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Executive Order 14168

Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government

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In simple terms

This executive order establishes a federal policy recognizing only two immutable sexes (male and female), explicitly rejecting gender identity as a basis for federal policy. It mandates that all federal agencies use sex-based definitions in all documents and communications, rescinds multiple Biden-era executive orders and guidance documents on transgender rights, prohibits federal funding for gender-affirming medical care for inmates, directs changes to government IDs to reflect biological sex, and requires agencies to remove all materials promoting gender ideology.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 8615

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 90 FR 8615

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Agency heads submit implementation updates to President through OMB

  4. HHS Secretary provides guidance expanding sex-based definitions

  5. Assistant to President for Legislative Affairs presents proposed bill text to codify definitions

Key directives

  • HHS Secretary to provide guidance expanding sex-based definitions within 30 days
  • State, DHS, OPM to require government IDs reflect biological sex
  • Attorney General to issue guidance correcting Bostock misapplication immediately
  • Federal funds prohibited for inmate gender-affirming medical procedures
  • HUD to rescind 2016 gender identity equal access rule via notice-and-comment
  • Agency heads to submit implementation updates within 120 days
  • Rescission of EO 13988, 14004, 14020, 14021, 14075 and dissolution of White House Gender Policy Council
  • Agency heads to rescind all inconsistent guidance documents

Who is ordered

Prior policyRollback

  • rescindEO 13988
  • rescindEO 14004
  • rescindEO 14020
  • rescindEO 14021
  • rescindEO 14075
  • otherWhite House Gender Policy Council

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • Attorney General to issue guidance correcting Bostock interpretation
  • Agencies to begin using sex-based definitions in all official business
  • Agencies to cease issuing materials promoting gender ideology
  • Bureau of Prisons to revise medical care policies
  • Agency heads to rescind inconsistent guidance documents

Near term (90d)

  • HHS Secretary to provide sex-based definitions guidance (30 days)
  • Assistant to President for Legislative Affairs to present proposed bill text (30 days)
  • State, Homeland Security, OPM to implement ID document changes
  • HUD to submit rulemaking to rescind 2016 equal access rule and propose single-sex shelter policy

Long term

  • Agency heads to submit implementation updates to President through OMB (120 days)
  • Potential codification of definitions through legislation
  • Ongoing enforcement of sex-based distinctions in all federal programs
  • Litigation likely over conflicts with Title IX, ADA, and constitutional claims

Risks & tensions

  • Direct conflict with Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) interpretation; litigation certainty
  • Title IX regulations and enforcement guidance now in tension with existing 2024 Title IX rules
  • ADA interpretation conflicts regarding disability accommodations for gender dysphoria
  • State-level policy divergence likely; preemption questions
  • Federal contractor and grantee compliance burden with conflicting state laws
  • Vague 'gender ideology' definition creates uncertain scope of prohibited speech/materials
  • International travel document recognition issues with sex marker changes
Executive Order 14168: Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government · Executive Orders