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civicdiff.com/2001-01-03...2003-01-02 · 2 years
json23 files changed, 10,171 insertions(+), 112 deletions(−)Laws enacted
+377226 notable
Executive orders
+97signed
Final rules
+8,309579 significant
Supreme Court
0 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+19 −3departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$661B$5.73T → $6.39T
The presidency passed from William Jefferson Clinton to George Walker Bush. Congress enacted 377 public laws. 13 senators and 49 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. Inflation-adjusted federal spending changed +12% (FY2001 → FY2003).
Executive7 files+9,466−27
executive/presidentThe presidency
William Jefferson Clinton D
42nd president
George Walker Bush R
43rd president · took office Jan 20, 2001
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidency
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D
Richard Bruce Cheney R
took office Jan 20, 2001
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials
+27−22Wikidata ↗
vacant on Jan 2, 2003
next: John W. Snow R · Feb 3, 2003
Secretary of the Navy · 2 people took this office in between
Show 16 more cabinet offices
Hershel W. Gober D (acting)
Jack Lew D
Ambassador to the United Nations · 2 people took this office in between
Other senior officials (6 changed)
Secretary of the Navy · 2 people took this office in between
2 offices unchanged
Director of Central Intelligence: George Tenet D
Chair of the Federal Reserve: Alan Greenspan R
executive/ordersExecutive orders
97 executive orders signed · William J. Clinton 12 · George W. Bush 85
264 → 348 orders (issued since 1994) in force · 13 revoked in this window
EO 13231 Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age
Oct 16, 2001 · George W. Bush
EO 13249 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 28, 2001 · George W. Bush
EO 13262 2002 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Apr 11, 2002 · George W. Bush
EO 13282 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 31, 2002 · George W. Bush · revoked by EO 13322
EO 13186 Responsibilities of Federal Agencies To Protect Migratory Birds
Jan 10, 2001 · William J. Clinton
EO 13187 The President's Disability Employment Partnership Board
Jan 10, 2001 · William J. Clinton
EO 13188 Amendment to Executive Order 13111, Extension of the Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities
Jan 12, 2001 · William J. Clinton
EO 13189 Federal Interagency Task Force on the District of Columbia
Jan 15, 2001 · William J. Clinton
Show 6 more
EO 13190 President's Commission on Educational Resource Equity
Jan 15, 2001 · William J. Clinton
EO 13191 Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
Jan 17, 2001 · William J. Clinton
EO 13192 Lifting and Modifying Measures With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
Jan 17, 2001 · William J. Clinton
EO 13193 Federal Leadership on Global Tobacco Control and Prevention
Jan 18, 2001 · William J. Clinton
EO 13194 Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone
Jan 18, 2001 · William J. Clinton
EO 13195 Trails for America in the 21st Century
Jan 18, 2001 · William J. Clinton
executive/nominationsSenate confirmations
+1,012Congress.gov ↗
1,413 civilian nominations received · 1,012 confirmed · 79 withdrawn · 320 returned to the President
Roderick R. Paige, of Texas, to be Secretary of Education.
confirmed Jan 20, 2001 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Colin Luther Powell, of Virginia, to be Secretary of State.
confirmed Jan 20, 2001 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Paul Henry O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of the Treasury.
confirmed Jan 20, 2001 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Donald Henry Rumsfeld, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Defense.
confirmed Jan 20, 2001 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Donald Louis Evans, of Texas, to be Secretary of Commerce.
confirmed Jan 20, 2001 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Spencer Abraham, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Energy.
confirmed Jan 20, 2001 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Ann Margaret Veneman, of California, to be Secretary of Agriculture.
confirmed Jan 20, 2001 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
confirmed Jan 23, 2001 · 100–0
Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
confirmed Jan 23, 2001 · 100–0
Melquiades Rafael Martinez, of Florida, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
confirmed Jan 23, 2001 · 100–0
Tommy G. Thompson, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
confirmed Jan 24, 2001 · 100–0
Elaine Lan Chao, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of Labor.
