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The United States on November 9, 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%

Oct 2000 · $1 then ≈ $1.94 today

Public debt

$5.68T

as of Nov 8, 2000

2000-11-09/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

2000-11-09/congress106th Congress

Senate · 54 R · 46 D

House · 222 R · 211 D · 1 I

2000-11-09/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

2000-11-09/weekWithin a week · Nov 2, 2000 – Nov 16, 2000

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

Nov 3, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-426

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

Nov 4, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-427

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

Nov 4, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-428

Law Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-429

Law Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-430

Law Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Act

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-431

Law Miwaleta Park Expansion Act

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-432

Law Social Security Number Confidentiality Act of 2000

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-433

Law Social Security Number Confidentiality Act of 1999

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-434

Law Freedmen's Bureau Records Preservation Act of 2000

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-444

Law United States Mint Numismatic Coin Clarification Act of 2000

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-445

Law Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act of 2000

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-447

Law Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act of 1999

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-448

Order Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments

Nov 6, 2000 · EO 13175

Law An act to permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the United States Park Police in the performance of duty to be made directly by the National Park Service, to allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual law enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and a State or political subdivision when required by State law, and for other purposes

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-437

Law An act to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the legislative authority for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a commemorative work

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-442

Law An act to extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands in the city of South Gate, California, which were acquired with amounts provided from the land and water conservation fund, for elementary school purposes

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-443

Law An act to require the immediate termination of the Department of Defense practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their useful working life and to facilitate the adoption of retired military working dogs by law enforcement agencies, former handlers of these dogs, and other persons capable of caring for these dogs

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-446

Law An act to modify the date on which the Mayor of the District of Columbia submits a performance accountability plan to Congress, and for other purposes

Nov 6, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-449

Law Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-450

Law Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-451

Law Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-452

Law Glacier Bay National Park Resource Management Act of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-455

Law Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-456

Law Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-457

Law Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-458

Law Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 1999

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-459

Law Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-461

Law Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-462

Law Coal Market Competition Act of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-463

Law Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-464

Law Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-465

Law Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-466

Law An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue to the Landusky School District, without consideration, a patent for the surface and mineral estates of certain lots, and for other purposes

Nov 7, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-460

Ruling Artuz v. Bennett

Nov 7, 2000 · 531 U.S. 4

Ruling Cleveland v. United States

Nov 7, 2000 · 531 U.S. 12

Law Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 1999

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-467

Law Kristen's Act

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-468

Law Energy Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-469

Law Upper Housatonic National Heritage Area Study Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-470

Law National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-471

Law Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-472

Law Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-473

Law National Recording Preservation Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-474

Law Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-475

Law Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-476

Law Product Development and Testing Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-477

Law Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-481

Law Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-484

Law Vicksburg Campaign Trail Battlefields Preservation Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-487

Law National Law Enforcement Museum Act

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-492

Law Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-496

Law Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-497

Law Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-498

Law An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation suitable land to serve as the new location for the home of Alexander Hamilton, commonly known as the Hamilton Grange, and to authorize the relocation of the Hamilton Grange to the acquired land

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-482

Law Recognizing that the Birmingham Pledge has made a significant contribution in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation in the United States and around the world, and for other purposes

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-483

Law An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie County and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming, and for other purposes

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-485

Law An act to review the suitability and feasibility of recovering costs of high altitude rescues at Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-486

Law An act to improve Native hiring and contracting by the Federal Government within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-488

Law An act to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide equitable treatment with respect to State and local income taxes for certain individuals who perform duties on vessels

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-489

Law An act to provide that the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management of the surface estate to certain land in the State of Wyoming in exchange for certain private land will not result in the removal of the land from operation of the mining laws

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-490

Law An act to amend the Act which established the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site, in the State of New Hampshire, by modifying the boundary and for other purposes

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-491

Law An act to provide for equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-493

Law An act to provide for the conveyance of certain land to Park County, Wyoming

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-494

Law An act to permit the conveyance of certain land in Powell, Wyoming

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-495

Law An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to investigate opportunities to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-499

Law An act to assist in the establishment of an interpretive center and museum in the vicinity of the Diamond Valley Lake in southern California to ensure the protection and interpretation of the paleontology discoveries made at the lake and to develop a trail system for the lake for use by pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles

Nov 9, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-500

Law Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-501

Law Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-502

Law Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2000

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-503

Law Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-504

Law Public Health Improvement Act

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-505

Law Lake Tahoe Restoration Act

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-506

Law Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-507

Law Export Administration Modification and Clarification Act of 2000

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-508

Law Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Act

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-509

Law Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Adjustment Act of 2000

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-510

Law Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-511

Law Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-512

Law National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000

Nov 13, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-513

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.