Executive Order 7774 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7774—Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933

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Tuesday, December 21, 1937

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1 min read (262 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-12-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933." 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

▪ 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, be further delayed beyond the effective date of that order: Now, Therefore , pursuant to the provisions of section 22 of the said order, I hereby order that, except as hereinafter provided, the transfers, consolidations, and eliminations contemplated by section 4 of Executive Order No.

▪ 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, which are not effected prior to December 31, 1937, pursuant to Executive Orders No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

262

1,493 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7774, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 21, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7774-postponement-effective-date-certain-provisions-executive-order-no.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas it appears that the interests of economy require that certain transfers, consolidations, and eliminations provided for under section 4 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, be further delayed beyond the effective date of that order: Now, Therefore , pursuant to the provisions of section 22 of the said order, I hereby order that, except as hereinafter provided, the transfers, consolidations, and eliminations contemplated by section 4 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, which are not effected prior to December 31, 1937, pursuant to Executive Orders No. 6224 of July 27, 1933, No. 6540 of December 28, 1933, No. 6727 of May 29, 1934, No. 6927 of December 21, 1934, No. 7077 of June 15, 1935, No. 7261 of December 31, 1935, No. 7390 of June 15, 1936, No. 7526 of December 29, 1936, and No. 7639 of June 19, 1937, together with the operation of all other provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, in so far as they relate to the said section 4, be further delayed until June 30, 1938: Provided, That any transfer, consolidation, or elimination, in whole or in part, under the said section 4, including any other provisions of the said order of June 10, 1933, in so far as they relate to section 4 thereof, may be made operative and effective between December 31, 1937, and June 30, 1938, by order of the Secretary of the Treasury, approved by the President. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 21, 1937.