Enforcing the Hyde Amendment
The order revokes two 2022 executive orders and declares it U.S. policy to end federal taxpayer funding or promotion of elective abortion, consistent with the longstanding Hyde Amendment.
It directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementation guidance to all federal agencies, affecting any federal program that previously funded or promoted elective abortion under the revoked orders.
What this order does
What it orders
The order revokes Executive Order 14076 of July 8, 2022 and Executive Order 14079 of August 3, 2022, which the current administration characterizes as having embedded taxpayer funding of elective abortions into a wide variety of federal programs. It establishes a declared U.S. policy — consistent with the Hyde Amendment — to end the use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion. Both revocations take effect upon signing.
The order directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance to the heads of all executive departments and agencies on implementing the policy change. Standard provisions specify that the order does not impair existing agency legal authorities, must be carried out consistent with applicable law and available appropriations, and creates no enforceable legal rights against the government.
Who it affects
Federal executive departments and agencies whose programs previously funded or promoted elective abortion under the revoked orders, healthcare providers who received federal funding for such services, and patients who relied on federally funded programs for elective abortion access.
Why it matters
Federal agencies must realign any programs that funded or promoted elective abortion under the prior orders. Healthcare providers and patients who relied on those federal funding streams may face reduced or eliminated federal support, depending on what OMB guidance directs and how agencies adjust their programs.
What must happen and when
How the order is supposed to work
The two revocations are self-executing upon signing. OMB then issues guidance to agency heads explaining required program changes — with no deadline specified in the order. Agencies must implement the guidance consistent with applicable law and subject to appropriations, meaning Congress's annual Hyde Amendment riders continue to govern actual spending. No private party can sue to enforce the order's terms, limiting judicial teeth beyond what existing statute provides.
Actions and deadlines
- Promulgate guidance to heads of executive departments and agencies on implementing the policy and revocations
Agencies directed to act
Authority and reach
What this order changes
Revokes Executive Order 14076