Act Transmitted to President

Finally, it is sent for presidential consideration. The President has ten days to sign, veto or ignore the enrolled bill.

• Bill does becomes law when:
  • The president does sign the bill.
  • The President does not sign the bill and Congress is in session.
  • The President vetoes the bill, but two-thirds each of the Senate and the House vote to override the veto.
    
    
• Bill does not become law when:
  • The President does not sign the bill and Congress is not in session. This is also called a "pocket veto".
  • The President vetoes the bill and it is not overridden.

Presidential Signing Statements

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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Coverage	Location
Note: use the phrase "statement on signing" when searching electronic editions.
Vol. 1 (1965) -	HeinOnline Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Vol. 1 (1965) -; online Vol. 29 (1993) -	U.S. Government Printing Office
Vol. 1 (1965) - Vol. 15 (1979)	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub v. 1-14 Mfilm 71 Row DD
Vol. 16 (1980) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Legal) AE 2.109: Row 17

Vetoes and Override Debates

Serial Set
Coverage	Location
Vol. 1, 15th Cong. (1817) - Vol. 8854, 70th Cong. 1st. Sess. (1928)	U.S. Congressional Serial Set - Digital Edition
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Vol. 1 (1965) -	HeinOnline Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Vol. 1 (1965) -; online Vol. 29 (1993) -	U.S. Government Printing Office
Vol. 1 (1965) - Vol. 15 (1979)	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub v. 1-14 Mfilm 71 Row DD
Vol. 16 (1980) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Legal) AE 2.109: Row 16
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.
105th Cong. (1997)	GPO Access / U.S. Government Printing Office

Congressional Record - Override Debates

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Congressional Record
Coverage	Location
Vol. 140, 103rd Cong., 2nd Sess. (1994) -	GPO Access / U.S. Government Printing Office
Vol. 135, 101st Cong. (1989) -	Thomas / U.S. Library of Congress
Vol. 132, 99th Cong., 2nd Sess. (1986) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Microfiche) X 1.1/A: (Daily Edition)
Vol. 131, 99th Cong., 1st Sess. (1985) -	LexisNexis Congressional
Vol. 122, 94th Cong., 2nd Sess. (1976) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Congress Serials) X 1.1:
	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Microfiche) X 1.1: (Bound Edition)
Vols. 1-121, 43rd Cong. (1873) - 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975)	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (Reference) Microfilm 61
Vols. 1-3, 43rd Cong. (1873-1875) -	American Memory Project / U.S. Library of Congress
Congressional Globe
Vol. 72, 23rd Cong. (1833) - Vol. 180, 42nd Cong. (1873)	American Memory Project / U.S. Library of Congress
	TC Wilson Library Annex  X 72 - X 180
Register of Debates
Vol. 43, 18th Cong., 2nd Sess. (1824) - Vol. 71, 25th Cong., 1st Sess. (1837)	American Memory Project / U.S. Library of Congress
	TC Wilson Library Annex  X 43 - X 71
	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Microfiche) X 43 - X 71
Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (Annals of Congress)
Vol. 1, 1st Cong. (1789) - Vol. 42, 18th Cong., 1st Sess. (1824)	American Memory Project / U.S. Library of Congress
	TC Wilson Library Annex  X 1 - X 42
	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Microfiche) X 1 - X 42
Congressional Record Index
Coverage	Location
Vol. 140, 103rd Cong., 2nd Sess. (1994) -	Thomas / U.S. Library of Congress
Vol. 129, 98th Cong. (1983) -	GPO Access / U.S. Government Printing Office
Vol. 1, 43rd Cong. (1873) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Ref Indexes) X 1.1: