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Congressional Overrides of Presidential Vetoes (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Jan. 29, 2001
Report Number 98-157GOV
Authors Gary L. Galemore
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

The President's veto is effective not only in preventing the passage of legislation undesirable to the President, but also as a threat, sometimes forcing Congress to modify legislation before it is presented to the President. However, as a veto threat is carried out, Congress is faced with choices: letting the veto stand, the difficult task of overriding the veto, meeting the President's objections and sending a new bill forward, or resubmitting the same provisions under a new bill number.