How did the United States change between and ?
Pick two dates. See the laws, the executive orders, the courts, Congress, federal agencies, the Constitution and the budget, as a diff.
civicdiff.com/2003-01-03...2005-01-02 · 2 years
json22 files changed, 10,134 insertions(+), 99 deletions(−)Laws enacted
+497225 notable
Executive orders
+86signed
Final rules
+8,461655 significant
Supreme Court
0 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+13 −5departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$1.21T$6.39T → $7.60T
George Walker Bush was president on both dates. Congress enacted 497 public laws. 9 senators and 56 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. Inflation-adjusted federal spending changed +8.4% (FY2003 → FY2005).
Executive7 files+9,315−11
executive/presidentThe presidency
George Walker Bush R
43rd president · in office on both dates
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidency
Richard Bruce Cheney R
in office on both dates
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials
+7−6Wikidata ↗
office did not exist
23 offices unchanged
Secretary of State: Colin Powell R
Secretary of Defense: Donald Rumsfeld R
Attorney General: John Ashcroft R
Postmaster General: John E. Potter R
Secretary of the Navy: Gordon R. England R
Secretary of the Interior: Gale Norton R
Secretary of Agriculture: Ann Veneman R
Secretary of Commerce: Donald Evans R
Secretary of Labor: Elaine Chao R
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tommy Thompson R
Secretary of Transportation: Norman Mineta D
Secretary of Energy: Spencer Abraham R
Secretary of Education: Rod Paige R
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Anthony Principi R
White House Chief of Staff: Andrew Card R
Administrator of the Small Business Administration: Hector Barreto R
U.S. Trade Representative: Robert Zoellick R
Postmaster General: John E. Potter R
Secretary of the Navy: Gordon R. England R
Chair of the Federal Reserve: Alan Greenspan R
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Richard Bowman Myers
Director of the FBI: Robert Mueller R
National Security Advisor: Condoleezza Rice R
executive/ordersExecutive orders
86 executive orders signed · George W. Bush 86
348 → 412 orders (issued since 1994) in force · 22 revoked in this window
EO 13286 Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security
Feb 28, 2003 · George W. Bush
EO 13292 Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National Security Information
Mar 25, 2003 · George W. Bush · revoked by EO 13526
EO 13304 Termination of Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001
May 28, 2003 · George W. Bush
EO 13315 Blocking Property of the Former Iraqi Regime, Its Senior Officials and Their Family Members, and Taking Certain Other Actions
Aug 28, 2003 · George W. Bush
EO 13322 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 30, 2003 · George W. Bush · revoked by EO 13332
EO 13332 Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay
Mar 3, 2004 · George W. Bush · revoked by EO 13368
EO 13350 Termination of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12722 With Respect to Iraq and Modification of Executive Order 13290, Executive Order 13303, and Executive Order 13315
Jul 29, 2004 · George W. Bush
EO 13368 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 30, 2004 · George W. Bush · revoked by EO 13393
Show 6 more
EO 13283 Establishing the Office of Global Communications
Jan 21, 2003 · George W. Bush
EO 13284 Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security
Jan 23, 2003 · George W. Bush
EO 13285 President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
Jan 29, 2003 · George W. Bush
EO 13287 Preserve America
Mar 3, 2003 · George W. Bush
EO 13288 Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe
Mar 6, 2003 · George W. Bush
EO 13289 Establishing the Global War on Terrorism Medals
Mar 12, 2003 · George W. Bush
executive/nominationsSenate confirmations
+748Congress.gov ↗
977 civilian nominations received · 748 confirmed · 35 withdrawn · 192 returned to the President
Thomas J. Ridge, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Homeland Security. (New Position)
confirmed Jan 22, 2003 · 94–0
John W. Snow, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Treasury, vice Paul Henry O'Neill, resigned.
confirmed Jan 30, 2003 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Joshua B. Bolten, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., resigned.
confirmed Jun 26, 2003 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Alphonso R. Jackson, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Melquiades Rafael Martinez, resigned.
confirmed Mar 31, 2004 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years. (Reappointment)
confirmed Jun 17, 2004 · voice vote or unanimous consent
John C. Danforth, of Missouri, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
confirmed Jun 24, 2004 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Civilian nominations only (military promotions excluded). Top confirmations are cabinet-level posts, Supreme Court justices, and the Fed chair.
