The purpose for this post is to inform you of the new laws and acts enacted by President Bush. It’s good to know what’s going on because some of them may benefit us as a people. It’s important for us to watch every step our government takes. We elect them, so we need to make sure they are doing their job. The laws I list are posted at whitehouse.gov. For a more unbiased version, I’d recommend doing additional research at govtrack.us. As always feel free to leave any additional comments.

On Friday, January 4, 2008, the President signed into law:
S. 2436, which establishes a designated date for the commencement of the five-year term of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

On Monday, January 7, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 660, the “Court Security Improvement Act of 2007,” which bars possession of dangerous weapons, in addition to guns, in Federal courts; provides for other protections for Federal judges and other Federal officials; authorizes grants for programs to increase court security; and increases penalties for various violent crimes against the immediate families of Federal officials;
H.R. 3690, the “U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007,” which, by October 2009, transfers employees of the Library of Congress Police to the U.S. Capitol Police and expands the jurisdiction of the U.S. Capitol Police to include the grounds and building of the Library of Congress; and
S. 863, the “Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007,” which establishes a crime of fraud in connection with benefits related to Federally-declared major disasters or emergencies; and increases criminal penalties for engaging in mail or wire fraud in relation to such benefits.

On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2640, the “NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007,” which requires accurate information on individuals prohibited from possessing firearms to be transmitted by State and local government and Federal agencies to the Justice Department-administered National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS); and provides incentives for facilitating electronic transmission of such information to NICS.

On Monday, January 28, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 which authorizes funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, for military construction, and for national security-related energy programs.

On Tuesday, January 29, 2008, the President signed into law:
Executive Order Protecting American Taxpayers from Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks
Fact sheet for more information

On Thursday, January 31, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 5104, the “Protect America Act Extension,” which extends the Protect America Act through February 16, 2008.