Federal AI Executive Orders
Federal AI Executive Order Landscape: EO 14179 and the December 2025 National AI Policy Framework Order
United States · Exec. Order 14179 (Jan. 23, 2025); Exec. Order of Dec. 11, 2025
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- January 23, 2025
- Applies to
- Federal agencies; indirectly, states facing funding conditions and litigation
- Enforced by
- White House/OMB direction to agencies; DOJ AI Litigation Task Force
The current federal posture is deregulatory: EO 14179 (January 2025) revoked the prior AI safety order and directed agencies to remove AI rules seen as barriers to innovation, leading agencies like the EEOC and CFPB to pull AI guidance. A December 11, 2025 executive order directs the DOJ to challenge state AI laws and pushes for a uniform federal framework — but it does not itself preempt state laws, which remain in force absent congressional action or court rulings.
Who is protected: Not a protective measure for individuals; shifts regulatory posture and affects how other protections are enforced
Legal detail
EO 14179 (Jan. 23, 2025) revoked EO 14110 and mandated an AI Action Plan (July 2025); the Dec. 11, 2025 order establishes a DOJ AI Litigation Task Force, directs agencies to identify state AI laws for challenge, conditions certain BEAD funding, and directed an FTC Section 5/preemption policy statement by Mar. 11, 2026. Executive orders cannot themselves preempt state statutes.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | United States |
|---|---|
| Level | Federal |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | January 23, 2025 |
| Citation | Exec. Order 14179 (Jan. 23, 2025); Exec. Order of Dec. 11, 2025 |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | government use of AI · automated decision-making · consumer protection · AI disclosure and transparency |
| Agency page | Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence — The White House |
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- Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act) (H.R. 7757) · Proposed / pending
- NAIC AI Evaluation Tool Pilot (12 states, 2026) · Proposed / pending
- FTC Proposed Policy Statement — AI Accuracy (July 2026) · Proposed / pending
Related government use of AI rules elsewhere
- CA EO N-6-26 (AI Workforce) · In effect
- WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
- Arkansas public entity AI/ADS policy mandate (Act 848, 2025) · In effect
- Inver Grove Heights MN data center moratorium amended under lawsuit (2026) · In effect
- San Marcos citywide data center ban (Land Use Matrix amendment) · In effect
- Washington County (MD) 12-month data center moratorium · In effect
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