Posted on 12/27/2020 10:14:47 AM PST by Don Corleone
A pocket veto occurs when a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign it within the ten-day period and cannot return the bill to Congress because Congress is no longer in session. Article 1, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution states:
If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a Law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a Law.
The Constitution limits the president's period for decision on whether to sign or return any legislation to ten days (not including Sundays) while the United States Congress is in session. A return veto happens when the president sends a bill, along with his objections, back to the house of Congress from which it originated. Congress can override the veto by a two-thirds vote of both chambers, whereupon the bill becomes law. If Congress prevents the bill's return by adjourning during the 10-day period, and the president does not sign the bill, a "pocket veto" occurs and the bill does not become law. Congress can adjourn and designate an agent to receive veto messages and other communications so that a pocket veto cannot happen, an action Congresses have routinely taken for decades. If a bill is pocket vetoed while Congress is out of session, the only way for Congress to circumvent the pocket veto is to reintroduce the legislation as a new bill, pass it through both chambers, and present it to the President again for signature. James Madison became the first president to use the pocket veto in 1812.[6]
Hadn’t heard the part about an “agent” appointed by Congress. Does that make a pocket veto impossible?
Apparently so, if Wikipedia is correct. But if the President pocket vetoes there would be no messages or other communications to be received. So it doesn't really make sense to me.
Bump for reference
All of Nancy’s “agents” to be named later due to the pandemic expires before the new session.
Drat that Trump!
Interesting stuff. So this is why they made a big thing of flying the bill to Florida.
Is Congress adjourned? Or recessed?
How can president Trump do a vest pocket veto, when I’ve never seen him wear a vest? Or has he bought one to wear so that he can do a vest pocket veto? Inquiring minds want to no.
Monday is also important. It’s the day that amazingly, the squad, is presenting for vote a stand-alone $2K assistance covid bill. Whoda thunk?
I vote for a giant shredder.
I would like the names of every member of Congress who votes against it.
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