The retention by the President of the United States of a bill unsigned so that it does not become a law, in virtue of the following constitutional provision (Const. Art. I., sec. 7, cl. 2): "If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law." Also, an analogous retention of a bill by a State governor.
The President can "kill" a bill by holding on to it at the end of a congressional session. When Congress is in session, the President has 10 days to either sign a bill or veto it. If Congress adjourns within those 10 days, the President can simply hold on to the bill and let it die.
If, after the General Court has Proroguedthe Governor fails to sign any Enacted Bills or Resolves on his/her desk within ten days they do not become law. This lack of signatureby the Governor is called a pocket veto. (See also Enactment and Prorogation)
when the president rejects a bill by refusing to sign it after Congress has adjourned.
If there are fewer than 10 working days left in the Congressional session when the President receives a bill and the President does not sign the bill, the bill dies and does not become law.
A veto resulting from the governor's failure to sign a bill following prorogation or dissolution of the General Court. Because the session has ended, the bill will not automatically become law after ten days and the General Court has no opportunity to override the veto.
The Constitution grants the President 10 days to review a measure passed by the Congress. If the President has not signed the bill after 10 days, it becomes law without his signature. However, if Congress adjourns during the 10-day period, the bill does not become law.
the process by which the U.S. president may veto a bill by not signing it. A bill normally becomes law ten days (excluding Sundays) after it is submitted to the president for signature, if Congress is still in session. If Congress adjourns within that ten-day period, without the president having signed the bill, the bill is killed. A pocket veto cannot be overridden by a two-thirds vote in the Senate, as is the case with other presidential vetoes.
indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it
a bill passed by the Legislature, but not signed by the Governor by the end of the Legislative session, thereby do not become law
A rarely used device by which the president could kill a bill without a formal veto by simply not signing a bill during a period of congressional adjournment.
Presidential action killing a bill by "pocketing" it at the end of a Congressional Session. If Congress adjourns within ten days after the President receives a bill, the President can kill the bill by doing nothing.
The only type of veto in which the Governor does not return the bill to the Legislature for a possible vote to override. This veto applies only to bills passed within the last 10 days of a 2-year legislative session. The Governor, in essence, “pockets” the bill.
Failure of the Governor to sign a bill within the required 14 days of presentation after sine die adjournment.
If the Congress adjourns before ten days have passed since the passage of a bill, the President can allow the legislation to die simply by failing to sign it. See veto.
When the President withholds approval of a bill after Congress has adjourned, thereby killing the bill without a formal veto.
Following the prorogation, the Governor fails to sign a bill passed near the close of the session, leaving the Legislature no opportunity to override.
A type of veto in which presidents simply do not sign a bill received in the last ten days of a session, thereby killing the legislation. A pocket veto is also known as an indirect veto.
The indirect veto of a bill as a result of the president withholding approval of it until after Congress has adjourned. If the president takes no action on a bill while Congress is in session, the measure becomes a law ten days (excluding Sundays) after it is received. However, if Congress adjourns its annual session during that ten-day period, the measure dies even if the president does not formally veto it.
A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver in American federal lawmaking. The U.S. Constitution requires the President to sign or veto any legislation placed on his desk within ten days (not including Sundays).