Executive Order 6974 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6974-A—Approving Agreement Between Members of the Division of the Electrical Contracting Division of the Construction Industry and Electrician Employees in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties in the State of Oregon and Clark and Skamania Counties in the State of Washington

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Thursday, February 21, 1935

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2 min read (308 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-02-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Approving Agreement Between Members of the Division of the Electrical Contracting Division of the Construction Industry and Electrician Employees in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties in the State of Oregon and Clark and Skamania Counties in the State of Washington." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on A—Approving Agreement Between Members of the Division of the Electrical Contracting Division of the Construction Industry and Electrician Employees in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties in the State of Oregon and Clark and Skamania Counties in the State of Washington.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

308

1,962 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

35.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6974, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 21, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6974-approving-agreement-between-members-the-division-the-electrical.

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, and the Code of Fair Competition for the Construction Industry, approved January 31, 1934, for approval of an Agreement between certain employers who are members of the Electrical Contracting Division of said Code, and certain employees in the Region of Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties in the State of Oregon and Clark and Skamania Counties in the State of Washington as defined in said Agreement, and a hearing having been held thereon, and the National Industrial Recovery Board having rendered its report containing an analysis of said Agreement, together with its recommendations and findings with respect thereto, and the National Industrial Recovery Board having found that said Agreement complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of Title I of said Act and of said Code: 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, pursuant to said Code of Fair Competition for the Construction Industry, and otherwise, do hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board and do hereby order that the said Agreement is hereby approved, provided that the National Industrial Recovery Board may provide such exceptions and exemptions, with or without conditions for the granting thereof, as appear necessary to effectuate the policies and purposes of the Act, or of the Code of Fair Competition under which this Agreement is made, or this Agreement, or to avoid undue hardship or hardships to any individual or individuals. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval Recommended: National Industrial Recovery Board By: W. A. Harriman Administrative Officer The White House Feb 21, 1935.