List of United States presidential vetoes

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The word veto does not appear in the United States Constitution, but Article I requires every bill, order, resolution or other act of legislation by the Congress of the United States to be presented to the President of the United States for his approval. When the President is presented the bill, he can either sign it into law, return the bill to the originating house of Congress with his objections to the bill (a veto), or neither sign nor return it to Congress after having been presented the bill for ten days exempting Sundays (if Congress is still in session, the bill becomes a law; otherwise, the bill does not become a law and is considered a pocket veto). The list below contains many of the bills vetoed and pocket vetoed by Presidents.

Contents 1 Summary of vetoes 2 Veto threat 3 Vetoes cast 3.1 George Washington 3.2 John Adams 3.3 Thomas Jefferson 3.4 James Madison 3.5 James Monroe 3.6 John Quincy Adams 3.7 Andrew Jackson 3.8 Martin Van Buren 3.9 William Harrison 3.10 John Tyler 3.11 James Polk 3.12 Zachary Taylor 3.13 Millard Fillmore 3.14 Franklin Pierce 3.15 James Buchanan 3.16 Abraham Lincoln 3.17 Andrew Johnson 3.18 Ulysses Grant 3.19 Rutherford Hayes 3.20 James Garfield 3.21 Chester Arthur 3.22 Grover Cleveland 3.23 Benjamin Harrison 3.24 Grover Cleveland 3.25 William McKinley 3.26 Theodore Roosevelt 3.27 William Taft 3.28 Woodrow Wilson 3.29 Warren Harding 3.30 Calvin Coolidge 3.31 Herbert Hoover 3.32 Franklin Roosevelt 3.33 Harry Truman 3.34 Dwight Eisenhower 3.35 John Kennedy 3.36 Lyndon Johnson 3.37 Richard Nixon 3.38 Gerald Ford 3.39 Jimmy Carter 3.40 Ronald Reagan 3.41 George H. W. Bush 3.42 Bill Clinton 3.43 George W. Bush 3.44 Barack Obama 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Summary of vetoes

President	Regular vetoes	Pocket vetoes	Total vetoes	Vetoes overridden	Percentage vetoes overridden[1]
Total	1495	1067	2562	110	4%
George Washington	2	0	2	0	0%
John Adams	0	0	0	0	0%
Thomas Jefferson	0	0	0	0	0%
James Madison	5	2	7	0	0%
James Monroe	1	0	1	0	0%
John Q. Adams	0	0	0	0	0%
Andrew Jackson	5	7	12	0	0%
Martin Van Buren	0	1	1	0	0%
William Harrison	0	0	0	0	0%
John Tyler	6	4	10	1	10%
James Polk	2	1	3	0	0%
Zachary Taylor	0	0	0	0	0%
Millard Fillmore	0	0	0	0	0%
Franklin Pierce	9	0	9	5	56%
James Buchanan	4	3	7	0	0%
Abraham Lincoln	2	5	7	0	0%
Andrew Johnson	21	8	29	15	52%
Ulysses Grant	45	48	93	4	4%
Rutherford Hayes	12	1	13	1	8%
James Garfield	0	0	0	0	0%
Chester Arthur	4	8	12	1	8%
Grover Cleveland	304	110	414	2	<1%
Benjamin Harrison	19	25	44	1	2%
Grover Cleveland	42	128	170	5	3%
William McKinley	6	36	42	0	0%
Theodore Roosevelt	42	40	82	1	1%
William Taft	30	9	39	1	3%
Woodrow Wilson	33	11	44	6	14%
Warren Harding	5	1	6	0	0%
Calvin Coolidge	20	30	50	4	8%
Herbert Hoover	21	16	37	3	8%
Franklin Roosevelt	372	263	635	9	1%
Harry Truman	180	70	250	12	5%
Dwight Eisenhower	73	108	181	2	1%
John Kennedy	12	9	21	0	0%
Lyndon Johnson	16	14	30	0	0%
Richard Nixon	26	17	43	7	16%
Gerald Ford	48	18	66	12	18%
Jimmy Carter	13	18	31	2	6%
Ronald Reagan	39	39	78	9	12%
George H. W. Bush[2][3]	29	15	44	1	2%
Bill Clinton	36	1	37	2	5%
George W. Bush	11	1	12	4	33%
Barack Obama	0	0	0	0	-

[edit] Veto threat

Occasionally, a President either publicly or privately threatens Congress with a veto to influence the content or passage of legislation. There is no record of what officially constitutes a "veto threat," or how many have been made over the years, but it has become a staple of Presidential politics and a sometimes effective way of shaping policy.

