List of George W. Bush legislation and programs

List of George W. Bush legislation and programs

=Legislation signed=

2001

*June 7: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
*September 18: Authorization for Use of Military Force
*September 28: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act
*October 26: USA PATRIOT Act
*November 28: Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act

2002

*January 8: No Child Left Behind Act
*March 9: Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002
*March 27: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
*May 13: Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 [cite news
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*July 30: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*October 16: Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq
*November 25: Homeland Security Act of 2002

2003

*March 11: Do-Not-Call Implementation Act
*April 30: PROTECT Act of 2003 (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act) ("See also: Age of consent.")
*May 27: United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003
*May 28: Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
*September 3: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
*September 3: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
*November 5: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
*December 3: Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
*December 8: Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
*December 16: Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM)

2004

*April 1: Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Laci and Conner’s Law)
*July 17: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
*August 3: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

2005

*February 18: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
*May 11: Real ID Act
*April 20: Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005
*August 2: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
*August 8: Energy Policy Act of 2005
*August 10: (SAFETEA)
*October 26: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

2006

* January 11: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
* March 9: USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act
* July 27: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
* August 17: The Pension Protection Act of 2006 [cite news
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* September 30: Iran Freedom and Support Act
* October 4: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 [cite news|last=Bush|first=George W.|authorlink=George W. Bush|coauthors=|title=President's Statement on H.R. 5441, the "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007"|work=|pages=|language=|publisher=White House|date=2006-10-04|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061004-10.html|accessdate=2006-10-04]
* October 17: Military Commissions Act of 2006
* October 26: Secure Fence Act of 2006

2007

* Water resources and development act of 2007; Congress overrode Bush's veto

Legislation vetoed

President Bush has vetoed four pieces of legislation to date:
*July 19, 2006: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
*May 1, 2007: [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR1591: H.R. 1591] , U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007
*June 20, 2007: [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070620-5.html Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007]
*October 3, 2007: [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071003-2.html State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007]

Withdrawal from international treaties

Early on in his first term, George W. Bush withdrew from a number of international treaties, most of which had previously been signed but not ratified, including:
*Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
*Kyoto Protocol
*United Nations Population Fund

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