Executive Order 7700 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7700-A—Inspection of Income, Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns by the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate

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Tuesday, August 31, 1937

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1 min read (216 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 1937-08-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Inspection of Income, Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns by the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate." 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 A—Inspection of Income, Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns by the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

216

1,251 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7700, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 31, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7700-inspection-income-profits-and-capital-stock-tax-returns-the-committee.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 257 (a) of the Revenue Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 9, 51), section 55 of the Revenue Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 680, 698), sections 105 (e) and 106 (c) of the Revenue Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 1014, 1018, 1019), and section 55 of the Revenue Act of 1936 (49 Stat. 1648, 1671), it is hereby ordered that income, profits, and capital stock tax returns made under the Revenue Act of 1935, as amended by the Revenue Act of 1936, and the Revenue Act of 1936 shall be open to inspection by the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, the investigation of interstate railroads and affiliates with respect to financing, reorganizations, mergers, and certain other matters, which such Committee or subcommittee is authorized and directed to make by Senate Resolution 71 agreed to May 20, 1935 (74th Cong., 1st Sess.); such inspection to be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in the Treasury Decision relating to the inspection of returns by that Committee, approved by me this date. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 31, 1937.