George W. Bush during his presidency of 8 years from 2001 to 2009 signed 56 legislations. Major ones of these included USA PATRIOT Act, 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 the 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
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
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) 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 September 4: Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 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
September 30: Iran Freedom and Support Act
October 4: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
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 8: 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