confirmed Jan 29, 2001 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Show 7 more top confirmations
Gale Ann Norton, of Colorado, to be Secretary of the Interior.
confirmed Jan 30, 2001 · 75–24
Christine Todd Whitman, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
confirmed Jan 30, 2001 · 99–0
John Ashcroft, of Missouri, to be Attorney General.
confirmed Feb 1, 2001 · 58–42
Civilian nominations only (military promotions excluded). Top confirmations are cabinet-level posts, Supreme Court justices, and the Fed chair.
executive/agenciesFederal agencies
+19−3Wikidata ↗
374 → 391 tracked organizations · 15 → 16 executive departments
United States Department of Homeland Security department
established Nov 25, 2002 · United States federal executive department
Election Assistance Commission
established Jan 1, 2002 · independent agency of the United States government
Homeland Security Advisory Council
established Mar 19, 2002 · part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
established Oct 1, 2001 · office of the United States Department of State
Office of Force Transformation
established Oct 29, 2001 · office of the United States Department of Defense Office, 2001–2006
HSARPA
established Jan 1, 2002 · agency of the US Department of Homeland Security
Information Awareness Office
established Jan 1, 2002 · government agency established by the DARPA to achieve "Total Information Awareness"
Institute of Education Sciences
established Jan 1, 2002 · United States Department of Education research branch
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
established Jan 1, 2002 · U.S. government biodefense research laboratory
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
established Jan 1, 2002 · center of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences
Show 12 more
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
established Jan 1, 2002 · United States federal agency
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
established Jan 1, 2002 · federal law enforcement agency within the U.S. Department of Defense
Privacy Office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
established Jan 1, 2002
Office of Special Plans
established Sep 1, 2002 · U.S. intelligence unit
Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate
established Jan 1, 2003 · U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Research and Development units
DHS Management Directorate
established Jan 1, 2003 · U.S. government body support agency
DHS Office of Health Affairs
established Jan 1, 2003 · office in the United States Department of Homeland Security
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
established Jan 1, 2003 · US Department of Energy program office
United States Chief Human Capital Officers Council
established Jan 1, 2003 · organization of chief human capital officers of United States executive departments
U.S. Census Monitoring Board
abolished Sep 30, 2001 · former agency
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
abolished Jan 1, 2002 · former agency of the United States Department of Defense · replaced by Missile Defense Agency
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
abolished Jan 1, 2003 · former American federal agency · replaced by Q434371,Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
executive/regulationsFederal regulations
+8,309Federal Register API ↗
8,309 final rules published in the Federal Register
from Jan 3, 2001
579 of them flagged "significant" under EO 12866
major economic or policy impact
5,150 proposed rules · 50,564 notices
Loading which agencies published the most rules…
Final rules carry the force of law. Rescissions count as rules too, so this measures regulatory activity, not net growth.
Military4 files+5−1
military/conflictsArmed conflicts
U.S. in 0 armed conflicts → 2
War against al-Qaida
began Sep 11, 2001 · U.S. a principal party · against al-Qaida
War in Afghanistan (Taliban insurgency)
began in 2003 (exact date unknown; may be after Jan 2, 2003) · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against the Taliban
1 conflict began and ended in between
Invasion of Afghanistan
Oct 7, 2001 – Nov 13, 2001 · U.S. a principal party · against Afghanistan
An armed conflict here means at least 25 battle deaths in a year, with U.S. forces as a party or fighting for a government (UCDP's definition). Air strikes, raids, and advisory missions below that threshold aren't included. UN peacekeeping missions are excluded.
