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S. Pub. 107–10

Presidential Vetoes,

1989–2000

Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of

Jeri Thomson, Secretary of the Senate

by Zoe Davis, Senior Reference Librarian

Printed for the use of the

Office of the Secretary of the Senate

October 2001

U.S. Government Printing Office

Washington, DC: 2001

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S. Pub. 107–10

Presidential Vetoes,

1989–2000

Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of

Jeri Thomson, Secretary of the Senate

by Zoe Davis, Senior Reference Librarian

Printed for the use of the

Office of the Secretary of the Senate

October 2001

U.S. Government Printing Office

Washington, DC: 2001

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1 U.S. Congress, Senate, Library, Presidential Vetoes, 1789–1988. Compiled by the Senate Library

under the direction of Walter J. Stewart, Secretary of the Senate, by Gregory Harness, S. Pub. 102–

12 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1992).

PREFACE

Presidential Vetoes, 1989–2000 is the supplement to Presidential Vetoes, 1789–1988 1 and provides histories for those

Presidential vetoes occurring during the One Hundred First

Congress through the One Hundred Sixth Congress, (January 3, 1989–January 20, 2000). The purpose of the two publications is to provide a comprehensive listing of the Presidential vetoes of legislation enacted by the Congress from

the First Congress through the One Hundred Sixth Congress. They are also intended as an aid in the study of the

relationship between the executive and legislative branches

of the United States Government and of its system of checks

and balances.

The veto power is established by the Constitution of the

United States of America:

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve

he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who

shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds

of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent,

together with the Objections, to the other House, by which

it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two

thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such

Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas

and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and

against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each

House respectively. 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. Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the

Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives

may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment)

shall be presented to the President of the United States; and

iv Presidential Vetoes

2 Ibid., for further descriptions of the vetoes listed.

before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him,

or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds

of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the

Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.

(Article I, Section 7, clauses 2 and 3)

For the purposes of this publication, the term ‘‘regular veto’’ is used to indicate the action of the President when he disapproves a bill or joint resolution and returns it with his objections to the chamber in which it originated. A ‘‘pocket

veto’’ is the designation applied to a bill or joint resolution

that failed to become law at the expiration of ten days because the President withheld his signature and the Congress

had adjourned during that period in a manner to prevent its

return.

The exercise of the President’s pocket veto authority during

intra-session adjournments and recess periods has long been

a controversial issue between the legislative and executive

branches of government. In the Pocket Veto Case, 279 U.S.

655 (1929) (Item No. 1058), the Supreme Court held that the

President might utilize the pocket veto power during either

intra-session adjournments of the House and Senate during

the same Congress or adjournments between sessions. However, in Wright v. U.S., 302 U.S. 583 (1938) (Item No. 1275),

the Court modified this ruling in deciding that a recess within the same Congress by one House, with the other House

remaining in session, would not ‘‘prevent’’ the President from

returning a vetoed bill if prior arrangements for the receipt

of the measure had been made with the House that went out

of session. In Kennedy v. Sampson, 364 F.Supp. 1075 (D.D.C.

1973) (Item No. 2262), the U.S. District Court interpreted

the pocket veto clause of the Constitution as having two purposes: to provide the President with adequate time to review

a bill presented to him and, second, to give Congress sufficient opportunity to review the Chief Executive’s objections

and to override them if so desired. The court further held

that intra-session adjournments within the same Congress

do not prevent the return of a disapproved bill to Congress,

providing, as in the Wright decision, that appropriate provision has been made for receipt of the vetoed legislation. The

Court of Appeals in 1974 unanimously affirmed that decision

(511 F.2d 430 (1974)). In 1987, the case of Burke v. Barnes,

479 U.S. 361 (1987) (Item No. 2414), the Supreme Court declared the issue moot because the legislation in question had

no effect after September 30, 1984. A 1981 pocket veto (Item

No. 2394) is still pending before United States District Court

for the Southern district of New York. The court actions involving the interpretation of pocket veto power are item

numbers 1058, 1275, 2262, 2293, 2307, 2394 and 2414.2

The primary sources for this compilation were the Journal of

the Senate and the Journal of the House of Representatives,

the Congressional Record, Weekly Compilation of Presidential

Documents, and LIS, the Senate legislative information system. Comprehensive studies of the presidential veto power,

including its historical background, are contained in Charles

Presidential Vetoes v

3 U.S. Congress, House, Committee on the Judiciary, The Veto Power of the President, by Charles

J. Zinn, Committee Print (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1951). 4 Edward C. Mason, ‘‘The Veto Power: Its Origin, Development and Function in the Government

of the United States, 1789–1889,’’ Harvard Historical Monographs, No. 1 (Boston: Ginn & Co., 1890). 5 Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Quarterly’s Guide to Congress, 4th ed. (Washington, DC:

Congressional Quarterly Inc., 1991). 6 Robert J. Spitzer, The Presidential Veto: Touchstone of the American Presidency (New York State

University Press, 1988). 7 Carl McGowan, ‘‘The President’s Veto Power: An Important Instrument of Conflict in our Constitutional System,’’ San Diego Law Review, v. 23, no. 4, July–August 1986, pp. 791–821. 8 John H. Pope, ‘‘The Pocket Veto Reconsidered,’’ Iowa Law Review, v. 72, no. 1, October 1986, pp.

163–214. 9 Albert C. Ringelstein, ‘‘Presidential Vetoes: Motivations and Classification,’’ Congress & The Presidency, v. 12, no. 1, Spring 1985, pp. 43–55. 10 Richard A. Watson, ‘‘Origins and Early Development of the Veto Power, Presidential Studies

Quarterly, v. 17, Spring 1987, pp. 401–412.

ll. ‘‘The President’s Veto Power, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,

v. 499, September 1988, pp. 36–46.

J. Zinn’s ‘‘The Veto Power of the President.’’ 3 Other useful

sources include Edward C. Mason’s ‘‘The Veto Power,’’ 4 Congressional Quarterly’s Guide to Congress,5 and Robert J.

Spitzer’s The Presidential Veto: Touchstone of the American

Presidency.6 Academic and legal journals include contributions by Carl McGowan,7 John Houston Pope,8 Albert C.

Ringelstein,9 and Richard A. Watson.10

Every veto was thoroughly researched to assure accuracy;

they are arranged by Congress with Senate legislation preceding House of Representatives legislation. Each veto has

been assigned an item number to facilitate locating any desired veto. References in the index are to these item numbers. The references to the Congressional Record are made to

page numbers of the permanent edition. In those cases

where the permanent edition had not yet been printed, page

numbers are to the daily editions; the page numbers of the

Senate proceedings are preceded by the letter ‘‘S’’ and those

of the House proceedings are preceded by the letter ‘‘H.’’ Finally, a numerical summary of the bills vetoed by each President is presented in Table 1 on page viii. This tabulation includes the number of regular vetoes and pocket vetoes of all

measures sent to the President for signature during each administration; it also presents the number of vetoes overridden.

This supplement was prepared by members of the United

States Senate Library under the direction of Gregory C. Harness, Senate Librarian.

JERI THOMSON

Secretary of the Senate

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CONTENTS

Preface, iii

Table 1: Numerical Summary of Bills Vetoed, 1789–

2000, viii

Table 2: Dates of Sessions of the Congress, x

Vetoes

George H. W. Bush, 1

William J. Clinton, 15

Index, 25

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Table 1 Numerical Summary of Bills Vetoed, 1789–2000 1

President

Congresses

coincident

with terms

Regular

vetoes

Pocket

vetoes

Total

vetoes

Vetoes

overridden

George Washington 1, 2, 3, 4 2 2

John Adams 5, 6 0

Thomas Jefferson 7, 8, 9, 10 0

James Madison 11, 12, 13, 14 5 2 7

James Monroe 15, 16, 17, 18 1 1

John Q. Adams 19, 20 0

Andrew Jackson 21, 22, 23, 24 5 7 12

Martin Van Buren 25, 26 1 1

W.H. Harrison 27 0

John Tyler 27, 28 6 4 10 1

James K. Polk 29, 30 2 1 3

Zachary Taylor 31 0

Millard Fillmore 31, 32 0

Franklin Pierce 33, 34 9 9 5

James Buchanan 35, 36 4 3 7

Abraham Lincoln 37, 38, 39 2 5 7

Andrew Johnson 39, 40 21 8 29 15

Ulysses S. Grant 41, 42, 43, 44 45 48 93 4

Rutherford B. Hayes 45, 46 12 1 13 1

James A. Garfield 47 0

Chester A. Arthur 47, 48 4 8 12 1

Grover Cleveland 49, 50 304 110 414 2

Benjamin Harrison 51, 52 19 25 44 1

Grover Cleveland 53, 54 42 128 170 5

William McKinley 55, 56, 57 6 36 42

Theodore Roosevelt 57, 58, 59, 60 42 40 82 1

William H. Taft 61, 62 30 9 39 1

Woodrow Wilson 63, 64, 65, 66 33 11 44 6

Warren G. Harding 67 5 1 6

Calvin Coolidge 68, 69, 70 20 30 50 4

Herbert Hoover 71, 72 21 16 37 3

Franklin D. Roosevelt 73, 74, 75, 76 372 263 635 9 77, 78, 79

Harry S. Truman 79, 80, 81, 82 180 70 250 12

Dwight D. Eisenhower 83, 84, 85, 86 73 108 181 2

John F. Kennedy 87, 88 12 9 21

Lyndon B. Johnson 88, 89, 90 16 14 30

Richard M. Nixon 91, 92, 93 26 17 43 7

Gerald R. Ford 93, 94 48 18 66 12

Jimmy Carter 95, 96 13 18 31 2

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Table 1 Numerical Summary of Bills Vetoed, 1789–2000 1—

Continued

President

Congresses

coincident

with terms

Regular

vetoes

Pocket

vetoes

Total

vetoes

Vetoes

overridden

Ronald Reagan 2 97, 98, 99 39 39 78 9

100

George H. W. Bush 3 101, 102 29 15 44 1

William J. Clinton 103, 104, 105 36 1 37 2 106

Total 4 1484 1066 2550 106

1The vetoes enumerated in this table cover the period of time from the First Congress through the One Hundred Sixth Congress. Facts and citations pertaining to vetoes made during the first 100 Congresses can be found in Presidential Vetoes, 1789– 1988. 2 Item No. 2414 is counted as a pocket veto; see Presidential Vetoes, 1789–1988, p.

