How did the United States change between Jan 3, 2019 and Jan 2, 2021?
Pick two dates. See the laws, the executive orders, the courts, Congress, federal agencies, the Constitution and the budget, as a diff.
$ civicdiff 2019-01-03..2021-01-02 # 2 years
jsonLaws enacted
+31642 notable
Executive orders
+114signed
Final rules
+6,316699 significant
Supreme Court
1 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+2 −3departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$5.80T$21.9T → $27.7T
Donald J. Trump was president on both dates. Congress enacted 316 public laws. 10 senators and 95 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. 1 new justice joined the Supreme Court. Inflation-adjusted federal spending changed +46% (FY2019 → FY2021).
Executive
executive/presidentThe presidencyDonald J. Trump R
45th president · in office on both dates
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidencyMike Pence R
in office on both dates
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials+17−16Wikidata ↗
Secretary of Defense
Christopher C. Miller (acting)
Attorney General
Matthew Whitaker R (acting)
Jeffrey A. Rosen R (acting)
Postmaster General
Secretary of the Navy · 3 people took this office in between
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Energy
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Secretary of Homeland Security
Chad Wolf R (acting)
White House Chief of Staff
Mick Mulvaney R (acting)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Ambassador to the United Nations
Director of National Intelligence
Administrator of the Small Business Administration · 2 people took this office in between
Other senior officials (5 changed)
Postmaster General
Secretary of the Navy · 3 people took this office in between
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Advisor
Solicitor General
Jeff Wall (acting)
15 offices unchanged
Secretary of State: Mike Pompeo R
Secretary of the Treasury: Steven Mnuchin R
Secretary of the Interior: David L. Bernhardt R (acting)
Secretary of Agriculture: Sonny Perdue D
Secretary of Commerce: Wilbur L. Ross Jr. R
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Alex Azar R
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Ben Carson R
Secretary of Transportation: Elaine Chao R
Secretary of Education: Betsy DeVos R
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Robert Wilkie R
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: Andrew R. Wheeler R
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: Gina Haspel R
U.S. Trade Representative: Robert Lighthizer R
Chair of the Federal Reserve: Jerome Powell R
Director of the FBI: Christopher A. Wray R
executive/ordersExecutive orders114 executive orders signed · Donald Trump 114
813 → 924 orders (issued since 1994) in force · 3 revoked in this window
EO 13866 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Mar 28, 2019 · Donald Trump
EO 13901 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 26, 2019 · Donald Trump
EO 13913 Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector
Apr 4, 2020 · Donald Trump
EO 13951 An America-First Healthcare Plan
Sep 24, 2020 · Donald Trump
EO 13970 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 31, 2020 · Donald Trump · revoked by EO 14061
EO 13857 Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela
Jan 25, 2019 · Donald Trump
EO 13858 Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects
Jan 31, 2019 · Donald Trump · revoked by EO 14006
EO 13859 Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
Feb 11, 2019 · Donald Trump
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EO 13860 Supporting the Transition of Active Duty Service Members and Military Veterans Into the Merchant Marine
Mar 4, 2019 · Donald Trump
EO 13861 National Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End Suicide
Mar 5, 2019 · Donald Trump
EO 13862 Revocation of Reporting Requirement
Mar 6, 2019 · Donald Trump
EO 13863 Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Transnational Criminal Organizations
Mar 15, 2019 · Donald Trump
EO 13864 Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities
Mar 21, 2019 · Donald Trump
EO 13865 Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses
Mar 26, 2019 · Donald Trump
executive/nominationsSenate confirmations+558Congress.gov ↗
872 civilian nominations received · 558 confirmed · 41 withdrawn · 393 returned to the President
William Pelham Barr, of Virginia, to be Attorney General, vice Jeff Sessions, resigned.
confirmed Feb 14, 2019 · 54–45
Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Scott Pruitt.
confirmed Feb 28, 2019 · 52–47
David Bernhardt, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Interior, vice Ryan Zinke.
confirmed Apr 11, 2019 · 56–41
Mark T. Esper, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Defense, vice James Mattis, resigned.
confirmed Jul 23, 2019 · 90–8
Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor, vice R. Alexander Acosta, resigned.
confirmed Sep 26, 2019 · 53–44
Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy, vice James Richard Perry, resigning.
confirmed Dec 2, 2019 · 70–15
Jovita Carranza, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Linda E. McMahon.
