House Endorses Stem-Cell Research: Vote Still Falls Short of Level to Override Presidential VetoBy Mary M. Shaffrey, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Jan. 12--WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House promised to pass a bill on embryonic-stem-cell research in the first 100 hours that they ...
“I know they've been real busy,” Evers said of the Senate when asked at a news conference about the pending confirmation votes. “But we have some extraordinary leaders waiting to be approved, lots of people already serving on some committees and advising us around various i...
Congress can override a Presidential veto by having a two-thirds majority vote in both Houses, and thus signing a bill into law despite the President's veto. legco.gov.hk 若法案 在參、眾兩院獲得三分之二的大 多數議員支持,國會可推翻總統的否 決,進而在總統否決該法案的情況下簽署該法案,使之...
The only problem with the bill, she said, is that “the governor vetoes it.” There is hope for future voters in Rhode Island, however, as preregistration is increasing gaining support in the legislature, a change that Perry said may be just enough to override the governor’s veto. To ...
Line item vetoCongressLine item voteTransparencyCongressional earmarking is an issue of growing concern in the United States. Although it currently accounts for a small percentage of federal expenditures, recent trends indicate that such pork-barrel spending will soon become a significant contributor to ...
Any withdrawal that purports to take effect between July 20 of a presidential year and Inauguration Day would be unconstitutional on its face (and subject to summary judgment) because it would violate the Impairments Clause of the U.S. Constitution which states, “No State shall pass any...
required that the Assembly of Kosovo approve the Constitutionbyatwo-thirds votewithin 120 days (ibid ., Art. 10.4). daccess-ods.un.org daccess-ods.un.org [...] 日,第 10.1 条),确定了该委员会成员的准 则(同上,第10.2条),对于载入宪法的原则和条款确定了许多要求和规定(同上, 第 1.3 ...
Reports that the measure to create tax-preferred saving accounts for private school tuition, fell short of the two-third majority needed to override a promised presidential veto on June 18, 1998. Information on the bill; Insight on the bill being sent to Senate; Significance of the saving ...
though, legislation needs a two-thirds majority of the House. That means Democrats have effective veto power over what he can pass under suspension.
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