Executive orders 6,939 on file, 1937 to 2026

Directions to the executive branch, signed by the president and published in the Federal Register. Search by keyword, order number, president or year.

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8978 Establishing New York Harbor, New London, Delaware Bay and River, Chesapeake-Norfolk, and Charleston Harbor Defensive Sea Areas and Prescribing Regulations for the Control Thereof Franklin D. Roosevelt December 16, 1941
8975 Authorizing the Attorney General To Make Appointments in the Alien Property Division Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt December 13, 1941
8974 Control of Civil Aviation Franklin D. Roosevelt December 13, 1941
8977 Establishing the National Patent Planning Commission Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt December 12, 1941
8976 Authorizing the Secretary of Commerce To Waive Compliance With the Navigation and Vessel Inspection Laws for War Purposes Franklin D. Roosevelt December 12, 1941
8973 Transfer of Employees Possessing Qualifications for National-Defense Work Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt December 12, 1941
8972 Authorizing the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy To Establish and Maintain Military Guard and Patrols, and To Take Other Appropriate Measures, To Protect Certain National-Defense Material, Premises, and Utilities From Injury or Destruction Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt December 12, 1941
8971 Authorizing the Director of Selective Service To Provide for the Physical Rehabilitation of Registrants for Training and Service in the Armed Forces of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt December 12, 1941
8970 Establishing Defensive Sea Areas at Portland, Maine; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston, Massachusetts; Narragansett Bay; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Columbia River Entrance; and Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt December 11, 1941
8968 Exemption of Mrs. Ethel A. Barnes From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt December 11, 1941
8967 Exemption of Arthur W. Exline From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt December 11, 1941
8966 Exemption of Bart W. Butler From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt December 11, 1941
8965 Extension of Trust Periods on Indian Lands Expiring During Calendar Year 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt December 10, 1941
8964 Prescribing Regulations Governing the Use, Control and Closing of Radio Stations and the Preference or Priority of Communication Revoked Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt December 10, 1941
8963 Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940 Amends 8389 Franklin D. Roosevelt December 9, 1941
8962 Amending Executive Order No. 7676 of July 26, 1937, Entitled "The Canal Zone Judiciary" Revoked Amends 7676 Franklin D. Roosevelt December 6, 1941
8961 Revocation of All Executive Orders or Parts Thereof Establishing Airspace Reservations Within the Continental Limits of the United States, Except the District of Columbia Amends 5281 Franklin D. Roosevelt December 6, 1941
8960 Amending Executive Order No. 8546 of September 24, 1940, Creating the Defense Communications Board and Defining Its Functions and Duties Revoked Amends 8546 Franklin D. Roosevelt December 6, 1941
8959 Designation of Mrs. Ruth W. Talley To Sign Land Patents Franklin D. Roosevelt December 4, 1941
8958 Exemption of Nicholas W. Dorsey From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt December 3, 1941
8957 Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as Camp Sites; Colorado Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt December 3, 1941
8956 Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 4411 of April 1, 1926, Withdrawing Public Lands for Classification and in Aid of Legislation; Montana Franklin D. Roosevelt December 3, 1941
8955 Extending the Classification Act of 1923, as Amended, to Certain Positions in the War Department and in the Navy Department and Establishing a Salary Differential Therefore Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt December 1, 1941
8954 Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department; Nevada Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt November 27, 1941
8953 Establishing Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Naval Defensive Sea Area; California Franklin D. Roosevelt November 27, 1941
8952 Revoking Executive Order No. 8458 of June 27, 1940, as Amended by Executive Order No. 8532 of September 4, 1940, and Authorizing Persons Appointed From the Emergency Replacement List Established Pursuant to Such Orders To Acquire a Classified Civil Service Status Franklin D. Roosevelt November 27, 1941
8951 Modification of Executive Order No. 7070 of June 12, 1935, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Governing Appointments of Employees Paid From Emergency Funds Franklin D. Roosevelt November 26, 1941
8950 Establishing an Airspace Reservation Over a Portion of the District of Columbia Revoked Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt November 26, 1941
8949 Exemption of Burt W. Andrews From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt November 25, 1941
8948 Exemption of James J. Goutchey From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt November 25, 1941

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