confirmed Jan 7, 2020 · 88–5
John L. Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of National Intelligence, vice Daniel Coats, resigned.
confirmed May 21, 2020 · 49–44
Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Mick Mulvaney.
confirmed Jul 20, 2020 · 51–45
Civilian nominations only (military promotions excluded). Top confirmations are cabinet-level posts, Supreme Court justices, and the Fed chair.
executive/agenciesFederal agencies+2−3Wikidata ↗
429 → 428 tracked organizations · 16 → 16 executive departments
United States International Development Finance Corporation
established Dec 20, 2019 · an executive agency of the US federal government responsible for providing foreign aid
Office of the National Cyber Director
established Jan 1, 2021 · US government agency on cybersecurity
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
abolished Dec 20, 2019 · government agency of the United States of America · replaced by United States International Development Finance Corporation
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
abolished Sep 17, 2020
Development Credit Authority
abolished Dec 20, 2019 · replaced by United States International Development Finance Corporation
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
executive/regulationsFederal regulations+6,316Federal Register API ↗
6,316 final rules published in the Federal Register
from Jan 3, 2019
699 of them flagged "significant" under EO 12866
major economic or policy impact
4,281 proposed rules · 44,284 notices
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Final rules carry the force of law. Rescissions count as rules too, so this measures regulatory activity, not net growth.
Military
military/conflictsArmed conflictsU.S. in 7 armed conflicts → 8
Libya: Islamic State
ended Sep 29, 2019 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
Somalia: Islamic State
began Jun 4, 2019 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
Iran–Israel conflict
began 2020 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Israel
1 conflict began and ended in between
War against al-Qaida
Jul 31, 2019 – Sep 7, 2019 · U.S. a principal party · against al-Qaida
6 conflicts active on both dates
War in Afghanistan (Taliban insurgency)
since 2003 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against the Taliban
Iraq: insurgency and war against IS
since Aug 8, 2014 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
Somalia: al-Shabaab
since 2015 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Al-Shabaab
Afghanistan: Islamic State
since Mar 3, 2015 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
Niger: Islamic State
since 2017 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
Kenya: al-Shabaab
since 2019 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Al-Shabaab
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.
Legislative
legislative/controlControl of Congress115
116
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
115th Congress → 116th Congress · 1 new Congress elected
1 change of chamber control along the way
House: Republican majority
236 R · 196 D
House: Democrat majority
233 D · 195 R
Senate: Republican majority on both dates
50 R · 49 D → 52 R · 48 D
legislative/senateSenate10 new members · 9 departed · 90 served on both dates · women 23 → 25 · median age 64 → 66
6 seats changed party
Jeff Flake R
Arizona
Kyrsten Sinema D
Arizona
Joe Donnelly D
Indiana
Mike Braun R
Indiana
Heidi Heitkamp D
North Dakota
Kevin Cramer R
North Dakota
Dean Heller R
Nevada
Jacky Rosen D
Nevada
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Claire McCaskill D
Missouri
Josh Hawley R
Missouri
Bill Nelson D
Florida
Rick Scott R
Florida
Who joined and who left (10 in · 9 out)
Kyrsten Sinema D
Arizona
Mark Kelly D
Arizona
Rick Scott R
Florida
Kelly Loeffler R
Georgia
Mike Braun R
Indiana
Josh Hawley R
Missouri
Kevin Cramer R
North Dakota
Jacky Rosen D
Nevada
Marsha Blackburn R
Tennessee
Mitt Romney R
Utah
Jeff Flake R
Arizona
Bill Nelson D
Florida
Johnny Isakson R
Georgia
Joe Donnelly D
Indiana
Claire McCaskill D
Missouri
Heidi Heitkamp D
North Dakota
Dean Heller R
Nevada
Bob Corker R
Tennessee
Orrin G. Hatch R
Utah
legislative/houseHouse+95−97congress-legislators ↗
