The Constitution also specifies that if the President does not veto or sign a bill within 10 days excluding Sundays , it becomes a law. This prevents the President from killing legislation through simple inaction. The exception is if Congress has adjourned before the 10 days are up--thereby preventing a possible return with a veto. In that case the legislation does not become law. This situation gives rise to what has been called a "pocket veto" --when the President does not return the leegislation to Congress, but simply does not act.
In that case the bill does not become law. During the 20th century controversy arose about the meaning of the word "adjournment" and the possibility for a pocket veto. Did this refer only to ajournment between Congresses "adjournment sine die" or between sessions, or did it refer to any break e.
Obama withheld his signature from a measure during an intersession recess period H. Res 64, th Congress, 1st sess. Featured Search Historical Highlights of the House. Learn about Foreign Leader Addresses. Featured Search the People of the House. Majority Leaders. Bean Soup!
Featured Black Americans in Congress. Featured Mace of the U. House of Represen- tatives. House Trivia Timeline. Featured Resources for National History Day Overriding a presidential veto requires a two-thirds majority in both the House and the Senate, as specified in Article 1, Section 7.
Given the expected vote margin in the Senate, it is unlikely Congress will override the expected President Trump veto, so the veto will be sustained. In either event, if Trump does issue a veto, it would be the first of his presidency. During his eight years in the White House, Obama issued 12 vetoes and only one was overridden - a veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act in September His predecessor, President George W.
Just four of the 12 Bush vetoes were overridden. Often, the threat of a veto is enough to ward off legislation that will surely get rejected by the President. The resolution was introduced to block a U. Department of Education D. The rule changed the process students must follow to discharge their loans and empowered the D.
Susie Lee D-Nevada introduced the resolution on September 26, On January 16, , Democrats and six Republicans voted to pass the resolution in the U.
A version of the resolution passed the U. The resolution was introduced in response to a January 3 airstrike ordered by the president that killed General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The resolution was introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine D-Va. It passed the U. Senate by a vote on February 13, , and the U. House by a vote on March 11, The resolution prohibited the president from engaging in the use of force against Iran without prior congressional approval either in the form of a declaration of war or a specific authorization.
In his veto message, President Trump argued that the resolution "incorrectly implies that the military airstrike against Qassem Soleimani in Iraq was conducted without statutory authority," saying it was authorized under the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq.
Bob Menendez D-N. Senate by a vote on June 20, , and the U. House by a vote on July 17, The resolution prohibited an export license providing technical data allowing for the manufacture of the Aurora fuzing system used in the Paveway IV laser-guided bomb to Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom which had been proposed on June 3, In his veto message, President Trump said that the resolution could "produce unintended consequences for defense procurement and interoperability with and between our partners.
The resolution prohibited an export license related to the Paveway II laser-guided bomb to France, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom which had been proposed on June 3, On October 15, , President Donald Trump R vetoed A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, The resolution was similar to H.
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