Executive Order 6221 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6221-D—Code of Fair Competition for the National Council of Pajama Manufacturers

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Wednesday, July 26, 1933

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1 min read (212 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 1933-07-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "D—Code of Fair Competition for the National Council of Pajama Manufacturers." 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 D—Code of Fair Competition for the National Council of Pajama Manufacturers.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

212

1,303 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6221, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 26, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6221-d-code-fair-competition-for-the-national-council-pajama-manufacturers.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and pending action upon a code of fair competition to be presented by the industries represented by the National Council of Pajama Manufacturers: I agree with the National Council of Pajama Manufacturers, pending approval of a code of fair competition for the industry, that they shall be bound, beginning July 26, 1933, by the provisions of the Cotton Textile Industry Code, as stated in telegram of July 20, 1933, signed by the President of the National Council of Pajama Manufacturers, offering this agreement to the President of the United States, pursuant to Section 4 of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and addressed to General Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator, National Industrial Recovery Act, Washington, D.C., with the express understanding that this agreement is subject to modification or cancellation at any time without notice; that this order is not to be interpreted as permitting any increase of hours over or reduction of wages below the standards now obtaining and that it will not be utilized to delay the submission of a code of fair competition for the industry. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Recommended for Approval by: Hugh S. Johnson. The White House, July 26, 1933.