Barack Obama issued his first veto threat to Congress even before entering office. ^[4]

[edit] Vetoes cast

Presidential Veto Records ^[5]

Most Presidential Vetoes: Franklin D. Roosevelt (635)

Least Presidential Vetoes: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, James A. Garfield, Barack Obama (0)

Most Vetoes in a Single Complete Term: Grover Cleveland, First Term, (414)

Most Vetoes in Two Complete Terms: Grover Cleveland (584)

Least Vetoes in a Single Complete Term: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe (First Term), John Quincy Adams, George W. Bush (First Term) (0)

Least Vetoes in Two Complete Terms: Thomas Jefferson (0)

Most Vetoes in a Single Congressional Session: Grover Cleveland, 50th United States Congress (212)

Most Veto Overrides by Congress: Andrew Johnson (15)

The following is an incomplete list of the dates and bills of each veto for each president:

[edit] George Washington

Two vetoes.

1. April 5, 1792: Vetoed the Apportionment Bill on constitutional grounds.^[6]
2. February 28, 1797: vetoed A Bill to alter and amend an Act entitled, "An Act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States" on the advice of Secretary of War James McHenry.^[6]

[edit] John Adams

No vetoes

John Adams was the first President not to use the veto power at some point during their tenure.

[edit] Thomas Jefferson

No vetoes

[edit] James Madison

Five vetoes, all on constitutional grounds; also two pocket vetoes

1. An act incorporating the Protestant Episcopal Church in the town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia, vetoed February 21, 1811. The bill provided for the incorporation of an Episcopal church in Alexandria into the District of Columbia. Madison vetoed it on the ground that it violated the Establishment Clause.^[7][8]
2. An act for the relief of Richard Tervin, William Coleman, Edwin Lewis, Samuel Mims, Joseph Wilson, and the Baptist Church at Salem Meeting House, in the Mississippi Territory, vetoed February 28, 1811. The bill granting public lands to a Baptist church in the Mississippi Territory. Madison vetoed it on the ground that it violated the Establishment Clause.^[9][8]
3. The Bonus Bill (An act to set apart and pledge certain funds for internal improvements, and which sets apart and pledges funds for constructing roads and canals, and improving the navigation of water courses to facilitate, promote, and give security to internal commerce among the several States, and to render more easy and less expensive the means and provisions for the common defense), vetoed March 3, 1817. The bill was sponsored by John C. Calhoun and provided for internal improvements using surplus funds from the Second Bank of the United States. Madison vetoed on constitutional grounds.^[10]

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[edit] James Monroe

One veto

1. The Cumberland Road Bill (An act for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland road), vetoed May 4, 1822. Monroe wrote in his veto message that " A power to establish turnpikes with gates and tolls, and to enforce the collection of tolls by penalties, implies a power to adopt and execute a complete system of internal improvement," which he believed was unconstitutional.^[11]

[edit] John Quincy Adams

No vetoes.

[edit] Andrew Jackson

Five vetoes

1. Maysville Road veto: On May 27, 1830 he vetoed a bill that would allow the Federal government to purchase stock in the Maysville, Washington, Paris, and Lexington Turnpike Road Company, which had been organized to construct a road linking Lexington and the Ohio River, the entirety of which would be in the state of Kentucky.
2. Second Bank of the United States Re-Charter
3. Act of Congress Overruling Jackson's Specie Circular (pocket veto)

[edit] Martin Van Buren

One pocket veto

[edit] William Harrison

No vetoes Note: This is partly due to the fact he was only President for 4 weeks.

[edit] John Tyler

Six vetoes

1. To incorporate the subscribers to the Fiscal Bank of the United States. Vetoed August 16, 1841.
2. Fiscal Corporation Bill. To provide for the better collection, safekeeping, and disbursement of the public revenue, by means of a corporation to be styled the Fiscal Corporation of the United States. Vetoed September 9, 1841.
3. To provide revenue from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports. Vetoed August 9, 1842.
4. To extend for a limited period the present laws for laying and collecting duties on imports. Vetoed June 29, 1842.
5. Making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers. Vetoed June 11, 1844.
6. Relating to revenue cutters and steamers. Vetoed February 20, 1845. Veto Overridden. The Senate overrode the veto on March 3, 1845 by a vote of 41 yeas to 1 nay. The House overrode the veto on March 3, 1845 by a vote of 127 yeas to 30 nays.

