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Executive Order 6837 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6837—Amendment to Code of Fair Competition for the Automobile Manufacturing Industry

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Friday, August 31, 1934
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2 min read (336 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-08-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Code of Fair Competition for the Automobile Manufacturing 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 Amendment to Code of Fair Competition for the Automobile Manufacturing Industry.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
336
2,083 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
31.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6837, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 31, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6837-amendment-code-fair-competition-for-the-automobile-manufacturing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
An application having been duly made in behalf of the Automobile Manufacturing Industry, pursuant to and in full compliance with the provisions of title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and the provisions of the Code of Fair Competition for the Automobile Manufacturing Industry duly approved on August 26, 1933, for my approval of an amendment to said Code of Fair Competition for the Automobile Manufacturing Industry, and the Administrator having found that the said proposed amendment 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 5 of the said act have been met, and the Administrator having recommended approval of such amendment: 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 findings and recommendations of the Administrator and do order that the said application be and it is hereby approved, and that, effective immediately, the said Code of Fair Competition for the Automobile Manufacturing Industry be and it is hereby amended as follows: In article I, the seventh paragraph, which has heretofore read as follows: "The term 'expiration date' as used herein means September 4, 1934, or the earliest date prior thereto on which the President shall by proclamation or the Congress shall by joint resolution declare that the emergency recognized by section 1 of the National Industrial Recovery Act has ended." shall be modified to read as follows: The term 'expiration date' as used herein means November 5, 1934, or the earliest date prior hereto on which the President shall by proclamation or the Congress shall by joint resolution declare that the emergency recognized by section I of the National Industrial Recovery Act has ended." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval Recommended: Hugh S. Johnson Administrator. The White House, August 31, 1934.