Revocation of Certain Executive Orders

Executive Order January 31, 2025 Document 2025-02098

Summary

On January 21, 2025, President [Name] signed Executive Order 14174, revoking two previous orders related to COVID-19 safety protocols for federal contractors and vaccination requirements for federal employees. This action signals a shift in federal policy concerning pandemic-related measures, potentially impacting workplace safety standards and vaccination policies in federal workplaces. The revocation may have legal and political implications, as it alters the federal government's stance on COVID-19 precautions, and could spark debate over public health and employee rights.

Full Text

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 20 (Friday, January 31, 2025)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 8637] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-02098] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 20 / Friday, January 31, 2025 / Presidential Documents [[Page 8637]] Executive Order 14174 of January 21, 2025 Revocation of Certain Executive Orders By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Revocation. The following Executive Orders are hereby revoked: (a) Executive Order 14042 of September 9, 2021 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors); and (b) Executive Order 14043 of September 9, 2021 (Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees). Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, January 21, 2025. [FR Doc. 2025-02098 Filed 1-30-25; 8:45 am] Billing code 3395-F4-P