496. 3President George H. W. Bush attempted to pocket veto two bills during intra-session recess periods. Congress considered the two bills enacted into law because of the

President’s failure to return the legislation. The bills are not counted in this table, but

their unique histories are noted on pages 6 and 12, infra. 4The total number of vetoes tabulated is 2,550. This figure does not correspond to

the total number of vetoes in the text (which is 2,551), because a pocket veto of President Grant is uncounted in this table on the grounds that the bill was not placed before him for signature. (See Item 182, Presidential Vetoes, 1789–1988, p. 56.)

Table 2 Dates of Sessions of the Congress Congress Session Date of beginning Date of adjournment Recesses Senate House 101st 1 Jan. 3, 1989 Nov. 22, 1989 Jan. 4–Jan. 20, 1989 Jan. 4–J

Jan. 20–Jan. 25, 1989 Feb. 9–FFeb. 9–Feb. 21, 1989 Mar. 23Mar. 17–Apr. 4, 1989 Apr. 18–Apr. 19–May 1, 1989 May 25–May 18–May 31, 1989 June 29June 23–July 11, 1989 Aug. 5–Aug. 4–Sept. 6, 1989 2 Jan. 23, 1990 Oct. 28, 1990 Feb. 8–Feb. 20, 1990 Feb. 7–FMar. 9–Mar. 20, 1990 Apr. 4–AApr. 5–Apr. 18, 1990 May 25–May 24–June 5, 1990 June 28June 28–July 10, 1990 Aug. 4–Aug. 4–Sept. 10, 1990 102d 1 Jan. 3, 1991 Jan. 3, 1992 Feb. 7–Feb. 19, 1991 Feb. 6–FMar. 22–Apr. 9, 1991 Mar. 22Apr. 25–May 6, 1991 May 23–

May 24–June 3, 1991 June 27June 28–July 8, 1991 Aug. 2–Aug. 2–Sept. 10, 1991 Nov. 27–Nov. 27–Jan. 3, 1992 2 Jan. 3, 1992 Oct. 9, 1992 Jan. 3–Jan. 21, 1992 Jan. 3–JFeb. 7–Feb. 18, 1992 Apr. 10–Apr. 10–Apr. 28, 1992 May 21–May 21–June 1, 1992 July 2–JJuly 2–July 20, 1992 July 9–JAug. 12–Sept. 8, 1992 Aug. 12–

103d 1 Jan. 5, 1993 Nov. 26, 1993 Jan. 7–Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 6–J

Feb. 4–Feb. 16, 1993 Jan. 27–Apr. 7–Apr. 19, 1993 Feb. 4–FMay 28–June 7, 1993 Apr. 7–AJuly 1–July 13, 1993 May 27–Aug. 7–Sept. 7, 1993 July 1–JOct. 7–Oct. 13, 1993 Aug. 6–Nov. 11–Nov. 16, 1993 Sept. 15

Oct. 7–ONov. 10–

103d 2 Jan. 25, 1994 Dec. 1, 1994 Feb. 11–Feb. 22, 1994 Jan. 26–

Table 2 Dates of Sessions of the Congress

—Continued

Congress Session Date of beginning Date of adjournment

RecessesSenate House

103d 2 (cont.) Mar. 26–Apr. 11, 1994 Feb. 11–

May 25–June 7, 1994 Mar. 24July 1–July 11, 1994 May 26–Aug. 25–Sept. 12, 1994 June 30Oct. 8–Nov. 30, 1994 Aug. 26–

Oct. 8–N

104th 1 Jan. 4, 1995 Jan. 3, 1996 Feb. 16–Feb. 22, 1995 Feb. 16–

Apr. 7–Apr. 24, 1995 Mar. 16May 26–June 5, 1995 Apr. 7–MJune 30–July 10, 1995 May 3–MAug. 11–Sept. 5, 1995 May 25–Sept. 29–Oct. 10, 1995 June 30Nov. 20–Nov. 27, 1995 Aug. 4–

Sept. 29Nov. 20–

104th 2 Jan. 3, 1996 Oct. 4, 1996 Jan. 10–Jan. 22, 1996 Jan. 9–J

Mar. 29–Apr. 15, 1996 Mar. 29

May 24–June 3, 1996 May 23–June 28–July 8, 1996 June 28Aug. 2–Sept. 3, 1996 Aug. 2–

105th 1 Jan. 7, 1997 Nov. 13, 1997 Jan. 9–Jan. 21, 1997 Jan. 9–J

Feb. 13–Feb. 24, 1997 Jan. 21–Mar. 21–Apr. 7, 1997 Feb. 13–June 27–July 7, 1997 Mar. 21July 31–Sept. 2, 1997 June 26Oct. 9–Oct. 20, 1997 Aug. 1–

Oct. 9–O

2 Jan. 27, 1998 Dec. 19, 1998 Feb. 13–Feb. 23, 1998 Jan. 28–

Apr. 3–Apr. 20, 1998 Feb. 5–FMay 22–June 1, 1998 Feb. 12–June 26–July 6, 1998 Apr. 1–AJuly 31–Aug. 31, 1998 May 22–

June 25Aug. 7–Oct. 21–

106th 1 Jan. 6, 1999 Nov. 22, 1999 Feb. 12–Feb. 22, 1999 Jan. 6–J

Mar. 25–Apr. 12, 1999 Jan. 19–May 27–June 7, 1999 Feb. 12–

Table 2 Dates of Sessions of the Congress

—Continued

Congress Session Date of beginning Date of adjournment

RecessesSenate House

106th (cont.) July 1–July 12, 1999 Mar. 25

Aug. 5–Sept. 8, 1999 May 27–

July 1–JAug. 6–

2 Jan. 24, 2000 Dec. 15, 2000 Feb. 10–Feb. 22, 2000

March 9–March 20, 2000 Feb. 16–April 13–April 25, 2000 April 13May 25–June 6, 2000 May 25–June 30–July 10, 2000 June 30July 27–Sept. 5, 2000 July 27–

Nov. 3–N

Nov. 2–Nov. 14, 2000 Nov. 14–Nov. 14–Dec. 5, 2000

1

GEORGE H. W. BUSH

President George H. W. Bush vetoed forty-four bills,

of which twenty-nine were regular vetoes and fifteen

were pocket vetoes. One was overridden (Item No.

2496).1

One Hundred First Congress, First Session

REGULAR VETOES

2471 S.J. Res. 113.

To prohibit the export of technology, defense articles,

and defense services to codevelop or coproduce the

FS–X aircraft with Japan.

Vetoed on July 31, 1989. The veto message was laid

before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 101–15. (135

Cong. Rec. 16914).

The Senate sustained the veto on September 13, 1989

by a vote of 66 yeas to 34 nays. (135 Cong. Rec.

20284).

Veto sustained.

2472 H.R. 2.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to

restore the minimum wage to a fair and equitable

rate.

Vetoed on June 13, 1989. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–71. (135

Cong. Rec. 11578–9).

The House sustained the veto on June 14, 1989 by a

vote of 247 yeas to 178 nays. (135 Cong. Rec. 11776–

7).

Veto sustained.

(Similar provisions enacted in 101 Stat. 1755, Public

Law 104–188).

1Two bills became law because of the President’s failure to return the legislation during recess periods. These bills are not counted in the total of Table 1 on page ix, supra,

but their unique histories are noted on pages 6 and 13, infra.

2 George H. W. Bush

2473 H.R. 1231.

To establish a commission to investigate and report

respecting the dispute between Eastern Airlines and

its collective bargaining units.

Vetoed on November 21, 1989. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–

116. (135 Cong. Rec. 31129).

The House sustained the veto on March 7, 1990 by a

vote of 261 yeas to 160 nays. (136 Cong. Rec. 3632–

3).

Veto sustained.

2474 H.R. 1487.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and

1991 for the Department of State.

Vetoed on November 21, 1989. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101– 115. (135 Cong. Rec. 31128).

Veto unchallenged.

2475 H.R. 2712.

To facilitate the adjustment or change of status of

Chinese nationals in the United States by waiving 2-

year foreign residence requirement for ‘‘J’’ nonimmigrants.

Vetoed on November 30, 1989. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–

132. (136 Cong. Rec. 4).

The House overrode the veto on January 24, 1990 by

a vote of 390 yeas to 25 nays. (136 Cong. Rec. 444–

5).

The Senate sustained the veto on January 25, 1990

by a vote of 62 yeas to 37 nays. (136 Cong. Rec. 563).

Veto sustained.

Note—The President stated that the adjournment of

the 1st session of the 101st Congress on November

22, 1989 prevented the return of H.R. 2712 and

therefore the bill should be considered pocket vetoed.

The message received by the Clerk of the House with

the returned bill was a Memorandum of Disapproval

which the Congress considered to be the veto message. The veto of H.R. 2712 is counted here as a regular veto. (H. Doc. 101–132, p. 2; see also Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, December 2, 1989, p.

3285).

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2476 H.R. 2939.

Making appropriations for foreign operations, export

financing, and related programs for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1989.

Vetoed on November 19, 1989. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–

113. (135 Cong. Rec. 30113–4).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions providing for funding of United

Nations population programs enacted at 107 Stat.

931, Public Law 103–87).

2477 H.R. 2990.

Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor,

Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1990.

