2012 in the United States

Events in the year 2012 in the United States. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: Barack Obama (D-Illinois) Vice President: Joe Biden (D-Delaware) Chief Justice: John Roberts (Maryland) Speaker of the House of Representatives: John Boehner (R-Ohio) Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid (D-Nevada) Congress: 112th ==== State governments ==== == Events == === January === January 1 – New laws that go into effect on January 1: Hawaii and Delaware's civil union laws go into effect.

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