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  2. Veto power in the United States - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of United States presidential vetoes - Wikipedia

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    The Senate followed suit the next day by 68 votes to 10. Carter's own party (the Democrats) had a 59-seat majority (276–157) in the House, and an eight-seat majority (58–41) in the Senate. In August 1980, Congress overrode his veto of a veterans' health care bill, by votes of 401–5 in the House, and 85–0 in the Senate.

  4. Veto - Wikipedia

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    US President Ronald Reagan signing a veto of a bill. A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are established in the country's constitution. Veto powers are also found at other levels of government ...

  5. Article One of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill - AOL

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    Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year's Day session, the ...

  7. Legislative veto in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The legislative veto provision found in federal legislation took several forms. Some laws established a veto procedure that required a simple resolution passed by a majority vote of one chamber of Congress. Other laws required a concurrent resolution passed by both the House and the Senate. Some statutes made the veto process more difficult by ...

  8. Biden says he’ll veto bill that would let Trump nominate more ...

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    The White House said Tuesday that Biden would veto the bill – passed unanimously by the Senate this summer and set for a ... Lawmakers may try to get the bill passed in the new Congress, but ...

  9. US House passes bill to expand judiciary despite Biden veto ...

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    (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal courts nationally, a bill that outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden has ...