Executive Order 14321

Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets

Signed 2025-07-15 in effect
Criminal JusticePublic SafetyLaw Enforcement
Law & Justice

Directs expanded federal law enforcement operations in cities with high crime rates. Authorizes additional federal task forces targeting violent crime.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose

Addresses homelessness, substance use, and disorder through evidence-based treatment and accountability measures.

Sec. 2 Redirecting Federal Resources

Directs Health and Human Services and other agencies to prioritize treatment and housing-focused approaches over harm-reduction programs for homelessness and substance use.

Sec. 3 Supporting Community Safety

Requires coordination among federal, state, and local law enforcement to address public-order crime and support community policing efforts.

Sec. 4 Redirecting Federal Resources Toward Effective Methods of Addressing Homelessness

Orders HHS to ensure grants support evidence-based programs and to provide technical assistance for treatment programs, and directs DOJ to fund drug and mental health courts.

Sec. 5 Increasing Accountability and Safety in America's Homelessness Programs

Directs HUD and HHS to end housing-first policies that deprioritize accountability, increase grantee competition, and hold recipients to higher effectiveness standards.