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.
TERMINATION OF THE WAR REFUGEE BOARD
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States it is hereby ordered as follows:
The War Refugee Board, established in the Executive Office of the President by…
MAKING CERTAIN TIME LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 4601 OF MARCH 1, 1927, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, INAPPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CASES(1)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested…
RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
WHEREAS it is necessary to provide in the Philippine Islands in the interim before independence the most efficient administration of United States civil authority and to provide…
CREATION OF A SPECIAL TEMPORARY POSITION IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 207 (a) of the Act of July 1, 1944, 58 Stat. 685 (Public Health Service Act), I hereby establish in the Public…
TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR(1)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, and as President of the United States, it is…
APPOINTMENT OF EDWIN G. ARNOLD, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TERRITORIES AND ISLAND POSSESSIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PUERTO RICO RECONSTRUCTION ADMINSTRATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me under the Emergency Relief…
AMENDING SUBDIVISION VII OF SCHEDULE A OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403), it is hereby ordered that Subdivision VII, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules be, and it…
ABOLISHING THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AND TRANSFERRING ITS FUNCTIONS TO THE OFFICE OF WAR MOBILIZATION AND RECONVERSION
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, particularly by Title I of the First War Powers…
TERMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES AND DISPOSITION OF ITS FUNCTIONS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, and as president of the United States…
REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9103 OF MARCH 18, 1942, (1) PROVIDING UNIFORM CONTROL OVER THE PUBLICATION AND USE OF FEDERAL STATISTICAL INFORMATION WHICH WOULD GIVE AID AND COMFORT TO THE ENEMY
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the…
[Reinstating Leland B Morris in the foreign service of the United States; September 20, 1945; not published]
[Reinstating Wilys R. Peck in the foreign service of the United States; September 20, 1945; not published]
REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER 9294 OF JANUARY 4, 1943(1), FURTHER DEFINING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, as President of the…
APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBER AND ALTERNATE MEMBER FOR THE UNITED STATES OF THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL ESTABLISHED FOR THE TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF THE MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS OF THE EUROPEAN AXIS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 9611 (1) OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1945, REESTABLISHING THE ADVISORY BOARD ON JUST COMPENSATION
WHEREAS Judge John J. Parker is unable to serve as a member of the Advisory Board on Just Compensation as reestablished by Executive Order…
AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT TO POSITIONS OF CONTACT REPRESENTATIVE, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES (2)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 9492, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING NON-MILITARY AND NON-NAVAL TRANSPORTATION ON ARMY AND NAVY AIR TRANSPORTS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and as President of…
REDISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SURPLUS PROPERTY IN FOREIGN AREAS(1)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, and as…
TERMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP(1)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as President of the United States, and since the censoring of communications has been heretofore discontinued in accordance…
TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OVER THE INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES IN CERTAIN MINERAL DEPOSITS IN JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA
WHEREAS an agreement was entered into on February 14, 1941, by and…
RESERVING AND PLACING CERTAIN RESOURCES OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF UNDER THE CONTROL AND JURISDICTION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the…
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FISHERY CONSERVATION ZONES
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior shall from…
ORGANIZATION OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT AND THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act (55 Stat. 838; 50 U.S. Code 601, Supp. IV), and other applicable statutes, as Commander in Chief of the Army…
OBSERVANCE BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF HOLIDAYS FALLING ON SUNDAYS
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Whenever the first day of January, the twenty-second day of…
MEDAL FOR MERIT
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of July 20, 1942, 56 Stat. 662, I hereby prescribe the following rules and regulations for the award of the decoration of the Medal for Merit, created…