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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.
A bill that is passed by both houses of Congress is presented to the president. Presidents approve of legislation by signing it into law. If the president does not approve of the bill and chooses not to sign, they may return it unsigned, within ten days, excluding Sundays, to the house of the United States Congress in which it originated, while Congress is in session.
A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver that allows a president or other official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill by taking no action ("keeping it in their pocket" [1]), thus effectively killing the bill without affirmatively vetoing it. This depends on the laws of each country; the common alternative is that if the president ...
In vetoing the bill, Newsom cited California's long-standing smoke-free workplace protections. "Protecting the health and safety of workers is paramount," Newsom wrote in his veto message. "I ...
The bill aimed to create safety measures for companies spending $100 million on AI training. Big Tech just notched a huge win in California with an AI-bill veto Skip to main content
A bill to ban caste discrimination in California was introduced and authored by Democratic state Senator Aisha Wahab, an Afghan American, in March. An earlier version of it passed the state Senate ...
This bill would give the president the power to withdraw earmarks in new bills by sending the bill back to Congress minus the line-item vetoed earmark. Congress would then vote on the line-item vetoed bill with a majority vote under fast track rules to make any deadlines the bill had. [18] [19] [20] This bill was not passed. [21]
The bill itself, as well as the buildup to its passage by state lawmakers and its veto, saw intense debate on the issue in California and beyond. Opponents of caste discrimination say it is no ...