95 new members · 97 departed · 335 served on both dates · women 86 → 101 · median age 60 → 60
22 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Arizona 4 D · 5 R
Arizona 5 D · 4 R
California 39 D · 14 R
California 45 D · 6 R
Colorado 3 D · 4 R
Colorado 4 D · 3 R
Florida 11 D · 15 R
Florida 13 D · 14 R
Georgia 4 D · 10 R
Georgia 5 D · 8 R
Iowa 1 D · 3 R
Iowa 3 D · 1 R
Illinois 11 D · 7 R
Illinois 13 D · 5 R
Kansas 0 D · 4 R
Kansas 1 D · 3 R
Maine 1 D · 1 R
Maine 2 D · 0 R
Michigan 5 D · 9 R
Michigan 7 D · 5 R · 2 other
North Carolina 3 D · 10 R
North Carolina 3 D · 9 R
New Jersey 7 D · 5 R
New Jersey 10 D · 2 R
New Mexico 1 D · 1 R
New Mexico 3 D · 0 R
New York 18 D · 9 R
New York 21 D · 6 R
Oklahoma 0 D · 5 R
Oklahoma 1 D · 4 R
Pennsylvania 8 D · 10 R
Pennsylvania 9 D · 9 R
South Carolina 1 D · 6 R
South Carolina 2 D · 5 R
Texas 11 D · 25 R
Texas 13 D · 22 R
Utah 0 D · 4 R
Utah 1 D · 3 R
Virginia 4 D · 7 R
Virginia 7 D · 4 R
Washington 6 D · 4 R
Washington 7 D · 3 R
West Virginia 0 D · 2 R
West Virginia 0 D · 3 R
Who joined and who left (95 in · 97 out)
Ann Kirkpatrick D
Arizona-2
Greg Stanton D
Arizona-9
TJ Cox D
California-21
Harley Rouda D
California-48
Katie Porter D
California-45
Josh Harder D
California-10
Mike Levin D
California-49
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. D
California-39
Mike Garcia R
California-25
Joe Neguse D
Colorado-2
Jason Crow D
Colorado-6
Jahana Hayes D
Connecticut-5
Ross Spano R
Florida-15
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D
Florida-26
Donna E. Shalala D
Florida-27
Michael Waltz R
Florida-6
W. Gregory Steube R
Florida-17
Lucy McBath D
Georgia-6
Kwanza Hall D
Georgia-5
Ed Case D
Hawaii-1
Abby Finkenauer D
Iowa-1
Cynthia Axne D
Iowa-3
Russ Fulcher R
Idaho-1
Jesús G. "Chuy" García D
Illinois-4
Sean Casten D
Illinois-6
Lauren Underwood D
Illinois-14
Greg Pence R
Indiana-6
James R. Baird R
Indiana-4
Steve Watkins R
Kansas-2
Sharice Davids D
Kansas-3
Lori Trahan D
Massachusetts-3
Ayanna Pressley D
Massachusetts-7
David J. Trone D
Maryland-6
Kweisi Mfume D
Maryland-7
Jared F. Golden D
Maine-2
Andy Levin D
Michigan-9
Elissa Slotkin D
Michigan-8
Haley M. Stevens D
Michigan-11
Rashida Tlaib D
Michigan-13
Jim Hagedorn R
Minnesota-1
Dean Phillips D
Minnesota-3
Angie Craig D
Minnesota-2
Ilhan Omar D
Minnesota-5
Pete Stauber R
Minnesota-8
Michael Guest R
Mississippi-3
Dan Bishop R
North Carolina-9
Gregory F. Murphy R
North Carolina-3
Kelly Armstrong R
North Dakota-AL
Chris Pappas D
New Hampshire-1
Tom Malinowski D
New Jersey-7
Mikie Sherrill D
New Jersey-11
Andy Kim D
New Jersey-3
Jefferson Van Drew R
New Jersey-2
Xochitl Torres Small D
New Mexico-2
Debra A. Haaland D
New Mexico-1
Steven Horsford D
Nevada-4
Susie Lee D
Nevada-3
Max Rose D
New York-11
Anthony Brindisi D
New York-22
Antonio Delgado D
New York-19
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D
New York-14
Chris Jacobs R
New York-27
Anthony Gonzalez R
Ohio-16
Kendra S. Horn D
Oklahoma-5
Madeleine Dean D
Pennsylvania-4
Chrissy Houlahan D
Pennsylvania-6
Daniel Meuser R
Pennsylvania-9
John Joyce R
Pennsylvania-13
Guy Reschenthaler R
Pennsylvania-14
Fred Keller R
Pennsylvania-12
Joe Cunningham D
South Carolina-1
William R. Timmons IV R
South Carolina-4
Dusty Johnson R
South Dakota-AL
Mark E. Green R
Tennessee-7
Tim Burchett R
Tennessee-2
John W. Rose R
Tennessee-6
Ron Wright R
Texas-6
Van Taylor R
Texas-3
Colin Z. Allred D
Texas-32
Dan Crenshaw R
Texas-2
Lance Gooden R
Texas-5
Lizzie Fletcher D
Texas-7
Veronica Escobar D
Texas-16
Chip Roy R
Texas-21
Sylvia R. Garcia D
Texas-29
Ben McAdams D
Utah-4
Denver Riggleman R
Virginia-5
Elaine G. Luria D
Virginia-2
Abigail Davis Spanberger D
Virginia-7
Jennifer Wexton D
Virginia-10
Ben Cline R
Virginia-6
Kim Schrier D
Washington-8
Bryan Steil R
Wisconsin-1
Thomas P. Tiffany R
Wisconsin-7
Carol D. Miller R
West Virginia-3
Martha McSally R
Arizona-2
Kyrsten Sinema D
Arizona-9
Jeff Denham R
California-10
Dana Rohrabacher R
California-48
Edward R. Royce R
California-39
Stephen Knight R
California-25
Mimi Walters R
California-45
Duncan Hunter R
California-50
Paul Cook R
California-8
Darrell Issa R
California-49
David G. Valadao R
California-21
Mike Coffman R
Colorado-6
