Executive Order 12305 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12305—Termination of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

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Tuesday, May 5, 1981

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1 min read (175 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 Ronald Reagan on 1981-05-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Termination of Certain Federal Advisory Committees." 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

▪ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.

▪ I), the following Executive Orders establishing advisory committees, are hereby revoked and the committees terminated: (a) Executive Order No.

▪ 12059 of May 11, 1978, as amended, establishing the United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission; (b) Executive Order No.

▪ 12084 of September 27, 1978, as amended by Executive Order 12097 of November 8, 1978, establishing the Judicial Nominating Commission for the District of Puerto Rico; and (d) Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

175

1,109 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12305, Ronald Reagan (May 5, 1981). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12305-termination-certain-federal-advisory-committees.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), the following Executive Orders establishing advisory committees, are hereby revoked and the committees terminated: (a) Executive Order No. 12059 of May 11, 1978, as amended, establishing the United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission; (b) Executive Order No. 11992 of May 24, 1977, establishing the Committee on Selection of Federal Judicial Officers; (c) Executive Order No. 12084 of September 27, 1978, as amended by Executive Order 12097 of November 8, 1978, establishing the Judicial Nominating Commission for the District of Puerto Rico; and (d) Executive Order No. 12064 of June 5, 1978, establishing the United States Tax Court Nominating Commission. Subsections (g), (i), (j) and (k) of Section 1101 of Executive Order No. 12258, extending these committees, are also revoked. RONALD REAGAN The White House, May 5, 1981. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:49 p.m., May 5, 1981]