[edit] James Polk

Two vetoes

1. The Rivers and Harbors Bill- Vetoed on August 3, 1846. This bill would have provided for federally funded internal improvements on harbors.

2. Pocket Vetoed a bill titled An act to provide for continuing certain works in the Territory of Wisconsin and other purposes- This bill was vetoed on December 15, 1847. It would have helped improve harbors in Wisconsin and in other states' rivers. The President deemed these other harbors to be valueless.

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[edit] Zachary Taylor

No vetoes

[edit] Millard Fillmore

No vetoes

[edit] Franklin Pierce

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[edit] James Buchanan

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[edit] Abraham Lincoln

Two vetoes, plus five pocket vetoes.

1. Lincoln pocket-vetoed the Wade-Davis Bill.

[edit] Andrew Johnson

[edit] Ulysses Grant

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[edit] Rutherford Hayes

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[edit] James Garfield

No vetoes. Garfield was the last President, so far, to have made no vetoes. He was only President, however, for 6½ months.

[edit] Chester Arthur

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[edit] Grover Cleveland

584 Total Vetoes (414 1st Term, 170 2nd Term)

Grover Cleveland vetoed more bills in his two terms than all other presidents to that date combined. Only Franklin Roosevelt vetoed more bills (as of 2009^[update]). Strongly opposed to what he perceived as pork barrel spending, and favoring limited government, he vetoed more than 200 private bills granting pensions to individual Civil War veterans. Reacting to these vetoes, Congress passed a bill that would have granted a pension to any disabled veteran. He vetoed this bill, as well. This is widely perceived to have been a factor in the defeat of his 1888 bid for re-election.

In addition to these, he also vetoed a bill that would have distributed seed grain to drought-stricken farmers in the American west, and bills increasing the monetary supply. He also refused to sign, but did not veto, the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act.

[edit] Benjamin Harrison

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[edit] Grover Cleveland

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[edit] William McKinley

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[edit] Theodore Roosevelt

82 vetoes.

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[edit] William Taft

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[edit] Woodrow Wilson

214 vetoes^[12]

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[edit] Warren Harding

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[edit] Calvin Coolidge

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Hary-Nagan Bill was vetoed because the cost of it was too high ( as thought by Coolidge)

[edit] Herbert Hoover

• May 11, 1932 - Vetoed a bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 and for other purposes. The House of Representatives sustained the veto.

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[edit] Franklin Roosevelt

635 vetoes

This is the largest number of vetoes made in presidential history, but this may have been because of the many new ideas for solutions to the problems caused by the Depression and WWII, which were subsequently vetoed. Or it may be because he was elected to four terms. Grover Cleveland vetoed more bills per term.

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[edit] Harry Truman

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[edit] Dwight Eisenhower

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[edit] John Kennedy

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[edit] Lyndon Johnson

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[edit] Richard Nixon

President Nixon vetoed forty-three bills, of which twenty-six were regular vetoes and seventeen were pocket vetoes. Seven were overridden. There were no vetoes in the first session of the Ninety-first Congress.

• October 17, 1972 - Veto of the Clean Water Act was overridden by Congress^[13] (date is enactment date).
• November 7, 1973 - Veto of the War Powers Act of 1973 was overridden in Congress (date is enactment date).
• January 4, 1974 - Pocket-vetoed a bill to provide federal funds for local purchases of buses for mass transportation.
• March 6, 1974 - Vetoed an emergency energy bill

[edit] Gerald Ford

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[edit] Jimmy Carter

• 1977: Vetoed Department of Energy authorization bill.
• 1978: Vetoed bill to reduce federal firefighters' work week.

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Carter had two vetoes overridden by Congress - the first time since 1952 that Congress controlled by the president's own party had overridden a veto. The first override came June 1980 when Congress overrode Carter's veto of a bill that repealed a $4.62 import fee. Carter vetoed the bill on 5 June. The same day, the House voted 335-34 to override Carter's veto. The Senate followed suit the next day by 68 votes to 10. At the time, the President's party (Democrats) had a 119-seat majority (276-157) in the House and a 17-seat majority (58-41) in the Senate. Carter suffered another override in August 1980 when Congress overrode his veto of a veterans' health care bill by votes of 401-5 in the House and 85-0 in the Senate.

