Government operations and workforce

Executive Order 13893: Increasing Government Accountability for Administrative Actions by Reinvigorating Administrative PAYGO

President: Donald J. Trump

EO 13893 revived an OMB-led administrative pay-as-you-go review for discretionary agency actions that would increase mandatory spending.

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

Is Executive Order 13893 still in effect? No. EO 13992 revoked it in 2021.

What does Executive Order 13893 do?

It called for offset proposals and allowed stated exceptions; it did not itself change appropriations. EO 13992 revoked this particular presidential directive in January 2021.

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 the 2019 administrative PAYGO direction. That revocation is distinct from any statutory budget rules or later OMB policies.
SignedOctober 10, 2019
Original directionAssess covered discretionary actions, propose offsets or seek an applicable exception
Later evidenceEO 13992 §2 expressly revoked the administrative PAYGO directive.
Review dateSeptember 26, 2026

Before and after

Before the order

OMB had used an administrative PAYGO mechanism from 2005; the order sought to formalise review of agency proposals affecting mandatory spending.

After the order

EO 13992 §2 expressly revoked the administrative PAYGO directive.

EO 13992 §2 revoked the 2019 administrative PAYGO direction. That revocation is distinct from any statutory budget rules or later OMB policies.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Agency heads and OMBAssess covered discretionary actions, propose offsets or seek an applicable exceptionFrom 2019
Later authorityEO 13992 §2 expressly revoked the administrative PAYGO directive.January 20, 2021

What happened next

EO 13893 signed.

EO 13992 §2 expressly revoked the administrative PAYGO directive.

Guide checked against signed text and cited later primary evidence.