Report Outline
The President and the Majority
Origin and Early Use of Veto Power
Conversion of Veto into Power of Revision
Special Focus
The President and the Majority
Major Republican Bills in Danger of Veto
The Threat of presidential veto hangs over at least three pieces of legislation which have a high place on the program of the new Republican majority in Congress. The measures in jeopardy are (1) the bill to outlaw portal-to-portal pay suits and to restrict certain other types of claims under federal wage-hour statutes, (2) the income tax reduction bill, and (3) the omnibus labor bill now pending before the House.
The portal-to-portal bill was passed by the House, Feb. 28, by the overwhelming vote of 345 to 56, and by the Senate, Mar. 21, 64 to 24. It has not yet reached the White House, but Sen. Lucas (Ill.), Democratic whip, gave warning when the bill was under consideration in the Senate that “when President Truman gets hold of this bill, it will come back here with his veto.”
If the Senate accepts the income tax reduction bill in anything like the form in which it was approved by the House, Mar. 27, a return of the bill without the President's signature is regarded as certain. Truman said in his budget message, Jan. 11, that there was “no justification now for tax reduction.” And in his Economic Report, Jan. 8, he said: “In the present economic situation it is clear that it would be unsound fiscal policy to reduce taxes.” The House vote for passage of the tax reduction bill—273 to 137—was one short of the two-thirds majority that would be needed to override a veto. |
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Executive Powers and the Presidency |
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Feb. 24, 2006 |
Presidential Power |
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Nov. 15, 2002 |
Presidential Power |
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Feb. 02, 2001 |
The Bush Presidency |
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Jun. 20, 1997 |
Line-Item Veto |
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Jun. 14, 1996 |
First Ladies |
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Oct. 21, 1988 |
Dangers in Presidential Transitions |
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Jun. 10, 1988 |
The Quandary of Being Vice President |
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Jan. 06, 1984 |
Presidential Advisory Commissions |
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Jul. 28, 1978 |
Presidential Popularity |
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Feb. 13, 1976 |
Evaluating Presidential Performance |
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Dec. 12, 1975 |
Presidential Protection |
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Jul. 11, 1973 |
Presidential Reorganization |
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Mar. 07, 1973 |
Presidential Accountability |
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Sep. 24, 1971 |
Presidential Diplomacy |
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Nov. 11, 1970 |
Vice Presidency |
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Oct. 02, 1968 |
Presidential Power |
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Mar. 14, 1966 |
War Powers of the President |
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Nov. 23, 1960 |
Transfer of Executive Power |
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Apr. 04, 1956 |
Vice Presidency |
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Oct. 15, 1952 |
Change of Presidents |
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Jun. 09, 1950 |
President and Mid-Term Elections |
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Oct. 20, 1948 |
Federal Patronage |
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Mar. 24, 1948 |
The South and the Presidency |
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Dec. 05, 1947 |
Military Leaders and the Presidency |
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Apr. 16, 1947 |
Veto Power of the President |
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Sep. 20, 1945 |
Succession to the Presidency |
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Sep. 12, 1940 |
The War Powers of the President |
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Feb. 11, 1938 |
Emergency Powers of the President |
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Jan. 06, 1938 |
The Power to Declare War |
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Dec. 28, 1937 |
Extension of the Veto Power |
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Dec. 28, 1936 |
Limitation of the President's Tenure |
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Mar. 12, 1935 |
The President and the Congress |
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Dec. 16, 1932 |
The Veto Power of the President |
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May 28, 1931 |
Presidential Commissions |
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Oct. 23, 1928 |
Presidential Appointments and the Senate |
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Mar. 21, 1928 |
Business Conditions in Presidential Years |
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Jan. 20, 1927 |
The Monroe Doctrine |
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Mar. 18, 1925 |
The President's Power of Appointment |
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Sep. 10, 1923 |
The President's Position on Patronage |
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