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.
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE TEXAS & NEW ORLEANS RAILWAY COMPANY AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES IN TEXAS AND LOUSIANA, AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the…
CONTINUING THE WORK OF THE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE COMMITTEE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, it is hereby ordered as follows:
The duties and responsibilities imposed upon the Committee on Fair Employment…
TRANSFER OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SMALLER WAR PLANTS CORPORATION TO THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including Title I of the First War…
DIRECTING THE RETURN OF THE COAST GUARD TO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT (1)
WHEREAS Executive Order No. 8929 of November 1, 1941 (6 F.R. 5581), directed that from that date and until further orders the Coast Guard should operate as a part of the navy,…
REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER 9074 OF FEBRUARY, 25, 1942, DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO TAKE ACTION NECESSARY TO PROTECT VESSELS, HARBORS, PORTS AND WATERFRONT FACILITIES
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States…
AMENDING SUBDIVISION III 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. 404), paragraph 6 of Subdivision III of Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended…
TRANSFER OF AIR-NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND FUNCTIONS IN IRAN FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941…
ESTABLISHING THE TENNESSEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE(1)
WHEREAS on November 29, 1945, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Department of the Interior entered into an agreement providing for the transfer by the Authority to the…
RESTORING CERTAIN LANDS TO THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII
WHEREAS the following-described lands in the Territory of Hawaii were set aside for the uses and purposes of the United States Department of Agriculture as an experiment station by proclamation of the…
ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL WAGE STABILIZATION BOARD AND TERMINATING THE NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD (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 the Stabilization…
TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PRODUCTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS FROM THE CIVILIAN PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including Title I of the First War…
LIQUIDATION OF WAR AGENCIES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statues, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and as President of the United Stations, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE THE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE ST. LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO AND TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY, CARRIERS, AND CERTAIN OF THEIR EIMPLOYEES
WHEREAS disputes exist between the St.…
TERMINAL DATE FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR NON-NECESSITY CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 124(d) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 124(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, Executive Order No. 9487 of September 30,…
[Authorizing the Appointment of Certain Persons at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site National Park Service, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules; Jan. 14, 1946; not published]
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 8743 OF APRIL 23. 1941, EXTENDING THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE(1)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), and in order to extend the period of time for…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9547 OF MAY 2, 1945(1), ENTITLED "PROVIDING FOR REPRESENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES IN PREPARING AND PROSECUTING CHARGES OF ATROCITIES AND WAR CRIMES AGAINST LEADERS OF THE EUROPEAN AXIS POWERS AND THEIR PRINCIPAL AGENTS…
ABOLISHING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TYPHUS COMMISSION
WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 9285 of December 24, 1942(1), there was established in the War Department, under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of War, a commission to be known…
[Designating the Honorable Jorge L. Cordova as Acting Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico; Jan. 17, 1946; not published]
PROVIDING FOR THE FURNISHING OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO THE JOINT ANGLO-AMERICAN COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY ON JEWISH PROBLEMS IN PALESTINE AND EUROPE
WHEREAS by an exchange of notes on December 10, 1945, between the Secretary of State of the United…
RESTORING LIMITATIONS UPON PUNISHMENTS FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLES OF WAR 58, 59, 61 AND 86
WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 9048 of February 3, 1942(1), and Executive Order No. 9267 of November 9, 1942(1), the limitations prescribed by the Table…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE INDIANA HARBOR BELT RAILROAD, CHICAGO JUNCTION RAILWAY (THE C. R. & I. R. R. Co., LESSEE) AND CHICAGO RIVER AND INDIANA RAILROAD COMPANY, CARRIERS, AND CERTAIN OF THEIR EMPLOYEES…
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE CERTAIN PLANTS AND FACILITIES USED IN THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, TRANSPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIVESTOCK, MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS
WHEREAS after…
PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BY THE HOUSING EXPEDITER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS RELATING TO HOUSING
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55…
REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDERS CONCERNING FOREIGN SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Act of March 26, 1934, 48 Stat. 466, as amended by the Act of August 14, 1937, ch. 627, 50 Stat. 641 (5…