executive/agenciesFederal agencies
+13−5Wikidata ↗
391 → 399 tracked organizations · 16 → 16 executive departments
Millennium Challenge Corporation
established Jan 1, 2004 · government agency
Office of the Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
established Oct 13, 2004
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
established Jan 24, 2003 · United States Treasury bureau which regulates and collects taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and firearms
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
established Mar 1, 2003 · customs service of the United States since 2003
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
established Mar 1, 2003 · immigration benefits agency of the United States government
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
established Mar 1, 2003 · United States federal law enforcement agency
Air Traffic Organization
established Nov 1, 2003 · FAA terminology
Alhurra
established Jan 1, 2004 · US TV station broadcasting to the Arab world
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
established Jan 1, 2004 · agency of the United States Department of the Treasury
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
established Jan 1, 2004 · United States government agency
Show 8 more
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
established Jan 1, 2004 · United States government agency
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
established Jan 1, 2004 · U.S. government agency
Office of Under Secretary of Energy for Science
established Jan 1, 2005 · American government agency
United States Customs Service
abolished Mar 1, 2003 · former customs service of the United States (1789-2003) · replaced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
abolished Mar 1, 2003 · former immigration service of the United States · replaced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection,United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Special Plans
abolished Jun 1, 2003 · U.S. intelligence unit
Research and Special Programs Administration
abolished Jan 1, 2004 · replaced by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel
abolished Jan 1, 2005 · American copyright agency · replaced by Copyright Royalty Board
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
executive/regulationsFederal regulations
+8,461Federal Register API ↗
8,461 final rules published in the Federal Register
from Jan 3, 2003
655 of them flagged "significant" under EO 12866
major economic or policy impact
5,024 proposed rules · 50,732 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.
Military3 files+2−1
military/conflictsArmed conflicts
U.S. in 2 armed conflicts → 3
Iraq: insurgency and war against IS
began Jan 18, 2004 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Ansar al-Islam, IS
1 conflict began and ended in between
Invasion of Iraq
Mar 23, 2003 – Apr 28, 2003 · U.S. a principal party · against Iraq
2 conflicts active on both dates
War against al-Qaida
since Sep 11, 2001 · U.S. a principal party · against al-Qaida
War in Afghanistan (Taliban insurgency)
since 2003 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against the Taliban
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
+37,141 troops abroadDMDC via troopdata (Allen, Flynn & Martinez Machain) ↗
199,822 → 236,963 active-duty troops stationed abroad · 1,369,323 → 1,349,419 total active duty
15 → 16 countries with 1,000 or more U.S. troops
as of Sep 30, 2002 → as of Sep 30, 2004
Iraq 0 → 134,000
+134,000
Kuwait 567 → 36,647
+36,080
Germany 68,701 → 76,058
+7,357
Afghanistan 9,000 → 16,000
+7,000
Japan 41,848 → 36,365
−5,483
South Korea 37,743 → 40,840
+3,097
Puerto Rico 2,592 → 300
−2,292
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,082 → 951
−2,131
United Kingdom 10,258 → 11,469
+1,211
Yugoslavia 2,804 → 1,814
−990
Spain 2,621 → 2,012
−609
Saudi Arabia 776 → 235
−541
Largest U.S. deployments as of Sep 30, 2004
Iraq 134,000
Germany 76,058
South Korea 40,840
Kuwait 36,647
Japan 36,365
Afghanistan 16,000
Italy 12,606
United Kingdom 11,469
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
$122B war fundingDoD Cost of War reports · CRS ↗
$122B spent on named war operations, fiscal years 2003–2004 · Defense Department obligations
Iraq & Syria $99.6B
Iraqi Freedom → New Dawn → Inherent Resolve · FY2003–FY2004
Afghanistan $22.6B
Enduring Freedom → Freedom's Sentinel → Enduring Sentinel · FY2003–FY2004
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
Iraq War $784B
1% of GDP in its peak year · 2003–2011
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.
