List of George W. Bush legislation and programs

George W. Bush during his presidency of 8 years from 2001 to 2008 signed 56 legislations. Major ones of these included Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq, Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. He vetoed Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act and 2 other legislations.

During his presidency America withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol. Some of the international treaties signed during Bush's presidency were SORT, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, International Cooperation on Computer Crimes among others.

Legislation signed

2003

2004

2005

Legislation vetoed

President Bush vetoed five pieces of legislation during his presidency:

International Treaties Signed

George W. Bush signed several international treaties, including :

  • 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)[6]
  • International Cooperation on Computer Crimes (2001) [7]
  • Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (2000) [8]
  • Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Pornography (2000)[9]

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

  1. "President Signs Farm Bill". White House. 2002-05-14. Retrieved 2006-09-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. Bush, George W. (2002-08-17). "President Bush Signs H.R. 4, the Pension Protection Act of 2006". White House. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
  3. 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.
  4. "Message to the Senate of the United States". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  5. "Message to the House of Representatives". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  6. "Status of Ratifications". Chm.pops.int. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  7. "131807.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  8. "126486.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  9. "126490.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-06.
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