Executive orders 6,939 on file, 1937 to 2026

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8527 Transferring From the War Department to the Treasury Department Certain Land Comprising a Part of Sand Island Military Reservation, Territory of Hawaii Amends 3358 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 27, 1940
8526 Coordinating the Electrical Facilities of Grand Coulee Dam Project and Bonneville Project Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt August 26, 1940
8525 Exemption of Harry T. Edwards From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt August 26, 1940
8524 Exemption of J. Brent Clarke From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt August 26, 1940
8523 Regulations Governing the Payment of Additional Compensation to Enlisted Men of the Coast Guard Specially Qualified in the Use of Arms Franklin D. Roosevelt August 22, 1940
8522 Authorizing Appointment of Anna F. Smith to a Custodial Position in the Post Office Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt August 22, 1940
8521 Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 4203 of April 14, 1925; California Franklin D. Roosevelt August 20, 1940
8520 Exemption of George F. McDade From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt August 20, 1940
8519 Reserving Certain Townsite Lots for the Use of the Forest Service; Wyoming Franklin D. Roosevelt August 16, 1940
8518 Modification of Executive Order No. 2123 of January 20, 1915, Reserving Certain Public Land as a Native Bird Refuge; Washington Amends 2123 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 16, 1940
8517 Changing the Name of the Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge to Delta National Wildlife Refuge and Adding Certain Lands; Louisiana Amends 7229 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 16, 1940
8516 Suspending and Making Inoperative the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, as Amended, Insofar as the United States Civil Service Commission Shall, by Regulation, Authorize Appointments to Positions Directly Concerned with National Defense Amends 9 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 15, 1940
8515 Setting Aside an Area Within the Canal Zone To Preserve and Conserve Its Natural Features for Scientific Observation and Investigation Franklin D. Roosevelt August 15, 1940
8514 Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Permit Transfers During Probation To Appropriate Positions Directly Concerned With the National Defense Program Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt August 13, 1940
8512 Regulations Pertaining to Budgetary Administration and Financial Reporting Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt August 13, 1940
8513 Authorizing Appointments of Neal Smith, William T. Bie, Charles L. Milroy, William S. De Groff, and Cornelius Lynch to Positions in the Public Buildings Administration Franklin D. Roosevelt August 12, 1940
8511 Transferring Jurisdiction and Control Over Certain Land on the Island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, From the Department of the Interior to the War Department Franklin D. Roosevelt August 9, 1940
8510 Establishing the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Management Area; South Carolina Amends 7908 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 8, 1940
8509 Establishing the Missouri Wildlife Management Area; Missouri Amends 7908 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 8, 1940
8508 Withdrawal of Public Land for the War Department; Florida Amends 4109 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 8, 1940
8507 Withdrawal of Public Lands for the War Department; California Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt August 8, 1940
8506 Excluding Certain Tracts of Land From the Chugach and Tongass National Forests and Restoring Them to Entry; Alaska Franklin D. Roosevelt August 8, 1940
8505 Excluding Certain Land From the the Chugach National Forest and Withdrawing the Unreserved Portion for Townsite Purposes; Alaska Franklin D. Roosevelt August 7, 1940
8504 Exemption of James E. Amos From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt August 7, 1940
8503 Exemption of Zebedee La Pelle From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt August 3, 1940
8502 Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1941 Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt August 3, 1940
8501 Transferring the Fort Howard Military Reservation, Maryland, to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration Franklin D. Roosevelt August 2, 1940
8500 Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 661 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 30, 1940
8499 Modifying Executive Order of September 5, 1914, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 454 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 30, 1940
8498 Transferring to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Treasury Department the Remaining Part of the Site of the Naval Reservation on Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt July 27, 1940

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