[edit] Ronald Reagan

The vetoes for this President are currently under maintenance.

1. November 231981: Vetoed H.J.Res. 357, Continuing Appropriations for fiscal year 1982. No override attempt made.

2. December 301981: Pocket vetoed H.R. 4353, To amend the Federal Bankruptcies Act of 1978.^[14]

3. March 201982: Vetoed S. 1503, Standby Petroleum Allocation Act of 1982. Override attempt failed in Senate, 58-36 (63 needed).

4. June 11982: Vetoed H.R. 5118, Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982. No override attempt made.

5. June 241982: Vetoed H.R. 5922, Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982. Override attempt failed in House, 253-151 (270 needed).

6. June 251982: Vetoed H.R. 6682, Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982. Override attempt failed in House, 242-169 (274 needed).

7. July 81982: Vetoed H.R. 6198, A bill to amend the manufacturing clause of the copyright law. Overridden by House, 324-86 (274 needed). Overridden by Senate, 84-9 (62 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 97-215 over President's veto.

8. August 281982: Vetoed H.R. 6863, Supplemental Appopriations Act, 1982. Overridden by House, 301-117 (279 needed). Overridden by Senate, 60-30 (60 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 97-257 over President's veto.

9. October 151982: Vetoed H.R. 1371, A bill to amend section 12 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. No override attempt made.

10. October 221982: Vetoed S. 2577, Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1983. No override attempt made.

11. January 31983: Pocket vetoed S. 2623, A bill to amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.^[15]

12. January 41983: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5858, A bill for the relief of Mocatta & Goldsmid, Ltd., Sharps, Pixley & Co., Ltd., and Primary Metal and Mineral Corp (private bill).^[15]

13. January 141983: Pocket vetoed H.R. 3963, A bill to amend the Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Act of 1978.^[15]

14. January 141983: Pocket vetoed H.R. 9, Florida Wilderness Act of 1982.^[15]

15. January 141983: Pocket vetoed H.R. 7336, A bill to make certain technical amendments to improve implementation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981.^[15]

[edit] George H. W. Bush

1. June 13, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 2, Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989. Override attempt failed in House, 247-178 (284 needed).

2. July 31, 1989: Vetoed S.J.RES. 113, Prohibiting the export of technology, defense articles, and defense services to codevelop or coproduce the FS-X aircraft with Japan. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (67 needed).

-. August 16, 1989: Disputed pocket veto of H.J.Res. 390, Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to the bill H.R. 1278.^[2]

3. October 21, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 2990, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990. Override attempt failed in House, 231-191 (282 needed).

4. October 27, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 3026, District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990. No override attempt made.

5. November 19, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 2939, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990. No override attempt made.

6. November 20, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 3610, District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990. No override attempt made.

7. November 21, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 1231, To establish a commission to investigate and report respecting the dispute between Eastern Airlines and its collective bargaining units, and for other purposes. Override attempt failed in House, 261-160 (281 needed).

8. November 21, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 1487, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991. No override attempt made.

9. November 30, 1989: Vetoed (or in the alternative pocket vetoed) H.R. 2712, Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act of 1989. Overridden by House, 390-25 (277 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 62-37 (66 needed).^[3]

10. May 24, 1990: Vetoed H.R. 2364, Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990. Overridden by House, 294-123 (278 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 64-36 (67 needed).

11. June 15, 1990: Vetoed H.R. 20, Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1990. Overridden by House, 327-93 (280 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 65-35 (67 needed).

12. June 29, 1990: Vetoed H.R. 770, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1990. Override attempt failed in House, 232-195 (285 needed).

13. October 5, 1990: Vetoed H.R. 4328, Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990. Override attempt failed in House, 275-152 (285 needed).

14. October 6, 1990: Vetoed H.J.Res. 660, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes. Override attempt failed in House, 260-138 (266 needed).

15. October 22, 1990: Vetoed S. 2104, Civil Rights Act of 1990. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (67 needed).

16. November 10, 1990: Pocket vetoed H.R. 4638, Orphan Drug Amendments of 1990.^[16]

17. November 17, 1990: Pocket vetoed H.R. 3134, For the relief of Mrs. Joan R. Daronco (private bill).^[16]

18. November 17, 1990: Pocket vetoed H.R. 4653, Omnibus Export Amendments Act of 1990.^[16]

19. November 21, 1990: Pocket vetoed S. 321, To revise provisions of law that provide a preference to Indians.^[16]

20. November 30, 1990: Pocket vetoed S. 2834, Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991.^[16]

21. August 17, 1991: Vetoed H.R. 2699, Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes. No override attempt made.

22. October 11, 1991: Vetoed S. 1722, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991. Override attempt failed in Senate, 65-35 (67 needed).

