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A pocket veto is the process of dropping a bill if congress adjourns. This process occurs if a bill sits on a president's desk for more than 10 days without being signed and is not directly passed or vetoed by the president.
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What bill is dropped if congress adjourns?
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What is it called if congress adjourns before the president signs a bill?
"pocket veto"
What occurs when congress adjourns while the president is holding the bill?
A Pocket Veto
A pocket veto occurs when .?
the President takes no action on a bill and Congress adjourns
What 2 things can happen if a president vetoes a bill?
If the President does not sign a bill, it still becomes the law in ten days unless Congress adjourns during this 10-day period. If Congress adjourns and the President does not sign it, it dies and does not become law.
When the President dose not sign a bill sent to him or her by the Congress by holding it for ten days after Congress adjourns?
Pocket Veto! (novaNet)
What is it called when a president lets a bill die after congress adjourns its session?
That is called a "pocket veto."
What is it called if Congress is not in session and the president lets a bill die by not signing it?
This is called a pocket veto by the President. He figuratively puts the bill away in his pocket. He can only do this if he has the bill for less that 10 days when Congress adjourns . If he gets the bill more than 10 days before Congress adjourns, it becomes law even if he does not sign it unless he vetoes it and so informs Congress.
If a bill arrives on the desk of the president of the US and it originated in the Senate A pocket veto will be possible for him only if what?
A pocket veto will be possible for the president only if Congress adjourns before the president has ten days to sign or veto the bill. If Congress adjourns during this period, the bill does not become law and is effectively vetoed.
What happens if a president does not sign or veto a bill within ten days and congress adjourns?
the bill is automatically vetoed. aka pocket veto :)
When congress adjourns it?
Ends a session
If the President does not sign a bill within ten days and Congress adjourns during that time what happens to the bill?
The bill automatically dies. For a president to allow that to happen is known as a pocket veto.
