Suppose a bill has passed both the House and the Senate. It goes to the president at the beginning of the annual session of Congress. The president doesn't sign the bill but holds it for more than 10 days. What happens to the bill?

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Tommy Camacho

15 August, 08:05

Suppose a bill has passed both the House and the Senate. It goes to the president at the beginning of the annual session of Congress. The president doesn't sign the bill but holds it for more than 10 days. What happens to the bill?

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Reyna Russell · Answer 1

If the president doesn't sign the bill but holds it for more than 10 days then it automatically becomes law without his signature, except if Congress isn't in session to accept the returned bill.

Abby Gentry · Answer 2

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Suppose a bill has passed both the House and the Senate. It goes to the president at the beginning of the annual session of Congress. The president doesn't sign the bill but holds it for more than 10 days. The bill becomes law.

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For a bill to become a law it goes through some steps

In the first place someone must come up with a bill and then proposes it. Then it has to be sent to the both houses which are the senate and and the house of representatives. The two houses passes it so that it is sent to the conference committee who works out the differences making it identical so that they can send it back to the both houses for approval.

After it is approved then it is sent to the president to be signed or to be rejected.

If in any-case the president rejects it it is taken back to both houses and is voted for. If two thirds (2/3) votes in its favor it becomes a law.

So if the president decides to do nothing with the bill that is He neither signs nor rejects, if the congress is in session the bill automatically becomes the law after ten days without the presidents signature.