How did the United States change between Jan 3, 2023 and Jan 2, 2025?
Pick two dates. See the laws, the executive orders, the courts, Congress, federal agencies, the Constitution and the budget, as a diff.
$ civicdiff 2023-01-03..2025-01-02 # 2 years
jsonLaws enacted
+25812 notable
Executive orders
+43signed
Final rules
+6,266637 significant
Supreme Court
0 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+0 −1departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$4.75T$31.4T → $36.2T
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was president on both dates. Congress enacted 258 public laws. 10 senators and 82 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. Inflation-adjusted federal spending changed +8.7% (FY2023 → FY2025).
Executive
executive/presidentThe presidencyJoseph Robinette Biden Jr. D
46th president · in office on both dates
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidencyKamala D. Harris D
in office on both dates
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials+3−5Wikidata ↗
Secretary of Labor
vacant or abolished
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
vacant or abolished
White House Chief of Staff
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
vacant or abolished
Other senior officials (2 changed)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Solicitor General
26 offices unchanged
Secretary of State: Antony Blinken D
Secretary of the Treasury: Janet Yellen D
Secretary of Defense: Lloyd J. Austin III I
Attorney General: Merrick Garland I
Postmaster General: Louis DeJoy R
Secretary of the Navy: Carlos Del Toro
Secretary of the Interior: Deb Haaland D
Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack D
Secretary of Commerce: Gina Raimondo D
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Xavier Becerra D
Secretary of Transportation: Pete Buttigieg D
Secretary of Energy: Jennifer Granholm D
Secretary of Education: Miguel Cardona D
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Denis McDonough D
Secretary of Homeland Security: Alejandro Mayorkas D
Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Shalanda Young D
Ambassador to the United Nations: Linda Thomas-Greenfield D
Director of National Intelligence: Avril Haines D
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: William J. Burns
Administrator of the Small Business Administration: Isabel Guzman
U.S. Trade Representative: Katherine Tai D
Postmaster General: Louis DeJoy R
Secretary of the Navy: Carlos Del Toro
Chair of the Federal Reserve: Jerome Powell R
Director of the FBI: Christopher A. Wray R
National Security Advisor: Jake Sullivan D
executive/ordersExecutive orders43 executive orders signed · Joseph R. Biden Jr. 43
975 → 1,006 orders (issued since 1994) in force · 12 revoked in this window
EO 14091 Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
Feb 16, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr. · revoked by EO 14148
EO 14095 Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers
Apr 18, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
EO 14096 Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All
Apr 21, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr. · revoked by EO 14148
EO 14103 2023 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Jul 28, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
EO 14110 Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
Oct 30, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr. · revoked by EO 14148
EO 14113 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 21, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
EO 14117 Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern
Feb 28, 2024 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
EO 14130 2024 Amendments to the Manual for Courts Martial, United States
Dec 20, 2024 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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EO 14132 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 23, 2024 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
EO 14092 Reducing Gun Violence and Making Our Communities Safer
Mar 14, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
EO 14093 Prohibition on Use by the United States Government of Commercial Spyware That Poses Risks to National Security
Mar 27, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
EO 14094 Modernizing Regulatory Review
Apr 6, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
EO 14097 Authority To Order the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty To Address International Drug Trafficking
Apr 27, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
EO 14098 Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition
May 4, 2023 · Joseph R. Biden Jr.
executive/nominationsSenate confirmations+397Congress.gov ↗
744 civilian nominations received · 397 confirmed · 20 withdrawn · 313 returned to the President
Civilian nominations only (military promotions excluded). Top confirmations are cabinet-level posts, Supreme Court justices, and the Fed chair.
