Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias
The order creates a Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias inside the Department of Justice, chaired by the Attorney General and composed of most Cabinet secretaries, to identify and recommend remedies for policies the order characterizes as unlawful anti-Christian government conduct.
Establishes a two-year review body that can probe every federal agency's prior-administration activities, solicit input from faith-based groups, and send recommendations — including legislative proposals — directly to the President.
What this order does
What it orders
The order establishes the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias within the Department of Justice. The Attorney General chairs the task force, which includes the Secretaries of State, Defense, Labor, HHS, Education, Homeland Security, and other cabinet and agency heads. The task force is directed to review all executive-branch agencies' activities during the prior administration to identify unlawful anti-Christian policies or conduct, recommend steps to revoke such policies, develop strategies to protect religious liberty, and recommend to the President any presidential or legislative action needed.
The task force has no independent enforcement authority; its role is investigative and advisory. It must submit an initial report within 120 days, a summary report within one year, and a final report upon dissolution. It terminates automatically two years from signing unless the President extends it. DOJ provides staffing and funding. The order explicitly does not create any enforceable legal rights against the United States.
Who it affects
Federal departments and agencies whose prior-administration conduct will be reviewed, including the DOJ, FBI, Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, Homeland Security, and the EEOC. Faith-based organizations, Christians who claim to have been targeted by federal action, and state, local, and tribal governments are also named as sources the task force must consult.
Why it matters
Agencies whose prior policies are flagged could face formal recommendations to revoke rules or practices, potentially reshaping federal enforcement priorities on religious liberty, employment discrimination, foster care, and campus religious organizations. Faith-based groups gain a formal channel to present grievances directly to a Cabinet-level body.
What must happen and when
How the order is supposed to work
The Attorney General convenes the task force as needed and can invite additional agency heads. Agencies must provide information the task force requests. Reports flow to the President through the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy — they do not go directly to Congress or the public. The task force can only recommend; actual policy change requires separate agency rulemaking or presidential action. DOJ bears the administrative and funding burden. A two-year sunset clause applies unless the President extends it.
Actions and deadlines
- Task Force submits initial report on its work to the President
- Task Force submits a full summary report of its work to the President
- Task Force submits final report to the President upon dissolution
- Task Force terminates unless extended by the President