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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Order Title President Issued
8348 Exemption of John E. White From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt February 14, 1940
8347 Transferring the Use, Possession, and Control of Certain Lands to the Tennessee Valley Authority; Alabama Amends 6964 Franklin D. Roosevelt February 12, 1940
8346 Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt February 12, 1940
8345 Exemption of Fred C. Bailey From Compulsory Retirement for Age Amends 8060 Franklin D. Roosevelt February 12, 1940
8344 Withdrawal of Public Land for Classification; Alaska Franklin D. Roosevelt February 10, 1940
8343 Withdrawal of Public Lands for Military Purposes; Alaska Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt February 10, 1940
8342 Withdrawal of Public Land in Aid of Flood Control; Oklahoma Amends 6964 Franklin D. Roosevelt February 9, 1940
8341 Revocation of Executive Order No. 8323 of January 22, 1940, Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee), Revoking the Designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as Customs Ports of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) and Customs Collection District No. 45 (St. Louis) Franklin D. Roosevelt February 8, 1940
8340 Exemption of Frank E. Gass From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt February 8, 1940
8339 Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Competitive Classified Civil-Service Status Upon Certain Employees Assigned to the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor Amends 6795 Franklin D. Roosevelt February 6, 1940
8338 Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 6795 of July 26, 1934, Withdrawing Public Lands Franklin D. Roosevelt February 6, 1940
8337 Placing Certain Lands Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Navy Department, the War Department, and the United States Public Health Service; Puerto Rico Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt February 3, 1940
8336 Revocation of Executive Order No. 3355 of November 19, 1920, Withdrawing Land for Use as an Administrative Site; Alaska Franklin D. Roosevelt February 3, 1940
8335 Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Charleston, South Carolina, in Customs Collection District Number 16; South Carolina Franklin D. Roosevelt January 31, 1940
8334 Authorizing the Archivist of the United States To Effect Initial Appointments to Certain Positions in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt January 25, 1940
8333 Amending Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, Prescribing the Army Ration Revoked Amends 5952 Franklin D. Roosevelt January 25, 1940
8332 Withdrawal of Public Land for the Improvement of the Flood Channel of the Big Black River; Mississippi Franklin D. Roosevelt January 25, 1940
8331 Enlarging the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge; Minnesota and Wisconsin Franklin D. Roosevelt January 24, 1940
8330 Withdrawal of Public Land in Aid of Flood Control; Alaska Franklin D. Roosevelt January 24, 1940
8329 Waiver of Time Limitation To Permit Reinstatement of Rural Carrier Van C. Brodrick Franklin D. Roosevelt January 22, 1940
8328 Exemption of Henry Clarke Hill From Compulsory Retirement for Age Amends 8041 Franklin D. Roosevelt January 22, 1940
8327 Exemption of Dr. Mary B. Harris From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt January 22, 1940
8326 Exemption of William S. Garland From Compulsory Retirement for Age Amends 7995 Franklin D. Roosevelt January 22, 1940
8325 Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department; Alaska Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt January 22, 1940
8324 Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 48 (Utah and Nevada), Revoking the Designation of Salt Lake City, Utah, as a Customs Port of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 28 (San Francisco) To Include the States of Utah and Nevada Franklin D. Roosevelt January 22, 1940
8323 Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee), Revoking the Designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as Customs Ports of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) and Customs Collection District No. 45 (Saint Louis) Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt January 22, 1940
8322 Exemption of John M. Terwilliger From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt January 15, 1940
8321 Establishing the Battery Cove Military Reservation; Virginia Franklin D. Roosevelt January 15, 1940
8320 Amending the Description of the Aiea Military Reservation; Territory of Hawaii Franklin D. Roosevelt January 15, 1940
8319 Changing the Name of the Necedah Migratory Waterfowl Refuge and Adding Certain Lands Thereto; Wisconsin Amends 8065 Franklin D. Roosevelt January 15, 1940

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