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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8228 Exemption of William T. Andrews From Compulsory Retirement for Age Amended later Franklin D. Roosevelt August 24, 1939
8227 Amending Section 18 of Executive Order No. 7846 of March 21, 1938, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Sick Leave of Government Employees Revoked Amends 7846 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 24, 1939
8226 Amending Section 15 of Executive Order No. 7845 of March 21, 1938, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Annual Leave of Government Employees Revoked Amends 7845 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 24, 1939
8225 Abolishing Customs Collection District Number 44 (Iowa); Extending Limits of Customs Collection District Number 39 (Chicago) To Include the State of Iowa; and Revoking the Designations of Des Moines, Iowa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as Customs Ports of Entry Franklin D. Roosevelt August 24, 1939
8224 Exemption of John P. Dunlop From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt August 24, 1939
8223 Modifying Executive Order No. 1919 1/2 of April 21, 1914, and Reserving Certain Lands for Use of the Alaska Road Commission for Aviation Field Purposes; Alaska Amends 1919 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 21, 1939
8222 Exempting Certain Positions From Salary Classification Franklin D. Roosevelt August 21, 1939
8221 Further Amending Executive Order No. 7677-A, of July 26, 1937, as Amended, Entitled "Civilian Conservation Corps" Amends 7677 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 21, 1939
8220 Partial Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Creating Temporary Power-Site Withdrawals and Power-Site Reserves; Oregon Franklin D. Roosevelt August 7, 1939
8219 Designating the Secretary of Agriculture as the Officer To Exercise the Rights of the United States Arising Out of the Ownership of the Capital Stock of the Commodity Credit Corporation Amends 7848 Franklin D. Roosevelt August 7, 1939
8218 Exemption of Herbert Vansant From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt August 7, 1939
8217 Exemption of George Middleton From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt August 7, 1939
8216 Withdrawing Public Land and Water for Naval Purposes; Alaska Franklin D. Roosevelt July 25, 1939
8215 Amendment of Section 15 of Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, Prescribing General Conditions of Employment for Employees of the Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company on the Isthmus of Panama Amends 1888 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 25, 1939
8214 Providing Additional Time-Eligibility for Reinstatement Under Civil Service Rules of Certain Former Federal Employees Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt July 25, 1939
8213 Exemption of Erastus S. Hawkins From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt July 25, 1939
8212 Reinstatement of Former Foreign Service Officer James J. Murphy, Jr. Franklin D. Roosevelt July 25, 1939
8211 Revocation of Executive Order No. 5633 of May 28, 1931, Withdrawing Public Lands Franklin D. Roosevelt July 19, 1939
8210 Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt July 17, 1939
8209 Exemption of William M. Smith From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt July 17, 1939
8208 Exemption of Mrs. Frances S. Nichols From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt July 17, 1939
8207 Exemption of Dr. George F. Bowerman From Compulsory Retirement for Age Amends 7892 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 17, 1939
8206 Revocation of Executive Order No. 6432 of November 16, 1933, Withdrawing Public Lands; Wyoming Franklin D. Roosevelt July 14, 1939
8205 Authorizing the Initial Appointment of the Assistant Administrator of the Federal Security Agency and One Private Secretary to the Assistant Administrator Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules, and Amending Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules Franklin D. Roosevelt July 14, 1939
8204 Exemption of Michael E. Gorman From Compulsory Retirement for Age Franklin D. Roosevelt July 14, 1939
8203 Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of War Franklin D. Roosevelt July 13, 1939
8202 Authorizing and Requesting the Federal Power Commission To Perform Certain Functions Relating to the Transmission of Electric Energy Between the United States and Foreign Countries and to the Exportation and Importation of Natural Gas From and Into the United States Revoked Franklin D. Roosevelt July 13, 1939
8201 Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy; Virgin Islands Amends 7302 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 11, 1939
8200 Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 5886 of July 12, 1932, Withdrawing Public Lands; Wyoming Franklin D. Roosevelt July 11, 1939
8199 Partial Revocation of Executive Orders of July 9, 1910, May 18, 1911, August 25, 1915, and May 22, 1917, Creating, Respectively, Coal Land Withdrawals Nos. 1, 6, 8, and 10 Franklin D. Roosevelt July 11, 1939

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