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Twelve vetoes, including one veto whose status is disputed (Bush claimed it was a pocket veto; the Senate considers it to have been a regular veto): July 19, 2006: Vetoed H.R. 810 , Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 , a bill to ease restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research .
The presidential veto power provided by the 1789 Constitution was first exercised on April 5, 1792, when President George Washington vetoed a bill outlining a new apportionment formula. [22] Apportionment described how Congress divides seats in the House of Representatives among the states based on the US census figures.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed 16 bills so far in 2024 and could potentially break her own record for the most vetoes in 30 years.
For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. After passage by both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 117th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 117th United States Congress.
The White House said Tuesday that Biden would veto the bill – passed unanimously by the Senate this summer and set for a House vote this week – that would add judgeships to the most ...
President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years: the lesser prairie chicken ...
For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. After passage by both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 116th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 116th United States Congress.
The House passed the JUDGES Act, which authorizes 63 new federal judge positions, under threat of a veto from President Biden.