Veto override
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In the United States, Congress can override a presidential veto by having a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and Senate, thus enacting the bill into law despite the president's veto. However, a veto may not be overridden if it is a pocket veto, a veto in which the president simply ignores a bill between congressional sessions. The veto override is an example of checks and balances, the process in which various branches of the U.S. government can limit each others' power.
[edit] Reports from the Congressional Research Service:
[edit] See also
- List of United States presidential vetoes, which includes a listing of a number of veto overrides