Executive Order 13930: Strengthening the Child Welfare System for America's Children
President: Donald J. Trump
Directed HHS to improve foster care and adoption support through partnerships, caregiver resources, and data work.
Status: In effect. Sources: Federal Register: Executive Order 13930 · Federal Register 2020 executive order disposition table · ACF NSCAW research brief, February 2023.
Is Executive Order 13930 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13930, signed June 24, 2020, retains its unrevoked child-welfare directives, including annual foster-care reporting and continuing review requirements. Its text has no expiration clause, and the Federal Register disposition record lists no later revocation.
What does Executive Order 13930 do?
HHS was tasked with strengthening child welfare services in cooperation with states and private partners, subject to existing authorities and funding.
Evidence reviewed September 26, 2026: OMB later approved an HHS child welfare information collection redesign tied to the order. That step does not establish broader child welfare outcomes. The linked Federal Register text establishes the order’s directions; contextual agency links do not by themselves establish implementation.
Before and after
Before the order
The order addressed strengthening the child welfare system for america's children. The prior legal and administrative context is identified in its linked full text; this review does not assume every prior policy was displaced.
After the order
OMB later approved an HHS child welfare information collection redesign tied to the order. That step does not establish broader child welfare outcomes.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Federal agencies named in the signed order | Directed HHS to support foster-care partnerships, caregiver resources and adoption improvements, using existing child-welfare authorities and state cooperation. | See the official text for precise duties and deadlines |
| HHS Administration for Children and Families | OMB approved an HHS child-welfare information collection redesign that the agency linked by title and signing date to EO 13930. | January 3, 2022 |
What happened next
EO 13930 signed; the linked Federal Register record gives its published text.
OMB approved an HHS child-welfare information collection redesign that the agency linked by title and signing date to EO 13930.
Later primary evidence reviewed; the documented action and its limits were added to this guide.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The signed order and OMB — approved child-welfare information collection document the directive and the dated subsequent step. The OMB abstract misprints the order number as 13903; its exact title and June 24, 2020 signing date identify EO 13930. This is an information-collection change, not proof of all child-welfare outcomes.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
Last checked against the sources above on September 26, 2026. How we research →