executive/agenciesFederal agencies431 → 430 tracked organizations · 16 → 16 executive departments
Global Engagement Center
abolished Dec 24, 2024 · U.S. federal government agency
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
executive/regulationsFederal regulations+6,266Federal Register API ↗
6,266 final rules published in the Federal Register
from Jan 3, 2023
637 of them flagged "significant" under EO 12866
major economic or policy impact
3,871 proposed rules · 48,408 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 3 armed conflicts → 6
Red Sea: the Houthis (Yemen)
began Feb 3, 2024 · U.S. a principal party · against Ansarallah (the Houthis)
Syria: Islamic State
began in 2025 (exact date unknown; may be after Jan 2, 2025) · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
Nigeria: Islamic State
began in 2025 (exact date unknown; may be after Jan 2, 2025) · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
3 conflicts active on both dates
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
Iran–Israel conflict
since 2020 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Israel
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 Congress117
118
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
117th Congress → 118th Congress · 1 new Congress elected
1 change of chamber control along the way
House: Democrat majority
217 D · 213 R
House: Republican majority
219 R · 210 D
Senate: Democrat majority on both dates
50 R · 50 D → 51 D · 49 R
legislative/senateSenate+10−10congress-legislators ↗
10 new members · 10 departed · 90 served on both dates · women 24 → 24 · median age 67 → 67
1 seat changed party
Patrick J. Toomey R
Pennsylvania
John Fetterman D
Pennsylvania
Who joined and who left (10 in · 10 out)
Katie Boyd Britt R
Alabama
Adam B. Schiff D
California
Eric Schmitt R
Missouri
Ted Budd R
North Carolina
Pete Ricketts R
Nebraska
Andy Kim D
New Jersey
J.D. Vance R
Ohio
Markwayne Mullin R
Oklahoma
John Fetterman D
Pennsylvania
Peter Welch D
Vermont
Richard C. Shelby R
Alabama
Dianne Feinstein D
California
Roy Blunt R
Missouri
Richard Burr R
North Carolina
Ben Sasse R
Nebraska
Robert Menendez D
New Jersey
Rob Portman R
Ohio
James M. Inhofe R
Oklahoma
Patrick J. Toomey R
Pennsylvania
Patrick J. Leahy D
Vermont
legislative/houseHouse+82−83congress-legislators ↗
82 new members · 83 departed · 347 served on both dates · women 123 → 127 · median age 60 → 59
23 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Arizona 5 D · 4 R
Arizona 3 D · 6 R
California 42 D · 11 R
California 39 D · 12 R
Colorado 4 D · 3 R
Colorado 5 D · 3 R
Florida 9 D · 16 R
Florida 8 D · 19 R
Georgia 6 D · 8 R
Georgia 5 D · 9 R
Iowa 1 D · 3 R
Iowa 0 D · 4 R
Illinois 13 D · 5 R
Illinois 14 D · 3 R
Michigan 7 D · 7 R
Michigan 7 D · 6 R
Montana 0 D · 1 R
Montana 0 D · 2 R
North Carolina 4 D · 8 R
North Carolina 6 D · 7 R
North Dakota 0 D · 1 R
North Dakota 0 D · 0 R
New Jersey 10 D · 2 R
New Jersey 7 D · 3 R
New Mexico 2 D · 1 R
New Mexico 3 D · 0 R
New York 19 D · 8 R
New York 16 D · 10 R
Ohio 4 D · 12 R
Ohio 5 D · 10 R
Oregon 4 D · 1 R
Oregon 4 D · 2 R
Pennsylvania 8 D · 9 R
Pennsylvania 9 D · 8 R
Tennessee 2 D · 7 R
Tennessee 1 D · 8 R
Texas 12 D · 24 R
Texas 13 D · 25 R
Virginia 6 D · 4 R
Virginia 6 D · 5 R
Washington 7 D · 3 R
Washington 8 D · 2 R
Wisconsin 3 D · 5 R
Wisconsin 2 D · 6 R
West Virginia 0 D · 3 R
West Virginia 0 D · 2 R
Who joined and who left (82 in · 83 out)
Dale W. Strong R
Alabama-5
Elijah Crane R
Arizona-2
Juan Ciscomani R
Arizona-6
John S. Duarte R
California-13
Kevin Kiley R
California-3
Kevin Mullin D
California-15
Sydney Kamlager-Dove D
California-37
Robert Garcia D
California-42
Vince Fong R
California-20
Yadira Caraveo D
Colorado-8
Brittany Pettersen D
Colorado-7
Greg Lopez R
Colorado-4
Aaron Bean R
Florida-4
Cory Mills R
Florida-7
Maxwell Frost D
Florida-10
Anna Paulina Luna R
Florida-13
Laurel M. Lee R
Florida-15
Jared Moskowitz D
Florida-23
Richard McCormick R
Georgia-6
Mike Collins R
Georgia-10
Jill N. Tokuda D
Hawaii-2
Zachary Nunn R
Iowa-3
Jonathan L. Jackson D
Illinois-1
Delia C. Ramirez D
Illinois-3
Nikki Budzinski D
Illinois-13
Eric Sorensen D
Illinois-17
Erin Houchin R
Indiana-9
Morgan McGarvey D
Kentucky-3
Glenn Ivey D
Maryland-4
Hillary J. Scholten D
Michigan-3
John James R
Michigan-10
Shri Thanedar D
Michigan-13
Mark Alford R
Missouri-4
Eric Burlison R
Missouri-7
Mike Ezell R
Mississippi-4
Ryan K. Zinke R
Montana-1
Wiley Nickel D
