Federal Environmental Justice Tracker

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Rollback: DOJ Rescinded Longstanding Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Guidance Following Executive Order 14224

Last updated:

March 21, 2025

Authority

Executive Order, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Agencies

DOJ

Actions

Rollback, Guidance/Policy

DOJ rescinded its 2002 Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Guidance document consistent with Executive Order 14224, Designating English as the Official Language of the United States. The Guidance document provided for agency-specific actions that were to be taken to increase access to agency services for Limited English Proficiency individuals. These included providing documents in languages other than English and ensuring that tools were accessible in languages other than English. The DOJ has not yet issued any new or revised guidance in place of the rescinded prior guidance.