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  2. Veto power in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ronald Reagan signing a veto in 1988. In the United States, the president can use the veto power to prevent a bill passed by the Congress from becoming law. Congress can override the veto by a two-thirds vote of both chambers. All state and territorial governors have a similar veto power, as do some mayors and county executives.

  3. Legislative veto in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The legislative veto provision found in federal legislation took several forms. Some laws established a veto procedure that required a simple resolution passed by a majority vote of one chamber of Congress. Other laws required a concurrent resolution passed by both the House and the Senate. Some statutes made the veto process more difficult by ...

  4. Veto - Wikipedia

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    A veto player is a political actor who has the ability to stop a change from the status quo. [141] There are institutional veto players, whose consent is required by constitution or statute; for example, in US federal legislation, the veto players are the House, Senate and presidency. [142]

  5. House passes bill under Biden's veto threat that would give ...

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    The House passed the JUDGES Act, which authorizes 63 new federal judge positions, under threat of a veto from President Biden.

  6. US House passes bill to expand judiciary despite Biden veto ...

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    The White House on Tuesday noted the delay as one of the reasons Biden planned to veto the bill if the House passed it. A White House spokesperson reaffirmed Biden's plans to veto the bill ...

  7. United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 119th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...

  8. KS House votes to overturn Kelly’s tax cuts veto, with many ...

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    The Kansas House on Friday voted to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a sweeping tax package, which would eliminate one of the state’s income tax brackets, that she called too ...

  9. Pocket veto - Wikipedia

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    If the president had chosen to veto the bill, he would have been required to return it to the chamber in which it originated, in this case the House of Representatives. The House then could have voted to override the veto, and the Senate could have done likewise. If each house had voted to override the veto, then the bill would have become law ...