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Executive Order 11837

Amending Executive Order No. 11803 of September 16, 1974, to extend the period for application for Clemency Board review of certain convictions and military service discharges

Signed by Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. on January 30, 1975.

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Signed recordJanuary 30, 1975

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Publication record40 FR 4895

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 11837: Amending Executive Order No. 11803 of September 16, 1974, to extend the period for application for Clemency Board review of certain convictions and military service discharges [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11837

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11837: Amending Executive Order No. 11803 of September 16, 1974, to extend the period for application for Clemency Board review of certain convictions and military service discharges." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11837.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11837: Amending Executive Order No. 11803 of September 16, 1974, to extend the period for application for Clemency Board review of certain convictions and military service discharges}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11837}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11837; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1975.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 11803, September 16, 1974
Amended by EO 11842, February 28, 1975
See EO 11857, May 7, 1975

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

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