military/troopsU.S. troops abroad
−15,656 troops abroadDMDC via troopdata (Allen, Flynn & Martinez Machain) ↗
215,478 → 199,822 active-duty troops stationed abroad · 1,350,839 → 1,369,323 total active duty
16 → 15 countries with 1,000 or more U.S. troops
as of Sep 30, 2000 → as of Sep 30, 2002
Afghanistan 0 → 9,000
+9,000
Saudi Arabia 7,053 → 776
−6,277
Kuwait 4,602 → 567
−4,035
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,708 → 3,082
−2,626
Yugoslavia 5,427 → 2,804
−2,623
Japan 40,159 → 41,848
+1,689
Italy 11,190 → 12,466
+1,276
South Korea 36,565 → 37,743
+1,178
United Kingdom 11,207 → 10,258
−949
Spain 2,007 → 2,621
+614
Bahrain 949 → 1,560
+611
Germany 69,203 → 68,701
−502
Largest U.S. deployments as of Sep 30, 2002
Germany 68,701
Japan 41,848
South Korea 37,743
Italy 12,466
United Kingdom 10,258
Afghanistan 9,000
Guam 3,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,082
Active-duty personnel assigned to each country in the Defense Department's location reports, which leave out most combat deployments, forces afloat, and short rotations: Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan during their wars are press or Pentagon estimates, and Iraq and Syria read zero after 2023 although a few thousand troops remained. Each date shows the latest report on or before it.
military/spendingCost of war
$20.4B war fundingDoD Cost of War reports · CRS ↗
$20.4B spent on named war operations, fiscal years 2001–2002 · Defense Department obligations
Afghanistan $20.4B
Enduring Freedom → Freedom's Sentinel → Enduring Sentinel · FY2001–FY2002
Lifetime cost of wars fought in this window · constant FY2011 dollars (CRS)
War in Afghanistan (Taliban insurgency) $321B
0.7% of GDP in its peak year · 2001–2021
Operation spending is what the Defense Department obligated to each named operation in each fiscal year, from its Cost of War reports; it excludes State Department and USAID programs, veterans' care, interest, and base budgets. Lifetime costs are the Congressional Research Service's estimates of direct military spending for each war, in FY2011 dollars.
military/authorizationsDeclarations of war & authorizations
Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001)
Sep 18, 2001 · Authorized force against those responsible for the September 11 attacks (Pub. L. 107-40).
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq (2002)
Oct 16, 2002 · Authorized the Iraq War (Pub. L. 107-243).
Legislative4 files+439−65
legislative/controlControl of Congress
106
107
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
106th Congress → 107th Congress · 1 new Congress elected
1 change of chamber control along the way
House: Republican majority on both dates
222 R · 211 D → 223 R · 209 D
Senate: Republican majority
54 R · 46 D
Senate: Democrat majority
49 D · 49 R
legislative/senateSenate
+13−14congress-legislators ↗
13 new members · 14 departed · 86 served on both dates · women 9 → 12 · median age 59 → 60
9 seats changed party
Show 5 more seat flips
Who joined and who left (13 in · 14 out)
Thomas R. Carper D
Delaware
Bill Nelson D
Florida
Debbie Stabenow D
Michigan
Mark Dayton D
Minnesota
Dean Barkley I
Minnesota
James M. Talent R
Missouri
Ben Nelson D
Nebraska
Jon Stevens Corzine D
New Jersey
John Eric Ensign R
Nevada
Hillary Rodham Clinton D
New York
John Cornyn R
Texas
George Felix Allen R
Virginia
Maria Cantwell D
Washington
Frank H. Murkowski R
Alaska
William V. Roth Jr. R
Delaware
Connie Mack III R
Florida
Spencer Abraham R
Michigan
Rod Grams R
Minnesota
Paul David Wellstone D
Minnesota
John Ashcroft R
Missouri
J. Robert Kerrey D
Nebraska
Frank R. Lautenberg D
New Jersey
Richard H. Bryan D
Nevada
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D
