2019 in the United States
overview of USA-related events during the year of 2019
Events from the year 2019 in the United States.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Donald Trump (R-New York, then R-Florida)
Vice President: Mike Pence (R-Indiana)
Chief Justice: John Roberts (Maryland)
Speaker of the House of Representatives:
Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) (until January 3)
Nancy Pelosi (D-California) (starting January 3)
Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)
Congress: 115th (until January 3), 116th (starting January 3)
State governments
Events
January
January 1
Public Domain Day: All works published in 1923 except sound recordings enter the public domain in the United States, the first works to do so since the passage of the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.
Washington state bans all persons under 21 years of age from purchasing a semi-automatic assault rifle.
January 2 – Adventist Health System rebranded its facilities to the trade name AdventHealth.
January 3 – The Democrats take control of the House of Representatives, with a promise to end the government shutdown, but without funding for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. The Republicans increase their control of the United States Senate.
January 4 – Government data reveals that the U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs in December, far ahead of predictions of 177,000, and that manufacturing ended 2018 with the most jobs added in one year since 1997.
January 8 – In a televised address to the nation, President Donald Trump makes the case for his proposed border wall.
January 11 – Representative Tulsi Gabbard announces her candidacy for U.S. president.
January 12
The ongoing government shutdown becomes the longest in U.S. history at 22 days, leaving 800,000 employees unpaid.
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