23. November 19, 1991: Vetoed H.R. 2707, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992. Override attempt failed in House, 276-156 (288 needed).

-. December 20, 1991: Disputed pocket veto of S. 1176, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Act.^[2]

24. March 2, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 2212, United States-China Act of 1991. Overridden by House, 357-61 (279 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 60-38 (66 needed).

25. March 20, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 4210, Tax Fairness and Economic Growth Acceleration Act of 1992. Override attempt failed in House, 211-215 (284 needed).

26. May 9, 1992: Vetoed S. 3, Congressional Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1992. Override attempt failed in Senate, 57-42 (66 needed).

27. June 16, 1992: Vetoed S. 2342, To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the disposition of funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the Mississippi Sioux Indians in Indian Claims Commission dockets numbered 142, 359, 360, 361, 362, and 363, and for other purposes", approved October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1168 et seq.). No override attempt made.

28. June 23, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 2507, National Institutes of Health Revitalization Amendments of 1992. Override attempt failed in House, 271-156 (285 needed).

29. July 2, 1992: Vetoed S. 250, National Voter Registration Act of 1992. Override attempt failed in Senate, 62-38 (67 needed).

30. September 22, 1992: Vetoed S. 5, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992. Overridden by Senate, 68-31 (66 needed). Override attempt failed in House, 258-169 (285 needed).

31. September 25, 1992: Vetoed S. 323, Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992. Overridden by Senate, 73-26 (66). Override attempt failed in House, 266-148 (276 needed).

32. September 28, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 5318, United States-China Act of 1992. Overridden by House, 345-74 (280 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 59-40 (66 needed).

33. September 30, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 5517, District of Columbia Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, 1992. No override attempt made.

34. October 3, 1992: Vetoed S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. Overridden by Senate, 74-25 (66 needed). Overridden by House, 308-114 (282, and enacted as Pub.L. 102-385 over President's veto.

35. October 21, 1992: Pocket vetoed S. 3095, Jena Band of Choctaws of Louisiana Restoration Act.^[17]

36. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 2859, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the historical and cultural resources in the vicinity of the city of Lynn, Massachusetts, and make recommendations on the appropriate role of the Federal Government in preserving and interpreting such historical and cultural resources.^[17]

37. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5021, New River Wild and Scenic Study Act of 1992.^[17]

38. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5061, To establish Dry Tortugas National Park in the State of Florida.^[17]

39. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5452, Granting the consent of the Congress to a supplemental compact or agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey concerning the Delaware River Port Authority.^[17]

40. October 28, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 2109, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the feasibility of including Revere Beach, located in the city of Revere, Massachusetts, in the National Park System.^[17]

41. October 30, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 6185, Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992.^[17]

42. October 31, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 6138, To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.^[17]

43. October 31, 1992: Pocket vetoed S. 3144, Military Health Care Initiatives Act of 1992.^[17]

44. November 5, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 11, Revenue Act of 1992.^[17]

[edit] Bill Clinton

See federal government shutdown of 1995 for more on the vetoed appropriations bills in 1995.

1. June 7, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1158, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster Assistance and Recissions for Fiscal Year 1995. No override attempt made.

2. August 11, 1995: Vetoed S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995. No override attempt made.

3. October 3, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, FY 1996. No override attempt made.

4. November 13, 1995: Vetoed H.J.Res. 115, Second Continuing Resolution for fiscal year 1996. No override attempt made.

5. November 13, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 2586, Temporary Increase in the Statutory Debt Limit. No override attempt made.

6. December 6, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 2491, Seven-Year Balanced Budget Reconciliation Act of 1995. No override attempted.

7. December 18, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1977, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 239-177 (278 needed).

8. December 18, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 2099, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. No override attempted.

9. December 19, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Overridden by House, 319-100 (280 needed). Overridden by Senate, 68-30 (66 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 104-67 over veto.

10. December 19, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 2076, Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 240-159 (266 needed).

11. December 28, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1530, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 240-156 (264 needed).

12. January 9, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995. No override attempt made.

13. April 10, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 1833, banning partial birth abortions. Overridden in House, 285-137 (282 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 58-40 (66 needed).

