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Federal Language Access Tracker: What Changed After Executive Order 14224
Executive Order 14224 revoked the order behind 25 years of federal language access guidance. Here are the major federal changes since, with their Federal Register citations, and the laws that still apply.
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Changed
EO 13166 revoked. DOJ, Treasury, HUD and DHS LEP guidance rescinded or withdrawn. LEP.gov suspended.
Not changed
Title VI, Section 1557 language assistance, ADA effective communication and state laws.
Still waiting
Replacement DOJ guidance, promised within 180 days of July 14, 2025.
Timeline, newest first
Proposed rule; comments closed October 6, 2026Proposed
Head Start proposal would require instruction in English
HHS, Administration for Children and Families
Proposes replacing the requirement to support both English and the home language for dual language learners with instruction in English, citing Executive Order 14224. Not final.
Published; effective October 2, 2026Removed
FVPSA rule removes the Hotline regulation, including its LEP caller plan
HHS, Administration for Children and Families
Removes 45 CFR 1370.32, the National Domestic Violence Hotline grant section, which required a plan for serving callers with limited English proficiency. ACF says the content can move to grant notices and that the Hotline statute (42 U.S.C. 10413) itself still requires a plan for serving non-English-speaking callers.
Narrowed
Portions of the HHS Title VI regulations rescinded
HHS
Removes the disparate-impact provisions of the HHS Title VI regulations, including 45 CFR 80.3(b)(2), effective July 24, 2026. The rule does not mention language access or limited English proficiency.
Rescinded
DHS rescinds its LEP guidance to federal financial assistance recipients
Department of Homeland Security
Notice of rescission of DHS guidance on Title VI and persons with limited English proficiency.
Published; court order October 22, 2025Narrowed
Partial vacatur of the 2024 Section 1557 rule
HHS
Limited to provisions extending sex discrimination to gender identity. The language assistance provisions of the Section 1557 rule were not vacated.
Published; effective June 1, 2026Removed
Medicare Advantage and Part D drop the separate multi-language insert rule
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Rescinds the CMS Notice of Availability requirement (formerly the Multi-language Insert) at 42 CFR 422.2267(e)(31) and 423.2267(e)(33), because it duplicated the HHS Section 1557 notice rule at 45 CFR 92.11, which still applies.
Published; withdrawal effective September 17, 2025Withdrawn
HUD withdraws its 2007 LEP guidance
HUD, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Withdraws FHEO guidance documents, including the January 22, 2007 guidance to federal financial assistance recipients on Title VI and persons with limited English proficiency.
Published; rescinded August 29, 2025Rescinded
Treasury rescinds its LEP guidance to federal financial assistance recipients
Department of the Treasury
Notice of rescission of Treasury guidance on Title VI and persons with limited English proficiency.
180-day target in the July 14, 2025 memoNot issued
Replacement federal language access guidance
Department of Justice
The Attorney General's memo said DOJ would issue new guidance for public comment within 180 days. We found no replacement guidance in the Federal Register as of the date checked on this page.
Narrowed
Portions of the DOJ Title VI regulations rescinded
Department of Justice
Removes the disparate-impact provisions of the DOJ Title VI regulations, including 28 CFR 42.104(b)(2), effective December 10, 2025. The rule does not mention language access.
Suspended
Memo implementing Executive Order 14224; LEP.gov suspended
Attorney General
Rescinds the 2011 and 2022 Attorney General language access memos, suspends LEP.gov and other public LEP materials pending review, and asks agencies to inventory their non-English services. Says the order must be carried out consistent with the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA.
Published; rescinded March 21, 2025Rescinded
DOJ rescinds its 2002 LEP guidance
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Rescinds the 2002 DOJ guidance (67 FR 41455). The notice reminds recipients that denying language assistance can be evidence of national origin or disability discrimination in some circumstances.
Signed; published March 6, 2025In force
Executive Order 14224 designates English the official language
The White House
Revokes Executive Order 13166 and directs the Attorney General to rescind guidance issued under it. States that nothing in the order requires or directs any change in the services an agency provides.
Published; effective July 5, 2024In force
Section 1557 final rule, including language assistance
HHS, Office for Civil Rights
Requires covered health programs to take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access for people with limited English proficiency (45 CFR 92.201) and to give notice that language help is available (45 CFR 92.11).
Rescinded
DOJ LEP guidance to federal financial assistance recipients
Department of Justice
The four-factor guidance most language access plans were built on. Rescinded in 2025 (see above).
Signed; published August 16, 2000Revoked
Executive Order 13166
The White House
Required federal agencies to improve access for people with limited English proficiency. Revoked March 1, 2025 by Executive Order 14224.
What still applies
An executive order directs federal agencies. It cannot repeal a statute, a court decision or a state law. The Justice Department's own 2025 rescission notice reminds recipients of federal funds that denying language assistance can be evidence of discrimination in some circumstances.
| Law | Citation | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | 42 U.S.C. 2000d | Bars national origin discrimination by recipients of federal funds. A statute; an executive order cannot repeal it. |
| Lau v. Nichols | 414 U.S. 563 (1974) | The Supreme Court decision linking language barriers to national origin discrimination under Title VI. It has not been overruled, but in Alexander v. Sandoval (2001) the Court rejected its reading of Title VI as reaching beyond intentional discrimination, and HHS removed the effects regulation Lau relied on in 2026. |
| Section 1557, Affordable Care Act | 42 U.S.C. 18116; 45 CFR 92.201 | Language assistance duties for covered health programs. Not affected by the October 2025 partial vacatur. |
| ADA effective communication | 28 CFR 35.160 and 36.303 | Interpreters, including sign language interpreters, and other aids for people with hearing, vision or speech disabilities. The AG memo says EO 14224 must be applied consistent with the ADA and Rehabilitation Act. |
| Court Interpreters Act | 28 U.S.C. 1827 | Interpreters in federal court proceedings initiated by the United States. |
| State language access laws | e.g. Cal. Gov. Code 7290 and following | EO 14224 governs federal agencies. It does not change state laws such as California's Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act. |
How this tracker works
We search the Federal Register for documents that cite Executive Order 14224 or limited English proficiency, read them, and add the ones that change federal language access policy, in the agency's own terms with a link to the document. A "Not issued" entry means we looked and found nothing, as of the date at the top of this page. Spotted a change we missed? Email [email protected].
For what Title VI requires in practice, read Title VI language access, explained.
About the federal changes
No. It revoked Executive Order 13166 and led agencies to rescind their LEP guidance, but it did not repeal Title VI, Section 1557, the ADA or state laws. The order itself says nothing in it requires or directs any change in the services an agency provides.
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