Executive Order 9184 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9184—Amending Executive Order No. 9139 of April 18, 1942, To Provide for the Appointment of Additional Members to the War Manpower Commission

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Monday, June 22, 1942

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1 min read (89 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 1942-06-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 9139 of April 18, 1942, To Provide for the Appointment of Additional Members to the War Manpower Commission." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 9139 of April 18, 1942, establishing the War Manpower Commission in the Executive Office of the President, be, and it is hereby, amended to include in the membership of the said Commission a representative of the National Housing Agency and a joint representative of the War Shipping Administration and the Office of Defense Transportation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

538 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9184, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 22, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9184-amending-executive-order-no-9139-april-18-1942-provide-for-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 9139 of April 18, 1942, establishing the War Manpower Commission in the Executive Office of the President, be, and it is hereby, amended to include in the membership of the said Commission a representative of the National Housing Agency and a joint representative of the War Shipping Administration and the Office of Defense Transportation. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 22, 1942.