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Legislation signed

2001

June 7: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
September 28: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act
October 26: USA PATRIOT Act
November 28: Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act

2002

January 8: No Child Left Behind Act
March 9: Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002
March 27: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
May 13: Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002^[1]
July 30: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
October 16: Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq
November 25: Homeland Security Act of 2002

2003

March 11: Do-Not-Call Implementation Act
April 30: PROTECT Act of 2003 (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act) (See also: Age of consent.)
May 27: United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003
May 28: Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
September 3: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
September 3: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
November 5: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
December 3: Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
December 8: Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
December 16: American Dream Down Payment Act of 2003
December 16: Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM)

2004

April 1: Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Laci and Conner’s Law)
July 17: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
August 3: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
October 22: American Jobs Creation Act of 2004

2005

February 18: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
May 11: Real ID Act
April 20: Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005
August 2: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
August 8: Energy Policy Act of 2005
August 10: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 (SAFETEA)
October 26: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

2006

January 11: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
March 9: USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act
July 27: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
August 17: The Pension Protection Act of 2006^[2]
September 30: Iran Freedom and Support Act
October 4: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007^[3]
October 17: Military Commissions Act of 2006
October 26: Secure Fence Act of 2006

2007

May 22: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
May 25: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
July 26: Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
August 9: America COMPETES Act
December 19: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

2008

January 08: National Instant Criminal Background Check System Improvement Amendments Law
February 13: Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
May 21: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
June 30: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008
June 30: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008
July 30: Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
August 14: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
October 3: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
October 13: Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act
October 16: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Legislation vetoed

President Bush vetoed five pieces of legislation during his presidency:

July 19, 2006: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
May 1, 2007: H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007
May 21, 2007: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (veto overridden by Congress)
June 20, 2007: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
October 3, 2007: State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

International Treaties Signed

George W. Bush signed several international treaties, including but not limited to:

SORT (2002) - better known as the Moscow Treaty, the United States and Russia agreed to limit their nuclear arsenal to 1700–2200 operationally deployed warheads each.
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001) [1]
International Cooperation on Computer Crimes (2001) [2]
Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (2000) [3]
Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Pornography (2000) [4]

Withdrawal from international treaties

Early on in his first term, George W. Bush withdrew from a number of international treaties, most of which had previously been signed but not ratified, including:

References

^ Bush, George W. (2002-05-14). "President Signs Farm Bill". White House. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
^ Bush, George W. (2002-08-17). "President Bush Signs H.R. 4, the Pension Protection Act of 2006". White House. Retrieved 2006-09-10. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Bush, George W. (2006-10-04). "President's Statement on H.R. 5441, the "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007"". White House. Retrieved 2006-10-04. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
46th Governor of Texas (1995–2000)

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