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13 vetoes (twelve regular vetoes and one pocket veto). One was overridden. [9]: 57–60 February 28, 1878: Vetoed H.R. 1093, the Bland–Allison Act, an act to authorize the coinage of the standard silver dollar and to restore its legal-tender character. Overridden by House on February 28, 1878, 196–73 (180 votes needed).
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."
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.
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 ...
The 335-78 vote in favor of the $731 billion defense measure came hours after Trump renewed his threat to veto the bill unless lawmakers clamp down on social media companies he claims were biased ...
Since Congress is back in session until the first week of July, there's no way the bill can be pocket vetoed now. If the President does not want the bill to become law, he has to veto it outright. If he does not veto or sign it in 10-days, it becomes law. Healthy speculation is, well, healthy, on the talk page, but let's wait for confirmation.
President Donald Trump is threatening to veto legislation to fund the military as one of his final acts in office unless a widely supported, bipartisan provision to rename military bases honoring ...
The new bill, shared exclusively with TIME ahead of its release, is being led by Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic nominee for California’s Senate seat who has been a leading Trump antagonist.