New York
Phil Gramm R
Texas
Charles S. Robb D
Virginia
T. Slade Gorton R
Washington
legislative/houseHouse
+49−51congress-legislators ↗
49 new members · 51 departed · 383 served on both dates · women 56 → 59 · median age 54 → 56
14 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Arkansas 2 D · 2 R
Arkansas 3 D · 1 R
California 27 D · 25 R
California 32 D · 20 R
Connecticut 4 D · 2 R
Connecticut 3 D · 3 R
Hawaii 2 D · 0 R
Hawaii 1 D · 0 R
Michigan 10 D · 6 R
Michigan 9 D · 7 R
Minnesota 6 D · 2 R
Minnesota 5 D · 3 R
Missouri 5 D · 4 R
Missouri 4 D · 5 R
Ohio 8 D · 11 R
Ohio 6 D · 11 R
Oklahoma 0 D · 6 R
Oklahoma 1 D · 5 R
Pennsylvania 11 D · 10 R
Pennsylvania 10 D · 11 R
Utah 0 D · 3 R
Utah 1 D · 2 R
Virginia 5 D · 4 R · 1 other
Virginia 3 D · 8 R
Washington 5 D · 4 R
Washington 6 D · 3 R
West Virginia 3 D · 0 R
West Virginia 2 D · 1 R
Who joined and who left (49 in · 51 out)
Mike Ross D
Arkansas-4
John Boozman R
Arkansas-3
Jeff Flake R
Arizona-1
Hilda L. Solis D
California-31
Jane Harman D
California-36
Michael M. Honda D
California-15
Susan A. Davis D
California-49
Adam B. Schiff D
California-27
Darrell Issa R
California-48
Diane E. Watson D
California-32
Robert Ruhl Simmons R
Connecticut-2
Ric Keller R
Florida-8
Adam H. Putnam R
Florida-12
Ander Crenshaw R
Florida-4
Jeff Miller R
Florida-1
C.L. Otter R
Idaho-1
Timothy V. Johnson R
Illinois-15
Mark Kirk R
Illinois-10
Brian Kerns R
Indiana-7
Mike Pence R
Indiana-2
Stephen F. Lynch D
Massachusetts-9
Mike Rogers R
Michigan-8
Mark R. Kennedy R
Minnesota-2
Betty McCollum D
Minnesota-4
W. Todd Akin R
Missouri-2
Wm. Lacy Clay D
Missouri-1
Sam Graves R
Missouri-6
Denny Rehberg R
Montana-AL
Thomas William Osborne R
Nebraska-3
Michael Ferguson R
New Jersey-7
Felix Grucci R
New York-1
Steve Israel D
New York-2
Patrick J. Tiberi R
Ohio-12
Brad Carson D
Oklahoma-2
John Sullivan R
Oklahoma-1
Melissa A. Hart R
Pennsylvania-4
Todd Russell Platts R
Pennsylvania-19
Bill Shuster R
Pennsylvania-9
James R. Langevin D
Rhode Island-2
Henry E. Brown Jr. R
South Carolina-1
Joe Wilson R
South Carolina-2
John Abney Culberson R
Texas-7
Jim Matheson D
Utah-2
Edward L. Schrock R
Virginia-2
Jo Ann S. Davis R
Virginia-1
Eric Cantor R
Virginia-7
J. Randy Forbes R
Virginia-4
Rick Larsen D
Washington-2
Shelley Moore Capito R
West Virginia-2
Jay Dickey R
Arkansas-4
Asa Hutchinson R
Arkansas-3
Matt Salmon R
Arizona-1
Tom Campbell R
California-15
Julian C. Dixon D
California-32
Steven T. Kuykendall R
California-36
Ron Packard R
California-48
James E. Rogan R
California-27
Brian P. Bilbray R
California-49
Matthew G. Martínez R
California-31
Sam Gejdenson D
Connecticut-2
Charles T. Canady R
Florida-12
Tillie K. Fowler R
Florida-4
Bill McCollum R
Florida-8
Joe Scarborough R
Florida-1
Patsy Takemoto Mink D
Hawaii-2
Helen Chenoweth-Hage R
Idaho-1
Thomas W. Ewing R
Illinois-15
John Edward Porter R
Illinois-10
David M. McIntosh R
Indiana-2
Edward A. Pease R
Indiana-7
John Joseph Moakley D
Massachusetts-9
Debbie Stabenow D
Michigan-8
David Minge D
Minnesota-2
Bruce F. Vento D
Minnesota-4
William Lacy Clay Sr. D
Missouri-1
Pat Danner D
Missouri-6
James M. Talent R
Missouri-2
Rick Hill R
Montana-AL
Bill Barrett R
Nebraska-3
Bob Franks R
New Jersey-7
Rick A. Lazio R
New York-2
Michael P. Forbes D
New York-1
John R. Kasich R
Ohio-12
Tony P. Hall D
Ohio-3
James A. Traficant Jr. D
Ohio-17
Steve Largent R
Oklahoma-1
Tom Coburn R
Oklahoma-2
William F. Goodling R
Pennsylvania-19
Ron Klink D
Pennsylvania-4
Elmer Greinert Shuster R
Pennsylvania-9
Robert A. Weygand D
Rhode Island-2
Floyd Spence R
South Carolina-2
Mark Sanford R
South Carolina-1
Bill Archer R
Texas-7
Merrill Cook R
Utah-2
Tom Bliley R
Virginia-7
Owen B. Pickett D
Virginia-2
