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The United States on December 15, 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

230 R · 203 D

433 representatives

Supreme Court

7 R · 2 D

9 justices by appointing party

Union

50 states

27 amendments in force

Unemployment

4.5%

Nov 2006 · $1 then ≈ $1.67 today

Public debt

$8.61T

as of Dec 15, 2006 · 3 armed conflicts

2006-12-15/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

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 Mary Peters R

since Oct 17, 2006

2006-12-15/congress109th Congress

Senate · 55 R · 45 D

House · 230 R · 203 D

2006-12-15/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

2006-12-15/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

2006-12-15/weekWithin a week · Dec 8, 2006 – Dec 22, 2006

Law Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes

Dec 9, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-383

Ruling Carey v. Mathew Musladin

Dec 11, 2006 · 549 U.S. 70

Ruling BP America Production Company, Successor in Interest to Amoco Production Company v. Rejane Burton

Dec 11, 2006 · 549 U.S. 84

Law Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005

Dec 12, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-385

Law Paint Bank and Wytheville National Fish Hatcheries Conveyance Act

Dec 12, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-388

Law Financial Netting Improvements Act of 2006

Dec 12, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-390

Law Ouachita National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2006

Dec 12, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-391

Law An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District, and the Webster Irrigation District No. 4, all a part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and for other purposes

Dec 12, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-386

Law An act to provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, and for other purposes

Dec 12, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-387

Law An act to provide for the conveyance of the former Konnarock Lutheran Girls School in Smyth County, Virginia which is currently owned by the United States and administered by the Forest Service, to facilitate the restoration and reuse of the property, and for other purposes

Dec 12, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-389

Law An act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize a program relating to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, and for other purposes

Dec 12, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-392

Justice Kent A. Jordan — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Dec 13, 2006 · Third Circuit

Law An act to extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project, and for other purposes

Dec 13, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-393

Law Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006

Dec 14, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-394

Law Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006

Dec 14, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-395

Order Amendment to Executive Order 13317, Volunteers for Prosperity

Dec 14, 2006 · EO 13418

Law Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006

Dec 15, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-396

Law An act to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with India

Dec 18, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-401

Law An act to authorize certain tribes in the State of Montana to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc

Dec 18, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-410

Law Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006

Dec 19, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-415

Law Combating Autism Act of 2006

Dec 19, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-416

Law Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

Dec 19, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-417

Law Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act

Dec 19, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-418

Law Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-422

Law Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-423

Law Tsunami Warning and Education Act

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-424

Law Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-428

Law River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-429

Law National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-430

Law Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-432

Law Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-435

Law Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-436

Law Stolen Valor Act of 2005

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-437

Law Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Clarification Act of 2006

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-439

Law Iraq Reconstruction Accountability Act of 2006

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-440

Order National Aeronautics Research and Development

Dec 20, 2006 · EO 13419

Law An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-419

Law An act to establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop a national strategy for aerospace workforce recruitment, training, and cultivation

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-420

Law An act to provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-421

Law An act to provide that attorneys employed by the Department of Justice shall be eligible for compensatory time off for travel under section 5550b of title 5, United States Code

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-425

Law An act to reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-426

Law An act to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in a suitable location in the Capitol

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-427

Law An act to study and promote the use of energy efficient computer servers in the United States

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-431

Law An act to permit certain expenditures from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-433

Law An act to extend through December 31, 2008, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-434

Law An act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States

Dec 20, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-438

Order Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

Dec 21, 2006 · EO 13420

Law Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006

Dec 21, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-442

Law Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2006

Dec 21, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-445

Law Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006

Dec 21, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-446

Law An act to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes

Dec 21, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-441

Law An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007 and 2008, and for other purposes

Dec 21, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-443

Law An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program, and for other purposes

Dec 21, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-444

Law United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-448

Law Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-449

Law Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-450

Law Rural Water Supply Act of 2006

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-451

Law Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-452

Law National Historic Preservation Act Amendments Act of 2006

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-453

Law City of Yuma Improvement Act

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-454

Law Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006 (U.S. SAFE WEB Act)

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-455

Law Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act of 2006

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-456

Law Eugene Land Conveyance Act

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-457

Law Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2006

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-458

Law Call Home Act of 2006

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-459

Law Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-461

Law Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-462

Law Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-465

Law Joint resolution appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Tenth Congress. Spoiler alert! It's January 4, 2007.

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-447

Law An act to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize the national dam safety program, and for other purposes

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-460

Law An act to authorize certain athletes to be admitted temporarily into the United States to compete or perform in an athletic league, competition, or performance

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-463

Law An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed Forces

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-464

Law An act to clarify certain land use in Jefferson County, Colorado

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-466

Law An act to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend a suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance

Dec 22, 2006 · Pub. L. 109-467

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.