Executive Order 13858: Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects
President: Donald J. Trump
Directed agencies to apply domestic-content preferences to federally assisted infrastructure and consider regulatory changes. It did not automatically override trade agreements or statutory exceptions.
Status: Revoked. Is Executive Order 13858 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13858 was revoked. See Federal Register record. EO 14005 revoked section 5 of this order.
What does Executive Order 13858 do?
EO 13858 instructed agencies to review Buy American laws and propose ways to increase domestic content in infrastructure projects, subject to statutory waivers and procurement rules.
Later evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: EO 14005 revoked section 5 of EO 13858, which addressed Buy American and entry of workers from abroad. The source does not say that it revoked every other section of EO 13858. EO 14005 partial revocation.
Before and after
Before the order
Domestic-content preferences and procurement waivers existed under Buy American laws.
After the order
EO 14005 revoked section 5 of EO 13858, which addressed Buy American and entry of workers from abroad. The source does not say that it revoked every other section of EO 13858.
Who had to do what
| Agency / official | What the signed order directed | Deadline / timing |
|---|---|---|
| Agency heads administering covered infrastructure-assistance programs | Encourage recipients of new awards to use American-produced iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products where lawful. Report tools and conditions for maximizing domestic materials, assess authority to require them, and describe the encouragement strategy. | Encouragement within 90 days; report to the President through the Assistant for Trade and Manufacturing Policy within 120 days. |
| Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council | May designate additional infrastructure sectors covered by the order through a Federal Register notice. | No fixed deadline stated. |
Source: Signed Federal Register text.
What happened next
EO 13858 signed; its Federal Register publication followed.
EO 14005 revoked section 5 of EO 13858, which addressed Buy American and entry of workers from abroad. The source does not say that it revoked every other section of EO 13858.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The Federal Register record identifies EO 13858, its title and signing date. EO 14005 revoked section 5 of EO 13858, which addressed Buy American and entry of workers from abroad. The source does not say that it revoked every other section of EO 13858. The linked source supports this particular later event; it does not establish every present legal or operational effect.
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How we checked this
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