Executive Order 13933: Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence
President: Donald J. Trump
Directed federal law-enforcement agencies to prioritize prosecutions for damage to monuments and related violence, within existing criminal laws and prosecutorial discretion.
Status: Revoked — by EO 14029 on May 14, 2021.
Is Executive Order 13933 still in effect? No. EO 14029 revoked it in 2021.
What does Executive Order 13933 do?
EO 14029 expressly revoked EO 13933 in May 2021.
Evidence review, September 23, 2026: The Federal Register index records the later relationship: Revoked by EO 14029. The linked successor text should be read for the exact scope.
Before and after
Before the order
Existing federal statutes prohibited damage to federal property and certain monuments; decisions about investigation and prosecution remained agency responsibilities.
After the order
EO 14029 expressly revoked EO 13933 in May 2021.
The order directed executive enforcement priorities and potential grant review under existing authority. Revocation withdrew that directive, not the underlying criminal statutes.
Who had to do what
| Agency / official | What the signed order directed | Deadline / timing |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | Prioritize investigation and prosecution of monument/government-property vandalism, related violence and religious-property offenses; take appropriate enforcement action, coordinate information/assistance for state/local investigations and provide requested personnel to protect federal property. | Personnel assistance upon Interior, DHS or GSA request; assistance provision expires six months after June 26, 2020 unless extended. |
| Secretary of Defense | Provide personnel to help protect federal monuments and property when requested by Interior, DHS or GSA, as appropriate and lawful. | Upon request; provision expires six months after signing unless extended. |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Provide personnel to help protect federal monuments and property when requested by Interior, DHS or GSA, as appropriate and lawful. | Upon request; provision expires six months after signing unless extended. |
| Heads of all executive departments and agencies | Examine grant programs and appropriately apply the policies withholding federal support from jurisdictions or law-enforcement agencies failing to protect monuments, consistently with law. | No separate deadline specified. |
Source: Signed Federal Register text.
Later developments
Later authority: EO 14029 expressly revoked EO 13933 in May 2021. (May 14, 2021)
What happened next
EO 13933 signed.
EO 14029 expressly revoked EO 13933 in May 2021.
Guide checked against signed order and later official evidence.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order directed executive enforcement priorities and potential grant review under existing authority. Revocation withdrew that directive, not the underlying criminal statutes.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
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