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/2007-01-03...2009-01-02 · 2 years
json22 files changed, 8,838 insertions(+), 110 deletions(−)Laws enacted
+473186 notable
Executive orders
+62signed
Final rules
+7,409608 significant
Supreme Court
0 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+12 −4departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$1.95T$8.68T → $10.6T
George Walker Bush was president on both dates. Congress enacted 473 public laws. 12 senators and 67 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. Inflation-adjusted federal spending changed +25% (FY2007 → FY2009).
Executive7 files+8,079−13
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
+10−9Wikidata ↗
Show 2 more cabinet offices
Other senior officials (2 changed)
21 offices unchanged
Secretary of State: Condoleezza Rice R
Secretary of the Treasury: Henry Paulson R
Secretary of Defense: Robert Gates R
Postmaster General: John E. Potter R
Secretary of the Navy: Donald C. Winter R
Secretary of the Interior: Dirk Kempthorne R
Secretary of Commerce: Carlos Gutierrez R
Secretary of Labor: Elaine Chao R
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Mike Leavitt R
Secretary of Transportation: Mary Peters R
Secretary of Energy: Samuel Bodman R
Secretary of Education: Margaret Spellings R
Secretary of Homeland Security: Michael Chertoff R
White House Chief of Staff: Joshua Bolten R
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: Stephen L. Johnson R
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: Michael Hayden I
Postmaster General: John E. Potter R
Secretary of the Navy: Donald C. Winter R
Chair of the Federal Reserve: Ben Bernanke R
Director of the FBI: Robert Mueller R
National Security Advisor: Stephen Hadley R
executive/ordersExecutive orders
62 executive orders signed · George W. Bush 62
457 → 506 orders (issued since 1994) in force · 13 revoked in this window
EO 13430 2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Apr 18, 2007 · George W. Bush
EO 13447 Further 2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts- Martial, United States
Sep 28, 2007 · George W. Bush
EO 13454 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Jan 4, 2008 · George W. Bush · revoked by EO 13483
EO 13468 2008 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Jul 24, 2008 · George W. Bush
EO 13470 Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities
Jul 30, 2008 · George W. Bush
EO 13483 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 18, 2008 · George W. Bush · revoked by EO 13525
EO 13422 Further Amendment to Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review
Jan 18, 2007 · George W. Bush · revoked by EO 13497
EO 13423 Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
Jan 24, 2007 · George W. Bush · revoked by EO 13693
Show 6 more
EO 13424 Further Amendment to Executive Order 13285, Relating to the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
Jan 26, 2007 · George W. Bush
EO 13425 Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission
Feb 14, 2007 · George W. Bush
EO 13426 Establishing a Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors and a Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes
Mar 6, 2007 · George W. Bush
EO 13427 Extending Privileges and Immunities to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations
Mar 7, 2007 · George W. Bush
EO 13428 Renaming a National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Apr 2, 2007 · George W. Bush
EO 13429 Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Metro-North Railroad and Its Maintenance of Way Employees Represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Apr 4, 2007 · George W. Bush
executive/nominationsSenate confirmations
+586Congress.gov ↗
866 civilian nominations received · 586 confirmed · 71 withdrawn · 207 returned to the President
J. Michael McConnell, of Virginia, to be Director of National Intelligence, vice John D. Negroponte.
confirmed Feb 7, 2007 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Zalmay Khalilzad, of Maryland, 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 Mar 29, 2007 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Jim Nussle, of Iowa, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Robert J. Portman.
confirmed Sep 4, 2007 · 69–24
Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, to be Attorney General, vice Alberto R. Gonzales, resigned.
confirmed Nov 8, 2007 · 53–40
James B. Peake, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Jim Nicholson, resigned.
confirmed Dec 14, 2007 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Ed Schafer, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of Agriculture, vice Mike Johanns, resigned.
confirmed Jan 28, 2008 · voice vote or unanimous consent
Steven C. Preston, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Alphonso R. Jackson, resigned.
confirmed Jun 4, 2008 · 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
+12−4Wikidata ↗
405 → 415 tracked organizations · 16 → 16 executive departments
Federal Housing Finance Agency
established Jan 1, 2008 · U.S. federal agency
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
established Jan 6, 2007 · United States government agency
Operationally Responsive Space Office
established May 21, 2007 · joint initiative of several agencies within the United States Department of Defense
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
established Jan 1, 2008 · U.S. government executive branch office created by 2008 Inspector General Reform Act
United States Capitol Visitor Center
established Jan 1, 2008 · underground visitor center in Washington, D.C.