Legislative4 files+562−63
legislative/controlControl of Congress
107
108
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
107th Congress → 108th Congress · 1 new Congress elected
0 changes of chamber control along the way
House: Republican majority on both dates
223 R · 209 D → 227 R · 206 D
Senate: Republican majority on both dates
49 D · 49 R → 51 R · 49 D
legislative/senateSenate
9 new members · 8 departed · 91 served on both dates · women 12 → 14 · median age 60 → 62
3 seats changed party
Who joined and who left (9 in · 8 out)
Lisa Murkowski R
Alaska
Mark L. Pryor D
Arkansas
Saxby Chambliss R
Georgia
Norm Coleman R
Minnesota
Elizabeth H. Dole R
North Carolina
John E. Sununu R
New Hampshire
Frank R. Lautenberg D
New Jersey
Lindsey Graham R
South Carolina
Lamar Alexander R
Tennessee
Tim Hutchinson R
Arkansas
J. Maxwell Cleland D
Georgia
Dean Barkley I
Minnesota
Jesse Helms R
North Carolina
Robert Smith R
New Hampshire
Robert Torricelli D
New Jersey
J. Strom Thurmond R
South Carolina
Fred Thompson R
Tennessee
legislative/houseHouse
+56−55congress-legislators ↗
56 new members · 55 departed · 377 served on both dates · women 59 → 60 · median age 56 → 57
25 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Arizona 1 D · 5 R
Arizona 2 D · 6 R
California 32 D · 20 R
California 33 D · 20 R
Colorado 2 D · 4 R
Colorado 2 D · 5 R
Connecticut 3 D · 3 R
Connecticut 2 D · 3 R
Florida 8 D · 15 R
Florida 7 D · 17 R
Georgia 3 D · 8 R
Georgia 5 D · 8 R
Hawaii 1 D · 0 R
Hawaii 2 D · 0 R
Illinois 10 D · 10 R
Illinois 9 D · 10 R
Indiana 4 D · 6 R
Indiana 3 D · 6 R
Kentucky 1 D · 5 R
Kentucky 2 D · 4 R
Maryland 4 D · 4 R
Maryland 6 D · 2 R
Michigan 9 D · 7 R
Michigan 6 D · 9 R
Minnesota 5 D · 3 R
Minnesota 4 D · 4 R
Mississippi 3 D · 2 R
Mississippi 2 D · 2 R
North Carolina 5 D · 7 R
North Carolina 6 D · 7 R
Nebraska 0 D · 3 R
Nebraska 0 D · 2 R
Nevada 1 D · 1 R
Nevada 1 D · 2 R
New York 19 D · 12 R
New York 19 D · 10 R
Ohio 6 D · 11 R
Ohio 6 D · 12 R
Oklahoma 1 D · 5 R
Oklahoma 1 D · 4 R
Pennsylvania 10 D · 11 R
Pennsylvania 7 D · 12 R
South Dakota 0 D · 1 R
South Dakota 1 D · 0 R
Tennessee 4 D · 5 R
Tennessee 5 D · 4 R
Texas 17 D · 13 R
Texas 16 D · 16 R
Wisconsin 5 D · 4 R
Wisconsin 4 D · 4 R
Who joined and who left (56 in · 55 out)
Artur Davis D
Alabama-7
Jo Bonner R
Alabama-1
Mike Rogers R
Alabama-3
Rick Renzi R
Arizona-1
Trent Franks R
Arizona-2
Raúl M. Grijalva D
Arizona-7
Dennis A. Cardoza D
California-18
Devin Nunes R
California-21
Linda T. Sánchez D
California-39
Bob Beauprez R
Colorado-7
Marilyn N. Musgrave R
Colorado-4
Katherine Harris R
Florida-13
Tom C. Feeney R
Florida-24
Virginia Brown-Waite R
Florida-5
Kendrick Brett Meek D
Florida-17
Mario Diaz-Balart R
Florida-25
Max Burns R
Georgia-12
Denise Majette D
Georgia-4
James Marshall D
Georgia-3
Phil Gingrey R
Georgia-11
David Scott D
Georgia-13
Ed Case D
Hawaii-2
Steve King R
Iowa-5
Rahm Emanuel D
Illinois-5
Chris Chocola R
Indiana-2
Ben Chandler D
Kentucky-6
Rodney Alexander R
Louisiana-5
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D
Maryland-2
Chris Van Hollen D
Maryland-8
Michael H. Michaud D
Maine-2
Thaddeus G. McCotter R
Michigan-11
Candice S. Miller R
Michigan-10
John Kline R
Minnesota-2
Brad Miller D
North Carolina-13
G. K. Butterfield D
North Carolina-1
Jeb E. Bradley R
New Hampshire-1
Scott Garrett R
New Jersey-5
Stevan Pearce R
New Mexico-2
Jon Christopher Porter Sr. R
Nevada-3
Timothy H. Bishop D
New York-1
Tim Ryan D
Ohio-17
Michael R. Turner R
Ohio-3
Tom Cole R
Oklahoma-4
Jim Gerlach R
Pennsylvania-6
Tim Murphy R
Pennsylvania-18
James Gresham Barrett R
South Carolina-3
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D
South Dakota-AL
Lincoln Davis D
Tennessee-4
Jim Cooper D
Tennessee-5
Marsha Blackburn R
Tennessee-7
Chris Bell D
Texas-25
Jeb Hensarling R
Texas-5
Michael C. Burgess R
Texas-26
John R. Carter R
Texas-31
Randy Neugebauer R
Texas-19
Rob Bishop R
Utah-1
H. L. Callahan R
Alabama-1
Earl F. Hilliard D
Alabama-7
Bob Riley R
Alabama-3
Robert Stump R
Arizona-3
Gary Condit D
California-18
Stephen Horn R
California-38
Bob Schaffer R
Colorado-4
James Maloney D
Connecticut-5
Carrie Meek D
Florida-17
Dan Miller R
Florida-13
Karen Thurman D
Florida-5
Porter J. Goss R
Florida-14
Bob Barr R
Georgia-7
Cynthia McKinney D
Georgia-4
Saxby Chambliss R
Georgia-8
Greg Ganske R
Iowa-4
Rod Blagojevich D
Illinois-5
David Phelps D
Illinois-19
Brian Kerns R
Indiana-7
Timothy Roemer D
Indiana-3
Ernest Lee Fletcher R
