Executive Order 1062 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1062—Directing Heads of Departments to Comply with Congressional Resolutions Requesting Information When in the Public Interest

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Wednesday, April 14, 1909

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1 min read (69 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President William Howard Taft on 1909-04-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Directing Heads of Departments to Comply with Congressional Resolutions Requesting Information When in the Public Interest." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ In all cases where, by resolution of the Senate or House of Representatives, a head of a Department is called upon to furnish information, he is hereby directed to comply with such resolution, except when, in his judgment, it would be incompatible with the public interest, in which case he should refer the matter to the President for his direction.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

396 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1062, William Howard Taft (Apr 14, 1909). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1062-directing-heads-departments-comply-with-congressional-resolutions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

In all cases where, by resolution of the Senate or House of Representatives, a head of a Department is called upon to furnish information, he is hereby directed to comply with such resolution, except when, in his judgment, it would be incompatible with the public interest, in which case he should refer the matter to the President for his direction. WM. H. TAFT. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 14, 1909.