North Carolina-13
Donald G. Davis D
North Carolina-1
Valerie P. Foushee D
North Carolina-4
Chuck Edwards R
North Carolina-11
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. R
New Jersey-7
Robert Menendez D
New Jersey-8
LaMonica McIver D
New Jersey-10
Gabe Vasquez D
New Mexico-2
Anthony D’Esposito R
New York-4
Marcus J. Molinaro R
New York-19
Brandon Williams R
New York-22
Nick LaLota R
New York-1
Daniel S. Goldman D
New York-10
Michael Lawler R
New York-17
Nicholas A. Langworthy R
New York-23
Timothy M. Kennedy D
New York-26
Greg Landsman D
Ohio-1
Max L. Miller R
Ohio-7
Emilia Strong Sykes D
Ohio-13
Michael A. Rulli R
Ohio-6
Josh Brecheen R
Oklahoma-2
Lori Chavez-DeRemer R
Oregon-5
Val T. Hoyle D
Oregon-4
Andrea Salinas D
Oregon-6
Summer L. Lee D
Pennsylvania-12
Christopher R. Deluzio D
Pennsylvania-17
Seth Magaziner D
Rhode Island-2
Gabe Amo D
Rhode Island-1
Russell Fry R
South Carolina-7
Andrew Ogles R
Tennessee-5
Nathaniel Moran R
Texas-1
Keith Self R
Texas-3
Morgan Luttrell R
Texas-8
Monica De La Cruz R
Texas-15
Jasmine Crockett D
Texas-30
Greg Casar D
Texas-35
Wesley Hunt R
Texas-38
Erica Lee Carter D
Texas-18
Celeste Maloy R
Utah-2
Jennifer A. Kiggans R
Virginia-2
Jennifer L. McClellan D
Virginia-4
Becca Balint D
Vermont-AL
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D
Washington-3
Derrick Van Orden R
Wisconsin-3
Tony Wied R
Wisconsin-8
Harriet M. Hageman R
Wyoming-AL
Mo Brooks R
Alabama-5
Tom O’Halleran D
Arizona-1
Ann Kirkpatrick D
Arizona-2
Karen Bass D
California-37
Jerry McNerney D
California-9
Lucille Roybal-Allard D
California-40
Jackie Speier D
California-14
Alan S. Lowenthal D
California-47
Kevin McCarthy R
California-23
Adam B. Schiff D
California-28
Connie Conway R
California-22
Ed Perlmutter D
Colorado-7
Ken Buck R
Colorado-4
Al Lawson, Jr. D
Florida-5
Stephanie N. Murphy D
Florida-7
Val Butler Demings D
Florida-10
Matt Gaetz R
Florida-1
Jody B. Hice R
Georgia-10
Carolyn Bourdeaux D
Georgia-7
Kaiali’i Kahele D
Hawaii-2
Cynthia Axne D
Iowa-3
Adam Kinzinger R
Illinois-16
Bobby L. Rush D
Illinois-1
Rodney Davis R
Illinois-13
Cheri Bustos D
Illinois-17
Marie Newman D
Illinois-3
Trey Hollingsworth R
Indiana-9
John A. Yarmuth D
Kentucky-3
Anthony G. Brown D
Maryland-4
Fred Upton R
Michigan-6
Brenda L. Lawrence D
Michigan-14
Andy Levin D
Michigan-9
Peter Meijer R
Michigan-3
Vicky Hartzler R
Missouri-4
Billy Long R
Missouri-7
Steven M. Palazzo R
Mississippi-4
David E. Price D
North Carolina-4
Madison Cawthorn R
North Carolina-11
Ted Budd R
North Carolina-13
Kelly Armstrong R
North Dakota-AL
Albio Sires D
New Jersey-8
Tom Malinowski D
New Jersey-7
Donald M. Payne, Jr. D
New Jersey-10
Bill Pascrell, Jr. D
New Jersey-9
Andy Kim D
New Jersey-3
Yvette Herrell R
New Mexico-2
Carolyn B. Maloney D
New York-12
Sean Patrick Maloney D
New York-18
Lee M. Zeldin R
New York-1
Kathleen M. Rice D
New York-4
John Katko R
New York-24
Chris Jacobs R
New York-27
Mondaire Jones D
New York-17
Brian Higgins D
New York-26
Joseph Sempolinski R
New York-23
Steve Chabot R
Ohio-1
Bob Gibbs R
Ohio-7
Tim Ryan D
Ohio-13
Anthony Gonzalez R
Ohio-16
Bill Johnson R
Ohio-6
Markwayne Mullin R
Oklahoma-2
Peter A. DeFazio D
Oregon-4
Kurt Schrader D
Oregon-5
Conor Lamb D
Pennsylvania-17
Fred Keller R
Pennsylvania-12
James R. Langevin D
Rhode Island-2
David N. Cicilline D
Rhode Island-1
Tom Rice R
South Carolina-7
Jim Cooper D
Tennessee-5
Kevin Brady R
Texas-8
Louie Gohmert R
Texas-1
Eddie Bernice Johnson D
Texas-30
Van Taylor R
Texas-3
Sheila Jackson Lee D
Texas-18
Mayra Flores R
Texas-34
Chris Stewart R
Utah-2
Elaine G. Luria D
Virginia-2
Peter Welch D
Vermont-AL
Jaime Herrera Beutler R
Washington-3
Ron Kind D
Wisconsin-3
Mike Gallagher R
Wisconsin-8
David B. McKinley R
West Virginia-1
Liz Cheney R
Wyoming-AL
legislative/lawsLaws enacted+258Congress.gov ↗
258 public laws enacted · 0 landmark · 12 notable · 181 routine · 65 ceremonial
Sami's Law
Pub. L. 117-330 · Jan 5, 2023
COVID–19 Origin Act of 2023
Pub. L. 118-2 · Mar 20, 2023
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Pub. L. 118-5 · Jun 3, 2023
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
Pub. L. 118-15 · Sep 30, 2023
Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Pub. L. 118-22 · Nov 17, 2023
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Pub. L. 118-31 · Dec 22, 2023
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Pub. L. 118-42 · Mar 9, 2024
Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act
