Expanded hate crime law in the US to include sexual orientation through the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act [link]

Provided stimulus funding to boost private sector spaceflight programs [link]

Appointed nation’s first Chief Technology Officer [link]

Signed financial reform law establishing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to look out for the interests of everyday Americans [link]

Signed financial reform law requiring lenders to verify applicants’ credit history, income, and employment status [link]

Signed financial reform law allowing shareholders of publicly traded companies to vote on executive pay [link]

Cut prescription drug cost for medicare recipients by 50% [link]

Provided $12.2 billion in new funding for Individuals With Disabilities Act [link]

Extended benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees [link]

Appointed more openly gay officials than any other president in US history [link]

Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers [link]

Provided travel expenses to families of fallen soldiers to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB [link]

Launched recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovering Act, providing transparency and allowing the public to report fraud, waste, or abuse [link]

Signed the Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, which provides health care to 11 million kids - 4 million of whom were previously uninsured [link]

Repealed Bush era restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research [link]

Signed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at improving the lives of Americans living with paralysis [link]

Signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act to stop fraud and wasteful spending in the defense procurement and contracting system [link]

Issued executive order to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay [link]

Ended Bush administration’s CIA program of ‘enhanced interrogation methods’ [link]

Health Care Reform Bill, preventing insurance companies from denying insurance because of a pre-existing condition [link]

Lifted restrictions granting Cuban Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send remittances to the island [link]

Increased funding for national parks and forests by 10% [link]

via WhatTheFuckHasObamaDoneSoFar.com