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During his presidency from 1933 to 1945 Roosevelt had vetoed 635 bills, 263 of which were pocket vetoes. [7] All presidents after him until George W. Bush had pocket vetoes while they were in office; the most after Roosevelt was Dwight D. Eisenhower who had 108. Since the George W. Bush presidency, no president has used the pocket veto.
June 1830: Pocket-vetoed S. 74, an act to authorize a subscription for stock on the part of the United States in the Louisville and Portland Canal Company. June 1830: Pocket-vetoed H.R. 304, an act for making appropriations for building light-houses, light-boats, and monuments, placing buoys, and improving harbors and directing surveys.
The governor of Puerto Rico has a reduction veto in addition to the package and line-item vetoes. [57] The legislature can override any of these vetoes by a two-thirds majority of each chamber. [52] [34] The governor has had the line-item veto since 1917. [45] The governor also has a pocket veto, which cannot be overridden. [52]
Pocket vetoes that kill legislation allow governors to wield enormous power without having to explain their decisions. Governors take on the status of deities instead of public servants.
The Pocket Veto Case (also known as Bands of the State of Washington v. United States and Okanogan, Methow, San Poelis, Nespelem, Colville, and Lake Indian Tribes v. United States ), 279 U.S. 655 (1929), was a 1929 United States Supreme Court decision that interpreted the US Constitution 's provisions on the pocket veto .
If the president opposes the bill, he can veto it and return the bill to Congress with a veto message suggesting changes (unless Congress is out of session, in which case the president may rely on a pocket veto). Presidents are required to approve all of a bill or none of it; selective vetoes have been prohibited.
Vermont lawmakers made history this week when they overrode six of Gov. Phil Scott’s eight vetoes for the year − including those targeting contentious land development and property tax bills.
A pocket veto is a veto that takes effect simply by the executive or head of state taking no action. In the United States, the pocket veto can only be exercised near the end of a legislative session; if the deadline for presidential action passes during the legislative session, the bill will simply become law. [20]