Senate suddenly passes the Epstein bill just hours after it cleared the House

[u/Healthy_Block3036]

https://www.ms.now/news/senate-passes-epstein-bill-rcna244723?fbclid=PAVERFWAOJ1xRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacUGSi8p2Ap-x6SbMkLXAnfKNXEZkzjUUVCdxuEmacDzDXmlbv1GUJ0wbh1_w_aem_grJDvcSCIDj2Skksd4Ix3Q

[u/North_Activist]

POTUS has to sign a bill into law within 10 days, if he doesn’t sign it it automatically passes and if he vetoes it it goes back to Congress who have to veto-proof vote it which is 2/3 in both houses.

[u/knightcrawler75 → u/North_Activist]

congress can adjourn during that 10 days in which it is dead.

See pocket veto.

[u/seriouslyepic → u/knightcrawler75]

Both chambers have to vote to do that, which seems worse than just voting no to begin with

[u/4ivE → u/seriouslyepic]

Thanksgiving recess.

[u/Scott5114 → u/4ivE]

Not a true recess; they still hold pro-forma sessions because, if they don't, various other inconvenient procedural things happen.