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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.
She cast a total of 15 tie-breaking votes in her first year, setting a new record for the most tie-breaking votes in a single year in U.S. history, surpassing the 12 votes cast by John Adams in 1790. [15] On May 11, 2022, Harris set a new record for tie-breaking votes in a single day, casting four votes. [16]
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security ...
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 .
(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine let stand higher fees for public access to body cam footage but eliminated several provisions to other recently passed bills. DeWine announced late ...