109th Congress (2005-2007)
President: George W. Bush (R-TX)
House Majority Party: Republican
House Majority Seats: 233 out of 435
House Speaker: Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
Vice President: Dick Cheney (R-WY)
Senate Majority Party: Republican
Senate Majority Seats: 55 out of 100
Senate Majority Leader: Sen. William H. Frist (R-TN)
Above: Vice President Dick Cheney (R-WY).
Enactments:
Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
Schiavo Medical Care
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006
Energy Policy Act of 2005 Prompt Sheet
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA-LU)
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
First Continuing Resolution FY 2006
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006
Protection of Unlawful Commerce in Arms Act
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006
Second Continuing Resolution FY 2006
Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006
Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
Third Continuing Resolution FY 2006
Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Small Business Administration's disaster loans program, and for other purposes
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 Prompt Sheet
USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006
Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006
Hamer, Parks and King Voting Rights Reauthorization Amendments
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
Pension Protection Act of 2006
Federal Funding and Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
Enactments (cont):
Defense Appropriations Act, 2007
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
SAFE Port Act
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
Military Commissions Act of 2006
Secure Fence Act of 2006
First Continuing Resolution FY 2007
Second Continuing Resolution FY 2007
Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006
The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
The Stolen Valor Act of 2005
House Ethics Rules
Iraq War Resolution
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005
East Asia Security Act of 2005
Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005
Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006
527 Reform Act of 2006
Communications Act of 2006
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2007
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007
Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007
Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005
Securing America's Borders Act
Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment/Passage