Norman Sisisky D
Virginia-4
Jack Metcalf R
Washington-2
Robert E. Wise Jr. D
West Virginia-2
legislative/lawsLaws enacted
+377Congress.gov ↗
377 public laws enacted · 4 landmark · 222 notable · 89 routine · 62 ceremonial
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 landmark
Pub. L. 107-56 · Oct 26, 2001
Animal Disease Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Control Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-9 · May 24, 2001
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-12 · May 30, 2001
Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-14 · Jun 5, 2001
Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-15 · Jun 5, 2001
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-16 · Jun 7, 2001
Veterans' Opportunities Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-17 · Jun 26, 2001
Show 30 more notable laws
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001
Pub. L. 107-20 · Jul 24, 2001
ILSA Extension Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-24 · Aug 3, 2001
Crop Year 2001 Agricultural Economic Assistance Act
Pub. L. 107-25 · Aug 13, 2001
Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act
Pub. L. 107-27 · Aug 20, 2001
Authorization for Use of Military Force
Pub. L. 107-40 · Sep 18, 2001
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act
Pub. L. 107-42 · Sep 22, 2001
United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act
Pub. L. 107-43 · Sep 28, 2001
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes
Pub. L. 107-44 · Sep 28, 2001
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001
Pub. L. 107-45 · Oct 1, 2001
Defense Production Act Amendments of 2001
Pub. L. 107-47 · Oct 5, 2001
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes
Pub. L. 107-48 · Oct 12, 2001
Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-50 · Oct 15, 2001
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes
Pub. L. 107-53 · Oct 22, 2001
International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-57 · Oct 27, 2001
Great Falls Historic District Study Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-59 · Nov 5, 2001
William Howard Taft National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-60 · Nov 5, 2001
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
Pub. L. 107-63 · Nov 5, 2001
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2002
Pub. L. 107-64 · Nov 5, 2001
Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-65 · Nov 6, 2001
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002
Pub. L. 107-66 · Nov 12, 2001
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002
Pub. L. 107-67 · Nov 12, 2001
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002
Pub. L. 107-68 · Nov 12, 2001
Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2002
Pub. L. 107-69 · Nov 12, 2001
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes
Pub. L. 107-70 · Nov 17, 2001
Aviation and Transportation Security Act
Pub. L. 107-71 · Nov 19, 2001
Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-72 · Nov 20, 2001
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
Pub. L. 107-73 · Nov 26, 2001
Flight Deck Security Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107-74 · Nov 28, 2001
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act
Pub. L. 107-75 · Nov 28, 2001
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
Pub. L. 107-76 · Nov 28, 2001
Judicial3 files+261
judicial/supreme-courtThe Supreme Court
Bench by appointing party: 7 R · 2 D → 7 R · 2 D · every justice ↗
9 justices served on both dates
John Paul Stevens R
appointed by Gerald Ford · 1975
Sandra Day O'Connor R
appointed by Ronald Reagan · 1981
William Hubbs Rehnquist R
appointed by Ronald Reagan · 1986
