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The list of bills President Bush has threatened to veto (as of July 29, 2008). (For more details, see our report, "Obstruction by Veto [1].")
| Bill Number | Title | Date of Veto Threat |
110th Congress, 2nd Session | ||
| S 3186 | To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program | 7/26/2008 |
| HR 6578 | Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdown and Swap | 7/24/2008 |
| HR 6532 | General Fund Appropriation to the Highway Trust Fund | 7/23/2008 |
| HR 6515 | Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008 | 7/17/2008 |
| HR 5959 | Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2009 | 7/16/2008 |
| HR 3329 | Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 | 7/9/2008 |
| HR 5811 | The Electronic Message Preservation Act | 7/8/2008 |
| HR 6331 | Medicare Act of 2008-Senate Version | 6/26/2008 |
| HR 6251 | Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act | 6/26/2008 |
| HR 6275 | Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 | 6/24/08 |
| HR 6346 | Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act | 6/24/2008 |
| HR 6331 | Medicare Act of 2008 | 6/24/2008 |
| HR 3221 | American Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Senate substitute to House amendments) | 6/19/2008 |
| HR 5781 | Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 | 6/17/2008 |
| S 3101 | Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 | 6/12/2008 |
| HR 5749 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 | 6/11/2008 |
| S 3044 | Consumer-First Energy Act | 6/10/2008 |
| HR 6003 | Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 | 6/9/2008 |
| HR 3058 | Public Land Communities Transition Act of 2007 | 6/4/2008 |
| HR 3021 | 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act | 6/3/08 |
| S 3036 | Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act | 6/2/08 |
| HR 5658 | Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | 5/22/08 |
| HR 6049 | Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 | 5/21/08 |
| HR 2642 | Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2008 | 5/20/08 |
| HR 6074 | Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 | 5/19/08 |
| SJR 28 | Disapproving the Rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to Broadcast Media Ownership | 5/15/08 |
| HR 2642 | Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2008 | 5/15/08 |
| HR 980 | Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 | 5/13/08 |
| HR 3221 | House Amendments to Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221 – Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 | 5/6/08 |
| HR 5818 | Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 | 5/6/08 |
| S 2284 | Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 | 5/6/08 |
| HR 5522 | The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 | 4/29/08 |
| HR 2881 | FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 | 4/29/08 |
| HR 2830 | Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 | 4/23/08 |
| HR 2831 | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 | 4/22/08 |
| HR 5613 | Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 | 4/22/08 |
| HR 5719 | Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 | 4/14/08 |
| HR 5351 | Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act | 2/26/08 |
| S 2636 | H.R. 3221-Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 As amended by S. 2636 - Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 | 2/26/08 |
| S 2634 | To Require a Report on U.S. Global Strategy to Combat and Defeat Al Qaeda | 2/26/08 |
| S 2633 | To Provide for the Safe Redeployment of United States Troops from Iraq | 2/26/08 |
| HR 5349 | To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days | 2/13/08 |
| HR 5104 | To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days | 1/28/08 |
| S1200 | Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 | 1/22/08 |
| HR 2768 | Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act | 1/15/08 |
110th Congress, 1st Session | ||
| HR 2764 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, and Other Purposes Appropriations Act, 2008 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008) | 12/18/07 |
| S 2248 | FISA Amendments Act of 2007 | 12/17/07 |
| HR 6 | Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 | 12/7/07 |
| HR 4156 | Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008 | 11/14/07 |
| HR 3996 | Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 | 11/8/07 |
| HR 3355 | Homeowners Defense Act | 11/6/07 |
| HR 2419 | Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 | 11/6/07 |
| HR 1495 | Water Resources Development Act of 2007 | 11/2/07 |
| HR 2262 | Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 | 11/1/07 |
| HR 3920 | Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 | 10/30/07 |
| HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 | 10/25/07 |
| HR 3685 | The Employment Non-Discrimination Act | 10/23/07 |
| HR 505 | Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 | 10/22/07 |
| S 1710 | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | 10/17/07 |
| HR 3773 | To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes | 10/16/07 |
| HR 2102 | Providing conditions for the Federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media | 10/16/07 |
