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Executive Order 11790

Providing for the effectuation of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on June 25, 1974.

Later amended
Signed recordJune 25, 1974

The date the President signed it.

Publication record39 FR 23185

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater amended

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Reference number
eo-11790
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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11790: Providing for the effectuation of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11790.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11790: Providing for the effectuation of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11790}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11790; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1974-nixon.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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As signed

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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amends Proc. 3279, March 10, 1959
Revokes EO 11748, December 4, 1973
Revokes in part Proc 3279 March 10, 1959; EO 11775, March 26, 1974
Amended by EO 12038, February 3, 1978; EO 12919, June 3, 1994
See EO 10480, August 14, 1953; EO 11912, April 13, 1976; EO 11930, July 30, 1976; EO 12287, January 28, 1981

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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