Defense Academic Information Technology Consortium
established May 1, 2008
Office of Financial Stability
established Oct 1, 2008 · office of the United States Department of the Treasury
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
established Oct 20, 2008 · office providing accessibility services and information in the United States Capitol Complex
ARPA-E
established Jan 1, 2009 · organization
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
established Jan 1, 2009
Show 6 more
Office of Nuclear Energy
established Jan 1, 2009 · US government agency
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
established Jan 1, 2009 · former agency of the United States federal government
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
abolished Jan 1, 2008 · U.S. government agency
Department of Energy Board of Contract Appeals
abolished Jan 6, 2007 · replaced by Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals
abolished Jan 6, 2007 · replaced by Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
Technology Administration
abolished Aug 9, 2007 · former agency in the Department of Commerce that worked with United States industries
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
executive/regulationsFederal regulations
+7,409Federal Register API ↗
7,409 final rules published in the Federal Register
from Jan 3, 2007
608 of them flagged "significant" under EO 12866
major economic or policy impact
4,707 proposed rules · 49,836 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+1
military/conflictsArmed conflicts
U.S. in 3 armed conflicts → 4
Yemen: Houthis and AQAP
began in 2009 (exact date unknown; may be after Jan 2, 2009) · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Ansarallah, AQAP
3 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
Iraq: insurgency and war against IS
since Jan 18, 2004 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Ansar al-Islam, IS
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
−33,693 troops abroadDMDC via troopdata (Allen, Flynn & Martinez Machain) ↗
374,628 → 340,935 active-duty troops stationed abroad · 1,448,428 → 1,396,090 total active duty
15 → 18 countries with 1,000 or more U.S. troops
as of Sep 30, 2006 → as of Sep 30, 2008
Iraq 141,100 → 110,793
−30,307
Germany 64,319 → 38,791
−25,528
Japan 33,453 → 42,521
+9,068
Qatar 446 → 6,426
+5,980
Philippines 93 → 4,435
+4,342
South Korea 29,086 → 25,772
−3,314
Bahrain 1,357 → 4,347
+2,990
Guam 2,867 → 5,548
+2,681
Kuwait 44,400 → 42,291
−2,109
Afghanistan 21,500 → 23,359
+1,859
Serbia 1,721 → 13
−1,708
United Arab Emirates 77 → 1,555
+1,478
Largest U.S. deployments as of Sep 30, 2008
Iraq 110,793
Japan 42,521
Kuwait 42,291
Germany 38,791
South Korea 25,772
Afghanistan 23,359
Italy 11,808
United Kingdom 9,042
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
$302B war fundingDoD Cost of War reports · CRS ↗
$302B spent on named war operations, fiscal years 2007–2008 · Defense Department obligations
Iraq & Syria $249B
Iraqi Freedom → New Dawn → Inherent Resolve · FY2007–FY2008
Afghanistan $52.1B
Enduring Freedom → Freedom's Sentinel → Enduring Sentinel · FY2007–FY2008
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+552−79
legislative/controlControl of Congress
109
110
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
109th Congress → 110th Congress · 1 new Congress elected
2 changes of chamber control along the way
House: Republican majority
230 R · 203 D
House: Democrat majority
236 D · 198 R
Senate: Republican majority
55 R · 45 D
Senate: Democrat majority
50 D · 49 R
legislative/senateSenate
