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Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 430). March 2, 1867: Vetoed H.R. 1143, an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States. Overridden by House on March 2, 1867, 138–51 (126 votes needed). Overridden by Senate on March 2, 1867, 38–10 (32 votes needed). Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 432).
The Line Item Veto Act of 1996 gave the president the power of line-item veto, which President Bill Clinton applied to the federal budget 82 times [8] [9] before the law was struck down in 1998 by the Supreme Court [10] on the grounds of it being in violation of the Presentment Clause of the United States Constitution.
Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President. [1] H.Res. 22: January 11, 2021
President Joe Biden and key Democrats have come out against a once broadly bipartisan bill that would create 63 new permanent judgeships now that President-elect Donald Trump would be the one to ...
Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed the funding measure by voice vote, sending the resolution to the President's desk. [109] Trump signed the bill the same day, ending the shutdown. [110] Later in January, Republican senators voted unanimously against a bill to provide back pay to federal contractors. [111]
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk. “I can ...
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, said Saturday that Trump would veto a federal abortion ban if Congress were to pass one. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, former ...
The bill was introduced in the 116th Congress in January 2019 [43] with Sanders announcing a vote to take place on March 13, 2019. [42] The bill was approved by the Senate in a 54–46 vote and was approved by the House of Representatives 247–175. [44] [45] The bill was vetoed by President Trump on April 16, 2019.