Executive Order 7906 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 7906—Further Modification of Executive Order No. 7709-A of September 16, 1937, Abolishing the National Emergency Council

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Monday, June 6, 1938

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1 min read (114 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 1938-06-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Modification of Executive Order No. 7709-A of September 16, 1937, Abolishing the National Emergency Council." 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

▪ 7776 of December 27, 1937, abolishing the National Emergency Council, is hereby further modified so as to extend the date for the abolishment of the said National Emergency Council and for the transfer of its funds, records and property, to June 30, 1939, unless the said Council shall be sooner abolished by order of the President.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

114

676 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

-0.19

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7906, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 6, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7906-further-modification-executive-order-no-7709-september-16-1937.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937 (50 Stat. 352), and otherwise, Executive Order No. 7709-A of September 16, 1937, as modified by Executive Order No. 7776 of December 27, 1937, abolishing the National Emergency Council, is hereby further modified so as to extend the date for the abolishment of the said National Emergency Council and for the transfer of its funds, records and property, to June 30, 1939, unless the said Council shall be sooner abolished by order of the President. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 6, 1938.