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When a president opposes a bill, he may try to stop it from becoming law by vetoing it. Many vetoes are immediate, but he has a ten-day period during which he can do it. When congress is in session, and the president vetoes a bill, the proposed bill can then goes back to congress, which can try to over-ride the president's veto. This requires a 2/3 majority in both houses of congress.
Sometimes a president can stop a bill another way. If congress is not in session, he can simply do nothing for ten days, which is called a "pocket veto," and the bill will not become law, because congress is not in session to try to over-ride it.
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How many days does a US president have to either sign or return a bill before if becomes a law?
10 days
How many days does a president have to either sign or return a bill before it becomes a law.?
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How many days does the president have to return a law?
its ten im Cody and i approve this message
When a president keeps a bill and does not sign this means what?
If a president hasn't touched a bill for 10 days then a Pocket Veto is Issued
Legislative bill becomes law when the president neither signs or vetoes the bill?
What is it called when a bill becomes law if the President does not sign it nor veto it ,after so many days?
Can the bill become law without the president's signature?
yes: if congress has sent the bill to the president and they do not sign it after ten days, the bill becomes law
What happens with a bill that has been passed by the congress but the congress is in still in session - what does the president do?
Once Congress has passed a bill, the President has 10 days to sign it, and it becomes law, or veto it, and send it back to Congress.If the President does not sign or veto the bill in 10 days, it becomes law without the Presidents signature, if Congress is in session. If the President does not sign or veto it in 10 days, and Congress is NOT in session, it is vetoed, called a pocket veto.
What happens if congress is in session and the president doesn't sign a bill in ten days?
It passes
What can the president do with a bill sent to him by Congress?
president signs- bill becomes LAWpresident refuses to sign - bill becomes LAW if the Pres. keeps it ten dayspresident vetoes--- sends it back to congress unsigned in less than ten days. Congress now requires a 2/3 vote to make it law or else if dies.president uses "pocket veto"-- possible only if Congress adjourns before the President has had ten days to consider the bill, In this event , the bill dies if the President does not sign it.
What happens when a president sets a bill aside and ignores it?
If a President does not sign a bill and Congress is in session, after 10 days that bill becomes law. If the President does not sign a bill and Congress is not in session, after 10 days it is vetoed. This is called a pocket veto.
What can the president keep a bill for?
He can't keep the bill. He can sign it, veto it, or do a pocket vote by letting it sit 10 days.
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.
