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A Pocket Veto
"pocket veto"
the President takes no action on a bill and Congress adjourns
Pocket Veto! (novaNet)
If the President does not sign a bill, it still becomes the law in ten days unless Congress adjourns during this 10-day period. If Congress adjourns and the President does not sign it, it dies and does not become law.
That is called a "pocket veto."
The "pocket veto" is a special power of the President exercised when the Congress adjourns, whereby bills not signed by the President after a specific time (ten days, not counting Sunday), die. The Chief Executive "puts the bill in his pocket" and waits for Congress to adjourn.
A pocket veto is the process of dropping a bill if congress adjourns. This process occurs if a bill sits on a president's desk for more than 10 days without being signed and is not directly passed or vetoed by the president.
A pocket veto will be possible for the president only if Congress adjourns before the president has ten days to sign or veto the bill. If Congress adjourns during this period, the bill does not become law and is effectively vetoed.