Suspension of the Eight-Hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics Employed by the Department of Defense on Public Work Essential to the National Defense

Signed by Harry S. Truman on June 7, 1951.

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10251: Suspension of the Eight-Hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics Employed by the Department of Defense on Public Work Essential to the National Defense." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10251.

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Supersedes EO 9898, October 14, 1947

Amended by EO 10416, December 2, 1952

Note See Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601), which terminates, effective September 14, 1978, all powers and authorities, except those expressly cited, possessed by the President and/or other Federal officials as a result of any declaration of a national emergency in effect on September 14, 1976.

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