Congressional Limits on Pocket Veto
1990-04-08T21:47:25-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWFmXC8xOTkwMDQwODIxNTEwNzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Representative Butler Derrick, D-SC discussed his proposed legislation to require the president to return a bill to Congress while Congress was still in session. This would avoid a pocket veto while the Congress has recessed, but still allow the president to pocket veto legislation at the end of a session, or when Congress has adjourned. A president has three options when he receives legislation from Congress: 1) he can sign the legislation, making it law; 2) he can veto the legislation and send it back to Congress which can override the veto by a 2/3 vote in both houses; and, 3) he can take no action and if Congress is not in session, the bill dies.
Representative Butler Derrick, D-SC discussed his proposed legislation to require the president to return a bill to Congress while Congress … read more
Representative Butler Derrick, D-SC discussed his proposed legislation to require the president to return a bill to Congress while Congress was still in session. This would avoid a pocket veto while the Congress has recessed, but still allow the president to pocket veto legislation at the end of a session, or when Congress has adjourned. A president has three options when he receives legislation from Congress: 1) he can sign the legislation, making it law; 2) he can veto the legislation and send it back to Congress which can override the veto by a 2/3 vote in both houses; and, 3) he can take no action and if Congress is not in session, the bill dies. close
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