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Executive Order 13985

Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government

Signed by Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. on Jan 20, 2021.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordJan 20, 2021

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Publication record86 FR 7009

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Later dispositionLater revoked or superseded

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Vote Files, "Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government," last checked Oct. 2, 2026, citing Federal Register, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13985

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Vote Files. (2026, October 2). Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13985

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Vote Files. "Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government." Last modified October 2, 2026. Accessed October 2, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13985.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13985}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-13985; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government; last checked 2026-10-02; accessed 2026-10-02}
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Revokes EO 13950, September 22, 2020; EO 13958, November 2, 2020
See EO 14089, December 13, 2022; EO 14091, February 16, 2023; EO 14096, April 21, 2023; EO 14121, March 27, 2024; EO 14126, September 6, 2024; EO 14150, January 20, 2025; EO 14190, January 29, 2025
Revoked by EO 14148, January 20, 2025

National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

Federal Register disposition tableRevokes: EO 13950, September 22, 2020; EO 13958, November 2, 2020 See: EO 14089, December 13, 2022; EO 14091, February 16, 2023; EO 14096, April 21, 2023; EO 14121, March 27, 2024; EO 14126, September 6, 2024; EO 14150, January 20, 2025; EO 14190, January 29, 2025 Revoked by: EO 14148, January 20, 2025

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