Antonin Scalia R
appointed by Ronald Reagan · 1986
Anthony McLeod Kennedy R
appointed by Ronald Reagan · 1988
David Hackett Souter R
appointed by George H.W. Bush · 1990
Clarence Thomas R
appointed by George H.W. Bush · 1991
Ruth Bader Ginsburg D
appointed by William J. Clinton · 1993
Stephen Gerald Breyer D
appointed by William J. Clinton · 1994
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courts
Courts of appeals (active judges): 76 D · 75 R · 5 N( → 81 R · 71 D · 4 N(
District courts (active judges): 340 D · 272 R → 325 D · 307 R
William J. Clinton D appointed 1 judge
1 appeals
George W. Bush R appointed 101 judges
16 appeals · 85 district
2 circuits flipped majority
Tenth Circuit 5 D · 5 R (tie majority)
Tenth Circuit 5 D · 6 R (R majority)
District of Columbia Circuit 4 D · 5 R (R majority)
District of Columbia Circuit 4 D · 4 R (tie majority)
D and R describe the party of the appointing president, not the judge. Active service ends when a judge takes senior status.
judicial/rulingsSupreme Court decisions
159 argued decisions · 10 landmark
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett
531 U.S. 356 · Feb 21, 2001 · Decided 5–4 · Federalism · Reversed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Legal Services Corporation v. Carmen Velazquez
531 U.S. 533 · Feb 28, 2001 · Decided 5–4 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
United States v. Hatter
532 U.S. 557 · May 21, 2001 · Decided 5–2 · Federal Taxation · Affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded · Overruled precedent · Declared federal law unconstitutional
United States and Department of Agriculture v. United Foods, Inc.
533 U.S. 405 · Jun 25, 2001 · Decided 6–3 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Ashcroft v. The Free Speech Coalition
535 U.S. 234 · Apr 16, 2002 · Decided 6–3 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Tommy G. Thompson v. Western States Medical Center
535 U.S. 357 · Apr 29, 2002 · Decided 5–4 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Lapides v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
535 U.S. 613 · May 13, 2002 · Decided 9–0 · Federalism · Reversed · Overruled precedent
United States v. Cotton
535 U.S. 625 · May 20, 2002 · Decided 9–0 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Daryl Renard Atkins v. Virginia
536 U.S. 304 · Jun 20, 2002 · Decided 6–3 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Ring v. Arizona
536 U.S. 584 · Jun 24, 2002 · Decided 7–2 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Landmark means the Court overruled precedent, struck down a federal law, or the case is on a curated landmark list.
Fiscal2 files±0
fiscal/budgetThe federal budget
+12% real spendingOMB Historical Tables ↗
Fiscal year 2001 → fiscal year 2003 · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
Spending $1.86T
FY2001
Spending $2.16T
FY2003 · +16% nominal · +12% after inflation
Revenue $1.99T
FY2001
Revenue $1.78T
FY2003 · −10% nominal · −14% after inflation
Surplus / deficit $128B
FY2001
Surplus / deficit −$378B
FY2003 · −$506B
Spending, % of GDP 17.7%
FY2001
Spending, % of GDP 19.2%
FY2003 · +1.5 pts
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 31.5%
FY2001
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 34.7%
FY2003 · +3.2 pts
Spending by function · real change
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding
+$661BTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$5.73T
as of Jan 2, 2001
$6.39T
as of Jan 2, 2003
Constitution & Union1 file±0
constitution/amendmentsAmendments & statehood
27 → 27 amendments in force · 50 → 50 states
No amendments ratified and no states admitted. The last amendment was the 27th, in 1992.