+12−13congress-legislators ↗
12 new members · 13 departed · 87 served on both dates · women 14 → 16 · median age 63 → 64
6 seats changed party
Show 2 more seat flips
Who joined and who left (12 in · 13 out)
Benjamin L. Cardin D
Maryland
Amy Klobuchar D
Minnesota
Claire McCaskill D
Missouri
Roger F. Wicker R
Mississippi
Jon Tester D
Montana
Sherrod Brown D
Ohio
Robert P. Casey, Jr. D
Pennsylvania
Sheldon Whitehouse D
Rhode Island
Bob Corker R
Tennessee
Jim Webb D
Virginia
Bernard Sanders I
Vermont
John Barrasso R
Wyoming
Barack Obama D
Illinois
Paul S. Sarbanes D
Maryland
Mark Dayton D
Minnesota
James M. Talent R
Missouri
Trent Lott R
Mississippi
Conrad Burns R
Montana
Michael DeWine R
Ohio
Richard J. Santorum R
Pennsylvania
Lincoln D. Chafee R
Rhode Island
William H. Frist R
Tennessee
George Felix Allen R
Virginia
James M. Jeffords I
Vermont
Craig Thomas R
Wyoming
legislative/houseHouse
+67−66congress-legislators ↗
67 new members · 66 departed · 367 served on both dates · women 68 → 72 · median age 58 → 58
21 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Arizona 2 D · 6 R
Arizona 4 D · 4 R
California 33 D · 20 R
California 34 D · 19 R
Colorado 3 D · 4 R
Colorado 4 D · 3 R
Connecticut 2 D · 3 R
Connecticut 4 D · 1 R
Florida 7 D · 17 R
Florida 9 D · 16 R
Iowa 1 D · 4 R
Iowa 3 D · 2 R
Illinois 10 D · 9 R
Illinois 11 D · 8 R
Indiana 2 D · 7 R
Indiana 5 D · 4 R
Kansas 1 D · 3 R
Kansas 2 D · 2 R
Kentucky 1 D · 5 R
Kentucky 2 D · 4 R
Louisiana 2 D · 5 R
Louisiana 3 D · 4 R
Minnesota 4 D · 4 R
Minnesota 5 D · 3 R
Mississippi 2 D · 2 R
Mississippi 3 D · 1 R
North Carolina 6 D · 7 R
North Carolina 7 D · 6 R
New Hampshire 0 D · 2 R
New Hampshire 2 D · 0 R
New York 20 D · 9 R
New York 23 D · 6 R
Ohio 6 D · 11 R
Ohio 7 D · 11 R
Pennsylvania 7 D · 12 R
Pennsylvania 11 D · 8 R
Texas 11 D · 21 R
Texas 13 D · 19 R
Virginia 3 D · 8 R
Virginia 3 D · 7 R
Wisconsin 4 D · 4 R
Wisconsin 5 D · 3 R
Who joined and who left (67 in · 66 out)
Harry E. Mitchell D
Arizona-5
Gabrielle Giffords D
Arizona-8
Jerry McNerney D
California-11
Kevin McCarthy R
California-22
Laura Richardson D
California-37
Jackie Speier D
California-12
Ed Perlmutter D
Colorado-7
Doug Lamborn R
Colorado-5
Joe Courtney D
Connecticut-2
Christopher Murphy D
Connecticut-5
Tim Mahoney D
Florida-16
Ron Klein D
Florida-22
Gus M. Bilirakis R
Florida-9
Vern Buchanan R
Florida-13
Kathy Castor D
Florida-11
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D
Georgia-4
Paul C. Broun R
Georgia-10
Mazie K. Hirono D
Hawaii-2
Bruce L. Braley D
Iowa-1
David Loebsack D
Iowa-2
Bill Sali R
Idaho-1
Phil Hare D
Illinois-17
Peter J. Roskam R
Illinois-6
Bill Foster D
Illinois-14
Brad Ellsworth D
Indiana-8
Baron P. Hill D
Indiana-9
Joe Donnelly D
Indiana-2
André Carson D
Indiana-7
Nancy E. Boyda D
Kansas-2
John A. Yarmuth D
Kentucky-3
Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. D
Louisiana-6
Steve Scalise R
Louisiana-1
Niki Tsongas D
Massachusetts-5
John P. Sarbanes D
Maryland-3
Donna F. Edwards D
Maryland-4
Tim Walberg R
Michigan-7
Michele Bachmann R
Minnesota-6
Keith Ellison D
Minnesota-5
Timothy J. Walz D
Minnesota-1
Travis W. Childers D
Mississippi-1
Heath Shuler D
North Carolina-11
Adrian Smith R
Nebraska-3
Paul W. Hodes D
New Hampshire-2
Carol Shea-Porter D
New Hampshire-1
Dean Heller R
Nevada-2
Michael A. Arcuri D
New York-24
John J. Hall D
New York-19
Kirsten E. Gillibrand D
New York-20
Yvette D. Clarke D
New York-11
Zachary T. Space D
Ohio-18
Charles A. Wilson D
Ohio-6
Betty Sutton D
Ohio-13
Jim Jordan R
Ohio-4
Robert E. Latta R
Ohio-5
Marcia L. Fudge D
Ohio-11
Mary Fallin R
Oklahoma-5
Christopher P. Carney D
