42nd presidency

William J. Clinton

In office 1993–2001 Vice president Albert Gore Jr.

Biography at the White House

William J. Clinton
Documents on file
2,016
Years in office
8.0
Orders a year
46
Vetoes overridden
2 of 36
Pocket vetoes
1

What they put their name to

Each opens the directory, filtered to this presidency.

  1. Executive orders Directions to the executive branch, signed and published in the Federal Register. 364 orders
  2. Proclamations Statements addressed to the country, from trade measures to days of observance. 757 proclamations
  3. Signing statements What was said about a bill at the moment of signing it, and which bill. 529 statements and remarks
  4. Vetoes Bills sent back to Congress, and what the chambers did about it. 37 vetoes
  5. All documents Everything on file, including the memoranda, determinations and notices. 2,016 documents

Published most recently

The last 10 documents of this presidency.

Kind Document Reference Issued
Proclamation National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, 2001 01-2400 January 20, 2001
Proclamation Establishment of the Governors Island National Monument 01-2399 January 19, 2001
Determination Waiver of Sanctions for the Transfer of Select U.S. Munitions List U.S.-Origin Helicopter Spare Parts From the United Kingdom to India 01-2896 January 19, 2001
Executive Order Governmentwide Accountability for Merit System Principles; Workforce Information 01-2398 January 18, 2001
Executive Order Final Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 01-2214 January 18, 2001
Executive Order Trails for America in the 21st Century 01-2141 January 18, 2001
Executive Order Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone 01-2140 January 18, 2001
Executive Order Federal Leadership on Global Tobacco Control and Prevention 01-2139 January 18, 2001
Executive Order Lifting and Modifying Measures With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 01-2138 January 17, 2001
Executive Order Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act 01-2014 January 17, 2001

Bills refused

The 10 most recent. All vetoes of this presidency.

Bill Title Override Vetoed
H.R. 2415 Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000 Pocket veto December 15, 2000
H.R. 4392 Intelligence Authorization Act, FY 2001 Not attempted November 4, 2000
H.R. 4516 Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY 2001 Not attempted October 30, 2000
H.R. 4733 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001 Override failed October 7, 2000
H.R. 8 Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000 Override failed August 31, 2000
H.R. 4810 Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000 Override failed August 5, 2000
S. 1287 Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000 Override failed April 25, 2000
H.R. 3064 FY 2000 District of Columbia and Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and… Not attempted November 3, 1999
H.R. 2587 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000 Not attempted September 28, 1999
H.R. 2670 Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related Agencies Appropriations… Not attempted September 25, 1999

Memoranda, determinations and notices make up the rest of the document total. Vetoes are counted from 1789, executive orders from 1937, signing statements from 1993, other documents from 1994 and nominations from 2001.