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The United States on September 29, 2006

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, 2005

Senate

55 R · 45 D

100 senators · 109th Congress

House

231 R · 202 D

433 representatives

Supreme Court

7 R · 2 D

9 justices by appointing party

Union

50 states

27 amendments in force

Unemployment

4.7%

Aug 2006 · $1 then ≈ $1.65 today

Public debt

$8.51T

as of Sep 29, 2006 · 3 armed conflicts

2006-09-29/executiveThe administration

President George Walker Bush R

since Jan 20, 2005

Vice President Richard Bruce Cheney R

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld R

since Jan 20, 2001

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao R

since Jan 20, 2001

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson R

since Nov 1, 2003

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings R

since Jan 20, 2005

Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns R

since Jan 21, 2005

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson R

since Jan 26, 2005

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Stephen L. Johnson R

since Jan 26, 2005

Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt R

since Jan 26, 2005

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice R

since Jan 26, 2005

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman R

since Jan 31, 2005

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales R

since Feb 3, 2005

Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez R

since Feb 7, 2005

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff R

since Feb 15, 2005

Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte R

since Apr 21, 2005

Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton R

since Aug 1, 2005

White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten R

since Apr 14, 2006

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Rob Portman R

since May 26, 2006

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Michael Hayden I

since May 30, 2006

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne R

since Jun 7, 2006

Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson R

since Jul 10, 2006

Secretary of Transportation Maria Cino R

since Aug 7, 2006

2006-09-29/congress109th Congress

Senate · 55 R · 45 D

House · 231 R · 202 D

2006-09-29/supreme-courtThe bench

John Paul Stevens R

Associate Justice · appointed by Gerald Ford · since Dec 17, 1975

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

John Glover Roberts, Jr. R

Chief Justice · appointed by George W. Bush · since Sep 29, 2005

Samuel A. Alito, Jr. R

Associate Justice · appointed by George W. Bush · since Jan 31, 2006

2006-09-29/militaryArmed conflicts under way

War against al-Qaida

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

War in Afghanistan (Taliban insurgency)

since Jan 1, 2003 · U.S. supporting a government with troops in combat

Iraq: insurgency and war against IS

since Jan 18, 2004 · U.S. supporting a government with troops in combat

2006-09-29/weekWithin a week · Sep 22, 2006 – Oct 6, 2006

Law YouthBuild Transfer Act

Sep 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-281

Law Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006

Sep 26, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-282

Law United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Sep 26, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-283

Law Pueblo de San Ildefonso Claims Settlement Act of 2005

Sep 27, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-286

Law An act to make technical corrections to the United States Code

Sep 27, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-284

Law Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006

Sep 28, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-288

Law Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007

Sep 29, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-289

Law Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act

Sep 29, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-290

Law Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006

Sep 29, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-291

Law Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2006

Sep 30, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-292

Law Iran Freedom Support Act

Sep 30, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-293

Agency − Office of Force Transformation

Oct 1, 2006 · sub_agency

Law Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act

Oct 3, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-294

Law Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007

Oct 4, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-295

Law Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005

Oct 5, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-299

Law An act to reauthorize the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 and to amend the swine reporting provisions of that Act

Oct 5, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-296

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

Oct 5, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-297

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

Oct 5, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-298

Law Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-303

Law Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-305

Law Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2006

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-307

Law Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-308

Law Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-312

Law General Services Administration Modernization Act

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-313

Law National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund Act of 2005

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-314

Law An act to complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-304

Law An act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize additional appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for fiscal year 2007

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-306

Law An act to amend the Ojito Wilderness Act to make a technical correction

Oct 6, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-309

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.