Pennsylvania-10
Patrick J. Murphy D
Pennsylvania-8
Joe Sestak D
Pennsylvania-7
Jason Altmire D
Pennsylvania-4
David Davis R
Tennessee-1
Steve Cohen D
Tennessee-9
Nicholas V. Lampson D
Texas-22
Ciro D. Rodriguez D
Texas-23
Robert J. Wittman R
Virginia-1
Peter Welch D
Vermont-AL
Steve Kagen D
Wisconsin-8
John D. Hayworth Jr. R
Arizona-5
James T. Kolbe R
Arizona-8
Richard W. Pombo R
California-11
William M. Thomas R
California-22
Tom Lantos D
California-12
Juanita Millender-McDonald D
California-37
Bob Beauprez R
Colorado-7
Joel Hefley R
Colorado-5
Nancy Lee Johnson R
Connecticut-5
Robert Ruhl Simmons R
Connecticut-2
Michael Bilirakis R
Florida-9
James Davis D
Florida-11
Katherine Harris R
Florida-13
E. Clay Shaw Jr. R
Florida-22
Cynthia McKinney D
Georgia-4
Charles W. Norwood Jr. R
Georgia-9
Ed Case D
Hawaii-2
James A. Leach R
Iowa-2
James Allen Nussle R
Iowa-1
C.L. Otter R
Idaho-1
Lane A. Evans D
Illinois-17
Henry John Hyde R
Illinois-6
J. Dennis Hastert R
Illinois-14
Chris Chocola R
Indiana-2
John Nathan Hostettler R
Indiana-8
Michael E. Sodrel R
Indiana-9
Julia M. Carson D
Indiana-7
Jim R. Ryun R
Kansas-2
Anne Meagher Northup R
Kentucky-3
Richard Hugh Baker R
Louisiana-6
Bobby Jindal R
Louisiana-1
Martin T. Meehan D
Massachusetts-5
Albert Russell Wynn D
Maryland-4
Benjamin L. Cardin D
Maryland-3
John J.H. Schwarz R
Michigan-7
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R
Minnesota-1
Mark R. Kennedy R
Minnesota-6
Martin Olav Sabo D
Minnesota-5
Roger F. Wicker R
Mississippi-1
Charles H. Taylor R
North Carolina-11
Thomas William Osborne R
Nebraska-3
Jeb E. Bradley R
New Hampshire-1
Charles F. Bass R
New Hampshire-2
James A. Gibbons R
Nevada-2
Sherwood L. Boehlert R
New York-24
Sue W. Kelly R
New York-19
Major R. Owens D
New York-11
John E. Sweeney R
New York-20
Michael G. Oxley R
Ohio-4
Ted Strickland D
Ohio-6
Paul E. Gillmor R
Ohio-5
Stephanie Tubbs Jones D
Ohio-11
Sherrod Brown D
Ohio-13
Ernest J. Istook Jr. R
Oklahoma-5
Melissa A. Hart R
Pennsylvania-4
Donald L. Sherwood R
Pennsylvania-10
W. Curtis Weldon R
Pennsylvania-7
Michael G. Fitzpatrick R
Pennsylvania-8
Harold E. Ford Jr. D
Tennessee-9
William Lewis Jenkins R
Tennessee-1
Henry Bonilla R
Texas-23
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs R
Texas-22
Jo Ann S. Davis R
Virginia-1
Thomas M. Davis III R
Virginia-11
Bernard Sanders I
Vermont-AL
Mark A. Green R
Wisconsin-8
legislative/lawsLaws enacted
+473Congress.gov ↗
473 public laws enacted · 1 landmark · 185 notable · 132 routine · 155 ceremonial
Holloman Air Force Base Land Exchange Act
Pub. L. 109-470 · Jan 11, 2007
Water Resources Research Act Amendments of 2006
Pub. L. 109-471 · Jan 11, 2007
Pine Springs Land Exchange Act
Pub. L. 109-474 · Jan 12, 2007
Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005
Pub. L. 109-475 · Jan 12, 2007
Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006
Pub. L. 109-476 · Jan 12, 2007
Physicians for Underserved Areas Act
Pub. L. 109-477 · Jan 12, 2007
Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act
Pub. L. 109-478 · Jan 12, 2007
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
Pub. L. 109-479 · Jan 12, 2007
Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006
Pub. L. 109-480 · Jan 12, 2007
Show 30 more notable laws
Geneva Distinctive Emblems Protection Act of 2006
Pub. L. 109-481 · Jan 12, 2007
National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006
Pub. L. 109-482 · Jan 15, 2007
House Page Board Revision Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-2 · Feb 2, 2007
Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007
