Veto: Timeline

1792   United States President George Washington George Washington

George Washington commanded the American colonies' [i] Continental Army [i] during th ... 

 vetos a bill designed to apportion representatives among U.S. state U.S. state

A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to as a state [i] ... 

s. This is the first time the presidential veto has been used in the United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

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1845   For the first time the U.S. Congress passes legislation overriding a presidential veto.

1947   The United States Senate United States Senate

he United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States [i], the other b ... 

 follows the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers [i] of the United States Congress [i] ... 

 in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman

Harry S. [i] Truman was the thirty-third President of the United States [i]; as ... 

's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act.

2003   Iraq disarmament crisis Iraq disarmament crisis

The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when U.S. President [i] ... 

: British prime minister Tony Blair Tony Blair

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, known as Tony Blair, is the outgoing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [i] ... 

 proposes an amendment to the possible 18th U.N. resolution, which would call for Iraq to meet certain benchmarks to prove that it was disarming. The amendment is immediately rejected by France, who promises to veto any new resolution.