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The United States on October 7, 2000

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

54 R · 46 D

100 senators · 106th Congress

House

222 R · 211 D

434 representatives

Supreme Court

7 R · 2 D

9 justices by appointing party

Union

50 states

27 amendments in force

Unemployment

3.9%

Sep 2000 · $1 then ≈ $1.94 today

Public debt

$5.66T

as of Oct 6, 2000

2000-10-07/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 Transportation Rodney E. Slater D

since Feb 14, 1997

Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman D

since May 1, 1997

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

Secretary of Commerce Norman Mineta D

since Jul 20, 2000

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Hershel W. Gober D (acting)

since Jul 25, 2000

2000-10-07/congress106th Congress

Senate · 54 R · 46 D

House · 222 R · 211 D · 1 I

2000-10-07/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

2000-10-07/weekWithin a week · Sep 30, 2000 – Oct 14, 2000

Agency + United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission

Oct 1, 2000 · independent_agency

Law An act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher education for spouses and dependent children of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty

Oct 2, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-276

Law An act to authorize the payment of rewards to individuals furnishing information relating to persons subject to indictment for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda, and for other purposes

Oct 2, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-277

Law Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 1999

Oct 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-278

Law Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000

Oct 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-279

Law Security Assistance Act of 2000

Oct 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-280

Law FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act of 2000

Oct 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-281

Law Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes

Oct 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-282

Law Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act

Oct 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-283

Order Assistance to Small Business Exporters and Dislocated

Oct 6, 2000 · EO 13169

Order Increasing Opportunities and Access for Disadvantaged Businesses

Oct 6, 2000 · EO 13170

Law Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000

Oct 10, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-284

Law Ak-Chin Water Use Amendments Act of 1999

Oct 10, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-285

Law U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000

Oct 10, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-286

Law An act to grant the consent of the Congress to the Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact

Oct 10, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-287

Law Granting the consent of the Congress to the Red River Boundary Compact

Oct 10, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-288

Law An act to expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include Wills House, and for other purposes

Oct 10, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-290

Law Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001

Oct 11, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-291

Law Presidential Transition Act of 2000

Oct 12, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-293

Law Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 2000

Oct 12, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-294

Order Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government

Oct 12, 2000 · EO 13171

Law An act to authorize appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and for other purposes

Oct 12, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-292

Law Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 1999

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-295

Law Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-297

Law Lincoln County Land Act of 2000

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-298

Law Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Act of 2000

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-299

Law Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-300

Law Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act of 2000

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-301

Law Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-306

Law El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail Act

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-307

Law An act to extend the authorization for the Air Force Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-302

Law An act to make certain personnel flexibilities available with respect to the General Accounting Office, and for other purposes

Oct 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-303

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.