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George W. Bush during his presidency of 8 years from 2001 to 2009 signed 56 signature pieces of legislation. Major ones of these includedUSA PATRIOT Act,Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq,Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002,United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act,Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act,Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. He vetoed theFood, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act and 2 other pieces of legislation.

During his presidency America withdrew from theAnti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and theKyoto Protocol. Some of the international treaties signed during Bush's presidency wereSORT,Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, International Cooperation on Computer Crimes among others.

President Bush vetoed eight pieces of legislation during his presidency:

• July 19, 2006:Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act known asH.R. 810.
• May 1, 2007:U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007. Earlier version of this bill known asH.R. 1591.
• June 20, 2007: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 also known as (S. 5).^[5]
• October 3, 2007: State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 also known asH.R. 976.^[6]
• November 2, 2007:Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (veto overriden by Congress)
• December 12, 2007: State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 also known asH.R. 3963.^[7]
• June 18, 2008:Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (veto overriden by Congress)
• July 15, 2008:Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (veto overriden by Congress)

George W. Bush signed several international treaties, including :

• SORT (2002) - better known as theMoscow Treaty, the United States and Russia agreed to limit their nuclear arsenal to 1700–2200 operationally deployed warheads each.
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001)^[8]
• International Cooperation on Computer Crimes (2001)^[9]
• Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (2000)^[10]
• Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Pornography (2000)^[11]

Early on in his first term, George W. Bush withdrew from a number of international treaties, most of which had previously been signed but not ratified, including:

• Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
• Kyoto Protocol

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