Executive Order 7396 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7396—Making Applicable to the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 Certain Executive Orders, Rules, and Regulations Issued Under Authority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-06-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Making Applicable to the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 Certain Executive Orders, Rules, and Regulations Issued Under Authority 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 Making Applicable to the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 Certain Executive Orders, Rules, and Regulations Issued Under Authority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
186
1,153 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
29.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7396, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 22, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7396-making-applicable-the-emergency-relief-appropriation-act-1936-certain.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936, approved June 22, 1936,1 hereby order and direct that the expenditure of funds appropriated by said Act, and the administration thereof, shall be in accordance with the orders, rules, and regulations heretofore issued by the President relating to the expenditure of funds appropriated by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 and to the administration of that Act, insofar as applicable and except as to rates of pay and eligibility for employment. The Works Progress Administration is hereby authorized to continue to provide relief, and work relief on useful projects, under the said Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 in accordance with allocations of funds made to it by the President from time to time, and such agency is hereby authorized and empowered to prescribe such rules and regulations not inconsistent with this order as may be necessary properly to carry out the purposes of such allocations and the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, June 22, 1936.
