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May 9, 1816: Pocket-vetoed H.R. 106, an act to provide for free importation of stereotype plates and to encourage the printing and gratuitous distribution of the Scriptures by the Bible societies within the United States. March 3, 1817: Vetoed H.R. 29, an act to set apart and pledge certain funds for internal improvements.
All state and territorial governors have a similar veto power, as do some mayors and county executives. In many states and territories the governor has additional veto powers, including line-item, amendatory and reduction vetoes. Veto powers also exist in some, but not all, tribal governments.
In United States government, the line-item veto, or partial veto, is the power of an executive authority to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually a budget appropriations bill, without vetoing the entire legislative package. The line-item vetoes are usually subject to the possibility of legislative override as are traditional ...
The actions by Evers and legislators come as the Supreme Court and its consultants are reviewing alternatives to the state's gerrymandered districts. Gov. Tony Evers vetoes redrawn legislative ...
Though they didn't do as many as they did in 2023, state lawmakers attempted seven overrides of measures vetoed by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt this year. They were successful on five.
Map of Texas's congressional districts since 2023 Interactive map version. A long history exists of various individuals serving in the congressional delegations from the State of Texas to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, with all of this occurring after Texas as a territory was annexed as a State in December 1865.
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed boundaries drawn for Florida’s 28 congressional districts Tuesday and will call lawmakers back into an April special session to meet his demand to reduce seats seen as ...
A veto session, also referred to as a veto review session, [1] is a type of meeting held by state legislatures in the United States, used to reassess bills that have been vetoed by the governor of the state. State legislatures typically schedule the sessions in advance and only take up vetoed bills for discussion during the meetings. [2]