Kentucky-6
John Cooksey R
Louisiana-5
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. R
Maryland-2
Constance Morella R
Maryland-8
John Baldacci D
Maine-2
James A. Barcia D
Michigan-5
David E. Bonior D
Michigan-10
Lynn Rivers D
Michigan-13
William Luther D
Minnesota-6
Ronnie Shows D
Mississippi-4
Eva Clayton D
North Carolina-1
Douglas K. Bereuter R
Nebraska-1
John E. Sununu R
New Hampshire-1
Marge Roukema R
New Jersey-5
Joseph Skeen R
New Mexico-2
Benjamin Gilman R
New York-20
Felix Grucci R
New York-1
John J. LaFalce D
New York-29
Thomas C. Sawyer D
Ohio-14
Wes Watkins R
Oklahoma-3
J.C. Watts R
Oklahoma-4
Robert A. Borski D
Pennsylvania-3
William J. Coyne D
Pennsylvania-14
George W. Gekas R
Pennsylvania-17
Frank Mascara D
Pennsylvania-20
Lindsey Graham R
South Carolina-3
John Thune R
South Dakota-AL
Ed Bryant R
Tennessee-7
Robert Clement D
Tennessee-5
Van Hilleary R
Tennessee-4
Richard K. Armey R
Texas-26
Ken Bentsen D
Texas-25
Larry Combest R
Texas-19
James V. Hansen R
Utah-1
Thomas M. Barrett D
Wisconsin-5
legislative/lawsLaws enacted
+497Congress.gov ↗
497 public laws enacted · 1 landmark · 224 notable · 153 routine · 119 ceremonial
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 landmark
Pub. L. 108-173 · Dec 8, 2003
National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-3 · Jan 13, 2003
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
Pub. L. 108-7 · Feb 20, 2003
Do-Not-Call Implementation Act
Pub. L. 108-10 · Mar 11, 2003
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003
Pub. L. 108-11 · Apr 16, 2003
American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-15 · Apr 23, 2003
Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-16 · Apr 23, 2003
Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-18 · Apr 23, 2003
Clean Diamond Trade Act
Pub. L. 108-19 · Apr 25, 2003
Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-20 · Apr 30, 2003
Show 30 more notable laws
Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-21 · Apr 30, 2003
Gila River Indian Community Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-22 · May 14, 2003
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
Pub. L. 108-23 · May 19, 2003
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-25 · May 27, 2003
Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003
Pub. L. 108-26 · May 28, 2003
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-27 · May 28, 2003
Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-29 · May 29, 2003
Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act
Pub. L. 108-32 · Jun 17, 2003
Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-34 · Jun 23, 2003
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-36 · Jun 25, 2003
ORBIT Technical Corrections Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-39 · Jun 30, 2003
Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-40 · Jun 30, 2003
Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act
Pub. L. 108-41 · Jul 1, 2003
San Gabriel River Watershed Study Act
Pub. L. 108-42 · Jul 1, 2003
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision Act
Pub. L. 108-43 · Jul 1, 2003
Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement Staffing Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-44 · Jul 3, 2003
Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act
Pub. L. 108-45 · Jul 3, 2003
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-61 · Jul 28, 2003
McLoughlin House Addition to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Act
Pub. L. 108-63 · Jul 29, 2003
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2003
Pub. L. 108-69 · Aug 8, 2003
Smithsonian Facilities Authorization Act
Pub. L. 108-72 · Aug 15, 2003
Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-73 · Aug 15, 2003
Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act
Pub. L. 108-75 · Aug 15, 2003
Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-76 · Aug 18, 2003
United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Pub. L. 108-77 · Sep 3, 2003
United States- Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Pub. L. 108-78 · Sep 3, 2003
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-79 · Sep 4, 2003
Museum and Library Services Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108-81 · Sep 25, 2003
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004
Pub. L. 108-83 · Sep 30, 2003
Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act
Pub. L. 108-85 · Sep 30, 2003