Pub. L. 110-5 · Feb 15, 2007
Antitrust Modernization Commission Extension Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-6 · Feb 26, 2007
NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-17 · Apr 9, 2007
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-18 · Apr 20, 2007
Older Americans Reauthorization Technical Corrections Act
Pub. L. 110-19 · Apr 23, 2007
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-22 · May 3, 2007
Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-23 · May 3, 2007
Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act
Pub. L. 110-24 · May 3, 2007
American National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-26 · May 11, 2007
U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
Pub. L. 110-28 · May 25, 2007
Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-34 · Jun 14, 2007
Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-35 · Jun 15, 2007
Native American Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-37 · Jun 18, 2007
Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-41 · Jun 29, 2007
First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-44 · Jul 3, 2007
Grand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-47 · Jul 13, 2007
Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-49 · Jul 26, 2007
Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-50 · Jul 30, 2007
Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-51 · Jul 31, 2007
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-53 · Aug 3, 2007
Protect America Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-55 · Aug 5, 2007
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-81 · Sep 14, 2007
United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-83 · Sep 20, 2007
College Cost Reduction and Access Act
Pub. L. 110-84 · Sep 27, 2007
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-85 · Sep 27, 2007
TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110-90 · Sep 29, 2007
Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act
Pub. L. 110-94 · Oct 9, 2007
Judicial3 files+206
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
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
John Glover Roberts, Jr. R
appointed by George W. Bush · 2005
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. R
appointed by George W. Bush · 2006
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courts
Courts of appeals (active judges): 95 R · 66 D · 3 N( → 99 R · 64 D · 2 N(
District courts (active judges): 350 R · 290 D → 373 R · 267 D
George W. Bush R appointed 68 judges
10 appeals · 58 district
2 circuits flipped majority
Second Circuit 7 D · 5 R (D majority)
Second Circuit 6 D · 6 R (tie majority)
Third Circuit 6 D · 5 R (D majority)
Third Circuit 6 D · 6 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
138 argued decisions · 10 landmark
Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency
549 U.S. 497 · Apr 2, 2007 · Decided 5–4 · Judicial Power · Reversed and remanded
Alberto R. Gonzales v. Leroy Carhart
550 U.S. 124 · Apr 18, 2007 · Decided 5–4 · Privacy · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 · May 21, 2007 · Decided 7–2 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Bowles v. Russell
551 U.S. 205 · Jun 14, 2007 · Decided 5–4 · Judicial Power · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
551 U.S. 449 · Jun 25, 2007 · Decided 5–4 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
551 U.S. 701 · Jun 28, 2007 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Struck down local ordinance
Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.
