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Finding Facts, Reviews, and More
Researching U.S. Federal Legislation
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Step Seven: Transmittal to the President
Finally, it is sent for presidential consideration. The President has ten days to sign or veto the enrolled bill.
Possible Outcomes:
- The president signs the bill and it becomes law.
- If the President doesn't sign the bill and Congress is in session, then the bill becomes law.
- If the President doesn't sign the bill and Congress is not in session, then the bill dies. This is also called a "pocket veto".
- If the President vetoes the bill, it can still become a law if two-thirds of the Senate and two-thirds of the House then vote to override the veto.
Resulting Publications and Locations:
Sources in italics are available only to students, faculty, and staff of the U of M unless accessing from a U of M campus library.
Must-Have Information for Transmittal Publications
Vetoes
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
WILSON Gov Pub v. 1-14 (89th Cong., 1965 - 96th Cong., 1979) Mfilm 71
Row DD
WILSON Gov Pub (US Legal) (Non-Circulating)
AE 2.109: 97th Cong. (1980) - present
Row 17
- GPO Access
103rd Cong. (1993) - present
Line Item Vetoes
The Line Item Veto was only in use for a year before it was declared unconstitutional. Bills vetoed through the Line-Item method only were restored to active status and provided with funding. For more information, go to Thomas's Background on the Line-Item Veto.
- GPO Access
Links to all bills affected by the Line-Item Veto.
Congressional Record for Override Debate
The Congressional Record is one of the longest running government publications. It has gone through changes in both its title and physical format over the years. Also, it is a very important publication. Consequently, there are many possible paths to finding a specific part of the C.R. Which path to choose depends primarily upon the time period being researched.
- Table of Government Publications Library Congressional Record Holdings
This is the complete guide to our Congressional Record collection, its indexes and its predecessors.
- LexisNexis Congressional
Vol. 131, 99th Cong. (1985) - present
- GPO Access
Vol. 140, 104th Cong. (1994) - present
- Congressional Record Index - GPO Access
Provides citations to the Congressional Record from vol. 129, 98th Cong. (1983) - present.
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THOMAS
Congressional Record Text: Vol. 135, 101st Cong. (1989) - present
Congressional Record Index: Vol. 139, 103rd Cong. (1994)- Vol. 143, 105th Cong. (1998)
Must-Have Information for Transmittal Publications
- Where given, row numbers lead to the exact shelving location the Government Publications Library - look for large numbers on the end of each shelving row. Rows are numbered in a clockwise direction around the room.
- The University Law Library also has most of these publications.
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