14. April 12, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 1561, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997. Override attempt failed in House, 234-188 (282 needed).

15. May 2, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act of 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 258-163 (281 needed).

16. July 30, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995. No override attempt made.

17. October 2, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 2909, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent Domain Prevention Act. No override attempt made.

18. June 9, 1997: Vetoed H.R. 1469, Supplemental Appropriations and Recissions Act, FY 1997. No override attempt made.

19. October 10, 1997: Vetoed H.R. 1122, the second attempted partial birth abortion ban. Overridden by House, 296-132 (286 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 64-36 (67 needed).

20. November 13, 1997: Vetoed H.R. 2631, a line item veto override bill.^[18] Overridden by House, 347-69 (278 needed). Overridden by Senate, 78-20 (66 required), and enacted as Pub.L. 105-159 over President's veto.

21. May 20, 1998: Vetoed S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997. No override attempt made.

22. June 23, 1998: Vetoed H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1998. No override attempt made.

23. July 21, 1998: Vetoed H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998. No override attempt made.

24. October 7, 1998: Vetoed H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999. No override attempt made.

25. October 21, 1998: Vetoed H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998. No override attempt made.

26. September 23, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999. No override attempt made.

27. September 28, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000. No override attempt made.

28. October 18, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000. No override attempt made.

29. October 25, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 2670, Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000. No override attempt made.

30. November 3, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 3064, FY 2000 District of Columbia and Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. No override attempt made.

31. April 25, 2000: Vetoed S. 1287, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000. Override attempt failed in Senate, 64-35 (66 needed).

32. August 5, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000. Override attempt failed in House, 270-158 (286 needed).

33. August 31, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000. Override attempt failed in House, 274-157 (288 needed).

34. October 7, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2001. Overridden by House, 315-98 on October 11 (276 needed). No attempt made in Senate.

35. October 30, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch and the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001. No override attempt made.

36. November 4, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 4392, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. No override attempt made.

37. December 19, 2000: Pocket vetoed H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000.^[19]

[edit] George W. Bush

1. July 19, 2006: Vetoed H.R. 810, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, a bill to ease restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Override attempt failed in House, 235-193 (286 needed).

2. May 1, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007. Override attempt failed in House, 222-203 (284 needed). A later version of the bill that excluded certain aspects of the initial legislation that the President disapproved of... H.R. 2206, was enacted as Pub.L. 110-28 with the President's approval.

3. June 20, 2007: Vetoed S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007.

4. October 3, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 ("SCHIP"). Override attempt failed in House, 273-156 (286 votes needed).

5. November 2, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007. Overridden by House, 361-54 (277 votes needed). Overridden by Senate, 79-14 (62 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 110-114 over President's veto.

6. November 13, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 3043, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008. Override attempt failed in House, 277-141 (279 votes needed).

7. December 12, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.^[20] Override attempt failed in House, 260-152 (275 votes needed).

8. December 28, 2007: Pocket Vetoed H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008^[21]. A later version of the bill that changed a minor provision of which the President disapproved was quickly passed by Congress (H.R. 4986) and was enacted with the President's approval as Pub.L. 110-181 on 28 January 2008.

9. March 8, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 2082, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.^[22][23] Override attempt failed in House, 225-188.

10. May 21, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 2419, 2007 U.S. Farm Bill.^[24][25] Overridden by House, 316-108 (283 votes needed). Overridden by Senate, 82-13 (64 votes needed). Enacted as Pub.L. 110-234 over the President's veto. Due to a clerical error, this act was repealed by Pub.L. 110-246.

11. 18 June 2008: Vetoed H.R. 6124, 2007 U.S. Farm Bill, re-passed by Congress to correct a clerical error in HR 2419.^[26] Overridden by House, 317-109 (284 votes required). Overridden by Senate, 80-14 (63 votes needed). Enacted as Pub.L. 110-246 over the President's veto.

12. July 15, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act.^[27] Overridden by House, 383-41 (283 votes required.) Overridden by Senate, 70-26 (64 votes required). Enacted as Pub.L. 110-275 over the President's veto.

[edit] Barack Obama

No vetoes yet.

[edit] See also

• Signing Statements

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikisource has original text related to this article: Wikisource:United States presidential veto messages

• Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An Overview (report) by Kevin R. Kosar
• Senate Reference Webpage on Vetoes, which includes lists of vetoes from 1789 to the current day.

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