Reverts1 file−19
revert/undoneWhat was undone
13 executive orders revoked or superseded · 1 rule struck down by Congress · 5 Supreme Court precedents overruled
Bush revoked 13 orders: 13 by Clinton
Show 3 more revoked orders
1 agency rule nullified under the Congressional Review Act
5 decisions that overruled precedent
United States v. Hatter
May 21, 2001 · 5-2 · Federal Taxation
Lapides v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
May 13, 2002 · 9-0 · Federalism
United States v. Cotton
May 20, 2002 · 9-0 · Criminal Procedure
Daryl Renard Atkins v. Virginia
Jun 20, 2002 · 6-3 · Criminal Procedure
Ring v. Arizona
Jun 24, 2002 · 7-2 · Criminal Procedure
Revocations are full revocations or supersessions recorded in the Federal Register (partial amendments aren't counted). Congressional Review Act disapprovals are identified by title. Laws repealed outright aren't tracked yet. Agencies abolished are in the Executive section.
Log1 file±0
logEverything in between
250 events
- presidentGeorge Walker Bush takes office
- rulingBoard of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett
- rulingLegal Services Corporation v. Carmen Velazquez
- rulingUnited States v. Hatter
- lawAnimal Disease Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Control Act of 2001
- lawPublic Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001
- lawVeterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001
- lawFallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001
- lawEconomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
- rulingUnited States and Department of Agriculture v. United Foods, Inc.
- lawVeterans' Opportunities Act of 2001
- lawSupplemental Appropriations Act, 2001
- lawILSA Extension Act of 2001
- lawCrop Year 2001 Agricultural Economic Assistance Act
- lawFederal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act
- war+War against al-Qaida
- lawAuthorization for Use of Military Force
- lawAir Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act
- lawUnited States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act
- lawMaking continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes
- lawSeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001
- lawDefense Production Act Amendments of 2001
- war+Invasion of Afghanistan
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- order2002 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
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- rulingTommy G. Thompson v. Western States Medical Center
- lawFarm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
- rulingLapides v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
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- lawClergy Housing Allowance Clarification Act of 2002
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- rulingDaryl Renard Atkins v. Virginia
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- lawBooker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2002
- lawJames Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act
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- lawFort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act of 2002
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- lawJohn F. Kennedy Center Plaza Authorization Act of 2002
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- lawNational Construction Safety Team Act
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- lawNiagara Falls National Heritage Area Study Act
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- lawBenign Brain Tumor Cancer Registries Amendment Act
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- lawBlack Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility Act
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- lawRegional Educational Technical Assistance Act
- lawRare Diseases Act of 2002
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- lawClark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002
- lawSloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act
- lawDepartment of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act of 2002
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- lawNative American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2002
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- lawNational Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002
- lawImproper Payments Information Act of 2002
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- lawCourt Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002
- lawGreat Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002
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- lawIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
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- lawNorth American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act
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- lawDam Safety and Security Act of 2003
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- lawBob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
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- lawPaul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building Act
- lawDot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002
- lawAnton's Law
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- lawSmall Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002
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- lawOld Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 2002
- lawFHA Downpayment Simplification Act of 2002
- lawAfghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002
- lawTimpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act
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- lawIndian Financing Amendments Act of 2002
- lawHomestead National Monument of America Additions Act
- lawGuam War Claims Review Commission Act
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- lawMetacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2002
- lawFallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act
- lawPu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2002
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- lawVirgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act
- lawE-Government Act of 2002
- lawMuscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act of 2002
- lawKlamath Basin Emergency Operation and Maintenance Refund Act of 2001
- lawLower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002
- lawCalifornia Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act
- lawPipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002
- lawNew River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002
- lawHolocaust Restitution Tax Fairness Act of 2002
- lawCivil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002
- lawRussian River Land Act
- lawBainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act of 2002
- lawGunn McKay Nature Preserve Act
- lawCaribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2002
- lawNational Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002
- lawAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act
- lawBig Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002
- lawHydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2002
- lawCedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Act
- lawProtection of Family Farmers Act of 2002
- orderAdjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- war+War in Afghanistan (Taliban insurgency)