Vetoed on October 21, 1989. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc 101–102.

(135 Cong. Rec. 25816).

The House sustained the veto on October 25, 1989 by

a vote of 231 yeas to 191 nays. (135 Cong. Rec.

25829).

Veto sustained.

2478 H.R. 3026.

Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990.

Vetoed on October 27, 1989. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–

105. (135 Cong. Rec. 26471).

Veto unchallenged.

2479 H.R. 3610.

Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990.

Vetoed on November 20, 1989. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–

114. (135 Cong. Rec. 30375).

Veto unchallenged.

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One Hundred First Congress, Second Session

REGULAR VETOES

2480 S. 2104.

To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore and

strengthen civil rights laws that ban discrimination

in employment.

Vetoed on October 22, 1990. The veto message was

laid before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 101–35.

(136 Cong. Rec. 31827).

The Senate sustained the veto on October 24, 1990 by

a vote of 66 yeas to 34 nays. (136 Cong. Rec. 33406).

Veto sustained.

2481 H.J. Res. 660.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991.

Vetoed on October 6, 1990. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–246.

(136 Cong. Rec. 27909).

The House sustained the veto on October 6, 1990 by

a vote of 260 yeas to 138 nays. (136 Cong. Rec.

27918).

Veto sustained.

2482 H.R. 20.

To restore Federal civilian employees their right to

participate in the political process.

Vetoed on June 15, 1990. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–203.

(136 Cong. Rec. 14308).

The House overrode the veto on June 20, 1990 by a

vote of 327 yeas to 93 nays. (136 Cong. Rec. 14887).

The Senate sustained the veto on June 21, 1990 by

a vote of 65 yeas to 35 nays. (136 Cong. Rec. 15103).

Veto sustained.

(Similar provisions enacted in 107 Stat. 1001, Public

Law 103–94).

2483 H.R. 770.

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1990.

Vetoed on June 29, 1990. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–209.

(136 Cong. Rec. 16681).

The House sustained the veto on July 25, 1990 by a

vote of 232 yeas to 195 nays. (136 Cong. Rec. 19143).

Veto sustained.

One Hundred First Congress, Second Session 5

(See Item No. 2495 for veto of similar legislation.

Similar provisions enacted in 107 Stat. 6, Public Law

103–3).

2484 H.R. 2364.

To amend the Rail Passenger Service Act to authorize appropriations for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.

Vetoed on May 24, 1990. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–197.

(136 Cong. Rec. 12227).

The House overrode the veto on June 7, 1990 by a

vote of 294 yeas to 123 nays. (136 Cong. Rec. 13320– 1).

The Senate sustained the veto on June 12, 1990 by

a vote of 64 yeas to 36 nays. (136 Cong. Rec. 13750).

Veto sustained.

2485 H.R. 4328.

To provide for the orderly imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear.

Vetoed on October 5, 1990. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 101–245.

(136 Cong. Rec. 27739).

The House sustained the veto on October 10, 1990 by

a vote of 275 yeas to 152 nays. (136 Cong. Rec.

28400).

Veto sustained.

POCKET VETOES

2486 S. 321.

Indian Preference Act of 1990.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 101st

Congress adjourned sine die on October 28, 1990.

The bill was presented to the President on November

9, 1990. (137 Cong. Rec. 23). A Presidential message

was received by Congress on January 3, 1991. (137

Cong. Rec. 118).

2487 S. 2834.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for

the intelligence activities of the United States Government, and the Intelligence Agency Retirement

and Disability System.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 101st

Congress adjourned sine die on October 28, 1990.

The bill was presented to the President on November

19, 1990. (137 Cong. Rec. 23). A Presidential message

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was received by Congress on January 3, 1991. (137

Cong. Rec. 118).

2488 H.R. 3134.

For the relief of Mrs. Joan R. Daronco.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 101st

Congress adjourned sine die on October 28, 1990.

The bill was presented to the President on November

6, 1990. (137 Cong. Rec. 110). A Presidential message

was received by Congress on January 3, 1991. (137

Cong. Rec. 118).

(Similar provisions enacted in 104 Stat. 5089, Public

Law 101–650).

2489 H.R. 4638.

To revise the orphan drug provisions of the Federal

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Orphan Drug

Act.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 101st

Congress adjourned sine die on October 28, 1990.

The bill was presented to the President on October

30, 1990. (137 Cong. Rec. 111). A Presidential message was received by Congress on January 3, 1991.

(137 Cong. Rec. 116).

2490 H.R. 4653.

To reauthorize the Export Administration Act of

1979.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 101st

Congress adjourned sine die on October 28, 1990.

The bill was presented to the President on November

6, 1990. (137 Cong. Rec. 112). A Presidential message

was received by Congress on January 3, 1991. (137

Cong. Rec. 116–7).

Note H.J. Res. 390, 101st Congress, 1st Session, is considered to

have become law because of President Bush’s failure to return the legislation to Congress during a recess period. The

bill is the subject of a pocket veto claim, but is not counted

in the total of Table 1 on page ix, supra.

H.J. Res. 390.

101st Congress, 1st Session.

Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to

the bill H.R. 1278.

One Hundred Second Congress, First Session 7

President Bush issued a Memorandum of Disapproval on

August 16, 1989 asserting that the House recess from August 4, 1989 to September 6, 1989 prevented the return of

H.J. Res. 390 and therefore that he had pocket-vetoed the

legislation. Congress, however, has considered the legislation enacted into law because of the President’s failure to

return the legislation. (25 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc.

1254, August 21, 1989; 136 Cong. Rec. 3–4; see also Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, December 2, 1989, p.

3285).

One Hundred Second Congress, First Session

REGULAR VETOES

2491 S. 1722.

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of

1991.

Vetoed on October 11, 1991. The veto message was

laid before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 102–8.

(137 Cong. Rec. 26354–5).

The Senate sustained the veto on October 16, 1991 by

a vote of 65 yeas to 35 nays. (137 Cong. Rec. 26421).

Veto sustained.

2492 H.R. 2699.

Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992.

Vetoed on August 17, 1991. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 102–

129. (137 Cong. Rec. 22643–4).

Veto unchallenged.

Note—The President stated that the August 2, 1991

to September 11, 1991 recess prevented the return of

H.R. 2699 and therefore he had pocket vetoed the

bill. The message received by the Clerk of the House

with the returned bill was a Memorandum of Disapproval which the Congress considered to be the

veto message. The veto of H.R. 2699 is counted here

as a regular veto. (H. Doc. 102–129, p. 1).

2493 H.R. 2707.

Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor,

Health and Human Services, and Education for the

fiscal year ending September 30, 1992.

Vetoed on November 19, 1991. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 102–

166. (137 Cong. Rec. 32851).

8 George H. W. Bush

The House sustained the veto on November 19, 1991

by a vote of 276 yeas to 156 nays. (137 Cong. Rec.

32868–9).

Veto sustained.

Note—President Clinton issued a Memorandum on

January 22, 1993 which ended the restrictions on

providing abortion counseling in federally funded

clinics. (29 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 87, January

25, 1993).

One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session

REGULAR VETOES

2494 S. 3.

Congressional Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1992.

Vetoed on May 9, 1992. The veto message was laid

before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 102–21. (138

Cong. Rec. 10948–9).

The Senate sustained the veto on May 13, 1992 by a

vote of 57 yeas to 42 nays. (138 Cong. Rec. 11146).

Veto sustained.

2495 S. 5.

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992.

Vetoed on September 22, 1992. The veto message was

laid before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 102–26.

(138 Cong. Rec. 26643–4).

The Senate overrode the veto on September 24, 1992

by a vote of 68 yeas to 31 nays. (138 Cong. Rec.

27513).

The House sustained the veto on September 30, 1992

by a vote of 258 yeas to 169 nays. (138 Cong. Rec.

29140).

Veto sustained.

(See Item No. 2483 for veto of similar legislation.

Similar provisions enacted in 107 Stat. 6, Public Law

103–3).

2496 S. 12.

Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992.

Vetoed on October 3, 1992. The veto message was laid

before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 102–29. (138

Cong. Rec. 30893, 31576).

The Senate overrode the veto on October 5, 1992 by

a vote of 74 yeas to 25 nays. (138 Cong. Rec. 31590).

The House overrode the veto on October 5, 1992 by

a vote of 308 yeas to 114 nays. (138 Cong. Rec.

32159–60).

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Veto overridden.

(106 Stat. 1460, Public Law 102–385).

2497 S. 250.

National Voter Registration Act of 1992.

Vetoed on July 2, 1992. The veto message was laid

before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 102–23. (138

Cong. Rec. 17965).

The Senate sustained the veto on September 22, 1992

by a vote of 62 yeas to 38 nays. (138 Cong. Rec.

26592).

Veto sustained.

(Similar provisions enacted in 107 Stat. 77, Public

Law 103–31).

2498 S. 323.

Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992.

Vetoed on September 25, 1992. The veto message was

laid before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 102–28.

(138 Cong. Rec. 27927).

The Senate overrode the veto on October 1, 1992 by

a vote of 73 yeas to 26 nays. (138 Cong. Rec. 29303).

The House sustained the veto on October 2, 1992 by

a vote of 266 yeas to 148 nays. (138 Cong. Rec.

30537).

Veto sustained.

Note—President Clinton issued a Memorandum on

January 22, 1993 which ended the restrictions on

providing abortion counseling in federally funded

clinics. (29 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 87, January

25, 1993).

2499 S. 2342.

To waive the six-year statute of limitations allowing

three Sioux Indian Tribes to challenge the 1972 Mississippi Sioux Indian Judgment Fund Act.

Vetoed on June 16, 1992. The veto message was laid

before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 102–22. (138

Cong. Rec. 14913).

Veto unchallenged.

2500 H.R. 2212.

To extend the most-favored-nation treatment to the

products of the People’s Republic of China.

