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The United States on December 12, 2002

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

President

Bush

George Walker Bush R · since Jan 20, 2001

Senate

50 R · 49 D

100 senators · 107th Congress

House

223 R · 209 D

432 representatives

Supreme Court

7 R · 2 D

9 justices by appointing party

Union

50 states

27 amendments in force

Unemployment

5.9%

Nov 2002 · $1 then ≈ $1.86 today

Public debt

$6.34T

as of Dec 12, 2002 · 1 armed conflict

2002-12-12/executiveThe administration

President George Walker Bush R

since Jan 20, 2001

Vice President Richard Bruce Cheney R

Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet D

since Dec 15, 1996

Secretary of the Treasury Paul H. O'Neill R

since Jan 20, 2001

Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman R

since Jan 20, 2001

Secretary of Education Rod Paige R

since Jan 20, 2001

Secretary of State Colin Powell R

since Jan 20, 2001

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham R

since Jan 20, 2001

Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans R

since Jan 20, 2001

White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card R

since Jan 20, 2001

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld R

since Jan 20, 2001

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao R

since Jan 20, 2001

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mitch Daniels R

since Jan 23, 2001

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi R

since Jan 23, 2001

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mel Martínez R

since Jan 24, 2001

Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta D

since Jan 25, 2001

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Christine Todd Whitman R

since Jan 31, 2001

Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton R

since Jan 31, 2001

Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson R

since Feb 2, 2001

Attorney General John Ashcroft R

since Feb 2, 2001

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick R

since Feb 7, 2001

Administrator of the Small Business Administration Hector Barreto R

since Jul 25, 2001

Ambassador to the United Nations John Negroponte R

since Sep 19, 2001

2002-12-12/congress107th Congress

Senate · 50 R · 49 D · 1 I

House · 223 R · 209 D

2002-12-12/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

2002-12-12/militaryArmed conflicts under way

War against al-Qaida

since Sep 11, 2001 · U.S. principal party

2002-12-12/weekWithin a week · Dec 5, 2002 – Dec 19, 2002

Law Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act

Dec 6, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-329

Law Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2002

Dec 6, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-330

Ruling United States v. Bean

Dec 10, 2002 · 537 U.S. 71

Ruling Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.

Dec 10, 2002 · 537 U.S. 79

Ruling Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman v. Bell

Dec 10, 2002 · 537 U.S. 88

Order President's Commission on the United States Postal Service

Dec 11, 2002 · EO 13278

Order Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations

Dec 12, 2002 · EO 13279

Order Responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and the Agency for International Development With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Dec 12, 2002 · EO 13280

Law Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002

Dec 13, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-331

Law Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-332

Law Guam War Claims Review Commission Act

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-333

Law Mount Nebo Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-334

Law Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-335

Law Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-337

Law Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2002

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-338

Law Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-339

Law Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2002

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-340

Law Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2001

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-341

Law An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make adjustments to the boundary of the National Park of American Samoa to include certain portions of the islands of Ofu and Olosega within the park, and for other purposes

Dec 16, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-336

Law Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-346

Law E-Government Act of 2002

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-347

Law Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act of 2002

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-348

Law Klamath Basin Emergency Operation and Maintenance Refund Act of 2001

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-349

Law Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-351

Law California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-353

Law Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-355

Law New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-356

Law Holocaust Restitution Tax Fairness Act of 2002

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-358

Law Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-359

Law An act to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide adequate funding authorization for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-342

Law An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-343

Law An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-344

Law An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts collected from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance costs incurred by the United States with respect to the reserves

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-345

Law An act to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-350

Law An act to consent to certain amendments to the New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-352

Law An act to revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other purposes

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-354

Law An act to amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Establishment of the Andersonville National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes" to provide for the addition of certain donated lands to the Andersonville National Historic Site

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-357

Law An act to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-360

Law An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1971

Dec 17, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-361

Law Russian River Land Act

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-362

Law Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act of 2002

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-363

Law Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-364

Law Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2002

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-365

Law National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-368

Law Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-369

Law Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-370

Law Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2002

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-372

Law Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Act

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-373

Law Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2002

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-377

Order Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Tuesday, December 24, 2002

Dec 19, 2002 · EO 13281

Law An act to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-366

Law An act to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-367

Law An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in the State of Idaho resulting from possible omission of lands from an 1880 survey

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-371

Law An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant to Deschutes and Crook Counties in the State of Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-374

Law An act to extend the periods of authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to implement capital construction projects associated with the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-375

Law An act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Oregon

Dec 19, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-376

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.