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IF they get two-thirds of the WHOLE congress (house of reps and senate) votes to pass the bill, they can over-ride the president's veto
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At what level can a bill no longer be amended?
Congressional bills may be amended until a final vote by the Congress that sends it to the President for his signature. If the President vetoes the legislation, Congress may amend it further, or vote to override the veto.
What can Congress do if the President vetoes a bill?
Congress can override a veto by passing the bill again with a 2/3 majority in both houses or they can try to write and pass a new version of the bill that removes the president's objections or they can just give up on the bill for the time being.
When congress disagrees with a presidents veto what can they do?
If a US president vetoes a bill sent to him by the US Congress, the president may choose to veto the bill. In such a case, the bill is sent back to the congress. If the Congress can come up with a two thirds majority, then the bill must pass as law.
How the president is involved with the process of how a bill becomes of law?
THe President can make a bill that has passed Congress into a law by signing it. It also becomes law in 10 days if he does not sign it, unless Congress adjourns in less than 10 days after giving him the bill.
What are the 7 steps that it takes for a bill to become a law?
1. The bill is made 2. it gets sent to congress 3. It is referred to the committee 4. congress may debate and pass it on or not 5. It is sent to the other house for vote. 6. president signs the bill or vetoes 7. if veto congress may override and do a 2/3 vote of each house
Does the US Congress make or suggest laws?
The President suggests laws, and Congress makes laws. A President can stop a bill from becoming a law (that's called a veto), but it can become a law anyway if at least 2/3 of each house of Congress vote in favor of it (that's called overriding the veto).A President may not legally decide which federal laws he/she will enforce and which he/she will not enforce. (Regarding the question of why we keep allowing him to do so, I don't have the answer to that.)
How many days does a president have to sign a bill?
When a president opposes a bill, he may try to stop it from becoming law by vetoing it. Many vetoes are immediate, but he has a ten-day period during which he can do it. When congress is in session, and the president vetoes a bill, the proposed bill can then goes back to congress, which can try to over-ride the president's veto. This requires a 2/3 majority in both houses of congress. Sometimes a president can stop a bill another way. If congress is not in session, he can simply do nothing for ten days, which is called a "pocket veto," and the bill will not become law, because congress is not in session to try to over-ride it.
A bill may become a law over the veto of the president by?
In this situation the American president as chief executive vetoes a bill. Both houses of Congress can then vote to override the presidential veto by a 2/3rds majority. The president can also refuse to sign the law, and after 10-days it automatically becomes law.
The president may veto a bill but if he does he must?
When the president veto's a bill, he must return the bill to the members of congress. Congress can then vote again or change the bill.
If a bill passes both the House and the Senate and goes to the President during the annual session of Congress but the President doesn't sign it what happens to the bill?
After a period of ten days (not including Sundays), the bill becomes law, unless the President vetoes it and returns it to Congress. If the President does not sign the bill within 10 days, it becomes law without his signature. If Congress is adjourned, and bill return is not possible, then the president may exercise a pocket veto, in which case his failure to sign the bill has the effect of killing the bill. In the modern era, the only time when these circumstances apply is at the end of a two year congress, because during recesses and breaks, Congress designates legal agents to receive veto messages and other communications. Pocket vetoes are controversial because some presidents have claimed the right to use a pocket veto even though bill return is possible. (see the related link)
How can a law passed by the Congress become law without the signature of the President?
If the president vetoes a proposed law - his veto may over-ridden by a 2/3 majoority vote of Congress and, thus, become law.
What the president may do in orden to prevent a bill from being passes by congress?
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