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Senior ISIS information minister Wael Adel Salman killed in Syria after U.S. drone strike
Islamic State (ISIS)
Sep 16 2016
Senior ISIS leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani killed in Syria after U.S. airstrike
Islamic State (ISIS)
Aug 30 2016
President Obama becomes the first President to visit Hiroshima laying a wreath at Peace Memorial Park
International Relations
May 27 2016
Senior Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour killed in Pakistan after U.S. drone strike
Taliban
May 22 2016
Nutritional labels updated and modernized to better inform consumers of what they are purchasing under new labeling rules by the Food and Drug Administration
Health & Welfare
May 20 2016
Senior ISIS leader Abu Sa'ad al-Sudani killed in Syria after U.S. airstrike
Islamic State (ISIS)
May 05 2016
Senior Al-Qaeda leader Abu Firas al-Suri killed in Syria after U.S. air strike
Al-Qaeda
Apr 04 2016
ISIS Finance Minister Haji Iman killed during U.S. operation
Islamic State (ISIS)
Mar 25 2016
Senior ISIS leader Omar al-Shishani and 12 additional ISIS fighters killed in Syria after a series of U.S. drone and manned aircraft strikes
Islamic State (ISIS)
Mar 15 2016
150 Al-Shabaab fighters killed at Somalia training camp after U.S. air strike
Terrorism
Mar 08 2016
Senior Al-Shabaab leader Yusuf Ali Ugas killed in Somalia after U.S. air strike
Terrorism
Mar 05 2016
Senior Al-Shabaab leader Mohamed Mire killed in Somalia after U.S. air strike
Terrorism
Mar 05 2016
Senior unnamed ISIS operative captured and detained during U.S. led raid in Iraq
Islamic State (ISIS)
Mar 03 2016
Senior ISIS leader Noureddine Chouchane and over thirty ISIS militants killed in Libya after U.S. airstrikes
Islamic State (ISIS)
Feb 19 2016
ISIS cash depot holding millions of dollars bombed in Mosul, Iraq by U.S. air strike
Islamic State (ISIS)
Jan 11 2016
Senior ISIS leader Abu Mohammed al-Adnani injured and detained in Iraq after U.S. air strike
Islamic State (ISIS)
Jan 07 2016
Environmentally hazardous plastic microbeads found in personal care products banned from being manufactured in the U.S.
Microbead-Free Waters Act
Dec 18 2015
Families with three or more children have their taxes reduced $200-$600 through the permanent expansion of the Child Tax Credit
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Dec 18 2015
College students can claim $2,500 towards tuition, fees, and course material on their taxes after the extension of the American Opportunity Tax Credit
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Dec 18 2015
Medical marijuana patients may purchase prescriptions without fear of arrest after DEA prohibited from raiding legal dispensaries
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Dec 18 2015
Solar and wind energy production to double in size through a five year extension of Federal tax credits
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Dec 18 2015
World community pledges to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees celsius
Environment
Dec 12 2015
Teacher performance evaluations no longer based off student test results after passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act
Every Student Succeeds Act
Dec 10 2015
Senior Al-Qaida leader Abdirahman Sandhere killed in Lybia by U.S. air strike
Al-Qaeda
Dec 07 2015
Military personnel who handled service dogs in combat zones given first rights of adoption after the dog retires from duty
Military & Defense
Nov 25 2015
Senior ISIS leader Wisam al Zubaidi killed in Libya by U.S. air strike
Islamic State (ISIS)
Nov 14 2015
Senior ISIS leader Abu Nabil killed in Libya by U.S. air strike
Islamic State (ISIS)
Nov 14 2015
Senior ISIS leader Mohammed Emwazi (Jihadi John) killed in Syria by U.S. drone strike
Islamic State (ISIS)
Nov 13 2015
Senior ISIS leader Abu Nabil killed in Libya by U.S. air strike
Islamic State (ISIS)
Nov 13 2015
Veterans and their families offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities in all fifty states
Veterans Benefits
Nov 11 2015
Seventy hostages held by ISIS in Iraq rescued after joint operation with Iraqi soldiers and US special forces
Islamic State (ISIS)
Oct 22 2015
Senior Al-Qaida leader Sanafi al-Nasr killed in Syria by U.S. air strike
Al-Qaeda
Oct 18 2015
Senior Al-Qaida leader Muhsin al-Fadhli killed in Syria by U.S. air strike
Terrorism
Jul 21 2015
Senior Al-Qaida leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi killed in Yemen by U.S. drone strike
Al-Qaeda
Jun 12 2015
Senior Al-Qaida leader Nasr al-Ansi killed in Yemen by a CIA-led U.S. drone strike
Al-Qaeda
Apr 21 2015
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act
signed into law
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act
Apr 16 2015
New Medicare formula changes the way doctors are reimbursed; rewards doctors when their patients have better health outcomes
Health Care Industry
Apr 16 2015
Abortion coverage extended to Peace Corps volunteers who became pregnant because of rape, incest, and life endangerment
Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015
Dec 16 2014
President Obama pledges $3 Billion to global fund assisting poor countries coping with climate change
Global Warming
Nov 14 2014
Broad Coalition of Middle-Eastern countries conduct military campaign against ISIS inside of Syria
Terrorism
Sep 2014
Agriculture Act of 2014
signed into law
Agriculture Act of 2014
Feb 07 2014
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
signed into law
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 02 2013
Senior Al-Qaida commander Fahd al-Quso killed in Yemen by a CIA-led U.S. drone strike
Al-Qaeda
May 06 2012
Members of Congress and certain government employees prohibited from using non-public information for personal profit
STOCK Act
Apr 04 2012
War in Iraq ended with last American troops crossing border into Kuwait