Pub. L. 118-62 · May 13, 2024
All-American Flag Act
Pub. L. 118-74 · Jul 30, 2024
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American Relief Act, 2025
Pub. L. 118-158 · Dec 21, 2024
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
Pub. L. 118-159 · Dec 23, 2024
Judicial
judicial/supreme-courtThe Supreme CourtBench by appointing party: 6 R · 3 D → 6 R · 3 D
9 justices served on both dates
Clarence Thomas R
appointed by George H.W. Bush · 1991
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
Amy Coney Barrett R
appointed by Donald J. Trump · 2020
Ketanji Brown Jackson D
appointed by Joseph R. Biden · 2022
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courtsCourts of appeals (active judges): 91 R · 78 D → 89 R · 88 D
District courts (active judges): 325 D · 282 R → 380 D · 258 R
Joseph R. Biden D appointed 135 judges
18 appeals · 115 district · 2 other
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 decisions119 argued decisions · 7 landmark
Allen v. Milligan
599 U.S. 1 · Jun 8, 2023 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Affirmed
Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College
600 U.S. 181 · Jun 29, 2023 · Decided 6–2 · Civil Rights · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Biden v. Nebraska
600 U.S. 477 · Jun 30, 2023 · Decided 6–3 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded
Trump v. Anderson
601 U.S. 100 · Mar 4, 2024 · Decided 9–0 · Civil Rights · Reversed
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy
No. 22-859 · Jun 27, 2024 · Decided 6–3 · Economic Activity · Affirmed
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
No. 22-451 · Jun 28, 2024 · Decided 6–2 · Economic Activity · Vacated and remanded · Overruled precedent
Trump v. United States
No. 23-939 · Jul 1, 2024 · Decided 6–3 · Criminal Procedure · Vacated and remanded
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+8.7% real spendingOMB Historical Tables ↗
Fiscal year 2023 → fiscal year 2025 · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
Spending $6.13T
FY2023
Spending $7.01T
FY2025 · +14% nominal · +8.7% after inflation
Revenue $4.44T
FY2023
Revenue $5.24T
FY2025 · +18% nominal · +12% after inflation
Surplus / deficit −$1.69T
FY2023
Surplus / deficit −$1.77T
FY2025 · −$87.2B
Spending, % of GDP 22.4%
FY2023
Spending, % of GDP 23.1%
FY2025 · +0.7 pts
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 95.8%
FY2023
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 99.5%
FY2025 · +3.7 pts
Spending by function · real change
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding+$4.75TTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$31.4T
as of Dec 30, 2022
$36.2T
as of Jan 2, 2025
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 between31 events
- lawSami's Law
- orderFurther Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
- lawCOVID–19 Origin Act of 2023
- orderIncreasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers
- orderRevitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All
- lawFiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
- rulingAllen v. Milligan
- rulingStudents for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College
- rulingBiden v. Nebraska
- order2023 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
- lawContinuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
- orderSafe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
- lawFurther Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
- orderAdjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- lawNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
- war+Red Sea: the Houthis (Yemen)
- orderPreventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern
- rulingTrump v. Anderson
- lawConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
- lawEradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of life Act (END FENTANYL Act)
- lawProhibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act
- rulingSecurities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy
- rulingLoper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
- rulingTrump v. United States
- lawAll-American Flag Act
- order2024 Amendments to the Manual for Courts Martial, United States
- lawAmerican Relief Act, 2025
- orderAdjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- lawServicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
- war+Syria: Islamic State
- war+Nigeria: Islamic State