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if congress is not in session, after ten days of doing nothing (not refusing or signing), the bill does not become law. this is called a pocket veto.
if congress is in session, and the bill is not rejected or signed, i believe that after ten days, the bill automatically becomes law.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe president has 10 days to sign, veto, or have a pocket veto.
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What do a bill and a law have in common?
A 'bill' is what the legislation is called before it becomes a 'law.'
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.
What is a law before it becomes one?
A bill.
What are the three things the President can do with a bill sent to him for his approval?
The President can sign the bill into law, can veto it, or can leave it unsigned until it expires. (The latter is called a "pocket veto".)
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.
Can A bill that becomes law is called legislation?
yes
Who must approve a bill before it becomes law?
Senate
What is a bill in the Constitution?
a statute in draft before it becomes a law.
Who has the power to veto a bill before it becomes law?
the president
Why is the bill so important?
Because the bill stage is the stage before a bill becomes a law. Then bill is not yet offical.
A bill that becomes a law is called?
A bill that becomes a law is called an act.
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.
