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.
APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS AND THE ALTERNATE MEMBER OF A MILITARY TRIBUNAL ESTABLISHED FOR THE TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS IN GERMANY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as President of the…
REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9196 OF JULY 9, 1942 (1)
Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 9196 of July 9, 1942, entitled "Government Purchases of Prison-made Goods" is hereby revoked…
RESTORING CERTAIN LAND, AND GRANTING AN EASEMENT IN CERTAIN OTHER LAND, TO THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII (2)
WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 3358 of November 24, 1920, two tracts of land on Sand and Quarantine Islands, Oahu, Hawaii, designated as Tract No. 1…
RESTORING CERTAIN LAND, AND GRANTING AN EASEMENT IN CERTAIN OTHER LAND, TO THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII (2)
WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 3358 of November 24, 1920, two tracts of land on Sand and Quarantine Islands, Oahu, Hawaii, designated as Tract No. 1…
PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL TO THE AMERICAN MISSION FOR AID TO GREECE AND THE AMERICAN MISSION FOR AID TO TURKEY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of May 22, 1947, entitled \"An Act to Provide for Assistance to Greece and…
DESIGNATING PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ENTITLED TO ENJOY CERTAIN PRIVILEGES EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES (1)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act, approved December 29, 1945 (59 Stat…
REGULATIONS FOR CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION ENTITLED "JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF COUNTRIES DEVASTATED BY WAR\" (4)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the joint resolution of May…
PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION ABROAD OF INVENTIONS RESULTING FROM RESEARCH FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS the Government of the United States now has and will hereafter acquire title to, or the right to file foreign patent applications for, numerous…
DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS TO ACT AS SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR (3)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 6), and in the interest of the internal management of the…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9492, AS AMENDED, 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…
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF A MILITARY TRIBUNAL ESTABLISHED FOR THE TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS IN GERMANY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as President of the United States and Commander…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9744B OR JUNE 29, 1946, (1) 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…
REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE GRANTING OF AND ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES AND ALLOTMENTS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, approved August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 999), and by section 202 of the…
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF ALLOWANCES FOR QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE TO ENLISTED MEN OF THE ARMY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD, AND PER DIEM ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS OF SUCH SERVICES AND COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ON…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 7658, RESTORING TO THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII A PORTION OF THE FORT DE RUSSY MILITARY RESERVATION (2)
WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 7658 of July 15, 1937, the President restored to the Territory of Hawaii a certain…
TRANSFERRING TO THE AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION THE FUNCTIONS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MEXICO CITY NATIONAL CEMETERY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 12 of the act of March 4, 1923, as…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (PACIFIC LINES), THE NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY AND THE SAN DIEGO & ARIZONA EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF THEIR EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS disputes…
PROVIDING AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FOR THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
WHEREAS the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (hereinafter referred to as the trust territory) has been placed under the trusteeship system established in the…
AUTHORIZING THE PHILIPPINE ALIEN PROPERTY ADMNISTRATOR TO PERFORM CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT WITH RESPECT TO ALIEN PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE PHILIPPINES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 101(b) of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of…
FUNCTIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, I hereby prescribe the…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, a carrier, and certain of its…
[Designating the Honorable Borinquen Marero as Acting Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico; July 31, 1947; not published]
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE RIVER TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the River Terminal Railway Company, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by…
DISCONTINUING THE PALMYRA ISLAND NAVAL AIRSPACE RESERVATION AND THE PALMYRA ISLAND NAVAL DEFENSIVE SEA AREA
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4 of the Air Commerce Act, approved May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 570; 49 U.S.C. 174), and by…
APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF A MILITARY TRIBUNAL ESTABLISHED FOR THE TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS IN GERMANY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as President of the United States and…