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If the House unanimously votes to override a Presidential veto and the Senate votes to override by a vote of 64 to 34 does the bill become a law?
The short answer is no. Pursuant to Article I, section 7, paragraph 2 of the Constitution of the United States of America, for a bill which has received a Presidential veto to be overridden, each house of Congress must approve of the bill by a 2/3 super majority vote. In other words, the votes within the House of Representatives in excess of 2/3 cannot be tacked onto the vote from the Senate in order to override a Presidential veto. If only 98 Senators were seated, then 2/3 would be 65.2. As there can only be a whole number of votes, then 65.2 must be rounded up to 66. If the votes to approve the bill despite the veto totalled only 64, then the Presidential veto would stand and the bill would not become law. To view a transcript of the Preamble, as well as Articles I through VII of the Constitution of the United States of America, please feel free to click on the hypertext link to the National Archives' website which is listed below under Related Links.
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A congressional override of a presidential veto is?
A congressional override means that a bill has become a law even if the President refuses to sign it. The Congress can override it with two-thirds vote with both houses voting separately.
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What happens to a bill after it has been vetoed?
After a bill has been vetoed it has the choice of either being brought back by a 2/3 majority vote from the senate to override the Presidents veto. Either that or the president goes and sux a dick
How do you override a presidents veto?
1. Congress can override the President's veto if both houses (the Senate and the House of Representatives) vote to approve the bill by a ⅔ majority. However, this is rarely done. 2. When there are not enough votes to have a majority, then bipartisanship occurs. This is the act of finding common ground through compromise. This can also help override the presidential veto to gain enough votes. 3. The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional.
How many senators must vote to over-ride a presidential veto?
According to Article 1, Section 7, if a bill is vetoed by the President of the United States, then the bill is returned to the original house where it is considered and if it passes by a 2/3 majority (also known as a super majority) the bill is sent to the other house, which must pass the bill by a 2/3 majority. the Bill then becomes a law. Currently there are 100 United States Senators(2 per state) and it would require 67 senators and 2/3 of the 435 5representatives to override the President's veto.
