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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2,024 orders signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Showing 1,051–1,080, newest first. Clear filters
Order Title President Issued
8497 Exemption of Maurice C. Latta From Compulsory Retirement for Age Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt July 26, 1940
8496 Modifying Executive Order of March 28, 1924, Creating Reservoir Site Reserve No. 16 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 26, 1940
8495 Designation of Agencies for the Purpose of Carrying Out the Provisions of Section 40 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, Fiscal Year 1941 Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt July 26, 1940
8494 Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Competitive Classified Civil Service Status on Five Employees in the Disbursing Office of the Division of Disbursement of the Treasury at Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii Franklin D. Roosevelt July 25, 1940
8493 Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended Amends 8389 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 25, 1940
8492 Withdrawal of Public Land for Fire Lookout Station; California Franklin D. Roosevelt July 23, 1940
8491 Exemption of William F. Yates From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt July 23, 1940
8490 Authorizing the Inspection by Certain Officials of the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippine Islands, and Puerto Rico of Certain Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code and of Income, Excess-Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns Filed Under the Revenue Act of 1938 or Prior Revenue Acts, Estate and Gift Tax Returns Filed After June 16, 1933, and Returns Under Title IX of the Social Security Act Franklin D. Roosevelt July 20, 1940
8489 Exemption of William M. Smith From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt July 18, 1940
8488 Appointment of Walter Kuhn as Guard in Public Buildings Administration Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt July 18, 1940
8487 Designating the Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Franklin D. Roosevelt July 18, 1940
8486 Modification of Executive Order No. 7515 of December 16, 1936, Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department; Arizona Amends 7515 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 16, 1940
8485 Appointment of Peres D. Ziegler as a Rural Letter Carrier Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt July 16, 1940
8483 Exemption of Louis Loebl From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt July 16, 1940
8484 Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended Amends 8389 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 15, 1940
8482 Appointment of Norman H. Stevens As a Rural Letter Carrier Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt July 13, 1940
8481 Exemption of Ernest G. Dodge From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt July 12, 1940
8480 Excluding Certain Land From the Chugach National Forest and Reserving it for Townsite Purposes; Alaska Franklin D. Roosevelt July 12, 1940
8479 Transferring Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior and Reserving Them as a Part of the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Amends 8065 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 11, 1940
8478 Authorizing Certain Appointments to Positions in the Welfare Unit, Public Buildings Administration, Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt July 10, 1940
8477 Exemption of Samuel Cohn From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt July 10, 1940
8476 Waiver of Time Limitations in Civil Service Rule IX To Permit Reinstatement of Mrs. Martha Overstreet as Clerk in Post Office Franklin D. Roosevelt July 10, 1940
8475 Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 924 of August 8, 1908, Establishing the Klamath Lake Reservation; Oregon Franklin D. Roosevelt July 10, 1940
8474 Appointment of Newton B. Drury as Director of National Park Service Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt July 9, 1940
8473 Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior Franklin D. Roosevelt July 8, 1940
8472 Amendment of Executive Order No. 7975 of September 16, 1938, Transferring Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior Amends 7975 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 8, 1940
8471 Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt July 8, 1940
8470 Accepting a Conveyance of Certain Lands on Government Island From the City of Alameda, California, and Placing Such Lands Under the Jurisdiction and Control of the Federal Works Agency Franklin D. Roosevelt July 8, 1940
8467 Amending Section 7 of Executive Order No. 7916 of June 24, 1938, Extending the Competitive Classified Civil Service Revoked Amends 7916 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 4, 1940
8469 Appointment of John F. Harry as Regional Director, Social Security Board, Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt July 3, 1940

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