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What happens if a president does not sign or veto a bill within ten days and congress adjourns?
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∙ 11y ago
the bill is automatically vetoed. aka pocket veto :)
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Uses pocket veto?
The President is the one that can use a pocket veto. This type of veto happens if Congress adjourns within the 10-day period the President has to pass or veto the bill.
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.
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.
Pocket veto can only be used when?
When Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it.
If the president does not sign or veto a bill within ten days and congress adjourns what happens?
If Congress has not adjourned, the bill becomes law anyway. If Congress does adjourn during the ten-day period, the President may elect not to sign, creating the special case of veto called a "pocket veto". (This type of veto has been challenged, sometimes successfully, and the bill can become law.)
What is it called when a president fails to act on a bill and the congress adjourns within ten days?
Veto. If a bill is not signed it must be returned to Congress. However, Congress may, if it chooses, surpass the President's Veto by obtaining 2/3 approval in the House of Representatives and 2/3 approval in the Senate.
If the president neighter signs nor returns a bill to congress during the time allowed that bill?
The bill automatically dies. For a president to allow that to happen is known as a pocket veto.
What is the difference between a pocke tveto and a normal veto?
A normal veto is a written one issued by the president, who lists his or her reasons for vetoing it and sends it back to Congress. Most bills die after being vetoed. A pocket veto occurs when Congress adjourns (is not in session) within 10 days of the bill's arrival in the president's office. If he does not sign it and Congress is no longer in session, the bill dies without a formal veto.
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).
The President does not act on a bill within 10 days of receiving it. If Congress is still in session what happens to the bill?
It is called a pocket veto.
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 is the role of the president in legislative process?
can pass or veto bills which can be overriden, can make executive ordersAfter a bill has passed Congress it goes to the President of the United States for review. If the President agrees with the bill, he will sign it into law. If he does not he will veto it and send it back to Congress. Then Congress must have a vote to override the veto and get a 2/3 majority in both houses to override it.There are two other options that the President has, If Congress is in session and the President takes no action within 10 days, the bill becomes law. If Congress adjourns before 10 days are up and the President takes no action, then the bill dies and Congress may not vote to override. This is called a pocket veto, and if Congress still wants to pass the legislation, they have to start the process all over again..
