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Executive Order 6600 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6600—Code of Fair Competition for the Trucking Industry

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Saturday, February 10, 1934
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2 min read (300 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-02-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Code of Fair Competition for the Trucking Industry." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Code of Fair Competition for the Trucking Industry.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
300
1,827 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
33.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6600, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 10, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6600-code-fair-competition-for-the-trucking-industry.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
An application having been duly made, pursuant to and in full compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for my approval of a Code of Fair Competition for the Trucking Industry, and hearings having been held thereon, and the Administrator having rendered his report containing an analysis of the said Code of Fair Competition, together with his recommendations and findings with respect thereto, and the Administrator having found that the said Code of Fair Competition complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of Title I of said Act, and that the requirements of clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of Section 3 of said Act have been met: Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and otherwise, do approve the report and recommendations and adopt the findings of the Administrator and do order that the said Code of Fair Competition be and it is hereby approved with the following condition: Vehicles owned and operated by enterprises engaged principally in the warehousing of furniture and household goods which are included within the terms of paragraph (1) of subsection A of section 1 of Article II of said Code of Fair Competition for the Trucking Industry shall be registered, in such form and manner and within such period as the Administrator may determine, with the Code Committee which has proposed a Code of Fair Competition for the Household Goods Storage and Moving Hade, and, if such a Code is approved, then, thereafter with the Code Authority established under said Code. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval Recommended: Hugh S Johnson Administrator. The White House, February 10, 1934.