Vetoed on March 2, 1992. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 102–197.

(138 Cong. Rec. 4098).

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The House overrode the veto on March 11, 1992 by a

vote of 357 yeas to 61 nays. (138 Cong. Rec. 5006).

The Senate sustained the veto on March 18, 1992 by

a vote of 60 yeas to 38 nays. (138 Cong. Rec. 5952).

Veto sustained.

(See Item No. 2503 for veto of similar legislation).

Note—President Clinton announced on May 26, 1994

that the United States would renew most-favored-nation trading status toward China. (30 Weekly Comp.

of Pres. Doc. 1166, May 26, 1994).

2501 H.R. 2507.

National Institutes of Health Revitalization Amendments of 1992.

Vetoed on June 23, 1992. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 102–349.

(138 Cong. Rec. 16043–4).

The House sustained the veto on June 24, 1992 by a

vote of 271 yeas to 156 nays. (138 Cong. Rec. 16058– 9).

Veto sustained.

(Similar provisions enacted in 107 Stat. 122, Public

Law 103–43).

Note—President Clinton issued a Memorandum on

January 22, 1993 which ended the moratorium on

fetal tissue research. (29 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc.

87, January 25, 1993).

2502 H.R. 4210.

Tax Fairness and Economic Growth Acceleration Act

of 1992.

Vetoed on March 20, 1992. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 102–

206. (138 Cong. Rec. 6586).

The House sustained the veto on March 25, 1992 by

a vote of 211 yeas to 215 nays. (138 Cong. Rec. 6842).

Veto sustained.

2503 H.R. 5318.

To extend the most-favored-nation treatment to the

products of the People’s Republic of China.

Vetoed on September 28, 1992. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 102– 398. (138 Cong. Rec. 28566–7).

The House overrode the veto on September 30, 1992

by a vote of 345 yeas to 74 nays. (138 Cong. Rec.

29107–8).

The Senate sustained the veto on October 1, 1992 by

a vote of 59 yeas to 40 nays. (138 Cong. Rec. 29303).

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Veto sustained.

(See Item No. 2500 for veto of similar legislation).

Note—President Clinton announced on May 26, 1994

that the United States would renew most-favored-nation trading status toward China. (30 Weekly Comp.

of Pres. Doc. 1166, May 26, 1994).

2504 H.R. 5517.

Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993.

Vetoed on September 30, 1992. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 102–

399. (138 Cong. Rec. 29080).

Veto unchallenged.

POCKET VETOES

2505 S. 3095.

To restore and clarify the Federal relationship with

the Jena Band of Choctaws of Louisiana.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 9,

1992. (138 Cong. Rec. 34687). A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at 28 Weekly Comp. of Pres.

Doc. 2036, October 26, 1992.

2506 S. 3144.

Military Health Care Initiatives Act of 1992.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 20,

1992. (138 Cong. Rec. 34688). A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at 28 Weekly Comp. of Pres.

Doc. 2232, November 9, 1992.

Note—President Clinton issued a Memorandum on

January 22, 1993 which ended the restriction of performing abortions at military facilities if the procedure were paid with non-DOD funds. (29 Weekly

Comp. of Pres. Doc. 88, January 25, 1993).

2507 H.R. 11.

Enterprise Zone Tax Incentives Act of 1992.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 24,

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1992. A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at

28 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 2283, November 9,

1992.

2508 H.R. 2109.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a

study of the feasibility of including Revere Beach,

Massachusetts, in the National Park System.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 16,

1992. A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at

28 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 2154, November 2,

1992.

2509 H.R. 2859.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a

study of the historical and cultural resources in the

vicinity of the city of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 15,

1992. A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at

28 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 2132, November 2,

1992.

2510 H.R. 5021.

New River Wild and Scenic Study Act of 1992.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 15,

1992. A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at

28 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 2134, November 2,

1992.

(Similar provisions enacted in 106 Stat. 3438, Public

Law 102–525).

2511 H.R. 5061.

To establish Dry Tortugas National Park in the State

of Florida.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 15,

1992. A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at

28 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 2134, November 2,

1992.

(Similar provisions enacted in 106 Stat. 3438, Public

Law 102–525).

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2512 H.R. 5452.

Granting the consent of Congress to a supplemental

compact or agreement between the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey concerning the Delaware River Port Authority.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 15,

1992. A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at

28 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 2158, November 2,

1992.

(Similar provisions enacted in 106 Stat. 3576, Public

Law 102–544).

2513 H.R. 6138.

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 20,

1992. A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at

28 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 2187, November 2,

1992.

(Similar provisions enacted in 106 Stat. 4142, Public

Law 102–554).

2514 H.R. 6185.

To implement the recommendations of the Federal

Courts Study Committee.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 102d

Congress adjourned sine die on October 9, 1992. The

bill was presented to the President on October 19,

1992. A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed at

28 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 2212, November 2,

1992.

(Similar provisions enacted in 106 Stat. 4506, Public

Law 102–572).

Note S. 1176, 102d Congress, 1st Session, is considered to have

become law because of President Bush’s failure to return

the legislation to Congress during a recess period. The bill

is the subject of a pocket veto claim, but is not counted in

the total of Table 1 on page ix, supra.

S. 1176.

102d Congress, 1st Session.

Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National

Environmental Policy Act.

14 George H. W. Bush

President Bush issued a Memorandum of Disapproval on

December 20, 1991 asserting that the Senate recess from

November 27, 1991 to January 3, 1992 prevented the return of S. 1176 and therefore that he had pocket vetoed the

legislation. Congress, however, has considered the legislation enacted into law because of the President’s failure to

return the legislation. On February 4, 1992, the Senate

passed similar legislation, S. 2184, which repealed S. 1176;

the House passed S. 2184 on March 3, 1992, and President

Bush signed S. 2184 on March 19, 1992 (106 Stat. 78, P.L.

102–259).

Upon signature, however, the President stated that S. 1176

never became law and therefore the repeal provisions of S.

2184 had no effect. The differences between the Congress

and the President on this matter and on the larger question of pocket vetoes await future resolution. (27 Weekly

Comp. of Pres. Doc. 1877, December 23, 1991; see also 28

Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 507, March 23, 1992; 138

Cong. Rec. 1389–93; 138 Cong. Rec. 4078–82; Congressional

Quarterly Weekly Report, January 4, 1992, p. 19; Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, February 8, 1992, p. 304).

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WILLIAM J. CLINTON

President Clinton vetoed thirty-seven bills, of which

thirty-six were regular vetoes. There was one pocket

veto (Item No. 2551). Two were overridden (Item

Nos. 2517 and 2534). There were no vetoes in the

first and second sessions of the 103d Congress.

One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session

REGULAR VETOES

2515 S. 21.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995.

Vetoed on August 11, 1995. The veto message was

laid before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 104–7.

(141 Cong. Rec. 23168).

Veto unchallenged.

2516 H.J. Res. 115.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996.

Vetoed on November 13, 1995. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–

134. (141 Cong. Rec. 32385).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 109 Stat. 540, Public

Law 104–54; 109 Stat. 548, Public Law 104–56; 109

Stat. 767, Public Law 104–69; 110 Stat. 1321, Public

Law 104–134).

2517 H.R. 1058.

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Vetoed on December 19, 1995. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–

150. (141 Cong. Rec. 37797).

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The House overrode the veto on December 20, 1995

by a vote of 319 yeas to 100 nays. (141 Cong. Rec.

37807).

The Senate overrode the veto on December 22, 1995

by a vote of 68 yeas to 30 nays. (141 Cong. Rec.

38354).

Veto overridden.

(109 Stat. 737, Public Law 104–67).

2518 H.R. 1158.

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for

additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1995.

Vetoed on June 7, 1995. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–83. (141

Cong. Rec. 15219–20).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 109 Stat. 194, Public

Law 104–19).

2519 H.R. 1530.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

1996.

Vetoed on December 28, 1995. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–

155. (142 Cong. Rec. 46–7).

The House sustained the veto on January 3, 1996 by

a vote of 240 yeas to 156 nays. (142 Cong. Rec. 56–

7).

Veto sustained.

(Similar provisions enacted in 110 Stat. 186, Public

Law 104–106).

2520 H.R. 1854.

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.

Vetoed on October 3, 1995. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–122.

(141 Cong. Rec. 27246).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 109 Stat. 514, Public

Law 104–53).

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2521 H.R. 1977.

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1996.

Vetoed on December 18, 1995. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–

147. (141 Cong. Rec. 37405).

The House sustained the veto on January 4, 1996 by

a vote of 239 yeas to 177 nays. (142 Cong. Rec. 210).

Veto sustained.

(Similar provisions enacted in 109 Stat. 278, Public

Law 104–31; 110 Stat. 1321, Public Law 104–134; for

history of the continuing resolutions see Item No.

2516).

2522 H.R. 2076.

Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1996.

Vetoed on December 19, 1995. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–

149. (141 Cong. Rec. 37644–5).

The House sustained the veto on January 3, 1996 by

a vote of 240 yeas to 159 nays. (142 Cong. Rec. 68).

Veto sustained.

(Similar provisions enacted in 109 Stat. 278, Public

Law 104–31; 110 Stat. 1321, Public Law 104–134; for

history of the continuing resolutions see Item No.

2516).

2523 H.R. 2099.

Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.

Vetoed on December 18, 1995. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–

148. (141 Cong. Rec. 37405).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 110 Stat. 25, Public

Law 104–94; 110 Stat. 1321, Public Law 104–134; for

history of the continuing resolutions see Item No.

2516).

2524 H.R. 2491.

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105

of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal

year 1996.

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Vetoed on December 6, 1995. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–

141. (141 Cong. Rec. 35656–7).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar helium provisions enacted in 110 Stat. 3315,

Public Law 104–273).

2525 H.R. 2586.

To provide for a temporary increase in the public

debt limit.