2003 Iraq War
Dec 17 2011
$700 million annual funding for child protection, child abuse prevention, family support and adoption promotion through 2016
Child and Family Services Improvement Act
Sep 30 2011
Small family farms selling locally exempted from federal regulations such as traceability and record keeping
Food Safety Modernization Act
Jan 04 2011
Safety of imported food improved with new FSVP & VQIP programs that helps ensure it is safe, unadulterated and not misbranded
Food Safety Modernization Act
Jan 04 2011
Safety of U.S. grown food improved with requirements for large factory farms to register all food handlers and maintain records relating to food safety
Food Safety Modernization Act
Jan 04 2011
$186 billion in tax relief for all tax payers by extending the Bush income tax cuts for 2010 & 2011
2010 Tax & Jobs Compromise
Dec 17 2010
$136 billion in tax relief for 21 million middle class households through patch to the Alternative Minimum Tax for 2010 & 2011
2010 Tax & Jobs Compromise
Dec 17 2010
$111 billion in tax relief for workers by a reducing social security payroll tax from 6.2% to 4.2% for 2011.
2010 Tax & Jobs Compromise
Dec 17 2010
Unemployment benefits extended for 13 months at a cost of $56 billion
2010 Tax & Jobs Compromise
Dec 17 2010
$40 billion in tax credits for college students and lower income families with children
2010 Tax & Jobs Compromise
Dec 17 2010
Number of eligible children enrolled in school meal programs increased by approximately 115,000 students
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
Dec 13 2010
Schools and communities provided resources to utilize local farms and gardens to provide fresh produce for school food programs.
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
Dec 13 2010
$1.5 billion awarded to some 75,000 black farmers who were victims of discrimination in applying for farm loans from 1983 to 1997
Claims Resolution Act
Dec 08 2010
$3.4 billion settlement for Native Americans against the US government arising from incorrect accounting for royalties on mineral leases
Claims Resolution Act
Dec 08 2010
Veteran work-study programs expanded to include congressional offices, state agencies and institutions of higher learning
Veterans' Benefit Act
Oct 14 2010
On-the-job training opportunities expanded for veterans by reimbursing energy sector employers for training costs.
Veterans' Benefit Act
Oct 14 2010
Insurance policy amounts and terms enhanced for severely disabled veterans
Veterans' Benefit Act
Oct 14 2010
Service members receiving relocation orders protected from early termination fees for certain contracts and residential leases
Veterans' Benefit Act
Oct 14 2010
$10 million in job training, counseling, placement services, and child care services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children
Veterans' Benefit Act
Oct 14 2010
Disabled veterans provided improved independent assisted living services, automobile adaptive equipment and allowances for automobile purchase
Veterans' Benefit Act
Oct 14 2010
Large disparity in jail sentences reduced for crack cocaine related offenses that disproportionately affected African Americans
Fair Sentencing Act
Aug 03 2010
Sonya Sotomayor nominated and approved as Supreme Court justice
May 25 2009
Credit cardholders protected against arbitrary interest rate increases, hidden and excessive fees, and due date gimmicks
Credit Card Act
May 22 2009
Financial Crisis Inquiry commission created to examine and report on the domestic and global causes of the 2008 - 2009 financial and economic crisis
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
Mortgage lending businesses added to list of financial institutions subject to Federal criminal law in fraudulent lending practices
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
Crime of major fraud against the United States amended to include Federal grants made to stimulate economic recovery for fiscal years 2009 and 2010
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
Securities fraud definition amended to include fraud related to commodities futures and derivatives fraud
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
$140 million in special funding for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate fraud in financial institutions
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
$100 million in special funding for the offices of the United States Attorneys to investigate and prosecute fraud in financial institutions
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
$80 million in special funding to the criminal, civil and tax divisions of the Dept of Justice to investigate and prosecute fraud in financial institutions
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
$60 million in special funding for the Postal Inspection Service to investigate financial institutions for fraud
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
$60 million in special funding for Inspector General's Office at the U S Dept of Housing and Urban Development to investigate financial institutions for fraud
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
$40 million in special funding for the Secret Service to investigate financial institutions for fraud
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
$42 million in special funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate securites fraud in financial institutions
Fraud Enforcement Act
May 20 2009
250,000 volunteers by 2017 for community service programs in low income neighborhoods
Serve America Act
Apr 21 2009
Community volunteer program expanded to address the education, health care, energy and veterans needs of low income communities
Serve America Act
Apr 21 2009
Disadvantaged youth job opportunites enhanced by community service to gain skills/experience and earn education grants and stipends
Serve America Act
Apr 21 2009