Signing statements 288 on file, 2001 to 2025

What a president says about a bill at the moment of signing it, and which bill. Search by keyword, bill number, president or year.

288 statements on file. Showing 181–210, newest first.
Bill Statement President Issued
H.R. 3936 Statement on Signing the Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004 George W. Bush December 6, 2004
H.R. 1350 Statement on Signing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 George W. Bush December 6, 2004
H.R. 4200 Statement on Signing the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 George W. Bush November 8, 2004
H.R. 4200 Statement on Signing the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 George W. Bush November 1, 2004
H.R. 4011 Statement on Signing the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 George W. Bush October 25, 2004
H.R. 4850 Statement on Signing the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 George W. Bush October 25, 2004
H.R. 854 Statement on Signing the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 George W. Bush October 25, 2004
H.R. 4567 Statement on Signing the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 George W. Bush October 25, 2004
H.R. 4837 Statement on Signing the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 George W. Bush October 18, 2004
H.R. 2443 Statement on Signing the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 George W. Bush August 16, 2004
H.R. 4613 Statement on Signing the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 George W. Bush August 9, 2004
H.R. 4322 Statement on Signing Legislation To Provide for the Transfer of the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex George W. Bush July 5, 2004
S. 2092 Statement on Signing Legislation To Address the Participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization George W. Bush June 21, 2004
H.R. 2584 Statement on Signing Legislation To Provide for the Conveyance to the Utrok Atoll Local Government of a Decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship, and for Other Purposes George W. Bush April 19, 2004
H.R. 254 Statement on Signing Legislation on Amendments to the Mexico-United States Agreement on the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank George W. Bush April 12, 2004
S. 610 Statement on Signing the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 George W. Bush March 1, 2004
H.R. 2673 Statement on Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 George W. Bush February 2, 2004
S. 1683 Statement on Signing the Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003 George W. Bush December 29, 2003
S. 1680 Statement on Signing the Defense Production Reauthorization Act of 2003 George W. Bush December 29, 2003
H.R. 1828 Statement on Signing the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 George W. Bush December 22, 2003
H.R. 2417 Statement on Signing the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 George W. Bush December 22, 2003
H.R. 2115 Statement on Signing the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act George W. Bush December 22, 2003
H.R. 1 Statement on Signing the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 George W. Bush December 15, 2003
H.R. 2754 Statement on Signing the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 George W. Bush December 8, 2003
S. 189 Statement on Signing the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act George W. Bush December 8, 2003
H.R. 1588 Statement on Signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 George W. Bush December 1, 2003
H.R. 2559 Statement on Signing the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2004 George W. Bush December 1, 2003
S. 313 Statement on Signing the Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003 George W. Bush November 24, 2003
H.R. 2691 Statement on Signing the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 George W. Bush November 17, 2003
H.R. 3289 Statement on Signing the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 George W. Bush November 10, 2003

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 2001 forward.