Judicial3 files+255
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): 81 R · 71 D · 4 N( → 93 R · 68 D · 3 N(
District courts (active judges): 325 D · 307 R → 349 R · 309 D
George W. Bush R appointed 104 judges
19 appeals · 84 district · 1 other
3 circuits flipped majority
Third Circuit 6 D · 6 R (tie majority)
Third Circuit 6 D · 8 R (R majority)
Sixth Circuit 6 D · 4 R (D majority)
Sixth Circuit 6 D · 6 R (tie majority)
District of Columbia Circuit 4 D · 4 R (tie majority)
District of Columbia Circuit 4 D · 5 R (R 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
151 argued decisions · 5 landmark
Grutter v. Lee Bollinger
539 U.S. 306 · Jun 23, 2003 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Affirmed
Lawrence v. Texas
539 U.S. 558 · Jun 26, 2003 · Decided 6–3 · Privacy · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Mitch McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
540 U.S. 93 · Dec 10, 2003 · Decided 5–4 · First Amendment · Affirmed in part, reversed in part · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Crawford v. Washington
541 U.S. 36 · Mar 8, 2004 · Decided 9–0 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
542 U.S. 507 · Jun 28, 2004 · Decided 8–1 · Due Process · Vacated and remanded
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
+8.4% real spendingOMB Historical Tables ↗
Fiscal year 2003 → fiscal year 2005 · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
Spending $2.16T
FY2003
Spending $2.47T
FY2005 · +14% nominal · +8.4% after inflation
Revenue $1.78T
FY2003
Revenue $2.15T
FY2005 · +21% nominal · +14% after inflation
Surplus / deficit −$378B
FY2003
Surplus / deficit −$318B
FY2005 · +$59.2B
Spending, % of GDP 19.2%
FY2003
Spending, % of GDP 19.3%
FY2005 · +0.1 pts
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 34.7%
FY2003
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 35.8%
FY2005 · +1.1 pts
Spending by function · real change
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding
+$1.21TTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$6.39T
as of Jan 2, 2003
$7.60T
as of Dec 31, 2004
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−24
revert/undoneWhat was undone
22 executive orders revoked or superseded · 0 rules struck down by Congress · 2 Supreme Court precedents overruled
Bush revoked 22 orders: 11 by themselves, 11 by Clinton
EO 13088 Blocking Property of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro, and Prohibiting New Investment in the Republic of Serbia in Response to the Situation in Kosovo
signed Jun 9, 1998 by Clinton · revoked May 28, 2003 by EO 13304 (Bush)
EO 13121 Blocking Property of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro, and Prohibiting Trade Transactions Involving the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) in Response to the Situation in Kosovo
signed Apr 30, 1999 by Clinton · revoked May 28, 2003 by EO 13304 (Bush)
Show 12 more revoked orders
2 decisions that overruled precedent
Lawrence v. Texas
Jun 26, 2003 · 6-3 · Privacy
Crawford v. Washington
Mar 8, 2004 · 9-0 · 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
243 events
- lawNational Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2003
- lawConsolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
- orderAmendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security
- lawDo-Not-Call Implementation Act
- war+Invasion of Iraq
- orderFurther Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National Security Information
- lawEmergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003
- lawAmerican 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2003
- lawNutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003
- lawPostal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003
- lawClean Diamond Trade Act
- war−Invasion of Iraq
- lawSmallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003
- lawProsecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003
- lawGila River Indian Community Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2003
- lawOttawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
- lawUnited States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003
- orderTermination of Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001
- lawUnemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003
- lawJobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
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