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.

2,024 orders signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Showing 1,081–1,110, newest first. Clear filters
Order Title President Issued
8468 Withdrawal of Public Lands for Classification and in Aid of Legislation; Louisiana Franklin D. Roosevelt July 1, 1940
8466 Appointment of Leland L. Tolman and H. Fred Martin, Jr., to Legal Positions in Administrative Office, U.S. Courts, Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt July 1, 1940
8465 Regulations Governing Certifications of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy With Respect to Special Additional Equipment and Facilities Required To Facilitate Construction of Naval Vessels and Army and Navy Aircraft Franklin D. Roosevelt June 29, 1940
8464 Appointment of Mrs. Gertrude S. Cooper as Superintendent of Vanderbilt Mansion, National Park Service, Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt June 29, 1940
8463 Appointment of Charles Leo Milroy and James E. Spratt to Classified Positions Federal Works Agency Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt June 29, 1940
8462 Appointment of Wilford S. Alexander as District Supervisor, Alcohol Tax Unit, Bureau of Internal Revenue Franklin D. Roosevelt June 29, 1940
8461 Amendment of Executive Order No. 8099 of April 28, 1939, Relating to Administration of Benefits Provided by Act of Congress Approved April 3, 1939 Amends 8099 Franklin D. Roosevelt June 28, 1940
— Authorizing the Archivist of the United States To Make Certain Appointments to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library without Regard to the Provisions of Civil-Service Law Franklin D. Roosevelt June 28, 1940
8460 Modifying Executive Order of February 7, 1913, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 339 Franklin D. Roosevelt June 27, 1940
8459 Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Use of the Department of Agriculture; New Mexico Amends 6910 Franklin D. Roosevelt June 27, 1940
8458 Directing the Civil Service Commission To Establish a Replacement List of Non-Civil Service Employees for Use for Temporary Appointments to National Defense Positions Revoked Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt June 27, 1940
8456 Authorizing the Extension of Appointments of Certain Employees of the General Accounting Office Franklin D. Roosevelt June 27, 1940
8455 Designating Additional Construction Agencies and Providing for the Planning and Programming of Construction Undertaken or Aided by the Federal Government Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt June 26, 1940
8454 Regulations Governing the Allowance of Travel Expenses of Claimants and Beneficiaries of the Veterans' Administration, and Their Attendants Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt June 26, 1940
8453 Exemption of Burnett Booker From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt June 21, 1940
8452 Exemption of Albert Clyde-Burton From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt June 20, 1940
8451 Appointment of Russell Sturgis to a Position in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Franklin D. Roosevelt June 20, 1940
8450 Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Bombing and Gunnery Range; California Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt June 20, 1940
8449 Amendment of Subdivision VIII, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt June 19, 1940
8448 Exemption of Maitland S. Wright From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt June 18, 1940
8457 Authorizing Certain Employees of the General Accounting Office To Acquire a Classified Civil-Service Status Franklin D. Roosevelt June 17, 1940
8447 Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Competitive Classified Civil-Service Status Upon Certain Employees of the Department of Labor Franklin D. Roosevelt June 17, 1940
8446 Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended Amends 8389 Franklin D. Roosevelt June 17, 1940
8445 Amending Executive Order No. 8135 of May 15, 1939, Relating to Appeals From Decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States Amends 8135 Franklin D. Roosevelt June 15, 1940
8444 Establishing the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; Mississippi Amends 6964 Franklin D. Roosevelt June 14, 1940
8443 Directing the Secretary of the Treasury To Assemble Annually a Coast Guard Personnel Board Franklin D. Roosevelt June 14, 1940
8442 Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 6039 of February 20, 1933, and Reserving Certain Lands for Town Site Purposes; Alaska Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt June 12, 1940
8441 Amendment of Paragraph 6, Subdivision VI, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt June 12, 1940
8440 Amendment of Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men Revoked Amends 7293 Franklin D. Roosevelt June 12, 1940
8439 Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt June 12, 1940

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