# List of George W. Bush legislation and programs

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George W. Bush during his presidency of 8 years from 2001 to 2009 signed 56 signature pieces of legislation. 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 pieces of legislation.
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 vetoed

President Bush vetoed eight pieces of legislation during his presidency:
* July 19, 2006: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act known as H.R. 810.
* May 1, 2007: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007. Earlier version of this bill known as H.R. 1591.
* June 20, 2007: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 also known as (S. 5).
* October 3, 2007: State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 also known as H.R. 976.
* November 2, 2007: Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (veto overriden by Congress)
* December 12, 2007: State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 also known as H.R. 3963.
* June 18, 2008: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (veto overriden by Congress)
* July 15, 2008: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (veto overriden by Congress)

## 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)
* International Cooperation on Computer Crimes (2001)
* Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (2000)
* Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Pornography (2000)

## 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:
* Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
* Kyoto Protocol