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That is know as a pocket veto.
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What is it called when a president ignores a bill from congress for 10 days?
pocket veto
What happens to a bill if a president ignores it for ten days and congress is not in session?
everthing gonna be down
What is the term used to describe a 'veto' the president gives if he just ignores a bill for 10 days?
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.
How many days does a president have to act on a bill?
Ten days. If he refuses to sign it before that point, it is vetoed. If he merely ignores it for ten days, it becomes a "pocket veto", which is still a veto. If he ignores it and the congressional session ends before the tenth day is up, it is automatically vetoed, and "killed" (that is very rare). If he signs it during any of those time periods, it becomes the law of the land.
After a bill has been sent to the president it becomes a law if he does not send it back?
The bill doesn't become law unless the president signs it. When the president receives a bill from Congress he has two options 1) he may veto it; which is to essentially reject it or 2) he can sign it; it then becomes law. If a president ignores a bill that is passed by Congress for 10 days, it passes with or without his signature. There is an exception, the "pocket veto." If a president ignores a bill and Congress adjourns, the bill dies (as if he folded it up and stuck it in his pocket). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_veto
What happens when a president sets a bill aside and ignores it?
If a President does not sign a bill and Congress is in session, after 10 days that bill becomes law. If the President does not sign a bill and Congress is not in session, after 10 days it is vetoed. This is called a pocket veto.
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.
What is it called when a bill sits on the president's desk for ten days?
pocket veto
What is it called when a president signs a bill into a law?
The president of the US can return a bill, unsigned, to Congress with a statement of his objections. This is called a veto.The president has ten days, not including Sundays, to decide whether to sign or veto a bill. If he takes no action, after ten days the bill automatically becomes law, whether the president signs it or not.However, if the president does not sign a bill and Congress adjourns before the ten day period is up, the bill does not become law. This is called a pocket veto.
If a president does not act on a bill within 10 days what happens?
If the Congress is still in session, the bill becomes a law after 10 days even if the President has not signed it or vetoed it. If the President vetoed the bill, Congress has to override the veto in order for it to become a law. If the President has not signed the bill within 10 days and the Congress is not in session, it does not become a law. This is called a "pocket veto."
What is pocket veto?
Congress passes a bill onto president and 4 things can occur: he can sign it into law; he can veto it; he can ignore it and it automatically passes after 10 days; or if he ignores it and Congress ends session before the 10 day period, then the bill is killed. The last method is called the pocket veto.
