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Executive Order 13875: Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees

President: Donald J. Trump

EO 13875 instructed federal agencies to review discretionary advisory committees and imposed limits on the creation of new committees, with reporting through OMB.

Status: Revoked — by EO 13992 on January 20, 2021.

Is Executive Order 13875 still in effect? No. EO 13992 revoked it in 2021.

What does Executive Order 13875 do?

Committees required by statute had different treatment. EO 13992 revoked this presidential directive on January 20, 2021; whether a particular committee continued still depends on its own authority and charter.

Evidence review, September 23, 2026: The Federal Register index records the later relationship: Revoked by EO 13992. The linked successor text should be read for the exact scope.

Administration position: EO 13992 §2 revoked EO 13875. Its §3 called for lawful steps concerning implementing measures and entities; revocation does not itself abolish every advisory committee created under another legal authority.
SignedJune 14, 2019
Original directionReview discretionary committees, report recommendations and apply the order’s limits on new committees
Later evidenceEO 13992 §2 expressly revoked the advisory-committee order and directed lawful rescission of implementing measures.
Review dateSeptember 26, 2026

Before and after

Before the order

The Federal Advisory Committee Act governed committee establishment and oversight; this order added executive-branch review and reporting for discretionary committees.

After the order

EO 13992 §2 expressly revoked the advisory-committee order and directed lawful rescission of implementing measures.

EO 13992 §2 revoked EO 13875. Its §3 called for lawful steps concerning implementing measures and entities; revocation does not itself abolish every advisory committee created under another legal authority.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Agency heads and OMBReview discretionary committees, report recommendations and apply the order’s limits on new committees2019–2020
Later authorityEO 13992 §2 expressly revoked the advisory-committee order and directed lawful rescission of implementing measures.January 20, 2021

What happened next

EO 13875 signed.

EO 13992 §2 expressly revoked the advisory-committee order and directed lawful rescission of implementing measures.

Guide checked against signed text and cited later primary evidence.