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President Bush proposes the No Child Left Behind Act, which passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2001 and was signed into law by President George W. Bush on Jan. 8, 2002, is the name for the most recent update to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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Signs the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. Some of the Act's benefits included reduced federal income taxes, increased education benefits and child tax credits, and reduced marriage taxes.
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Makes his first nationally televised speech, discussing his decision to allow federal funding of stem cell research on the 60 stem cell lines already in existence.
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Addresses a Joint Session of Congress, the first since 9/11. During his speech, President Bush announced the creation of the Office of Homeland Security.
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The War in Afghanistan begins.
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Signs the USA PATRIOT Act, which is of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. Its title is a ten-letter backronym (U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T.) that stands for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001"
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The first invasion of Iraq starts today, it was a fight against Suddam Hussein and his forces.
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Signs the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003. The Act set forth the creation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. As of September 2008, this initiative had supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more than 2.1 million men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS around the world, including more than 2 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Signs the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Some of this Act's provisions included accelerating the cuts passed in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.
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President Bush signs the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003; which was the first Medicare bill to provide prescription drug benefits to senior citizens.
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U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein hiding in a "spider hole" near the dictator's hometown of Tikrit, Iraq.
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President Bush is declared the winner of the 2004 Presidential election, against John Kerry(Democrat), Ralph Nader(Independent), amd Michael Badnarik(Libertarian), giving a win to Republicans.
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While giving a speech in Freedom Square in Tbilisi, Georgia, an attempt was made on President Bush's life. The grenade thrown towards the podium did not detonate, and the would-be assassin was later caught and was given a life sentance.
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Hurricane Katrina, the deadliest hurricane since 1928, makes landfall in southeast Louisiana.
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Signs the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, which extended the Voting Rights Act for 25 years.
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Signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, a bill aimed at helping America weather a financial crisis.
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President Bush attends the inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama.
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George W. Bush returns to Texas as a private citizen.
