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If the congress passes a law that the president does not wish to sign how many days does he have to return it?
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When is a pocket veto usually used by a US president?
The President can use a pocket veto is when two conditions exist: Congress adjourns for more than ten days, and bill return to Congress is not possible. In recent years, presidents have used a controversial procedure called a "protective return" pocket veto, when presidents claim the right to pocket veto a bill, but then return it to Congress's legally designated agents.
Can the president veto laws passed by the congress?
yes, he can, provided he acts within 10 days or Congress adjourns before the days are up.
Did President Bush get congress approval on war in Iraq before sending troops?
Yes, he could not go to war with out congress approval. He could, but only for 90 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.
What governmental body can declare war?
The Congress. The president can engage in military actions, however, these must be stopped without congressional support within 90 days.
If Congress passes a law that the president does not wish to sign how many days does he have to return it?
10 days (Sunday's excepted)
What happens if congress is in session and the president doesn't sign a bill in ten days?
It passes
How much time does a President have to veto a bill?
the president has ten day's to veto a bill.
How many days does the president have to return a law?
its ten im Cody and i approve this message
What happens when a president ignores a bill for 10 days when Congress is not in session?
You're thinking of what's become known as a "pocket veto." The answer is, it depends on what Congress does. If the President hangs onto the bill for ten days and Congress is *still in session* then the bill becomes law without his signature. If, on the other hand, Congress adjourns (closes down and goes home) before the ten-day mark, then the bill fails, as though the President had vetoed it. Also, Sundays don't count (so if the President gets a bill on a Friday, he has until the Wednesday after next to make up his mind).
After a bill is introduced into congress where does it go?
If both houses of Congress agree on a bill, it is sent to the President. The President can then can do one of three things: 1. sign and make it a law 2. veto it which means to send it back to Congress with his objection. 3. Just hold it. If he does this , it automatically becomes a law after 10 days unless Congress adjourns before the days are up. Otherwise, it dies as if it had been vetoed.
Can a bill become law without a presidential signature?
Yes. If the president vetoes a bill it goes back to the Congress. If both houses of Congress pass the bill again, but this time by a two-thirds majority, then the bill becomes law without the President's signature. Alternately, the President can sit on the bill, taking no action on it at all. If the President takes no action at all, and ten days passes (not including Sundays), the bill becomes law without the President's signature. However, if the Congress has adjourned before the ten days passes and without a Presidential signature, the bill fails. This is known as a pocket veto.
What happens when a president doesn't return a bill in 10 days and what is the exception to the rule?
The president gets only 1 chance to get it
When is a pocket veto usually used by a US president?
The President can use a pocket veto is when two conditions exist: Congress adjourns for more than ten days, and bill return to Congress is not possible. In recent years, presidents have used a controversial procedure called a "protective return" pocket veto, when presidents claim the right to pocket veto a bill, but then return it to Congress's legally designated agents.
What actions can a president take when he receives a bill?
When a bill is passed by Congress and is presented to the President, he/she has ten days, not counting Sundays, to act on it. There are three things a President can do with a bill:The President can sign the bill, making it a law.The President can return it to the House of Congress where it originated with his/her objections to it. That is called a veto.The President can do nothing. If the President fails to act on a bill within the ten days allowed and Congress is still in session at the end of the ten days, the bill automatically becomes a law, as if the President had signed it. If Congress is no longer in session at the end of the ten days, the bill does not become law. That is known as a pocket veto.
How long does the president have to look over a bill?
If he does not approve, he must return the bill, unsigned, within ten days, excluding Sundays, to the house of the United States Congress in which it originated, while the Congress is in session.
If a bill passes both the House and the Senate and goes to the President during the annual session of Congress but the President doesn't sign it what happens to the bill?
After a period of ten days (not including Sundays), the bill becomes law, unless the President vetoes it and returns it to Congress. If the President does not sign the bill within 10 days, it becomes law without his signature. If Congress is adjourned, and bill return is not possible, then the president may exercise a pocket veto, in which case his failure to sign the bill has the effect of killing the bill. In the modern era, the only time when these circumstances apply is at the end of a two year congress, because during recesses and breaks, Congress designates legal agents to receive veto messages and other communications. Pocket vetoes are controversial because some presidents have claimed the right to use a pocket veto even though bill return is possible. (see the related link)
