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What if the president forgets to veto a bill he does not want passed after ten days?
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For the bill to become law, the President must sign the bill, or Congress must override his or her veto. So, if the President forgot about the bill, it would not become law.
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How many days does the president have to return a law?
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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.
Why odes the president sometimes allow the 10 days he has to voice his objections on a bill to expire without doing anything?
When the president ignores the bill it will be passed automatically. This way he can pass a bill with out joining a side.
Suppose a bill has passed both the House and the Senate If it goes to the president at the beginning of the annual session of Congress The president doesn't sign the bill but holds it for ten days a?
pocket veto
What term describes a bill that is passed by Congress within ten days of the end of its session and that the president leaves unsigned?
That bill has been "pocket-vetoed."
If the president receives a bill that has passed both houses of Congress and he does nothing about the billl what happens after 10 days?
After 10 days, the bill becomes law without the President's signature unless Congress adjourns before he has had ten days to consider the bill. In this latter case, the bill dies and does not become law. (known as a pocket veto)
What bills passed by the congress can the president reject?
yes, the veto is a power granted to the President by the Constitution. After a bill is passed by Congress it is sent to the President who has 10 days in which he can sent it back to Congress with his objections . This is called "vetoing" the bill.
What happens to the bill that the president refuses to sign?
When a bill that has passed both Houses of Congress is presented to the President, he/she can do three things:Sign it into law.Return it to the House where it originated with his/her objections (veto it).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.
Who signs bill into law?
Normally, state laws are signed by the Governor, and federal laws are signed by the President. If the president does not sign, the bill will still become law in 10 days unless Congress goes out of session before the president has had the bill for 10 days.
Can the President do anything about a bill that was passed because he forgot about it after ten days and does not want the bill to become law?
First of all, it is nearly impossible for the President or his staff to 'forget' about any piece of legeslation. After 10 days, defined by the Constitution, the President excersises a 'pocket veto.' This means, if the President does not sign by the 10th day, the bill is rejected by the Executive Branch and is sent back to congress. If both houses of congress have 2/3 of its members to vote for the bill, they can override the Presidents veto and make the bill a law without the approval of the President. In short, if the President ignores a bill for 10 days, he automatically vetos, and rejects the bill. Therefore, 'forgetting' about a bill, does not make it a law for him to worry about.
Two ways the president can kill a bill?
Two ways that a president can kill a bill that has been passed in both houses are used on occasion. One is a direct veto and the other is a pocket veto when the president does not sign the bill within 30 days.
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.
