Elimination of unnecessary Executive orders and technical amendments to others

Signed by Ronald Wilson Reagan on Sep 9, 1987.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12608: Elimination of unnecessary Executive orders and technical amendments to others}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12608}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-12608; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1987.html; last checked 2026-09-26; accessed 2026-09-26}
}

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Revokes EO 8744, April 24, 1941; EO 10880, June 7, 1960; EO 11377, October 23, 1967; EO 11911, April 13, 1976; EO 12034, January 10, 1978; EO 12295, February 14, 1981; EO 12426, June 22, 1983

Amends EO 8248, September 8, 1939; EO 8512, August 13, 1940; EO 9094, March 10, 1942; EO 9830, February 24, 1947; EO 9979, July 20, 1948; EO 10289, September 17, 1951; EO 10484, September 3, 1953; EO 10499, November 4, 1953; EO 10521, March 17, 1954; EO 10530, May 10, 1954; EO 10582, December 17, 1954; EO 10608, May 5, 1955; EO 10624, July 28, 1955; EO 10654, January 20, 1956; EO 10786, November 1, 1958; EO 10797, December 24, 1956; EO 10840, September 30, 1959; EO 10841, September 30, 1959; EO 10903, January 9, 1961; EO 10909, January 17, 1961; EO 11012, March 27, 1962; EO 11023, May 28, 1962; EO 11030, June 19, 1962; EO 11034, June 25, 1962; EO 11044, August 20, 1962; EO 11047, August 28, 1962; EO 11060, November 7, 1962; EO 11077, January 22, 1963; EO 11079, January 25, 1963; EO 11140, January 30, 1964; EO 11157, June 22, 1964; EO 11390, January 22, 1968; EO 11440, December 11, 1968; EO 11467, May 1, 1969; EO 11480, September 9, 1969; EO 11490, October 28, 1969; EO 11561, September 25, 1970; EO 11580, January 20, 1971; EO 11583, February 24, 1971; EO 11609, July 22, 1971; EO 11623, October 12, 1971; EO 11644, February 8, 1972; EO 11687, October 11, 1972; EO 11747, November 7, 1973; EO 11755, December 29, 1973; EO 11758, January 15, 1974; EO 11776, March 28, 1974; EO 11800, August 17, 1974; EO 11845, March 24, 1975; EO 11880, October 2, 1975; EO 11899, January 22, 1976; EO 11990, May 24, 1977; EO 12048, March 27, 1978; EO 12049, March 27, 1978; EO 12086, October 5, 1978; EO 12101, November 17, 1978; EO 12138, May 18, 1979; EO 12146, July 18, 1979; EO 12154, September 4, 1979; EO 12163, September 29, 1979; EO 12196, February 26, 1980; EO 12208, April 15, 1980; EO 12322, September 17, 1981; EO 12328, October 8, 1981

Revoked by EO 13242, December 18, 2001 (in part)

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