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.
RESTRICTING COMPETITION IN EXAMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICER UNDER THE BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (2)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the statutes, including section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat.…
PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF TRANSPORTATION OF CIVILIAN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED INCIDENT TO THE RETURN OF DEPARTMENTAL FUNCTIONS TO THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me…
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…
Extending the Existence of the Quantico-Superior Committee, Created by Executive Order No. 6783 of June 30, 1934
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby extend the existence of the Quantico-Superior…
Termination and Liquidation of the War Relocation Authority 3
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitute and statutes, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and as President of the United States, it is hereby…
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILIES OF CIVILIAN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT, FISCAL YEAR, 1947.
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 201 (a) of the…
TERMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF LIQUIDATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statues and as President of the United States, it is hereby order as follows:
The office of the Director of Liquidation and the…
TRANSFERRING THE REVIEW COMMMITTEE ON DEFERMENT OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO THE OFFICE OF WAR MOBILIZATION AND RECONVERSION3
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, include Title I of the First War Powers Action, 1941,…
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FURNISHING OF CLOTHING IN KIND OR PAYMENT OF CASH ALLOWANCES IN LIEW THEREOF TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY, THE COAST GUARD, THE NAVAL RESERE, AND THE COAST GUARD RESERVE
By virtue and pursuant to the authority vested in…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 9561 OF JUNE 1, 1945, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF ALLOWANCES FOR QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE TO ENLISTED MEN
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 10 of the act of June 16, 1942…
PROVIDING FOR THE INTERIM ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN CONTINUING FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS although the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended and the Stabilization Action of 1942, as amended, will terminate on…
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE PANAMA CANAL TO PERFORM CERTAIN FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE PANAMA CANAL AND THE CANAL ZONE1
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including…
CONTINUING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURER IN THE PHILIPPINES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and states, including Title III of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (50 U.S.C. App…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE NORWEST AIRLINES, INC., AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a [sic] dispute exists between the Northwest Airlines, Inc., a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a carrier, and certain…
EXCLUDING FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE CLASSIFICATION ACT OF 1923, AS AMENDED POSITIONS OF PERSONS WHOSE EMPLOYMENT IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS IS ON A STUDENT-TRAINING OR RESIDENT-TRAINING BASIS1
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4, Title II…
DESIGNATING PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ENTITLED TO ENJOY CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act, approved December 29, 1945 (Public…
RESTORING CERTAIN LAND TO THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII FOR USE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
Whereas by Presidential Executive Order No. 3358 of November 24, 1920, a certain tract of land on Sand Island, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, was set aside for…
[Authorizing the appointment of Ellen S. Woodward to a position as Director of Inter-Agency Relations in the Federal Security Agency without regard to civil service rules; July 16, 1946; not published]
[Authorizing the appointment of Jewell Wood Swofford to a position as Commissioner for Special Services in the Federal Security Agency without regard to civil service rules; July 16, 1946; not published]
[Authorizing the appointment of Hattie W. Caraway to a position as member of the Employees' Compensation Appeal Board in the Federal Security Agency without regard to civil service rules; July 16, 1946; not published]
[Authorizing the appointment of George E. Bigge to a position as member of Director of Federal-State Relations in the Federal Security Agency without regard to civil service rules; July 16, 1946; not published]
[Authorizing the appointment of Arthur J. Altmeyer to a position as Commissioner for Social Security in the Federal Security Agency without regard to civil service rules; July 16, 1946; not published]
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND TO OPERATE CERTAIN COAL MINES
WHEREAS the Secretary of the Interior on May 22, 1946, pursuant to Executive Order No. 9728 issued by me on May 21, 1946,1 took possession of certain…
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, 1947 (public Law 374, 79th Congress), section 107 of the Naval…