Jared Polis D
Colorado-2
Elizabeth H. Esty D
Connecticut-5
Thomas J. Rooney R
Florida-17
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R
Florida-27
Dennis A. Ross R
Florida-15
Carlos Curbelo R
Florida-26
John Lewis D
Georgia-5
Tom Graves R
Georgia-14
Karen C. Handel R
Georgia-6
Colleen Hanabusa D
Hawaii-1
Rod Blum R
Iowa-1
David Young R
Iowa-3
Raúl R. Labrador R
Idaho-1
Luis V. Gutiérrez D
Illinois-4
Randy Hultgren R
Illinois-14
Peter J. Roskam R
Illinois-6
Todd Rokita R
Indiana-4
Luke Messer R
Indiana-6
Lynn Jenkins R
Kansas-2
Kevin Yoder R
Kansas-3
Michael E. Capuano D
Massachusetts-7
Niki Tsongas D
Massachusetts-3
John K. Delaney D
Maryland-6
Elijah E. Cummings D
Maryland-7
Bruce Poliquin R
Maine-2
Sander M. Levin D
Michigan-9
Mike Bishop R
Michigan-8
David A. Trott R
Michigan-11
Brenda Jones D
Michigan-13
Keith Ellison D
Minnesota-5
Erik Paulsen R
Minnesota-3
Timothy J. Walz D
Minnesota-1
Richard M. Nolan D
Minnesota-8
Jason Lewis R
Minnesota-2
Gregg Harper R
Mississippi-3
Robert Pittenger R
North Carolina-9
Walter B. Jones R
North Carolina-3
Mark Meadows R
North Carolina-11
Kevin Cramer R
North Dakota-AL
Carol Shea-Porter D
New Hampshire-1
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R
New Jersey-11
Leonard Lance R
New Jersey-7
Frank A. LoBiondo R
New Jersey-2
Thomas MacArthur R
New Jersey-3
Stevan Pearce R
New Mexico-2
Ruben J. Kihuen D
Nevada-4
Jacky Rosen D
Nevada-3
Joseph Crowley D
New York-14
Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. R
New York-11
John J. Faso R
New York-19
Chris Collins R
New York-27
Claudia Tenney R
New York-22
James B. Renacci R
Ohio-16
Steve Russell R
Oklahoma-5
Lou Barletta R
Pennsylvania-11
Robert A. Brady D
Pennsylvania-1
Bill Shuster R
Pennsylvania-9
Keith J. Rothfus R
Pennsylvania-12
Ryan A. Costello R
Pennsylvania-6
Tom Marino R
Pennsylvania-10
Trey Gowdy R
South Carolina-4
Mark Sanford R
South Carolina-1
Kristi L. Noem R
South Dakota-AL
Diane Black R
Tennessee-6
John J. Duncan, Jr. R
Tennessee-2
Marsha Blackburn R
Tennessee-7
Joe Barton R
Texas-6
John Abney Culberson R
Texas-7
Gene Green D
Texas-29
Jeb Hensarling R
Texas-5
Sam Johnson R
Texas-3
Ted Poe R
Texas-2
Lamar Smith R
Texas-21
Beto O’Rourke D
Texas-16
John Ratcliffe R
Texas-4
Pete Sessions R
Texas-32
Mia B. Love R
Utah-4
Bob Goodlatte R
Virginia-6
Dave Brat R
Virginia-7
Barbara Comstock R
Virginia-10
Scott Taylor R
Virginia-2
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. R
Virginia-5
David G. Reichert R
Washington-8
Paul D. Ryan R
Wisconsin-1
Sean P. Duffy R
Wisconsin-7
legislative/lawsLaws enacted+316Congress.gov ↗
316 public laws enacted · 1 landmark · 41 notable · 196 routine · 78 ceremonial
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115-435 · Jan 14, 2019
Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115-441 · Jan 14, 2019
Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-1 · Jan 16, 2019
TANF Extension Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-4 · Jan 24, 2019
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Pub. L. 116-5 · Jan 25, 2019
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Pub. L. 116-6 · Feb 15, 2019
John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
Pub. L. 116-9 · Mar 12, 2019
National Flood Insurance Extension Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-19 · May 31, 2019
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019
Pub. L. 116-20 · Jun 6, 2019
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-22 · Jun 24, 2019
Taxpayer First Act
Pub. L. 116-25 · Jul 1, 2019
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019
Pub. L. 116-26 · Jul 1, 2019
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-37 · Aug 2, 2019
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-59 · Sep 27, 2019
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-69 · Nov 21, 2019
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act
Pub. L. 116-72 · Nov 25, 2019
ONDCP Technical Corrections Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-74 · Nov 27, 2019
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
Pub. L. 116-76 · Nov 27, 2019
A bill to prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force
Pub. L. 116-77 · Nov 27, 2019
