Executive Order 6620 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6620-A—Code of Fair Competition for the Fishery Industry

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Monday, February 26, 1934

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1 min read (256 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-02-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Code of Fair Competition for the Fishery 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 A—Code of Fair Competition for the Fishery Industry.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

256

1,547 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

29.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6620, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 26, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6620-code-fair-competition-for-the-fishery-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 Fishery 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 the 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 adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the Administrator and do order that the said Code of Fair Competition be and it is hereby approved; provided however, that provisions thereof shall not become effective and they are hereby stayed for a period of 10 days in order to afford consideration of the objections of any interested parties, and at the expiration of which period the said Code shall become effective unless I shall by my further Order otherwise determine or extend such stay. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval Recommended: Hugh S Johnson Administrator. The White House, February 26, 1934.