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What is a pocket veto?

A bill dying when Congress adjourns before return.

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  2. A bill dying when Congress adjourns before return ✔
  3. A veto by a state governor

Why: If Congress adjourns before the president returns a bill, it does not become law.

Huh, didn't know that: If Congress adjourns before the president returns a bill, it does not become law.

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Pocket veto: the bill stays in the pocket.
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Answer: A bill dying when Congress adjourns before return. If Congress adjourns before the president returns a bill, it does not become law.

  1. Federal government of the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States
    unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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