Vetoed Legislation in the 111th Congress: A Comprehensive Review

The veto energy vested within the President by Article I, Part 7 of the Structure has confirmed to be an efficient software for the chief govt in his dealings with Congress. For the reason that founding of the federal authorities in 1789, 37 of 44 Presidents have exercised their veto authority a complete of two,564 instances. Congress has overridden these vetoes on 110 events (4.3%). Presidents have vetoed 83 appropriations payments, and Congress has overridden 12 (14.5%) of those vetoes.

During the 111th Congress, President Barack H. Obama utilized his veto power to reject two significant bills in 2010: H.J.Res. 64, an FY2010 appropriations measure, and H.R. 3808, known as the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010. Since then, he has not exercised his veto authority on any legislation.

Please note that this report will be kept current as needed, reflecting any vetoes made during the 111th Congress in 2010 and beyond into 2023.