551 U.S. 877 · Jun 28, 2007 · Decided 5–4 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Boumediene v. Bush
553 U.S. 723 · Jun 12, 2008 · Decided 5–4 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
District of Columbia v. Heller
554 U.S. 570 · Jun 26, 2008 · Decided 5–4 · Criminal Procedure · Affirmed · Struck down local ordinance
Davis v. FEC
554 U.S. 724 · Jun 26, 2008 · Decided 5–4 · First Amendment · Reversed and remanded · Declared federal law unconstitutional
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
+25% real spendingOMB Historical Tables ↗
Fiscal year 2007 → fiscal year 2009 · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
Spending $2.73T
FY2007
Spending $3.52T
FY2009 · +29% nominal · +25% after inflation
Revenue $2.57T
FY2007
Revenue $2.10T
FY2009 · −18% nominal · −21% after inflation
Surplus / deficit −$161B
FY2007
Surplus / deficit −$1.41T
FY2009 · −$1.25T
Spending, % of GDP 19.1%
FY2007
Spending, % of GDP 24.3%
FY2009 · +5.2 pts
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 35.2%
FY2007
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 52.2%
FY2009 · +17.0 pts
Spending by function · real change
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding
+$1.95TTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$8.68T
as of Jan 2, 2007
$10.6T
as of Jan 2, 2009
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−18
revert/undoneWhat was undone
13 executive orders revoked or superseded · 0 rules struck down by Congress · 5 Supreme Court precedents overruled
Bush revoked 13 orders: 8 by themselves, 5 by Clinton
Show 3 more revoked orders
5 decisions that overruled precedent
Alberto R. Gonzales v. Leroy Carhart
Apr 18, 2007 · 5-4 · Privacy
Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly
May 21, 2007 · 7-2 · Economic Activity
Bowles v. Russell
Jun 14, 2007 · 5-4 · Judicial Power
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Jun 28, 2007 · 5-4 · Civil Rights
Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.
Jun 28, 2007 · 5-4 · Economic Activity
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- lawHolloman Air Force Base Land Exchange Act
- lawWater Resources Research Act Amendments of 2006
- lawPine Springs Land Exchange Act
- lawGynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005
- lawTelephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006
- lawPhysicians for Underserved Areas Act
- lawRailroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act
- lawMagnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
- lawBelarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006
- lawGeneva Distinctive Emblems Protection Act of 2006
- lawNational Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006
- lawHouse Page Board Revision Act of 2007
- lawRevised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007
- lawAntitrust Modernization Commission Extension Act of 2007
- rulingMassachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency
- lawNATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007
- order2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
- rulingAlberto R. Gonzales v. Leroy Carhart
- lawNational Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
- lawOlder Americans Reauthorization Technical Corrections Act
- lawAnimal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007
- lawTrauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007
- lawJudicial Disclosure Responsibility Act
- lawAmerican National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act of 2007
- rulingBell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly
- lawU.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
- lawPreserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007
- rulingBowles v. Russell
- lawPreservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007
- lawNative American Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 2007
- rulingFederal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
- rulingParents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
- rulingLeegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.
- lawArmy Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007
- lawFirst Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
- lawGrand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2007
- lawForeign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
- lawPassport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007
- lawSecond Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
- lawImplementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
- lawProtect America Act of 2007
- lawHonest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
- lawUnited States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2007
- lawCollege Cost Reduction and Access Act
- lawFood and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
- orderFurther 2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts- Martial, United States
- lawTMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act of 2007
- lawPesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act
- lawInternational Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act
- lawInternet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007
- lawThird Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
- lawJoshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act
- lawVeterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007
- lawProcedural Fairness for September 11 Victims Act of 2007
- lawWater Resources Development Act of 2007
- lawMultinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007
- lawAsian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2007
- lawImproving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007
- lawFair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act
- lawUnited States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
- lawEnergy Independence and Security Act of 2007
- lawMortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
- lawMethamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007
- lawCharlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act
- lawGenocide Accountability Act of 2007
- lawDr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007
- lawTerrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
- lawConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
- lawTax Increase Prevention Act of 2007
- lawChimp Haven is Home Act
- lawTax Technical Corrections Act of 2007
- lawMedicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
- lawSudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007
- agency−National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
- agency+Federal Housing Finance Agency
- orderAdjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- lawCourt Security Improvement Act of 2007
- lawU.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007
- lawEmergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007
- lawNISC Improvement Act of 2007
- lawNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
- lawCommission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act
- lawEconomic Stimulus Act of 2008
- lawMilitary Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008
- lawDo-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
- lawDo-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007
- lawAirport and Airway Extension Act of 2008
- lawAndean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008
- lawHigher Education Extension Act of 2008
- lawSafety of Seniors Act of 2007
- lawNewborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007
- lawTraumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008
- lawPurple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007
- lawEnsuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
- lawConsolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
- lawStrategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008
- lawGenetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
- lawProtecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007
- lawCredit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007
- lawSAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008
- rulingBoumediene v. Bush
- lawHeroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008
- lawFederal Food Donation Act of 2008
- lawLocal Preparedness Acquisition Act
- lawKendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act
- rulingDistrict of Columbia v. Heller
- rulingDavis v. FEC
- lawSupplemental Appropriations Act of 2008
- lawFederal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008
- lawDistrict of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act
- lawChildren's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
- lawMaritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008
- lawNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 2008
- order2008 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
- lawCaroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008
- lawTom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008
- lawClean Boating Act of 2008
- orderFurther Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities
- lawHousing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
- lawRegulatory Improvement Act of 2007
- lawOver-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007
- lawDTV Transition Assistance Act
- lawCriminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008
- lawSoboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act
- lawLaw Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008
- lawHubbard Act
- lawGovernment Accountability Office Act of 2008
- lawVeterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008
- lawADA Amendments Act of 2008
- lawFormer Vice President Protection Act of 2008
- lawNeed-Based Educational Aid Act of 2008
- lawSSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act
- lawConsolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
- lawLibrary of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008
- lawJohn F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2008
- lawHealthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007
- lawChild Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008
- lawEmergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
- lawEmmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
- lawDrug Endangered Children Act of 2007
- lawNorth Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008
- lawFostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008
- lawBreast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008
- lawHealth Care Safety Net Act of 2008
- lawFederal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2008
- lawEffective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
- lawOld Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008
- lawDebbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008
- lawPaul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008
- lawOregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008
- lawGreat Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008
- lawDefense Production Act Extension and Reauthorization of 2008
- lawUnited States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Non-proliferation Enhancement Act
- lawNative American Heritage Day Act of 2008
- lawAppalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008
- lawSenior Professional Performance Act of 2008
- lawALS Registry Act
- lawPrenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act
- lawUnited States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008
- lawPoison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008
- lawReconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
- lawQI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008
- lawMichelle's Law
- lawMilitary Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
- lawPechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007
- lawLet Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008
- lawBroadband Data Improvement Act
- lawHydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008
- lawVeterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008
- lawVeterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008
- lawWhite Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act
- lawSpecial Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act
- lawComprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008
- lawNational Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008
- lawPresidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008
- lawAir Carriage of International Mail Act
- lawJudicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008
- lawDrug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008
- lawCriminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008
- lawInspector General Reform Act of 2008
- lawNative American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008
- lawStephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008
- lawMercury Export Ban Act
- lawMethamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008
- lawMentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008
- lawDuncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
- lawCode Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
- lawBulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
- lawNASA Authorization Act of 2008
- lawRyan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008
- lawStephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008
- lawInmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
- lawNaval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008
- lawVessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008
- lawWebcaster Settlement Act of 2008
- lawCapitol Visitor Center Act of 2008
- lawNational Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008
- lawUnemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
- lawChild Safe Viewing Act of 2007
- lawAlbuquerque Indian School Act
- orderAdjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- lawAmerica's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008
- lawWilliam Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
- lawWorker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008
- war+Yemen: Houthis and AQAP