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Vetoes by President Jimmy Carter

President Jimmy Carter vetoed thirty-one bills.

 

96th Congress, 2nd Session (1980)
Regular Vetoes
Bill No.    Subject    Veto Date    Presidential Message    Status
H.R.5235    Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act    Mar 11    H.Doc. 96-280    unchallenged

H.R.7428    To extend the present public debt limit through June 30, 1980    Jun 05    H.Doc. 96-323    Veto overridden by the House on Jun 5 by vote No. 301 (335-34).

Veto overridden by the Senate on Jun 6 by vote No. 175 (68-10).

Veto overridden
H.R.5036    To convey land in Colorado to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe    Jun 06    H.Doc. 96-324    unchallenged

H.R.7102    Veterans' Administration Health-Care Amendments    Aug 22    H.Doc. 96-362    Veto overridden by the House on Aug 26 by vote No. 488 (401-5).

Veto overridden by the Senate on Aug 26 by vote No. 382 (85-0).

Veto overridden
S.1464    To acquire land for the benefit of the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Indians    Oct 11    126 Cong. Rec. 29370    unchallenged

H.R.7584    Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1981    Dec 13    H.Doc. 96-397    unchallenged

Pocket Vetoes
Bill No.    Subject    Veto Date    Presidential Message    Status
S.442    For the relief of Isaac Hulner       190 S.Jour. 820    unchallenged

S.1097    To establish a national tourism policy       190 S.Jour. 819    unchallenged

H.R.4386    For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oveson       126 Cong. Rec. 34415    unchallenged

H.R.5888    To provide death benefits to surviors of Federal law enforcement officers and firefighters       126 Cong. Rec. 34414    unchallenged

H.R.6257    To convey certain National Forest System lands       126 Cong. Rec. 34415    unchallenged

96th Congress, 1st Session (1980)
Bill No.    Subject    Veto Date    Presidential Message    Status
S.2096    To provide for a study of the long-term health effects in humans of exposure to dioxins    Jan 02    S.Doc. 96-39    unchallenged

95th Congress, 2nd Session (1978)
Regular Vetoes
Bill No.    Subject    Veto Date    Presidential Message    Status
H.R.3161    To improve the basic work of firefighting personnel of executive agencies    Jun 19    H.Doc. 95-358    unchallenged

H.R.10882    To authorize appropriations to carry out conservation programs on military and public lands    Jul 10    H.Doc. 95-368    unchallenged

H.R.10929    Department of Defense Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979    Aug 17    H.Doc. 95-377    The House sustained the veto on Sept 7 by vote No. 730 (191-206).

unchallenged

H.R.12928    Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, Fiscal Year 1979    Oct 05    H.Doc. 95-393    The House sustained the veto on Oct 5 by vote No. 877 (223-190).
Pocket Vetoes
Bill No.    Subject    Veto Date    Presidential Message    Status
S.1104    To establish the Legionville National Historic Site in Pennsylvania       124 Cong. Rec. 38087    unchallenged

S.1503    To provide for the payment of losses incurred as a result of the ban on Tris       124 Cong. Rec. 38087    unchallenged

S.2416    To extend for two years the assistance program for nurse training       124 Cong. Rec. 38088    unchallenged

H.R.6536    District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act       124 Cong. Rec.38784    unchallenged

H.R.9370    To provide for the development of aquaculture in the United States       124 Cong. Rec. 38786    unchallenged

H.R.9518    Shipping Act Amendments       124 Cong. Rec. 38785    unchallenged

H.R.9937    To amend the One Bank Holding Company Act of 1970       124 Cong. Rec. 38786    unchallenged

H.R.11092    The Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission Amendments       124 Cong. Rec. 38784    unchallenged

H.R.11445    To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act       124 Cong. Rec. 38783    unchallenged

H.R.11545    Meat and Livestock Import Amendments       124 Cong. Rec. 38785    unchallenged

H.R.11580    To make lawful certain activities concerning certain foreign and domestic legal lotteries       188 S.Jour. 852    unchallenged

H.R.11861    To establish a Navy-Maritime Advisory Board       124 Cong. Rec. 38784    unchallenged

H.R.13719    To offset the loss in tax revenue incurred by Guam and the Virgin Islands       124 Cong. Rec. 38785    unchallenged

95th Congress, 1st Session (1977)
Bill No.    Subject    Veto Date    Presidential Message    Status
S.1811    Department of Energy Authorization Act for Civilian Applications, Fiscal Year 1978    Nov 05    S.Doc. 95-73    unchallenged

H.R.2521    To provide for the mandatory inspection of domesticated rabbits slaughtered for human food    Nov 09    H.Doc. 95-261    unchallenged

 

Additional information about veto power and procedure can be found in the CRS reports, Veto Override Procedure in the House and Senate (PDF) and Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An Overview (PDF).