Signing statements 1,278 on file, 1993 to 2025

What a president says about a bill at the moment of signing it, and which bill: 672 written statements and 606 sets of remarks made at a signing. Search by keyword, president or year.

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282 statements issued by George W. Bush. Showing 61–90, newest first. Clear filters
Bill Statement President Issued
H.R. 5631 Statement on Signing the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 George W. Bush September 29, 2006
S. 2590 Remarks on Signing the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush September 26, 2006
H.R. 4 Statement on Signing the Pension Protection Act of 2006 George W. Bush August 17, 2006
H.R. 4 Remarks on Signing the Pension Protection Act of 2006 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush August 17, 2006
H.R. 4472 Remarks on Signing the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush July 27, 2006
H.R. 9 Remarks on Signing the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush July 27, 2006
H.R. 42 Statement on Signing the Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005 George W. Bush July 24, 2006
S. 3504 Remarks on Signing the Fetus Farming Prohibition Act and Returning Without Approval to the House of Representatives the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005" Remarks on Signing George W. Bush July 19, 2006
H.R. 889 Statement on Signing the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 George W. Bush July 11, 2006
H.R. 4939 Statement on Signing the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 George W. Bush June 15, 2006
S. 2803 Remarks on Signing the MINER Act Remarks on Signing George W. Bush June 15, 2006
S. 193 Remarks on Signing the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush June 15, 2006
S. 1869 Statement on Signing the Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2005 George W. Bush May 25, 2006
H.R. 4297 Remarks on Signing the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush May 17, 2006
H.R. 1053 Remarks on Signing a Bill To Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment to the Products of Ukraine Remarks on Signing George W. Bush March 23, 2006
H.R. 32 Remarks on Signing the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act Remarks on Signing George W. Bush March 16, 2006
H.R. 3199 +1 Statement on Signing the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 George W. Bush March 9, 2006
H.R. 3199 Remarks on Signing the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush March 9, 2006
S. 1932 Statement on Signing the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 George W. Bush February 8, 2006
S. 1932 Remarks on Signing the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush February 8, 2006
H.R. 972 Statement on Signing the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 George W. Bush January 10, 2006
H.R. 972 Remarks on Signing the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush January 10, 2006
H.R. 1815 +1 Statement on Signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 George W. Bush January 6, 2006
H.R. 3010 Statement on Signing the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 George W. Bush December 30, 2005
H.R. 2863 Statement on Signing the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 George W. Bush December 30, 2005
H.R. 4440 Remarks on Signing the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 Remarks on Signing George W. Bush December 21, 2005
H.R. 4145 Remarks on Signing Legislation To Place a Statue of Rosa Parks in the National Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol Remarks on Signing George W. Bush December 1, 2005
H.R. 3058 Statement on Signing the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 George W. Bush November 30, 2005
H.R. 2528 Statement on Signing the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006 George W. Bush November 30, 2005
H.R. 2862 Statement on Signing the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 George W. Bush November 22, 2005

A signing statement is issued as a bill becomes law, and often sets out how the president reads it or which parts they consider unenforceable. Each row links to the bill on the congressional side, where the votes that passed it are recorded. The statements come from GovInfo's compilation of presidential documents, which runs from 1993 forward.