By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1745 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 127), it is ordered that Item 8 of the Tariff of United States Consular Fees be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Executing application for passport (no exceptions)---------------------- $1.00 Examination of passport application executed before a foreign official---- 1.00 Examination of passport application accompanied by a certificate signed by tbe applicant and two witnesses-------------------------------------- 1.00 Issue of passport-------------------------------------------------------- 9.00 Exceptions— (a) Officers or employees of tbe United States traveling on official business, or members of their immediate families------------------------- No fee (b) Seamen------------------------------------------------------- No fee (c) Widows, children, parents, brothers, and sisters of American soldiers, sailors, or marines buried abroad, whose journey is for the purpose of visiting graves of such soldiers, sailors, or marines------------ No fee Amendment or verification of an American passport--------------------- No fee Renewal of an American passport--------------------------------------- $5.00 Exceptions— Same as respects issue of passports if bearer of passport has status held by him at time of issue of passport. Execution of application for registration---------------------------------- No fee Issue of certificate of identity and registration---------------------------- $1.00 Execution of affidavit in regard to American birth In connection with application for registration or for passport------------------------------- No fee For a certified copy of executed form for repatriation of native-born American women under act of June 25, 1936--------------------------- $1.00" FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 7, 1937.
Executive Order 7600—Amendment of Tariff of United States Consular Fees
Executive Brief • At a Glance
Item 8 of the Tariff of United States Consular Fees be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Executing application for passport (no exceptions)---------------------- $1.00 Examination of passport application executed before a foreign official---- 1.00 Examination of passport application accompanied by a certificate signed by tbe applicant and two witnesses-------------------------------------- 1.00 Issue of passport-------------------------------------------------------- 9.00 Exceptions— (a) Officers or employees of tbe United States traveling on official business, or members of their immediate families------------------------- No fee (b) Seamen------------------------------------------------------- No fee (c) Widows, children…
Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis
Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 7, 1937, this order concerns Amendment of Tariff of United States Consular Fees. Item 8 of the Tariff of United States Consular Fees be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Executing application for passport (no exceptions)---------------------- $1.00 Examination of passport application executed before a foreign official---- 1.00 Examination of passport application accompanied by a certificate signed by tbe applicant and two witnesses-------------------------------------- 1.00 Issue…
Key Directives & Operative Actions
Item 8 of the Tariff of United States Consular Fees be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Executing application for passport (no exceptions)---------------------- $1.00 Examination of passport application executed before a foreign official---- 1.00 Examination of passport application accompanied by a certificate signed by tbe applicant and two witnesses-------------------------------------- 1.00 Issue of passport-------------------------------------------------------- 9.00 Exceptions— (a) Officers or employees of tbe United States traveling on official business, or members of their immediate families------------------------- No fee (b) Seamen------------------------------------------------------- No fee (c) Widows, children…
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
Policy Areas & Topics
The Framers' Constitutional Council
1787 PrismEvaluating this order against the constitutional debates of 1787 and the limits of Article II executive power.
"When the President acts pursuant to an express or implied authorization of Congress, his authority is at its maximum, for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that Congress can delegate."
James Madison
Separation of Powers & Legislative Primacy
"The constitutional magistracy was designed not to invent policy, but to be the faithful instrument of the laws passed by the people's representatives." — Speech in the First Congress (1789)
Madison would approve the structural posture of this order. The President acts strictly in subordination to statutory authority granted under Article II, Section 3 ("take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"). The checks and balances hold firm because the policy origin remains with the legislature.
Alexander Hamilton
The Energetic Executive & Unified Command
"The direction of war implies the direction of the common strength; and the power of directing and employing the common strength must be under the direction of the single hand of the Executive." — Federalist No. 74 (1788)
Hamilton would forcefully champion executive discretion here. For foreign entanglements, commerce defense, and national security, deliberative assemblies are too slow and faction-ridden. A unified, energetic Executive exercising swift command is precisely what the Philadelphia Convention intended for national preservation.
George Mason
Bill of Rights, Due Process & 10th Amendment
"The president will be surrounded by flatterers and sycophants... and the great powers of the executive will gradually absorb the liberties of the people." — Cato IV (Anti-Federalist, 1787)
The Anti-Federalist prism advises continuous democratic vigilance. Even routine administrative directives aggregate centralized federal power away from town halls and state assemblies toward a distant executive apparatus.
Five Measurable "Constitutional Friction" Dimensions
An objective audit measuring potential separation-of-powers tension against the United States Constitution and established Supreme Court doctrine.
Legislative Encroachment & Purse
Administers commerce or fiscal programs requiring ongoing statutory delegation and legislative oversight.
Executive Scope & Faithfulness
Exercises standard supervisory executive authority to faithfully execute existing statutes.
Federalism & State Sovereignty
Engages state and local partners in cooperative federalism programs.
Due Process & Individual Rights
Applies regulatory or compliance standards to private contractors or commercial entities.
Youngstown Jacksonian Tier
The President operates strictly as the constitutional Chief Executive, carrying out policy established by Congress with strong statutory backing.
This order operates within Justice Jackson’s Zone of Twilight, resting upon concurrent presidential authority or congressional silence.
Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7600 (Apr. 7, 1937), https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7600-amendment-tariff-united-states-consular-fees.