Executive Order 7186 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7186—Increasing the Limitation Contained in Clause (g) of Section 1 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935

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Saturday, September 21, 1935

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1 min read (133 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 1935-09-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Increasing the Limitation Contained in Clause (g) of Section 1 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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 Increasing the Limitation Contained in Clause (g) of Section 1 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

133

846 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7186, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 21, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7186-increasing-the-limitation-contained-clause-g-section-1-the-emergency.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas I find it necessary, in order to effectuate the purposes of the Emergency Relief Appropriation act of 1935 (Public Resolution No. 11, 74th Congress), to increase by $800,000,000 the limitation of $900,000,000, contained in clause (g) of section 1 of the said Act, on the amount which may be expended under the Act for loans or grants, or both, for projects of States, Territories, Possessions, including subdivisions and agencies thereof, municipalities, and the District of Columbia and self-liquidating projects of public bodies thereof: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under the said Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, it is ordered that the said limitation be, and it is hereby, increased from $900,000,000 to $1,700,000,000. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 21, 1935.