Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2a - VETO (cont'd)
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,] [Pocket Veto] in which Case it shall not be a Law.
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