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When Biden’s plan to veto the legislation surfaced earlier this month, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told "America’s Newsroom" that the act is "the last spasm of a lame-duck."
President Joe Biden and key Democrats have come out against a once broadly bipartisan bill that would create 63 new permanent judgeships now that President-elect Donald Trump would be the one to ...
Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 430). March 2, 1867: Vetoed H.R. 1143, an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States. Overridden by House on March 2, 1867, 138–51 (126 votes needed). Overridden by Senate on March 2, 1867, 38–10 (32 votes needed). Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 432).
Democratic lawmakers have accused House Republicans of holding up on a vote on the bill until they knew Trump would emerge the victor and get the chance to name the first 25 judges.
But the outgoing Democratic president made good on a veto threat issued two days before the bill passed the Republican-led House of Representatives on Dec. 12 on a 236-173 vote.
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.
To override a presidential veto, two-thirds of both chambers must support the legislation. The last time Congress overrode a veto was during the Trump administration in 2021 in favor of a defense ...
The White House said Tuesday that President Biden would veto a bipartisan bill that would create dozens of new judicial seats in the coming years, questioning the motivations behind the bill and ...