Vetoed on November 13, 1995. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104– 132. (141 Cong. Rec. 32248–9).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar public debt provisions enacted in 110 Stat.

55, Public Law 104–103; 110 Stat. 825, Public Law

104–115; 110 Stat. 847, Public Law 104–121; similar

regulatory provisions enacted in 110 Stat. 847, Public

Law 104–121).

One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session

REGULAR VETOES

2526 H.R. 4.

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of

1995.

Vetoed on January 9, 1996. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104– 164. (142 Cong. Rec. 683).

Veto unchallenged.

2527 H.R. 743.

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995.

Vetoed on July 30, 1996. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–251.

(142 Cong. Rec. 19980).

Veto unchallenged.

2528 H.R. 956.

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act of

1996.

Vetoed on May 2, 1996. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–207.

(142 Cong. Rec. 10156–7).

The House sustained the veto on May 9, 1996 by a

vote of 258 yeas to 163 nays. (142 Cong. Rec. 10815).

Veto sustained.

One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session 19

2529 H.R. 1561.

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years

1996 and 1997.

Vetoed on April 12, 1996. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–197.

(142 Cong. Rec. 7432–3).

The House sustained the veto on April 30, 1996 by a

vote of 234 yeas to 188 nays. (142 Cong. Rec. 9591).

Veto sustained.

2530 H.R. 1833.

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995.

Vetoed on April 10, 1996. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–198.

(142 Cong. Rec. 7467–8).

The House overrode the veto on September 19, 1996

by a vote of 285 yeas to 137 nays. (142 Cong. Rec.

23851).

The Senate sustained the veto on September 26, 1996

by a vote of 57 yeas to 41 nays. (142 Cong. Rec.

25029).

Veto sustained.

2531 H.R. 2909.

To amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and

Wildlife Act.

Vetoed on October 2, 1996. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 104–271.

(142 Cong. Rec. H12267).

Veto unchallenged.

One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session

REGULAR VETOES

2532 H.R. 1122.

Partial-Birth Abortion Act.

Vetoed on October 10, 1997. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 105–

158. (143 Cong. Rec. H8891–2).

The House overrode the veto on July 23, 1998 by a

vote of 296 yeas to 132 nays. (144 Cong. Rec. H6212–

3).

The Senate sustained the veto on September 9, 1998

by a vote of 64 yeas to 36 nays. (144 Cong. Rec.

S10564).

Veto sustained.

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2533 H.R. 1469.

1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act

for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, including those in Bosnia.

Vetoed on June 6, 1997. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 105–96. (143

Cong. Rec. H3633–4).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 111 Stat. 158, Public

Law 105–18).

2534 H.R. 2631.

Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the

President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law

105–45.

Vetoed on November 13, 1997. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 105–

172. (144 Cong. Rec. H10942–3).

The House overrode the veto on February 5, 1998 by

a vote of 347 yeas to 69 nays. (144 Cong. Rec. H362).

The Senate overrode the veto on February 25, 1998

by a vote of 78 yeas to 20 nays. (144 Cong. Rec.

S999–S1000).

Veto overridden.

(112 Stat. 19, Public Law 105–159).

One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session

REGULAR VETOES

2535 S. 1502.

District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1998.

Vetoed on May 20, 1998. The veto message was laid

before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 105–25. (144

Cong. Rec. S5190).

Veto unchallenged.

2536 H.R. 1757.

State Department and Related Agencies Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.

Vetoed on October 21, 1998. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 105–

329. (144 Cong. Rec. H11698–9).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 112 Stat. 2681, Public

Law 105–277).

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2537 H.R. 2646.

Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998.

Vetoed on July 21, 1998. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 105–287.

(144 Cong. Rec. H6052).

Veto unchallenged.

2538 H.R. 2709.

Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1998.

Vetoed on June 23, 1998. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 105–276.

(144 Cong. Rec. H5071–2).

Veto unchallenged.

2539 H.R. 4101.

Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development,

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Programs for the Fiscal Year ending September 30,

1999 and for other purposes.

Vetoed on October 7, 1998. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 105–321.

(144 Cong. Rec. H10148–9).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 112 Stat. 2681, Public

Law 105–277).

One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session

REGULAR VETOES

2540 H.R. 2488.

Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999.

Vetoed on September 23, 1999. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed H. Doc. 106–130.

(145 Cong. Rec. H8613–4).

Veto unchallenged.

2541 H.R. 2587.

District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000.

Vetoed on September 28, 1999. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 106–

135. (145 Cong. Rec. H8941–2).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 113 Stat. 1501, Public

Law 106–113; see Item No. 2544 for veto of similar

legislation).

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2542 H.R. 2606.

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related

Programs Appropriations Act, 2000.

Vetoed on September 18, 1999. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 106–

145. (145 Cong. Rec. H10142–3).

Vetoed unchallenged.

2543 H.R. 2670.

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the

Judiciary, and related Agencies Appropriations Act,

2000.

Vetoed on September 25, 1999. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 106–

148. (145 Cong. Rec. H10835–6).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 113 Stat. 1501, Public

Law 106–113).

2544 H.R. 3064.

FY 2000 District of Columbia and Departments of

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,

and related Agencies Appropriations Bill.

Vetoed on November 3, 1999. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 106–

154. (145 Cong. Rec. H11441–3).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 113 Stat. 1501, Public

Law 106–113; see Item No. 2541 for veto of similar

legislation).

One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session

REGULAR VETOES

2545 S. 1287.

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000.

Vetoed on April 25, 2000. The veto message was laid

before the Senate and printed as S. Doc. 106–19. (145

Cong. Rec. S3017–8).

The Senate sustained the veto on May 2, 2000 by a

vote of 64 yeas to 35 nays. (145 Cong. Rec. S3229).

Veto sustained.

2546 H.R. 8.

Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000.

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Vetoed on August 31, 2000. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 106– 292. (146 Cong. Rec. H7240–1).

The House sustained the veto on September 7, 2000

by a vote of 274 yeas to 157 nays. (146 Cong. Rec.

H7335).

Veto sustained.

2547 H.R. 4392.

Intelligence Authorization Act, FY 2001.

Vetoed on November 4, 2000. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 106– 309. (146 Cong. Rec. H11852–3).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 114 Stat. 2831, Public

Law 106–567).

2548 H.R. 4516.

Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY 2001.

Vetoed on October 30, 2000. The veto message was

laid before the House and printed as H. Doc. 106–

306. (146 Cong. Rec. H11675).

Veto unchallenged.

(Similar provisions enacted in 114 Stat. 2763, Public

Law 106–554).

2549 H.R. 4733.

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act,

2001.

Vetoed on October 7, 2000. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 106–299.

(146 Cong. Rec. H9575–6).

The House overrode the veto on October 11, 2000 by

a vote of 315 yeas to 98 nays. (146 Cong. Rec.

H9669).

The Senate received the veto message from the House

and referred it to the Committee on Appropriations

on October 11, 2000. (146 Cong. Rec. S10228–9)

Veto sustained.

(Similar provisions enacted in 114 Stat. 1441, Public

Law 106–377).

2550 H.R. 4810.

Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000.

Vetoed on August 5, 2000. The veto message was laid

before the House and printed as H. Doc. 106–291.

(146 Cong. Rec. H7239–40).

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The House sustained the veto on September 13, 2000

by a vote of 270 yeas to 158 nays. (146 Cong Rec.

H7520).

Veto sustained.

POCKET VETO

2551 H.R. 2415.

Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000.

Pocket veto occurred after the 2d session of the 106th

Congress adjourned sine die on December 15, 2000.

The bill was presented to the President on December

7, 2000. A Memorandum of Disapproval was printed

at 56 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 3130, December 25,

2000.

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INDEX

References are to Item Numbers

A

AIDS. (See Health, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.)

ANWR. (See Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.)

Abortion. (See Health.)

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. (See Health.)

Advanced Technology Program, eliminate, 2522

Agency for International Development, eliminate, 2529

Agriculture:

Appropriations, fiscal year ending 1999, Sept. 30, 2539

Conservation Reserve Program, 2524

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, amend,

2513

Crop payments, 2524

Farmers Home Administration, loans, 2513

Fund for Rural America, 2539

Grants, water and waste facilities, 2513

Loans, water and waste facilities, 2513

Market transition, 2524

Reconciliation Act of 1996, 2524

Waste facilities, loans, 2513

Water facilities, loans, 2513

Aircraft, FS–X development, 2471

Airports, improvement grants, 2518

Alaska:

Alaska Power Administration, 2524

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2524

Tongass National Forest, 2521

American Community Renewal Act of 1999, 2540

American Overseas Interest Act of 1996, 2529

AmeriCorps, funding, 2518, 2523

Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990, 2484

Appropriations and authorizations:

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug

Administration, fiscal year ending 1999,

Sept. 30, 2539

Balanced Budget Act of 1995, 2524

Budget reconciliation, fiscal year 1996, 2524

Commerce Department, fiscal year ending:

1996, Sept. 30, 2522

2000, 2543

Continuing, fiscal year ending:

1991, 2481

1996, 2516

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 2518

Defense Authorization Act, fiscal year ending 1996, Sept.

