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The United States on October 22, 1999

Who held every office, how Congress and the Court were made up, and what happened within a week. Diff this day against today →

President

Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton D · since Jan 20, 1997

Senate

55 R · 45 D

100 senators · 106th Congress

House

222 R · 212 D

434 representatives

Supreme Court

7 R · 2 D

9 justices by appointing party

Union

50 states

27 amendments in force

Unemployment

4.2%

Sep 1999 · $1 then ≈ $2.01 today

Public debt

$5.67T

as of Oct 22, 1999 · 1 armed conflict

1999-10-22/executiveThe administration

President William Jefferson Clinton D

since Jan 20, 1997

Vice President Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D

Secretary of Education Richard Riley D

since Jan 21, 1993

Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt D

since Jan 22, 1993

Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala D

since Jan 22, 1993

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Carol Browner D

since Jan 23, 1993

Attorney General Janet Reno D

since Mar 12, 1993

Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman D

since Mar 30, 1995

Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet D

since Dec 15, 1996

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright D

since Jan 23, 1997

Secretary of Defense William Cohen R

since Jan 24, 1997

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo D

since Jan 29, 1997

Secretary of Commerce William M. Daley D

since Jan 30, 1997

Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater D

since Feb 14, 1997

Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman D

since May 1, 1997

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Togo D. West, Jr. D

since Jan 2, 1998

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jack Lew D

since May 21, 1998

Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson D

since Aug 18, 1998

White House Chief of Staff John Podesta D

since Oct 20, 1998

Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers D

since Jul 2, 1999

Ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke D

since Sep 7, 1999

1999-10-22/congress106th Congress

Senate · 55 R · 45 D

House · 222 R · 212 D

1999-10-22/supreme-courtThe bench

John Paul Stevens R

Associate Justice · appointed by Gerald Ford · since Dec 17, 1975

Sandra Day O'Connor R

Associate Justice · appointed by Ronald Reagan · since Sep 22, 1981

William Hubbs Rehnquist R

Chief Justice · appointed by Ronald Reagan · since Sep 25, 1986

Antonin Scalia R

Associate Justice · appointed by Ronald Reagan · since Sep 25, 1986

Anthony McLeod Kennedy R

Associate Justice · appointed by Ronald Reagan · since Feb 11, 1988

David Hackett Souter R

Associate Justice · appointed by George H.W. Bush · since Oct 3, 1990

Clarence Thomas R

Associate Justice · appointed by George H.W. Bush · since Oct 18, 1991

Ruth Bader Ginsburg D

Associate Justice · appointed by William J. Clinton · since Aug 5, 1993

Stephen Gerald Breyer D

Associate Justice · appointed by William J. Clinton · since Aug 3, 1994

1999-10-22/militaryArmed conflicts under way

Kosovo War

since Mar 24, 1999 · U.S. supporting a government with troops in combat

1999-10-22/weekWithin a week · Oct 15, 1999 – Oct 29, 1999

Law An act to provide for interim continuation of administration of motor carrier functions by the Federal Highway Administration

Oct 19, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-73

Law Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000

Oct 20, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-74

Law Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes

Oct 21, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-75

Law Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999

Oct 21, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-76

Law Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000

Oct 22, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-78

Agency + Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission

Oct 25, 1999 · independent_agency

Law Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000

Oct 25, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-79

Law An act to amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed

Oct 25, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-80

Law Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999

Oct 26, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-81

Law An act to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to Stanislaus County, California

Oct 27, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-82

Law National Medal of Honor Memorial Act

Oct 28, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-83

Law An act to amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for greater fiscal autonomy consistent with other United States jurisdictions, and for other purposes

Oct 28, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-84

Law Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes

Oct 29, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-85

Each office is shown as it stood at the end of the day. Cabinet records come from Wikidata and have gaps for some historical offices.