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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.
In 1996, Congress passed the Line Item Veto Act, which permitted the president, at the time of the signing of the bill, to rescind certain expenditures. The Congress could disapprove the cancellation and reinstate the funds. The president could veto the disapproval, but the Congress, by a two-thirds vote in each House, could override the veto.
If the bill is declared unconstitutional, the president is required to veto it, but the Assembly of the Republic can override this veto by a two-thirds majority. [117] If the president vetoes a bill that has not been declared unconstitutional, the Assembly of the Republic may pass it a second time, in which case it becomes law.
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 Democratic-controlled House voted Monday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill. If approved by two-thirds of the Senate, the override would be the first of Trump ...
If the president vetoes a bill, the Congress shall reconsider it (together with the president's objections), and if both houses of the Congress vote to pass the law again by a two-thirds majority of members voting, then the bill becomes law, notwithstanding the president's veto. (The term "override" is used to describe this process of ...
The Democratic-controlled House voted Monday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill. If approved by two-thirds of the Senate, the override would be the first of Trump ...
Passing a resolution requires a simple majority in both chambers, but overriding a presidential veto requires two-thirds majorities in the House and Senate, and Republicans aren't expected to have ...