What happens a bill is vetoed by the President?

Answer 1

When a bill that has passed both Houses of Congress is presented to the President, he/she can do three things:

1. Sign it into law.
2. Return it to the House where it originated with his/her objections (veto it).
3. Do nothing.

Once presented with a bill, the President has ten days not counting Sundays in which to either sign it or veto it. If he/she does neither within those ten days, and at the end of the ten days Congress is still in session, the bill automatically becomes a law. If the President neither signs nor vetoes the bill within the ten days, and at the end of the ten days Congress is no longer in session, the bill automatically dies. To allow a bill passed by Congress during the last ten days of its session to die by doing nothing with it is known as a pocket veto.

If the President returns the bill with his/her objections, Congress can modify it and pass a revised version, which the President again would choose to sign or veto. However, if at least two thirds of each House of Congress votes to pass the version that the President rejected, it becomes law anyway; that is known as overriding the President's veto.

Answer 2

the bill is sent back to congress for further debate and adjustment

Answer 3

A veto. 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.

Answer 4

The bill is vetoed. 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.

Answer 5

The bill has been vetoed. 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.

Answer 6

It still becomes law in ten days unless Congress adjourns in this ten-day period. If Congress adjourns, the bill is, in effect vetoed, and does not become law. This latter case is called a pocket veto.

Answer 7

A president has essentially three options when presented with a bill (actually, there are four, but at any given time there are only three).

1. He can sign it and pass it into law.

2. He can veto it and return it to Congress.

3. He can do nothing. This is called a "pocket veto" (he puts the bill "in his pocket" and ignores it). In practice, this means the bill becomes law anyway after ten days, if Congress is in session at the time. If not, it means the bill does not become law. A pocket veto may not be overridden; the bill must be reintroduced and re-passed.

In practice, Congress has routinely appointed agents to received returned bills when they're not in session for decades, because the pocket veto is widely seen as a loophole in the Constitution. Presidents have been reluctant to challenge this, because they know they're on shaky legal ground.

Answer 8

When a bill that has passed both Houses of Congress is presented to the President, he/she can do three things:

1. Sign it into law.
2. Return it to the House where it originated with his/her objections (veto it).
3. Do nothing.

Once presented with a bill, the President has ten days not counting Sundays in which to either sign it or veto it. If he/she does neither within those ten days, and at the end of the ten days Congress is still in session, the bill automatically becomes a law. If the President neither signs nor vetoes the bill within the ten days, and at the end of the ten days Congress is no longer in session, the bill automatically dies. To allow a bill passed by Congress during the last ten days of its session to die by doing nothing with it is known as a pocket veto.

If the President returns the bill with his/her objections, Congress can modify it and pass a revised version, which the President again would choose to sign or veto. However, if at least two thirds of each House of Congress votes to pass the version that the President rejected, it becomes law anyway; that is known as overriding the President's veto.