Reorganization Act of 1939

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Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addressed government bureaucracy
gptkbp:aimsTo reduce redundancy in government
gptkbp:allows transfer of functions between agencies
gptkbp:amends Reorganization Act of 1945
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Congress
gptkbp:createdBy new federal agencies
gptkbp:developedBy future reorganizations
gptkbp:effectiveDate July 1, 1939
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
Reorganization_Act_of_1949
gptkbp:established gptkb:Executive_Office_of_the_President
gptkbp:facilitates streamlining of federal agencies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major reorganization of the executive branch since the 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reorganization Act of 1939
gptkbp:impact modernization of the federal government
gptkbp:includes provisions for budgetary control
gptkbp:influenced subsequent legislation on government structure
gptkbp:influencedBy New Deal
gptkbp:isChallengedBy labor unions
courts
April 3, 1939
gptkbp:isCitedIn editorials
subsequent legal cases
Senate_and_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:isConsidered a landmark legislation
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor concentration of power
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn academic journals
public forums
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn government archives
gptkbp:isEngagedIn political scientists
policy papers
gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy Congressional committees
gptkbp:isExaminedBy documentaries
historians
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy due to concerns over executive power
gptkbp:isFeaturedIn textbooks
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:the_Great_Depression
shaping modern governance
gptkbp:isLocatedIn executive orders
gptkbp:isReferencedIn historical studies
gptkbp:isReviewedBy gptkb:the_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:isUsedBy a case study in political science
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:National_Security_Council
gptkb:Office_of_Management_and_Budget
Reorganization Plan No. 1
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:purpose to_reorganize_the_executive_branch_of_the_U.S._government
gptkbp:relatedTo Executive Order
gptkbp:resultedIn increased efficiency in government operations
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:updates presidential authority
gptkbp:wasAffecting President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:FDR's_New_Deal_policies
1939
U.S._history_curriculum
American_political_discourse
FDR's_administrative_reforms
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy business leaders