List of George W. Bush legislation and programs

George W. Bush during his presidency of 8 years from 2001 to 2008 signed 56 legislations. Major ones of these included Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq, Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. He vetoed Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act and 2 other legislations.

During his presidency America withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol. Some of the international treaties signed during Bush's presidency were SORT, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, International Cooperation on Computer Crimes among others.

Legislation signed

2001 June 7: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 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[1] 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 September 4: Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 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: American Dream Down Payment 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 October 22: American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 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: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 (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[2] September 30: Iran Freedom and Support Act October 4: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007[3] October 17: Military Commissions Act of 2006 October 26: Secure Fence Act of 2006

2007 May 22: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 May 25: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 July 26: Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 August 9: America COMPETES Act December 19: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

2008 January 08: National Instant Criminal Background Check System Improvement Amendments Law February 13: Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 May 21: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act June 30: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 June 30: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 July 30: Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 August 14: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act October 3: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 October 13: Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act October 16: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Legislation vetoed President Bush vetoed five pieces of legislation during his presidency: July 19, 2006: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act May 1, 2007: H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 May 21, 2007: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (veto overridden by Congress) June 20, 2007: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007[4] October 3, 2007: State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007[5] International Treaties Signed George W. Bush signed several international treaties, including : SORT (2002) - better known as the Moscow Treaty, the United States and Russia agreed to limit their nuclear arsenal to 1700–2200 operationally deployed warheads each. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001)[6] International Cooperation on Computer Crimes (2001) [7] Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (2000) [8] Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Pornography (2000)[9] 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 References "President Signs Farm Bill". White House. 2002-05-14. Retrieved 2006-09-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help) Bush, George W. (2002-08-17). "President Bush Signs H.R. 4, the Pension Protection Act of 2006". White House. Retrieved 2006-09-10. Bush, George W. (2006-10-04). "President's Statement on H.R. 5441, the "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007"". White House. Retrieved 2006-10-04. "Message to the Senate of the United States". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2014-04-06. "Message to the House of Representatives". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2014-04-06. "Status of Ratifications". Chm.pops.int. Retrieved 2014-04-06. "131807.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-06. "126486.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-06. "126490.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-06.