Veto

Executive rejection of a legislative proposal or joint resolution submitted for legal approval. Should an executive reject a measure, it can attain legal status only if the House and Senate individually vote (by a two-thirds majority) to overturn the rejection. An alternative type of executive rejection – an indirect rejection – happens if the legislature has concluded its session and cannot reconvene, and the executive fails to approve the legislative proposal within the mandated ten-day timeframe (excluding Sundays).

Congressional Record

The Congressional Record is the official account of the proceedings and discussions of the U.S. Congress. For each day Congress is in session, an edition of the Congressional Record is printed by the Government Publishing Office. Each edition summarizes the day’s floor and panel actions and records all remarks delivered in the House and Senate.