pocket veto

Everybody in an organization has at least one form of power - the 'pocket veto.'

All sides agree that a pocket veto is appropriate after the final adjournment of a Congress.

The bill is not included as a pocket veto in this table.

Because Congress was no longer in session, the so-called pocket veto could not be overridden.

The president can also take no action indefinitely on a bill, sometimes referred to as a pocket veto.

This procedure, when used as a formal device, is called a pocket veto.

A pocket veto happens if Congress adjourns during the 10-day period, then the bill does not become law.

James Madison became the first president to use the pocket veto in 1812.

This pocket veto could not be overridden because Congress was no longer in session.

This is called a pocket veto, and if Congress still wants to pass the legislation, they must begin the entire process anew.