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Events in the year 2015 in the United States.

Incumbents

 * President: Barack Obama (Democratic)
 * Vice President: Joe Biden (Democratic)
 * Chief Justice: John Roberts
 * Speaker of the House of Representatives: John Boehner (R–Ohio)
 * Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid (D–Nevada)
 * Congress: 113th (until January 3), 114th (starting January 3)

January

 * January 1
 * New laws that go into effect on January 1.
 * Under Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services begins using the Medicare fee schedule to give larger payments to physicians who provide high-quality care compared with cost.

February

 * February 1 – Super Bowl XLIX is scheduled to be played in Glendale, Arizona.
 * February 23 – NASA's Dawn spacecraft is expected to arrive at the dwarf planet Ceres.

July

 * July 14 – NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is expected to fly by Pluto and Charon and explore the area for five months, until the distance becomes too great. New Horizons will then enter the Kuiper belt and eventually leave the Solar System.

September

 * Pope Francis has announced his intention to visit the United States this year and attend the Catholic Church's sponsored World Meeting of Families event being held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

November

 * November 3 – Election Day
 * Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi hold gubernatorial elections.

TBA

 * Tesla Motors plans to introduce a $40,000 version of its Model E electric car.
 * The Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District in Houston, Texas is scheduled to open.
 * The University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley is founded in Brownsville, Texas.
 * The United States and South Korea will dissolve the post-Korean War Combined Forces Command.
 * David Letterman, longtime host of The Late Show, has announced his intention to retire.
 * Elio Motors will begin selling vehicles to the public.