Show What happens to a bill if the president does nothing for 10 days?Under the Constitution, if the President neither signs nor returns a bill within 10 days (Sundays excepted) it becomes law as if he had signed it, unless Congress by its adjournment ''prevents its return. '' U.S. Const. art.
What is it called when the president ignores a bill for 10 days?The power of the President to refuse to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevent its enactment into law is the veto. The president has ten days (excluding Sundays) to sign a bill passed by Congress.
What happens in 10 days if the president signs a bill?If the bill is signed in that ten-day period, it becomes law. If the president declines to either sign or veto it – that is, he does not act on it in any way – then it becomes law without his signature (except when Congress has adjourned under certain circumstances).
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