| HR 2095 | Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 | 10/10/07 |
| HR 3056 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, and for other purposes | 10/10/07 |
| HR 2895 | National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 | 10/9/07 |
| HR 3093 | Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | 10/4/07 |
| HR 3246 | Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 | 10/3/07 |
| HR 2740 | MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 | 10/3/07 |
| HR 3222 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 | 10/2/07 |
| HR 928 | To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes | 10/1/07 |
| HR 3121 | Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 | 9/26/07 |
| HR 976 | Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 | 9/25/07 |
| HR 2881 | FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 | 9/19/07 |
| S 1275 | District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 | 9/18/07 |
| HR 2761 | Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 | 9/17/07 |
| S 1789 | Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | 9/11/07 |
| HR 2764 | State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 | 9/6/07 |
| S 1645 | Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | 9/4/07 |
| HR 3221 | New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act | 8/3/07 |
| HR 2276 | Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act | 8/3/07 |
| HR 3159 | Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act | 8/2/07 |
| HR 3162 | The Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 | 8/1/07 |
| HR 3161 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 | 7/31/07 |
| S 1893 | Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 | 7/30/07 |
| HR 2831 | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 | 7/27/07 |
| S 1644 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 | 7/25/07 |
| HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007 | 7/25/07 |
| HR 3093 | Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | 7/24/07 |
| HR 3074 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills, 2008 | 7/23/07 |
| HR 3043 | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | 7/17/07 |
| HR 2946 | To require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by April 1, 2008, and for other purposes | 7/12/07 |
| S 1547 | National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2008 | 7/10/07 |
| HR 2669 | College Cost Reduction Act of 2008 | 7/10/07 |
| HR 2829 | Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2008 | 6/26/07 |
| HR 2643 | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 | 6/25/07 |
| HR 800 | Amending the National Labor Relations Act | 6/20/07 |
| HR 2764 | State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 | 6/19/07 |
| HR 2641 | Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 | 6/13/07 |
| HR 2642 | Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 | 6/13/07 |
| HR 2638 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY 2008 | 6/12/07 |
| HR 6 | Creating Long-term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Act | 6/12/07 |
| S 5 | Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 | 6/7/07 |
| HR 2560 | Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 | 6/6/07 |
| HR 1252 | Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2007 | 5/23/07 |
| HR 2264 | No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007 (NOPEC) | 5/22/07 |
| HR 1585 | National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2008 | 5/16/07 |
| HR 2237 | To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq | 5/10/07 |
| HR 2206 | U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 | 5/10/07 |
| HR 2207 | Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, 2007 | 5/10/07 |
| HR 1684 | Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for FY 2008 | 5/9/07 |
| HR 1529 | Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 | 5/3/07 |
| S 1082 | Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act | 5/1/07 |
| S 3 | Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007 | 4/17/07 |
| S 372 | Intelligence Authorization Act of FY 2007 | 4/12/07 |
| S 5 | Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 | 4/10/07 |
| S 965 | U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 | 3/27/07 |
| HR 1401 | Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 | 3/27/07 |
| HR 1433 | District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 | 3/20/07 |
| HR 1591 | U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act | 3/19/07 |
| SJR 9 | United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007 | 3/14/07 |
| HR 1255 | Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 | 3/13/07 |
| HR 985 | Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 | 3/13/07 |
| HR 720 | Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 | 3/8/07 |
| HR 800 | Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 | 2/28/07 |
| S 4 | Improving American's Security Act of 2007 | 2/28/07 |
| HR 6 | Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Act | 1/17/07 |
| HR 3 | Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 | 1/11/07 |
| HR 4 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 | 1/11/07 |
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