|
See CRS Report RS21750, The Presidential Veto and Congressional Procedure; CRS Report 98-148, Presidential Vetoes, 1789-Present: ... Prior to 1969, Congress overrode approximately 1 of every 18 (5.7%) regular vetoes. Since 1969, Congress has been more successful, overriding about 1 out of every 5 (18.3%) regular vetoes.
|
www.rules.house.gov/archives/98-157.pdf
|
|
|
|
Overriding a veto; Action by both the House and the Senate is required to override a presidential veto. A two-thirds majority vote of the Members present is required to override a presidential veto. ... Presidential Vetoes - Overview and History - 1789-2008...
|
usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/presvet...
usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/presveto.htm
|
|
|
Veto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A veto , Latin for "I forbid", is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute (as in the U.N. Security Counci...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto
|
Order Code 98-156 GOV Updated January 29, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Presidential Veto and Congressional Procedure Gary L. Presidential vetoes, and veto overrides, are often the reason for, or a reflection of, serious conflict between Congress and the President. The threat of a...
|
www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/crs/98-156.pdf
|
|
Presidential vetoes are a rejection of legislation approved by majorities in both houses of Congress. Vetoes and congressional efforts to override them are often the reason for, or a reflection of, conflict between Congress and the President.
|
www.policyarchive.org/handle/10207/3863
|
|
Veto Override Procedure in the House and Senate (pdf) ... Look Up Presidential Vetoes ... These publications provide histories for presidential vetoes, including whether Congress overrode the veto.
|
www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Vetoe...
www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Vetoes_vrd.htm
|
|
Veto Override Procedure in the House and Senate. April 30, 2007 ... The House typically considers the question of overriding a presidential veto for an hour ...
|
opencrs.com/document/RS22654/
|
|
...expect the vote and Clinton's veto to be an issue in the presidential...to override Clinton's April veto of a ban on a specific late-term abortion procedure. ... ...President Clinton's veto of legislation to ban a controversial late-term abortion procedure produced an...against overriding the veto. The vote was 57...
|
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-794703.html
|
|
President Clinton's veto of a ban on the procedure ... voted to override the veto. ... and Clinton's veto to be an issue in the presidential ... to override ...
|
www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-794703.html
|
|
