# Vetoes by President Jimmy Carter

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President Jimmy Carter vetoed thirty-one bills.

 
| 96th Congress, 2nd Session (1980)                              Regular Vetoes                          Bill No.              Subject              Veto Date              Presidential Message              StatusH.R.5235              Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act              Mar 11              H.Doc. 96-280              unchallengedH.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 overriddenH.R.5036              To convey land in Colorado to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe              Jun 06              H.Doc. 96-324              unchallengedH.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 overriddenS.1464              To acquire land for the benefit of the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Indians              Oct 11              126 Cong. Rec. 29370              unchallengedH.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              StatusS.442              For the relief of Isaac Hulner                            190 S.Jour. 820              unchallengedS.1097              To establish a national tourism policy                            190 S.Jour. 819              unchallengedH.R.4386              For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oveson                            126 Cong. Rec. 34415              unchallengedH.R.5888              To provide death benefits to surviors of Federal law enforcement officers and firefighters                            126 Cong. Rec. 34414              unchallengedH.R.6257              To convey certain National Forest System lands                            126 Cong. Rec. 34415              unchallenged96th Congress, 1st Session (1980)Bill No.              Subject              Veto Date              Presidential Message              StatusS.2096              To provide for a study of the long-term health effects in humans of exposure to dioxins              Jan 02              S.Doc. 96-39              unchallenged95th Congress, 2nd Session (1978)                              Regular Vetoes                          Bill No.              Subject              Veto Date              Presidential Message              StatusH.R.3161              To improve the basic work of firefighting personnel of executive agencies              Jun 19              H.Doc. 95-358              unchallengedH.R.10882              To authorize appropriations to carry out conservation programs on military and public lands              Jul 10              H.Doc. 95-368              unchallengedH.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).unchallengedH.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              StatusS.1104              To establish the Legionville National Historic Site in Pennsylvania                            124 Cong. Rec. 38087              unchallengedS.1503              To provide for the payment of losses incurred as a result of the ban on Tris                            124 Cong. Rec. 38087              unchallengedS.2416              To extend for two years the assistance program for nurse training                            124 Cong. Rec. 38088              unchallengedH.R.6536              District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act                            124 Cong. Rec.38784              unchallengedH.R.9370              To provide for the development of aquaculture in the United States                            124 Cong. Rec. 38786              unchallengedH.R.9518              Shipping Act Amendments                            124 Cong. Rec. 38785              unchallengedH.R.9937              To amend the One Bank Holding Company Act of 1970                            124 Cong. Rec. 38786              unchallengedH.R.11092              The Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission Amendments                            124 Cong. Rec. 38784              unchallengedH.R.11445              To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act                            124 Cong. Rec. 38783              unchallengedH.R.11545              Meat and Livestock Import Amendments                            124 Cong. Rec. 38785              unchallengedH.R.11580              To make lawful certain activities concerning certain foreign and domestic legal lotteries                            188 S.Jour. 852              unchallengedH.R.11861              To establish a Navy-Maritime Advisory Board                            124 Cong. Rec. 38784              unchallengedH.R.13719              To offset the loss in tax revenue incurred by Guam and the Virgin Islands                            124 Cong. Rec. 38785              unchallenged95th Congress, 1st Session (1977)Bill No.              Subject              Veto Date              Presidential Message              StatusS.1811              Department of Energy Authorization Act for Civilian Applications, Fiscal Year 1978              Nov 05              S.Doc. 95-73              unchallengedH.R.2521              To provide for the mandatory inspection of domesticated rabbits slaughtered for human food              Nov 09              H.Doc. 95-261              unchallenged  |
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 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).  

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