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Executive Order 14224
Designating English as the Official Language of the United States
Seal of the President of the United States
TypeExecutive order
Number14224
PresidentDonald Trump
SignedMarch 1, 2025
Federal Register details
Federal Register
document number		2025-03694 Edit this on Wikidata
Publication dateMarch 6, 2025 Edit this on Wikidata
Document citation90 FR 11363 Edit this on Wikidata

Executive Order 14224,[1] titled Designating English as the Official Language of the United States, is an executive order signed by Donald Trump on March 1, 2025. It designates English as the official language of the United States,[2] but does not attach any specific rights to that designation.

Changes to federal guidance on non-English accommodations

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EO 14224 repeals Executive Order 13166, issued by President Bill Clinton in August 11, 2000. The Clinton order required agencies of the federal government to make plans to implement Department of Justice guidance ensuring people with limited English proficiency would have improved access to federal services on a non-discriminatory basis, to the degree needed and without an undue burden on the agencies. The Trump order instructed agency heads to make accommodations as they "deem necessary to fulfill their respective agencies' mission".

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The U.S. Congress has never passed legislation declaring an official language at the federal level, and the U.S. Constitution does not specify an official language.[3][4] Law professor Ofer Raban wrote that in the absence of a congressionally approved law, with this order the President "appears to rely on his constitutional authority (including his authority over federal executive agencies)".[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Designating English as the Official Language of the United States". Federal Register. March 6, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  2. ^ Broadwater, Luke (March 1, 2025). "Trump Signs Order to Designate English as Official Language of the U.S." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "FYI: English isn't the official language of the United States". CNN. May 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Faingold, Eduardo D. (2018). Language Rights and the Law in the United States and Its Territories. Lexington Books. p. 8. The United States has never had an official language and attempts to declare English its official language have been unsuccessful in the U.S. Congress.
  5. ^ Walker, Chris (March 3, 2025). "Trump Issues Legally Shaky Order Asserting English as Official Language of US". Truthout. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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