Executive Order 6885 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6885-A—Amended Code of Fair Competition for the Builders Supplies Trade

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Thursday, October 25, 1934

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1 min read (261 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 1934-10-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Amended Code of Fair Competition for the Builders Supplies Trade." 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—Amended Code of Fair Competition for the Builders Supplies Trade.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

261

1,574 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

29.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6885, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 25, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6885-amended-code-fair-competition-for-the-builders-supplies-trade.

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 an amended Code of Fair Competition for the Builders Supplies Trade, and hearings having been held thereon and the National Industrial Recovery Board having rendered their report containing an analysis of the said amended Code of Fair Competition together with their recommendations and findings with respect thereto, and the National Industrial Recovery Board having found that the said amended Code of Fair Competition complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of Title 1 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 authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, do hereby incorporate by reference said annexed report and do find that the Code as constituted, after being amended, complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions and will promote the policy and purposes of said Title of said Act, and do hereby order that the Code as amended be and it is hereby approved, and that the previous approval of said Code is hereby modified to include an approval of said Code in its entirety as amended. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval recommended: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY BOARD By G. A. LYNCH Administrative Officer The White House, Oct 25, 1934.