Executive Order 7226 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7226—Amending Executive Order No. 7046 of May 20, 1935, Prescribing Rules and Regulations Relating to Wages, Hours of Work, and Conditions of Employment Under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-11-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 7046 of May 20, 1935, Prescribing Rules and Regulations Relating to Wages, Hours of Work, and Conditions of Employment Under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪7046 of May 20, 1935, prescribing rules and regulations relating to wages, hours of work, and conditions of employment under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, as amended by Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
176
1,107 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7226, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 15, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7226-amending-executive-order-no-7046-may-20-1935-prescribing-rules-and.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
AMENDMENT TO SUBDIVISION (e) OF PART I OF REGULATION NO. 1 By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935 (Public Resolution No. 11, 74th Congress), subdivision (e) of Part I of Regulation No. 1 of Executive Order No. 7046 of May 20, 1935, prescribing rules and regulations relating to wages, hours of work, and conditions of employment under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, as amended by Executive Order No. 7119 of July 30, 1935, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "Such projects, portions of projects, workers upon projects, or activities as the Administrator of the Works Progress Administration or, when designated by him, the Assistant Administrators, Regional Field Representatives, and State Administrators of the Works Progress Administration, shall from time to time exempt, for which, or for whom, wage rates shall be determined, in accordance with local wage conditions by the agency having general supervision of the project." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 15, 1935.
