Executive Orders
Executive orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.
The text of executive orders appears in the daily Federal Register as each executive order is signed by the President and received by the Office of the Federal Register. The text of executive orders beginning with Executive Order 7316 of March 13, 1936, also appears in the sequential editions of Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Tables that are part of the executive orders are not included in this web site, please see the CFR for the tables.
AUTHORIZING THE PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES AT THE CABIN CREEK OIL FIELD OF THE PURE OIL COMPANY LOCATED AT DAWES, WEST VIRGINIA (1)
WHEREAS after an investigation I find and proclaim that the…
REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9090 OF MARCH 6, 1942, ESTABLISHING AN AIRSPACE RESERVATION OVER PORTIONS OF ULSTER AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES, NEW YORK
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 4 of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 (44…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9095, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9193, TO DEFINE FURTHER THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OF GERMANY AND JAPAN AND NATIONALS THEREOF
By virtue of the authority…
PROVIDING FOR THE RELEASE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and Statutes, and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and in order to provide for the release…
INSPECTION BY THE OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION OF CORPORATION STATISTICAL TRANSCRIPT CARDS PREPARED FROM INCOME AND DECLARED VALUE EXCESS PROFITS TAX RETURNS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 55 (a) and 603 of the Internal Revenue…
POSSESSION AND OPERATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, PLANTS, AND FACILITIES OF THE SCRANTON TRANSIT COMPANY LOCATED IN AND ABOUT THE CITY OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that as a result of labor…
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ACQUIRE AND DISPOSE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and particularly by Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, approved…
POSSESSION, CONTROL, AND OPERATION OF THE TOLEDO, PEORIA & WESTERN RAILROAD
WHEREAS the President of the United States, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including the act of…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE GEORGIA AND FLORIDA RAILROAD AND ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Georgia and Florida Railroad, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood…
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF THE DIAMOND ALKALI COMPANY, LOCATED IN OR AROUND PAINESVILLE, OHIO
WHEREAS after an investigation I find and proclaim that the plants and facilities of the…
DECLARING THE COMMISSIONED CORPS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE TO BE A MILITARY SERVICE AND PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS THEREFOR
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 216 of the Public Health Service Act, approved July 1, 1944, 58 Stat. 691;…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Erie Railroad Company, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad…
TERMINATING THE WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSFERRING ITS FUNCTIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (1)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Title I of the First War…
AUTHORIZING THE PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF THE TEXAS COMPANY LOCATED IN AND AROUND PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS (1)
WHEREAS after an investigation I find and proclaim that the plants and facilities of…
APPROVING REGULATIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PAY ACT OF 1945
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 605 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, I hereby approve the following regulations prescribed by…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 8937 OF NOVEMBER 7, 1941, EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF ELIBIBILITY ON CIVIL SERVICE REGISTERS OR LISTS OF PERSONS WHO SERVE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES (1)
By virtue of the authority vested in my by section 2…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1888 OF FEBRUARY 2, 1914, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICE OF THE PANAMA CANAL AND THE PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY ON THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9299 OF FEBRUARY 4, 1943, TO GIVE THE TERRITORIAL WAR LABOR BOARD FOR THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII JURISDICTION OVER VOLUNTARY WAGE AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII SUBJECT TO THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT…
RESTORING LAND TO THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII FOR AERONAUTICAL PURPOSES, AND RESERVING LAND FOR MILITARY PURPOSES (1)
WHEREAS it is deemed advisable and comprising a part of the Upolu Point Military Reservation, island of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii, be…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9356 OF JUNE 24, 1943, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FURNISHING OF CLOTHING IN KIND OR PAYMENT OF CASH ALLOWANCES IN LIEU THEREOF TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY, THE COAST GUARD, THE NAVAL RESERVE, AND THE COAST…
SUSPENDING CERTAIN STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT IN THE CANAL ZONE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1946 (Public Law 24, 79th Congress), section 108 of the Naval…
THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
There is hereby established a medal to be known…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 8588 ENTITLED "PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS OF CERTAIN CIVILIAN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES" AND PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE THE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE CHICAGO, NORTH SHORE, & MILWAUKEE RAILROAD COMPANY AND THE CHICAGO AURORA & ELGIN RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS disputes exist between the Chicago, North…
RESTRICTING COMPETITION IN CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS TO VETERANS(1)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3 of the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944, approved June 27, 1944 (58 Stat. 387, 388), and section 1753 of the Revised…