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If the president vetoes a bill, the Congress shall reconsider it (together with the president's objections), and if both houses of the Congress vote to pass the law again by a two-thirds majority of members voting, then the bill becomes law, notwithstanding the president's veto. (The term "override" is used to describe this process of ...
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.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A bill that strips power from Democratic elected officials is now law in North Carolina. The North Carolina House voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the measure ...
They voted 70-46 to override the veto of the masking and campaign finance bill. The Senate held its votes Thursday afternoon, completing the final step required to enact the bills over Cooper’s ...
Gov. Phil Scott criticizes the Vermont lawmakers for nullifying six of his eight vetoes for the year during a press conference the afternoon after the legislature's June 17 veto override session.
This was the only presidential veto override of Obama's administration. [ 1 ] The practical effect of the legislation was to allow the continuation of a longstanding civil lawsuit brought by families of victims of the September 11 attacks against Saudi Arabia for its government's alleged role in the attacks , though the law does not mention ...
Three of the vetoes overridden Monday were already voted on by the House, meaning they now become law. The other two will have to go to the House for veto-override votes before they could be enacted.
In addition to the vetoes below, House and Senate leaders ruled that Beshear did not have the legal authority to issue a line-item veto of House Bill 8 because it was a revenue, not appropriations ...