Executive Order 7759 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7759—Revoking Executive Orders Nos. 7024-B and 7129-A

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Wednesday, December 1, 1937

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1 min read (246 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 1937-12-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking Executive Orders Nos. 7024-B and 7129-A." 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

▪ 7129-A are hereby revoked and superseded by Executive Order No.

▪ 7757 (Regulations Under the Act of February 22, 1935 As Amended by the Act of June 14, 1937) and Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

246

1,477 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7759, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 1, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7759-revoking-executive-orders-nos-7024-b-and-7129.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas , by Executive Order No. 7024-B, of April 25, 1935, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of Congress entitled "An Act To regulate interstate and foreign commerce in petroleum and its products by prohibiting the shipment in such commerce of petroleum and its products produced in violation of State law, and for other purposes", approved February 22, 1935 (49 Stat. 30), and the Executive Order of the President of the United States No. 6979, of February 28, 1935, created and designated an Agency to be known as the "Federal Petroleum Agency No. 1", as an administrative and investigative agency in connection with tenders presented to the Federal Tender Board No. 1, appointed by Executive Order No. 6980-C, of March 1, 1935; and Whereas , by Executive Order No. 7129-A, of August 6, 1935, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of Congress approved February 22, 1935, supra, I required reports of loadings and discharges of petroleum and petroleum products moved in interstate commerce; Now, Therefore , it is hereby ordered that said Executive Orders No. 7024-B and No. 7129-A are hereby revoked and superseded by Executive Order No. 7757 (Regulations Under the Act of February 22, 1935 As Amended by the Act of June 14, 1937) and Executive Order No. 7758 (Constituting Designated Area, and Establishing Federal Tender Board No. 1). HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary of the Interior. Approved: FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 1, 1937.