Executive Order 12594 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12594—President's Volunteer Action Award

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Tuesday, April 28, 1987

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1 min read (196 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 1987-04-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Volunteer Action Award." 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

▪ The President's Volunteer Action Award is hereby established for the purposes of recognizing outstanding voluntary contributions by individuals and organizations toward helping others in our society, and of demonstrating to all Americans what can be accomplished through voluntary action.

▪ The award shall consist of a sterling silver medallion, the design of which accompanies and is hereby made a part of this Order.

▪ The National Voluntary Service Advisory Council, in cooperation with the White House Office of Private Sector Initiatives, shall recommend recipients of the award to the President.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

196

1,270 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12594, Ronald Reagan (Apr 28, 1987). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12594-presidents-volunteer-action-award.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. The President's Volunteer Action Award is hereby established for the purposes of recognizing outstanding voluntary contributions by individuals and organizations toward helping others in our society, and of demonstrating to all Americans what can be accomplished through voluntary action. The award shall consist of a sterling silver medallion, the design of which accompanies and is hereby made a part of this Order. Sec. 2. The award may be presented by the President to recipients in ten categories: arts and humanities, education, the environment , health, human services, international volunteering, mobilization of volunteers, public safety, youth, and the workplace. The National Voluntary Service Advisory Council, in cooperation with the White House Office of Private Sector Initiatives, shall recommend recipients of the award to the President. The President may select for the award any person recommended to the President or any person selected by the President upon his own initiative. RONALD REAGAN The White House, April 28, 1987. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:46 a.m., April 29, 1987]