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Executive Order 7640

Promulgating the Effective Date of the Code of Provided for the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 and of Section 3 of Said Act

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 21, 1937.

No later action on file
Signed recordJune 21, 1937

The date the President signed it.

Publication record2 FR 1265

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Later actionNo later action on file

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Reference number
eo-7640
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 7640: Promulgating the Effective Date of the Code of Provided for the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 and of Section 3 of Said Act," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7640

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 7640: Promulgating the Effective Date of the Code of Provided for the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 and of Section 3 of Said Act [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7640

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 7640: Promulgating the Effective Date of the Code of Provided for the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 and of Section 3 of Said Act." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7640.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_7640,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 7640: Promulgating the Effective Date of the Code of Provided for the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 and of Section 3 of Said Act}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7640}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-7640; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1937.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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