Executive Order 7481 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7481—Interdepartmental Committee to Coordinate Health and Welfare Activities

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Tuesday, October 27, 1936

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1 min read (205 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 1936-10-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Interdepartmental Committee to Coordinate Health and Welfare Activities." 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 virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to provide for the better coordination of the health and welfare activities of the Federal Government, I hereby designate the following as members of the Interdepartmental Committee to Coordinate Health and Welfare Activities: Josephine Roche, Chairman, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

205

1,326 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7481, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 27, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7481-interdepartmental-committee-coordinate-health-and-welfare-activities.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to provide for the better coordination of the health and welfare activities of the Federal Government, I hereby designate the following as members of the Interdepartmental Committee to Coordinate Health and Welfare Activities: Josephine Roche, Chairman, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Arthur J. Altmeyer, Member of the Social Security Board. Oscar L. Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Milburn L. Wilson, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. Edward F. McGrady, Assistant Secretary of Labor. It shall be the duty of this Committee (1) to continue to sponsor appropriate cooperative working agreements among the various agencies of the Government in the health and welfare field, and to continue the work under agreements already in effect, and (2) to study and make recommendations concerning specific aspects of the health and welfare activities of the Government looking toward a more nearly complete coordination of the activities of the Government in these fields. The Committee will continue to function through the special technical committees it has set up from time to time, and will designate additional committees to deal with new problems. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, October 27, 1936.