[20040227]RS21750_总统否决权和国会程序.pdf

1 U.S. Constitution, Art. I, sec. 7.2 Ibid., Art. V.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21750February 27, 2004The Presidential Veto andCongressional ProcedureMitchel A. SollenbergerAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryPresidential vetoes are a rejection of legislation approved by majorities in bothhouses of Congress. Vetoes and congressional efforts to override them are often thereason for, or a reflection of, conflict between Congress and the President. The threatof a presidential veto can prompt the modification of bills moving through the legislativeprocess. This report provides a brief overview of procedures involved in vetoing a bill andthe ways Congress can respond to a presidential veto. Tabular data are provided on thenumber of presidential vetoes exercised by each President from George Washington toWilliam Clinton. President George W. Bush has not yet exercised the veto. Veto ProcessWhen presented with legislation passed by both houses of Congress, the Presidentmay sign it into law within the 10-day period prescribed in the Constitution,1 let it becomel