A pocket veto occurs when Congress adjourns during the ten-day period.
The president cannot return the bill to Congress. The president's decision not to sign the legislation is a pocket veto and Congress does not have the opportunity to override.
When Congress is in session and a bill is not signed by the president within ten days, it becomes law.
The bill does not become law if Congress adjourns before the 10-day mark and the President has not signed it ("Pocket Veto.")
The bill expires and Congress cannot vote to override it if Congress adjourns before the ten days are up and the President does nothing.
If Congress still wishes to pass the law, they must start the entire process over. This is known as a pocket veto.
<h3>What is a pocket veto?</h3>
Using a legislative trick known as a "pocket veto," a president or other veto-wielding official can block a bill by doing nothing (keeping it in their pocket).
This is where the Constitution was written, which lays out our entire government. The Constitution is the Law of the Land. After the Constitution was written, so was the whole government.