30, 2519

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District of Columbia, fiscal year ending:

1990, Sept. 30, 2478, 2479

1992, Sept. 30, 2492

1993, Sept. 30, 2504

2000, Sept. 30, 2541

2000, 2544

Education Department, fiscal year ending:

1990, Sept. 30, 2477

1992, Sept. 30, 2493

2000, 2544

Emergency Assistance, 2539

Emergency Supplemental, fiscal year ending:

1995, Sept. 30, 2518

1997, Sept. 30, 2533

Energy and Water Development, fiscal year 2001, 2549

Environmental Protection Agency, 2523

Export, financing, fiscal year ending 2000, 2542

Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act

of 1995, 2524

Food and Drug Administration, fiscal year ending 1999,

Sept. 30, 2539

Foreign Operations, fiscal year ending:

1989, Sept. 30, 2476

2000, 2542

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years:

1990 and 1991, 2474

1996 and 1997, 2529

Health and Human Services Department, fiscal year

ending:

1990, Sept. 30, 2477

1992, Sept. 30, 2493

2000, 2544

Housing and Urban Development Department, fiscal

year ending 1996, Sept. 30, 2523

Intelligence Agency, fiscal year:

1991, 2487

2001, 2547

Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System,

2487

Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2001, 2541

Interior Department, fiscal year ending 1996, Sept. 30,

2521

Justice Department, fiscal year ending:

1996, Sept. 30, 2522

2000, 2543

Labor Department, fiscal year ending:

1990, Sept. 30, 2477

1992, Sept. 30, 2493

2000, 2544

Legal Services Corporation, 2522

Legislative, fiscal year ending:

1996, Sept. 30, 2520

2001, Sept. 30, 2548

Military Construction Authorization Act, fiscal year

ending:

1996, Sept. 30, 2519

1998, 2534

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National Endowment for the Arts, fiscal year ending

1996, Sept. 30, 2521

National Institutes of Health, fiscal year ending 1993,

Sept. 30, 2501

National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 2484

Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, fiscal

year ending 1996, Sept. 30, 2519

Rural Development, fiscal year ending 1999, Sept. 30,

2539

State Department Authorization Act, fiscal years:

1990 and 1991, 2474

1998 and 1999, 2536

State Department, fiscal year ending:

1996, Sept. 30, 2522

2000, 2543

Supplemental, fiscal year ending 1995, Sept. 30, 2518

Veterans Affairs Department, fiscal year ending 1996,

Sept. 30, 2523

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK, 2524

Armed forces. (See National defense.)

Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, eliminate, 2529

Arms Export Control Act:

FS–X aircraft, 2471

Sanctions, 2538

Arms sales:

Bosnia, embargo, 2515

Herzegovina, embargo, 2515

People’s Republic of China, 2500, 2503

Assassinations, judges, 2488

Assiniboine Tribe. (See Native Americans, Assiniboine Tribe.)

Authorizations. (See Appropriations and authorizations.)

B

Balanced Budget Act of 1995, 2524

Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995, 2519

Bankruptcy. (See Banks and banking.)

Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000, 2551

Banks and banking:

Bankruptcy, 2473, 2551

Eastern Airlines, bankruptcy, 2473

Securities, litigation reform, 2517

Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1995, 2524

Biological weapons, 2490

Block grants. (See Grants.)

Bosnia:

Arms embargo, 2515

Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995, 2515

Peacekeeping, 2533

Boston Harbor, MA, pollution, 2523

Broadcasting:

Cable television, regulate, 2496

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, funding, 2518

Political, guidelines, 2494

Radio spectrum, auction, 2524

Budget reconciliation, fiscal year 1996, 2524

Buy Indian Act, 2486

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C

Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act

of 1992, 2496

California:

Elk Hills, petroleum reserve sale, 2524

Floods, 2533

Los Angeles, enterprise zones, 2507

Mojave National Preserve, 2521

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, 2524

Campaigns, political. (See Elections.)

Cancer. (See Health.)

Capital punishment. (See Crime and criminal procedure.)

Carpooling, state enforcement, 2518

Census, sampling, 2533

Chemical weapons, 2490

Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1997,

2538

Child Abuse Prevention Act of 1995, 2524, 2526

Child Care and Development Block Grant Amendments of

1995, 2524, 2526

Children:

Abuse, 2524, 2526

Block grants, 2524, 2526

Care, 2524, 2526

Welfare, 2507, 2524, 2526

China. (See People’s Republic of China; See also Taiwan.)

Chinese, immigration, 2475

Choctaw Tribe. (See Native Americans, Choctaw Tribe.)

Clean Air Act. (See Environment.)

Clean Water Act. (See Water.)

Civil rights:

Act of 1964, amend, 2480

Act of 1990, amend, 2480

Employment, discrimination, 2480

Native Americans, preference, 2486

Classified information, disclosures, 2547

Coal. (See Mines and mining.)

Collbran Project Unit Conveyance Act, CO, 2524

Collegiate Learning and Student Savings (CLASS) Act, 2540

Colorado, Collbran project, 2524

Columbia River, fisheries, 2521

Commerce Department, appropriations, fiscal year ending:

1996, Sept. 30, 2522

2000, 2543

Commission for the Advancement of Federal Law

Enforcement, 2533

Commodity Distribution Act of 1995, 2524, 2526

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act of 1996,

2528

Communications. (See Broadcasting.)

Communications Act of 1934, cable amendments, 2496

Community Development Financial Institutions, funding,

2523

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS):

Appropriations, 2543

Eliminate, 2522

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Congress:

Appropriations, fiscal year ending:

1996, Sept. 30, 2520

2001, Sept. 30, 2548

Campaign finance, 2494

Elections, 2482, 2494, 2497

Regulations, review, 2525

United Nations, troop deployment, 2519

Congressional Campaign Spending Limit and Election

Reform Act of 1992, 2494

Connecticut, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife

Refuge, 2531

Conservation Reserve Program, 2524

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, amend,

2513

Continuing appropriations. (See Appropriations and

authorizations.)

Contract Disputes Act, 2514

Contracts, Native American preference, 2486

COPS. (See Community Oriented Policing Services.)

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, funding, 2518

Cost of Higher Education Review Act of 1997, 2533

Council for Environmental Quality, 2523

Counterintelligence Reform Act of 2000, 2547

Court of Federal Claims Technical and Procedural

Improvement Act of 1992, 2514

Courts. (See also Crime and criminal procedure.):

Capital punishment, DC, 2504, 2522

Contract Disputes Act, 2514

Court of Federal Claims Technical and Procedural

Improvement Act of 1992, 2514

Drug courts, eliminate, 2522

Eminent domain, 2531

Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992, 2514

Federal Courts Study Committee, 2514

Habeas corpus, 2525

Intellectual property rights, protect, 2500, 2503

Judges, assassinated, spousal benefits, 2488

Judicial procedure, improve, 2514

Justice Department, appropriations, 2522

Legal Services Corporation, funding, 2522

Legal standards, reform, 2528

Medical devices, liability, 2528

Native Americans, legal remedies, 2521

Prisons, litigation reform, 2522

Product liability, reform, 2528

Securities, litigation, 2517

Shareholder lawsuits, 2517

Stop Turning Out Prisoners Act, 2522

Covert actions, 2487

Crime and criminal procedure. (See also Courts.):

Abortion, prisoners, 2522

Capital punishment, DC, 2504, 2522

Commission for the Advancement of Federal Law

Enforcement, 2533

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS):

Appropriations, 2543

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Eliminate, 2522

Drug courts, eliminate, 2522

Prison Litigation Reform Act, 2522

Stop Turning Out Prisoners Act, 2522

Terrorism, combat, 2518

D

Daronco, Joan R., relief, 2488

Death penalty. (See Crime and criminal procedure, Capital

punishment.)

Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000, 2543

Debt, public. (See Public debt.)

Defense. (See National defense.)

Deficit. (See Public debt.)

Delaware River Port Authority Compact, 2512

Departments. (See specific names of government

departments.)

Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1997, 2533

Discrimination. (See Civil rights.)

District of Columbia:

Abortion, 2478, 2479, 2492, 2504, 2541

Appropriations, 2478, 2479, 2492, 2504, 2541, 2544

Capital punishment, 2504, 2522

Education, 2535

Scholarships, 2535

Voting representation, 2541

Vouchers, 2535

District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of

1998, 2535

Drugs. (See Narcotics; See also Pharmaceutical drugs.)

Dry Tortugas National Park, FL, establish, 2511

Duties and tariffs. (See Trade, Tariffs.)

E

Earned income tax credit. (See Taxes and taxation.)

Eastern Airlines, strike, 2473

Economic Development Partnership Act of 1995, 2524

Economic Growth Acceleration Act of 1992, 2502

Education and schools:

Charter schools, 2537

Chinese students, immigration, 2475

Collegiate Learning and Student Savings (CLASS) Act,

2540

Cost of Higher Education Review Act of 1997, 2533

District of Columbia, scholarships, 2535

Education Department, appropriations, 2477, 2493,

2518, 2544

Education IRAs, 2537

Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998,

2537

Higher Education Program Efficiency Act of 1995, 2524

Narcotics, 2518

Native Americans, 2521

Pell Grants, 2477, 2533

Reading programs, 2537

Safe and Drug Free Schools, program funding, 2518

Student loans, 2524

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Technology, training, 2522

Vouchers, DC, 2535

Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998, 2537

Elections:

Broadcasting, guidelines, 2494

Contributions, reform, 2494

Corruption and fraud, 2497

District of Columbia, voter representation, 2541

Federal employees, participation, 2482

Motor-voter, 2497

Political action committees, reform, 2494

Spending limitation, 2494

Voter registration, 2497

Elk Hills, CA, petroleum reserve sale, 2524

Embargo. (See Trade.)

Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act of 1989, 2475

Emergency supplemental appropriations. (See Appropriations

and authorizations.)

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, 2491

Eminent domain. (See Courts.)

Employment. (See Labor.)

