Executive Order 13995, officially titled Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery, was signed on January 21, 2021, and is the eleventh executive order signed by U.S. President Joe Biden. The order works to guarantee a fair response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
| "Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery" | |
 | |
| Type | Executive order |
|---|---|
| Executive Order number | 13995 |
| Signed by | Joe Biden on January 21, 2021 |
| Federal Register details | |
| Federal Register document number | 2021-01852 |
| Publication date | 21 January 2021 |
| Summary | |
| Guaranteeing a fair response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
Provisions
editThis order creates the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force within the Department of Health and Human Services. The task force aims at addressing the pandemic's disproportionate and severe impact on people of color and other under-served populations. The task group should give the President specific suggestions on how to reduce the health inequalities that COVID-19 causes or exacerbates, including how state and municipal officials allocate equitable resources and resources and communicate with communities with colors and underserved peoples. In addition, the task force will work with heads of key agencies to collect data to prepare long-term recommendations to remedy deficiencies.[2]
Effects
editThe order will establish a COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This will benefit communities of color and underserved populations because the government will now be making a more concerted effort to ensure that all people have the same resources and are treated equally.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Executive Order 13995: Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery". Homeland Security Digital Library. January 26, 2021. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery". Federal Register. January 26, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery". Federal Register. January 26, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
External links
edit- US Presidential Actions
- Federal Register
- Executive Order on Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census
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