Executive Order 7296 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7296—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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Saturday, February 15, 1936

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1 min read (126 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 1936-02-15, 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: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on 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.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

126

756 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7296, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 15, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7296-amending-executive-order-no-7046-may-20-1935-prescribing-rules-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

AMENDMENT TO REGULATION NO. 1 By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 (Public Res. 11, 74th Cong.; 49 Stat. 115), the first paragraph of part I of regulation no. 1, prescribed in Executive Order No. 7046, of May 20, 1935, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: "The Administrator of the Works Progress Administration may require that all lost time due to conditions beyond the control of workers and for which they have received credit without working shall be made up without additional compensation if, in the opinion of the Administrator, progress on the entire program or any part thereof will be expedited thereby." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 15, 1936.