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Pub. L. 116-92 · Dec 20, 2019
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Pub. L. 116-93 · Dec 20, 2019
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Pub. L. 116-94 · Dec 20, 2019
Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-117 · Mar 2, 2020
Presidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-121 · Mar 3, 2020
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
Pub. L. 116-123 · Mar 6, 2020
Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-124 · Mar 12, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Pub. L. 116-127 · Mar 18, 2020
Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020
Pub. L. 116-129 · Mar 23, 2020
Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020
Pub. L. 116-131 · Mar 25, 2020
Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-135 · Mar 26, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
Pub. L. 116-139 · Apr 24, 2020
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020
Pub. L. 116-145 · Jun 17, 2020
Hong Kong Autonomy Act
Pub. L. 116-149 · Jul 14, 2020
Great American Outdoors Act
Pub. L. 116-152 · Aug 4, 2020
Savanna's Act
Pub. L. 116-165 · Oct 10, 2020
Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116-206 · Dec 4, 2020
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
Pub. L. 116-222 · Dec 18, 2020
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
Pub. L. 116-224 · Dec 18, 2020
Judicial
judicial/supreme-courtThe Supreme CourtBench by appointing party: 5 R · 4 D → 6 R · 3 D
Ruth Bader Ginsburg D
appointed by William J. Clinton · 1993
Amy Coney Barrett R
appointed by Donald J. Trump · 2020
8 justices served on both dates
Clarence Thomas R
appointed by George H.W. Bush · 1991
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
Sonia Sotomayor D
appointed by Barack Obama · 2009
Elena Kagan D
appointed by Barack Obama · 2010
Neil M. Gorsuch R
appointed by Donald J. Trump · 2017
Brett M. Kavanaugh R
appointed by Donald J. Trump · 2018
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courtsCourts of appeals (active judges): 83 R · 83 D · 1 N( → 96 R · 81 D
District courts (active judges): 325 D · 231 R → 317 D · 317 R
Donald J. Trump R appointed 151 judges
1 Supreme Court · 24 appeals · 123 district · 3 other
3 circuits flipped majority
Second Circuit 7 D · 4 R (D majority)
Second Circuit 6 D · 7 R (R majority)
Third Circuit 6 D · 6 R (tie majority)
Third Circuit 6 D · 8 R (R majority)
Eleventh Circuit 6 D · 5 R (D majority)
Eleventh Circuit 5 D · 7 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 decisions129 argued decisions · 12 landmark
Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt
No. 17-1299 · May 13, 2019 · Decided 5–4 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Herrera v. Wyoming
No. 17-532 · May 20, 2019 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Vacated and remanded · Overruled precedent
Knick v. Township of Scott
No. 17-647 · Jun 21, 2019 · Decided 5–4 · Due Process · Vacated and remanded · Overruled precedent
Iancu v. Brunetti
No. 18-302 · Jun 24, 2019 · Decided 6–3 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
United States v. Davis
No. 18-431 · Jun 24, 2019 · Decided 5–4 · Due Process · Affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded · Declared federal law unconstitutional
United States v. Haymond
No. 17-1672 · Jun 26, 2019 · Decided 5–4 · Criminal Procedure · Vacated and remanded · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Rucho v. Common Cause
No. 18-422 · Jun 27, 2019 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Vacated and remanded · Overruled precedent
Allen v. Cooper
No. 18-877 · Mar 23, 2020 · Decided 9–0 · Federalism · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Ramos v. Louisiana
No. 18-5924 · Apr 20, 2020 · Decided 6–3 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Bostock v. Clayton County
No. 17-1618 · Jun 15, 2020 · Decided 6–3 · Civil Rights · Reversed and remanded
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Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Jun 29, 2020 · Decided 5–4 · Miscellaneous · Vacated and remanded · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants Inc.