Endangered Species Act, 2521, 2522, 2549

Energy:

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK, 2524

Conservation programs, 2521

Elk Hills, CA, petroleum reserve sale, 2524

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of

2001, 2549

Naval Petroleum Reserve Privatization Act of 1995, 2524

Outer continental shelf, 2524

Royalties, oil and gas, 2524

United States Enrichment Corporation, privatize, 2524

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2001,

2549

Enterprise Zone Jobs Creation Act of 1992, 2502

Enterprise Zone Tax Incentives Act of 1992, 2507

Environment:

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK, 2524

Boston Harbor, MA, pollution, 2523

Clean Air Act, carpooling, 2518

Clean Water Act, amend, 2518, 2523

Columbia River, 2521

Conservation Reserve Program, 2524

Council for Environmental Quality, 2523

Endangered Species Act, 2521, 2522

Environmental Protection Agency, funding, 2523

Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995, 2519, 2524

Mojave National Preserve, CA, 2521

Protect, 2518

Risk assessment, regulatory reform, 2525

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, CT,

NH, VT, 2531

Superfund, 2523

Timber salvage, 2518

Tongass National Forest, AK, 2521

Wetlands, 2523

Environmental Protection Agency, funding, 2523

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European Security Act of 1998, 2536

Export Administration Act of 1979, amend, 2490

Export Facilitation Act of 1990, 2490

Exports and imports. (See Trade.)

F

FS–X aircraft, export, 2471

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, amend, 2472

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989, 2472

Family and Medical Leave. (See Health.)

Family Planning. (See Health.)

Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 1995, 2526

Farmers Home Administration, loans, 2513

Farms and farming. (See Agriculture.)

Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995, 2519

Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of

1995, 2524

Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992, 2514

Federal Courts Study Committee, 2514

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, amend, 2494

Federal employees:

Government Shutdown Prevention Act, 2533

Military, 2483, 2495, 2506

Political participation, 2482

Retirement programs, 2487, 2524

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, amend, 2489

Federal Statistics Agency Establishment Act, 2524

Fetal tissue research, 2501

Fish and fishing:

Columbia River, 2521

Salmon, 2549

Fish and Wildlife Service. (See Interior Department.)

Floods, relief, 2533

Florida:

Dry Tortugas National Park, establish, 2511

Everglades, 2549

Fort Jefferson National Monument, redesignate, 2511

Food and Drug Administration, appropriations, fiscal year

ending 1999, Sept. 30, 2539

Food stamps. (See Welfare.)

Footwear, imports, 2485

Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1995, 2529

Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, 2526

Foreign Aid Reduction Act of 1995, 2529

Forests and forestry:

Salvage timber, 2518

Tongass National Forest, AK, 2521

Fort Jefferson National Monument, FL, redesignate, 2511

Fort Peck Indian Reservation, MT. (See Native Americans.)

Fund for Rural America, 2539

G

GSP. (See General System of Preferences.)

Gag rule, pregnancy counseling, 2493, 2498

General System of Preferences Renewal Act of 1995, 2524

Government Shutdown Prevention Act, 2533

Presidential Vetoes 33

Grants:

Airports, 2518

Child care, 2524, 2526

Native American preference, 2486

Pell Grants, education, 2477

Rural development, 2513

Welfare reform, 2507, 2524, 2526

H

HIV. (See Health, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.)

Habeas corpus. (See Courts.)

Harbors. (See Rivers and harbors.)

Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1990, 2482

Health:

Abortion, 2476, 2477, 2478, 2479, 2492, 2493, 2498,

2501, 2504, 2506, 2522, 2529, 2530, 2532, 2536, 2541,

2551

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 2477, 2519

Armed forces, abortion, 2506

Cancer registry, women, 2501

Coal miners, benefits, 2502

Drugs, development and marketing, 2489

Family and Medical Leave:

Act of 1990, 2483

Act of 1992, 2495,

Military, 2483, 2495, 2506

Policy, 2483, 2495, 2498, 2506, 2516

Family planning, 2476, 2498

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, amend, 2489

Fetal tissue research, 2501

Health and Human Services Department,

appropriations, 2477, 2493

Illegitimacy, reduce, 2526

Medicaid, funding, 2524, 2525

Medical devices, liability, 2528

Medical leave, 2483, 2495, 2506, 2516

Medicare, 2516, 2524, 2525

Military personnel, 2483, 2495, 2506

National Institutes of Health, research, 2501

Native Americans, 2521

Orphan Drug Act Amendments of 1990, 2489

Partial birth abortion, 2530

Pregnancy counseling, gag rule, 2493, 2498

Risk assessment, regulatory reform, 2525

United Nations, family planning funding, 2476

Veterans, 2523

Women, cancer, 2501

Health and Human Services Department, appropriations,

2477, 2493, 2544

Helium Act of 1995, 2524

Herzegovina:

Arms embargo, 2515

Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995, 2515

Higher Education Program Efficiency Act of 1995, 2524

Historic landmarks, national:

Lynn, MA, 2509

Revere Beach, MA, 2508

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Homelessness, 2523, 2524

House of Representatives Campaign Spending Limit and

Election Reform Act of 1991, 2494

Housing and Urban Development Department,

appropriations, fiscal year ending 1996, Sept. 30, 2523

Housing, military, 2519

Human rights, People’s Republic of China, 2500, 2503

I

IRAs. (See Individual Retirement Accounts.)

Illegitimacy, children, reduce, 2526

Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995, 2519, 2524

Immigration and naturalization:

Aid to families with dependent children, 2524

Chinese students, 2475

Food stamps, 2524

Supplemental security income, 2524

Welfare benefits, 2524

Imports and exports. (See Trade.)

India-Pakistan Relief Act of 1998, 2539

Indian Preference Act of 1990, 2486

Indians. (See Native Americans.)

Individual Retirement Accounts, 2507

Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1995,

2519

Intellectual property rights, protect, 2500, 2503

Intelligence Agency, authorization, 2487, 2547

Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, 2487

Interior Department:

Appropriations, fiscal year ending 1996, Sept. 30, 2521

Fish and Wildlife Service, eminent domain, 2531

Lynn, MA, historical study, 2509

Revere Beach, MA, historical study, 2508

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, CT,

NH, VT, 2531

Surveying and Mapping Efficiency Act, 2524

Internal Revenue Code. (See Taxes and taxation.)

Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1998, 2538

J

Japan, FS–X aircraft, 2471

Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act of 2000, 2547

Jena Band of Choctaw Tribe. (See Native Americans, Jena

Band.)

Jobs. (See Labor.)

Jordan, debt relief, 2518

Judges. (See Courts.)

Judicial procedure, improve, 2514

Justice Department, appropriations, fiscal year ending:

1996, Sept. 30, 2522

2000, 2543

L

Labor:

Advanced Technology Program, eliminate, 2522

Americorps, 2528, 2523

Civil rights, employment discrimination, 2480

Presidential Vetoes 35

Convict, People’s Republic of China, 2500, 2503

Discrimination, 2480

Eastern Airlines, strike, 2473

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991,

2491

Fair Labor Standards Act, amend, 2472

Family and Medical Leave Act, 2483, 2495, 2498, 2506,

2516

Federal employees, political participation, 2482

Jobs Creation Act of 1992, 2502

Labor Department, appropriations, 2477, 2493

Labor management relations, 2527

Medical leave, 2483, 2495, 2506, 2516

Minimum wage, 2472

National Labor Relations Act, amend, 2527

National Service Program, 2518, 2523

Native Americans, 2486

Parental leave, 2483, 2495, 2506, 2516

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of

1995, 2526

Pregnancy leave, 2483, 2495

Quotas, employment, 2480

Summer jobs programs, 2518

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995,

2527

Technology, training, 2522

Unemployment compensation, 2491

Labor Department, appropriations, 2477, 2493, 2544

Legal Services Corporation, funding, 2522

Line Item Veto Act, 2534

Loans, rural development, 2513

Long Term Growth Act of 1992, 2502

Louisiana, Choctaw Tribe, Jena Band, 2505

Lynn, MA, Historical and Cultural Resources Study Act of

1992, 2509

M

MFN. (See Trade, Most-favored-nation.)

Market Transition Act, 2524

Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000, 2550

Massachusetts:

Boston Harbor, pollution, 2523

Lynn, national park, 2509

Revere Beach, national park, 2508

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, 2531

McKinney Act, homeless, 2523, 2524

Medicaid. (See Health.)

Medical leave. (See Health.)

Medicare. (See Health.)

Military. (See National defense.)

Military Health Care Initiatives Act of 1992, 2506

Military Housing Assistance Act of 1995, 2519

Mines and mining:

Coal miners, health benefits, 2502

Revenue Act of 1995, 2524

Minimum wage, increase, 2472

Minnesota, floods, 2533

36 Presidential Vetoes

Missile Defense Act of 1995, 2519

Mississippi Sioux Indian Judgment Fund Act of 1972, 2499

Missouri River, 2549

Mojave National Preserve, CA, 2521

Montana:

Assiniboine Tribe, claim, 2499

Sioux Tribe, claim, 2499

Most-favored-nation status. (See Trade.)

Motor-voter, registration, 2497

N

NIH. (See National Institutes of Health.)

Narcotics:

Drug courts, eliminate, 2522

Education programs, 2518

National defense:

Appropriations, construction projects, 2534

Arms Export Control Act, amend, 2471, 2538

Authorization, fiscal year ending 1996, Sept. 30, 2519

Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995, 2519

Biological weapons, 2490

Chemical weapons, 2490, 2538

Defense articles, export, 2471, 2515, 2538

FS–X aircraft, exports, 2471

Health, military personnel:

Abortion, 2506

Medical leave, 2483, 2495, 2506

Retirees, 2506

Helium reserves, 2524

Housing, military, 2519

Iran, missile exports, 2538

Military Construction Authorization Act, fiscal year

1996, 2519

Missile defense, 2519

Missiles, exports, 2538

National Defense Stockpile, sale of assets, 2524

Naval Petroleum Reserve Privatization Act of 1995, 2524

Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction, funding,

2519

Terrorism, 2538

National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, funding,

2521

National Forests. (See Parks, preserves, refuges and national

forests.)

National historic landmarks. (See Historic landmarks,

national.)

National Institutes of Health Revitalization Amendments of

1992, 2501

National Labor Relations Act, amend, 2527

National Park System Reform Act of 1995, 2524

National parks. (See Parks, preserves, refuges and national

forests.)

