 12878 (Establishing the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement Reform)
President: Bill Clinton
Moved the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement Reform’s reporting deadline from May 1 to December 15, 1994; the work ended and the amended framework was later revoked.
Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 12912 still in effect? No. Executive Order 12912 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 12912 do?
EO 12912 moved the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement Reform’s reporting deadline from May 1 to December 15, 1994 without changing its advisory remit. The commission produced a December 1994 final publication, but did not reach consensus on one reform package; it compiled competing commissioners’ proposals and views. The deadline extension did not enact any proposal. EO 12974 revoked the completed commission framework in 1995.
Before and after
Before the order
The commission faced a May 1, 1994 reporting date.
After the order
Its report was due December 15, 1994, after which the temporary work concluded.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Bipartisan Commission | Complete its report under the extended schedule | By December 15, 1994 |
What happened next
EO 12878 created the commission.
EO 12912 extended the report date.
EO 12974 revoked the completed commission framework.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order amended an advisory-body deadline only. It neither amended federal benefit law nor gave commission recommendations binding effect.
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