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Executive Order 12737

President's Commission on Environmental Quality

Signed by George Herbert Walker Bush on December 12, 1990.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordDecember 12, 1990

The date the President signed it.

Publication record55 FR 51681

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Reference number
eo-12737
Official source
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 12737: President's Commission on Environmental Quality," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12737

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 12737: President's Commission on Environmental Quality [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12737

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 12737: President's Commission on Environmental Quality." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12737.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_12737,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12737: President's Commission on Environmental Quality}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12737}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-12737; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1990.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Later record

What happened to this order

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Revoked by EO 12852, June 29, 1993

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