National Railroad Passenger Corporation, reauthorize, 2484

National Service Program, funding, 2518, 2523

National Voter Registration Act of 1992, 2497

National Wild and Scenic River System, New River, WV,

2510

Presidential Vetoes 37

Native Americans:

Assiniboine Tribe, MT, claim, 2499

Buy Indian Act, 2486

Choctaw Tribe, 2505

Contracts, 2486

Education, 2521

Employment, 2486

Fort Peck Indian Reservation, MT, 2499

Grants, 2486

Health, 2521

Indian Preference Act of 1990, 2486

Jena Band, Choctaw Tribe, 2505

Legal remedies, 2521

Mississippi Sioux Indian Judgment Fund Act of 1972,

2499

Montana, claim, 2499

North Dakota, claim, 2499

Sioux Tribe:

Devils Lake, ND, claim, 2499

Fort Peck Reservation, MT, claim, 2499

Sisseton-Wahpeton, SD, claim, 2499

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, 2499

South Dakota, claim, 2499

Washington state, legal remedies, 2521

Naval Petroleum Reserve Privatization Act of 1995, 2524

Nevada, Yucca Mountain, 2545

New Hampshire, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife

Refuge, 2531

New Jersey, Delaware Port Authority Compact, 2512

New River Wild and Scenic Study Act of 1992, 2510

North Dakota:

Floods, 2533

Sioux Tribes, claim, 2499

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000, 2545

Nuclear weapons, People’s Republic of China, sales, 2500,

2503

Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction funding, 2519

O

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1995, 2524

Oil. (See Energy.)

Oklahoma, City bombing, 2518

Orphan Drug Act Amendments of 1990, 2489

Ounce of Prevention Council, 2533

Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act, 2524

P

PRC. (See People’s Republic of China.)

Pakistan, relief, 2539

Panama Canal Amendments Act of 1995, 2519

Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, fiscal year

1996, 2519

Parental leave. (See Health, Family and Medical Leave.)

Parks, preserves, refuges and national forests:

Access, 2533

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK, 2524

Dry Tortugas National Park, FL, establish, 2511

38 Presidential Vetoes

Fort Jefferson National Monument, FL, redesignate,

2511

Lynn, MA, study, 2509

Mojave National Preserve, CA, 2521

National Park System Reform Act, 2524

Revere Beach, MA, study, 2508

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, CT,

NH, VT, 2531

Tongass National Forest, AK, 2521

Visitors facilities, 2524

Partial-birth abortion. (See Health.)

Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997, 2530, 2532

Patent and Trademark Office Corporation Act, 2524

Pell Grant Program, 2477, 2533

Pennsylvania Delaware River Port Authority Compact, 2512

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 2524

People’s Republic of China:

Arms sales, 2500, 2503

Emigration, United States policy, 2475

Human rights, 2500, 2503

Intellectual property rights, 2500, 2503

Labor, convict, 2500, 2503

Most-favored-nation, 2500, 2503

Trade, 2500, 2503

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995,

2526

Petroleum. (See Energy.)

Pharmaceutical drugs, development and marketing, 2489

Police, Community Oriented Policing Services, 2522

Political action committees. (See Elections, Political action

committees.)

Ports. (See Rivers and harbors.)

Pregnancy counseling, 2493, 2498

Pregnancy leave. (See Health, Family and Medical Leave.)

Preserves. (See Parks, preserves, refuges and national

forests.)

President of the United States:

Cancellations, 2534

Line Item Veto Act 2534

Regulations, congressional review, 2525, 2526

Prisons. (See Crime and criminal justice.)

Private bill, 2488

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 2517

Product liability, reform, 2528

Public debt:

Balanced budget, 2524

Limit, extend, 2525

Reduce, 2540

Public Health Service Act:

Family planning, 2493, 2498

Pregnancy counseling, 2493, 2498

Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000, 2547

Puerto Rico, business tax credit, 2524

Presidential Vetoes 39

Q

Quotas, employment, 2480

R

Radio broadcasting. (See Broadcasting.)

Rail Passenger Service Act, amend, 2484

Railroads, Amtrak reauthorization, 2484

Reading Excellence Act, 2537

Refuges. (See Parks, preserves, refuges and national forests.)

Regulations, congressional review, 2525, 2526

Regulatory Reform Act of 1995, 2525

Research, fetal tissue, 2501

Retirement, Intelligence Agency, 2487

Revenue Act:

Act of 1992, 2507

Act of 1995, 2524

Revere Beach Study Act, MA, 2508

Riots, enterprise zones, establish, 2507

Risk Assessment and Communications Act of 1995, 2525

Rivers and harbors:

Boston Harbor, MA, pollution, 2523

Columbia River, fisheries, 2521

Delaware River Port Authority Compact, 2512

New Jersey, Delaware River Port Authority Compact,

2512

New River, WV, study, 2510

Pennsylvania Delaware River Port Authority Compact,

2512

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, amend, 2510

S

Safe and Drug Free Schools, program funding, 2518

Sanctions. (See Trade.)

Schools. (See Education and schools.)

Securities, litigation reform, 2517

Seven Year Balanced Budget Act of 1995, 2524

Shareholder lawsuits, 2517

Shipping, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1995, 2524

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent

Domain Prevention Act, 2531

Sioux Tribe. (See Native Americans, Sioux Tribe.)

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe. (See Native Americans,

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe.)

Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act, CA, 2524

Small business assistance. (See Taxes and taxation.)

South Dakota:

Floods, 2533

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, claim, 2499

Southwest Asia, peacekeeping, 2533

State Department:

Appropriations, 2522, 2543

Authorizations, 2474, 2536

Statistics, establish federal agency, 2524

Stop Turning Out Prisoners Act, 2522

Student Loan Reform Act of 1995, 2524

Superfund. (See Environment.)

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Supplemental Appropriations. (See Appropriations and

authorizations.)

Surveying and Mapping Efficiency Act, 2524

T

Taiwan Relations Act, amend, 2529

Tariff Act of 1930, convict labor, 2500, 2503

Tariffs and duties. (See Trade, Tariffs.)

Tax enterprise zones. (See Taxes and taxation, Enterprise

zones.)

Tax Simplification Act of 1995, 2524

Taxes and taxation:

Capital gains, rates, 2524

Citizenship, 2524

Death tax, 2546

Earned income tax credit, 2524

Economic Growth Acceleration Act of 1992, 2502

Enterprise zones, establish, 2502, 2507

Estate, 2546

Gift, 2546

Individual retirement accounts, 2507, 2537

Inheritance, 2546

Long Term Growth Act of 1992, 2502

Marriage penalty, 2550

Puerto Rico, business tax credit, 2524

Rates, 2524, 2540

Revenue Act:

Act of 1992, 2507

Act of 1995, 2504

Simplification, 2524

Small business assistance, 2507

Tax Fairness and Economic Growth Acceleration Act of

1992, 2502

Tax Relief for Families Act of 1992, 2502

Urban aid, 2507

Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999, 2540

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995, 2527

Television. (See Broadcasting.)

Terrorism, combat, 2518, 2538

Textile, Apparel and Footwear Trade Act of 1990, 2485

Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1995, 2524

Timber. (See Forests and forestry.)

Tongass National Forest, AK, 2521

Trade:

Apparel, imports, 2485

Bosnia, arms embargo, 2515

Defense articles, exports, 2471, 2515

Export Administration Act of 1979, reauthorize, 2490

Export control, 2471, 2490, 2515

Exports, financing, 2542

FS–X aircraft, 2471

Footwear, imports, 2485

General System of Preferences, 2524

Herzegovina, arms embargo, 2515

Iran, 2538

Missiles, 2538

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Most-favored-nation, People’s Republic of China, 2500,

2503

People’s Republic of China, 2500, 2503

Sanctions, 2490, 2538

Tariff Act of 1930, convict labor, 2500, 2503

Tariffs, People’s Republic of China, 2500, 2503

Textiles, imports, 2485

Trademarks. (See Patents and trademarks.)

U

USEC. (See United States Enrichment Corporation.)

Unemployment. (See Labor.)

United Nations:

Arms embargo, 2515

Bosnia, arms embargo, 2515

Dues, 2536, 2543

Family planning, funding, 2476

Herzegovina, arms embargo, 2515

Troop deployment, 2519

United States, participation, 2529

United States China Act:

Act of 1991, 2500

Act of 1992, 2503

United States Enrichment Corporation, privatize, 2524

United States Information Agency, eliminate, 2529

Urban aid. (See Taxes and taxation.)

V

Vermont, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge,

2531

Veterans:

Health care, 2523

Veterans Affairs Department, appropriations, fiscal year

ending 1996, Sept 30, 2523

Veterans Reconciliation Act of 1995, 2524

Veterans Affairs Department, appropriations, 2523

Veterans Reconciliation Act of 1995, 2524

Vietnam, diplomatic relations, 2522

Visitors Facilities and Services Enhancement Act of 1995,

national parks, 2524

Voter registration. (See Elections.)

Vouchers. (See Education and schools.)

W

Washington, DC (See District of Columbia.)

Washington state, Native Americans, legal remedies, 2521

Waste, rural facilities, 2513

Water:

Clean Water Act, amend, 2518, 2523

Collbran Reclamation Project, CO, 2524

Rural facilities, 2513

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, CA, 2524

Weapons. (See Arms sales; See also National defense.)

Welfare:

Child care, 2524

Child nutrition, 2524

Employment, 2524

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Food stamps, 2524, 2526

Homeless, 2523, 2524

Housing, 2518

Immigrants, 2524

Reform, 2524, 2526

Welfare Reform Act, 2524, 2526

Wetlands. (See Environment.)

Wildlife refuges. (See Parks, preserves, refuges and national

forests.)

Work Opportunity Act of 1995, 2526

West Virginia, New River study, 2510

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, amend, 2510

Women, health. (See Health.)

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