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no they adjourn for much longer periods all the time
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Can house or senate adjourn anytime it wants to?
Not completely. The Constitution gives Congress the power to set its own procedures. The 20th amendment states that Congress must convene at least once a year at noon on the 3rd day of January unless it by law provides for a different day. It does not say how long the session is to be. Article 1, Section 8, paragraph 4 states that when Congress is in session, neither house may adjourn for more than 3 days without the consent of the other house. Lastly Article 2, Section 3 gives the President the power to convene Congress in extraordinary situations and if the two houses disagree as to the time of adjournment, the President may adjourn them to such time as he chooses.
How many times has the President adjourned Congress?
The US president does not have the power to adjourn Congress. However, he can call a Congress back into session .
Law passed by congress or by other legislative bodies?
A law is passed when both houses of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate) approve a bill. It then goes the the President for his signature, and he can do one of four things: He can sign the bill, and so pass it into law; he can veto the bill, which then sends it back to Congress to see if they have the votes (2/3 majority) to override the veto and pass the bill anyway; he can do nothing when Congress is in session, and the bill will be passed into law ten days later without his approval; or he can do nothing when Congress will adjourn within ten days, after which the bill is dead (this is known as a pocket veto).
What happens when congress adjourns?
When Congress adjourns it means they are out of session and done with business. Congress session lasts for one year with there being two sessions. Any bill that has not gone through the entire legislative process before Congress adjourns is considered dead.
What branch can convene and adjourn congress?
Technically, yes. Article 2, Section 3 of the Constitution does give the President some power to adjourn (and convene) Congress, but under specific circumstances: "He may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper."The conditions for adjournment are so limited that no president has ever exercised this administrative power.
Why are special sessions of Congress rarely called?
Most problems that Congress can deal with can be foreseen, so Congress does not adjourn if pressing legislation is pending. It is very unusual that some event would warrant a special session. Telephone calls can deal with most unexpected problems that can occur.
How many days does a president have to sign a bill?
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.
What are the presidents options when he receives a bill from congress?
He can either sign it to make it a bill, veto it (that is send it back to Congress unsigned ,with his objections ) , or just hold it. If he just holds a bill and Congress stays in session, it becomes law without his signature in 10 days. If Congress adjourns in less than10 days after he gets it, it dies if he does not sign it. Such is called a pocket veto. If he vetoes it, Congress can override his veto with a 2/3 majority vote of both houses.
Who has the power to prorogue Congress?
article 2, section 3 of the constittution gives the president the power to prorogue, or adjourn, a session,but only when two houses cannot agree on a date for adjournment.
What is the difference in the effects between a pocket veto and a normal veto registered by the president?
With a "regular" veto, the president prevents it from becoming a law by withholding his signature and returning it to Congress; with a pocket veto he also withholds his signature, but does so when Congress has adjourned and has not designated a legal agent to receive veto or other messages (as at the end of a two-year congress). This is a pocket veto, and the bill dies after 10 days of being submitted to the president. A pocket veto applies only when the Congress is not in session.
What are president's options when he receives a bill from congress?
He can either sign it to make it a bill, veto it (that is send it back to Congress unsigned ,with his objections ) , or just hold it. If he just holds a bill and Congress stays in session, it becomes law without his signature in 10 days. If Congress adjourns in less than10 days after he gets it, it dies if he does not sign it. Such is called a pocket veto. If he vetoes it, Congress can override his veto with a 2/3 majority vote of both houses.
What happens when the president vetoes a bill?
The bill dies. However, the bill can still become a law if Congress overrides the veto with a 2/3 vote. If the president initially does nothing, no signature or veto, the bill automatically becomes law after 10 days, excluding Sundays, if Congress is still in session. If after 10 days Congress is NOT in session, then the bill dies. This is called a pocket veto.