Jul 6, 2020 · Decided 6–3 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Landmark means the Court overruled precedent, struck down a federal law, or the case is on a curated landmark list.
Fiscal
fiscal/budgetThe federal budget+46% real spendingOMB Historical Tables ↗
Fiscal year 2019 → fiscal year 2021 · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
Spending $4.45T
FY2019
Spending $6.82T
FY2021 · +53% nominal · +46% after inflation
Revenue $3.46T
FY2019
Revenue $4.05T
FY2021 · +17% nominal · +12% after inflation
Surplus / deficit −$984B
FY2019
Surplus / deficit −$2.77T
FY2021 · −$1.79T
Spending, % of GDP 20.9%
FY2019
Spending, % of GDP 29.6%
FY2021 · +8.7 pts
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 78.9%
FY2019
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 96.7%
FY2021 · +17.8 pts
Spending by function · real change
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding+$5.80TTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$21.9T
as of Jan 2, 2019
$27.7T
as of Dec 31, 2020
Constitution & Union
constitution/amendmentsAmendments & statehood27 → 27 amendments in force · 50 → 50 states
No amendments ratified and no states admitted. The last amendment was the 27th, in 1992.
Log
logEverything in between69 events
- lawFoundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
- lawElie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
- lawGovernment Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
- lawTANF Extension Act of 2019
- lawFurther Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
- lawConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
- lawJohn D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
- orderAdjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- rulingFranchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt
- rulingHerrera v. Wyoming
- lawNational Flood Insurance Extension Act of 2019
- war+Somalia: Islamic State
- lawAdditional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019
- rulingKnick v. Township of Scott
- lawPandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019
- rulingIancu v. Brunetti
- rulingUnited States v. Davis
- rulingUnited States v. Haymond
- rulingRucho v. Common Cause
- lawTaxpayer First Act
- lawEmergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019
- lawNever Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
- war+War against al-Qaida
- lawBipartisan Budget Act of 2019
- war−War against al-Qaida
- lawContinuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
- war−Libya: Islamic State
- lawFurther Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019
- lawPreventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act
- lawONDCP Technical Corrections Act of 2019
- lawHong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
- lawA bill to prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force
- agency−Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- agency+United States International Development Finance Corporation
- lawNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- lawConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- lawFurther Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- orderAdjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- war+Iran–Israel conflict
- lawPayment Integrity Information Act of 2019
- lawPresidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019
- lawCoronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
- lawSecure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019
- lawFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act
- lawSecure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020
- rulingAllen v. Cooper
- lawSupporting Older Americans Act of 2020
- lawTaiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019
- lawCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
- orderEstablishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector
- rulingRamos v. Louisiana
- lawPaycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
- rulingBostock v. Clayton County
- lawUyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020
- rulingSeila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- rulingBarr v. American Association of Political Consultants Inc.
- lawHong Kong Autonomy Act
- lawGreat American Outdoors Act
- agency−Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
- orderAn America-First Healthcare Plan
- lawSavanna's Act
- justiceAmy Coney Barrett — Associate Justice
- lawRodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019
- lawHolding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
- lawSave Our Seas 2.0 Act
- lawConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
- orderAdjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- agency+Office of the National Cyber Director
- lawWilliam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021