[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 7, Chapters 22 - 25]
[Chapter 24. Bills, Resolutions, and Memorials]
[B. General Procedures Associated With Passage of Legislation]
[§ 16. Recalling Bills From the President]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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CHAPTER 24
Bills, Resolutions, Petitions, and Memorials
B. GENERAL PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION
Sec. 16. Recalling Bills From the President
Recall by Concurrent Resolution
Sec. 16.1 The House agreed to a concurrent resolution requesting the
President to return an enrolled bill.
On Feb. 5, 1932,(10) the House, by unanimous consent,
considered and agreed to the following concurrent resolution (S. Con.
Res. 13):
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10. 75 Cong. Rec. 3449, 72d Cong. lst Sess.
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Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives
concurring), That the
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President of the United States be, and is hereby, requested to
return to the Senate the enrolled bill (S. 2199) entitled ``An Act
exempting building and loan associations from being adjudged
bankrupts.''
Recalling for Reenrollment
Sec. 16.2 The House agreed to a concurrent resolution requesting the
President to return to the House an enrolled House joint
resolution, rescinding the signatures of the two presiding officers
and authorizing the Clerk of the House to reenroll it with
corrections.
On July 26, 1956,(11) the House, by unanimous consent,
considered and agreed to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con.
Res. 271):
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11. 102 Cong. Rec. 14770, 84th Cong. 2d Sess. The Senate acted on this
resolution on July 26, 1956, 102 Cong. Rec. 14648. The
President returned the bill to the House on July 27, 1956, 102
Cong. Rec. 15178.
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the President of the United States is requested
to return to the House of Representatives the enrolled House joint
resolution (H.J. Res. 511). . . . If and when said resolution is
returned by the President, the action of the presiding officers of
the two Houses in signing said resolution shall be deemed
rescinded, and the Clerk of the House is authorized and directed,
in the enrollment of said resolution, to make the following
correction: On the last line of the enrolled resolution strike out
``waived'' and insert ``reserved.''
Sec. 16.3 The House agreed to a concurrent resolution requesting the
President to return an enrolled bill, rescinding the action of the
Vice President and the Speaker in signing the bill, and directing
the Secretary of the Senate in the reenrollment of the bill to make
certain corrections.
On Apr. 12, 1937,(12) the House, by unanimous consent,
agreed to the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 8):
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12. 81 Cong. Rec. 3397, 75th Cong. lst Sess. The President returned
this bill to the Senate on Apr. 15, 1937, 81 Cong. Rec. 3497,
3498.
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Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives
concurring), That the President of the United States be, and he is
hereby requested to return to the Senate the enrolled bill (S.
1455) . . . that if and when the said bill is returned by the
President, the action of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and of the President pro tempore of the Senate in
signing the said bill be deemed to be rescinded; and that the
Secretary of the Senate be, and is hereby, authorized and directed,
in the reenrollment of the said bill, to make the following
correction, viz: In the language inserted by the engrossed
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House amendment no. 4, on page 2, at the end of line 11 of the
engrossed bill, strike out the word ``lieutenant'' and insert the
words ``lieutenant colonel.''
Sec. 16.4 The House agreed to a concurrent resolution requesting the
President to return to the House an enrolled House bill, rescinding
the signatures of the two presiding officers, and directing the
Clerk to reenroll the bill to conform with a conference report
adopted by the two Houses.
On Sept. 4, 1962,(13) the House, by unanimous consent,
considered and agreed to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con.
Res. 519):
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13. 108 Cong. Rec. 18405, 87th Cong. 2d Sess. The Senate concurred in
this resolution on Sept. 4, 1962, 108 Cong. Rec. 18482. The
President acceded to this request on Sept. 11, 1962, 108 Cong
Rec 19092.
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the President of the United States is requested
to return to the House of Representatives the enrolled bill (H.R.
10062) to extend the application of certain laws to American Samoa.
If and when said bill is returned by the President, the action of
the presiding officer of the two Houses in signing in said bill
shall be deemed rescinded; and the Clerk of the House is authorized
and directed to reenroll said bill in accordance with the
conference report therein adopted by the two Houses.
Recall and Postponement
Sec. 16.5 The House agreed to a concurrent resolution requesting the
President to return an enrolled bill, rescinding the action of the
two presiding officers in signing said bill, and postponing the
bill indefinitely.
On May 13, 1953,(14) the House considered and agreed to
the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 99):
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14. 99 Cong. Rec. 4895, 83d Cong. lst Sess. The Senate concurred in
this resolution on May 14, 1953, 99 Cong. Rec. 4915. The
President returned the bill on May 19, 1953, 99 Cong. Rec.
5139.
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the President of the United States is requested
to return to the House the enrolled bill (H.R. 1101) for the relief
of Daniel Robert Leary. If and when said bill is returned by the
President, the action of the Presiding Officers of the two Houses
in signing said bill shall be deemed rescinded, and the bill shall
be postponed indefinitely.
Recall and Return to Senate
Sec. 16.6 The Senate considered and postponed indefinitely a concurrent
resolution requesting the President to return to the House an
enrolled joint resolution, and
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requesting the House to return the joint resolution to the Senate.
On Jan. 10, 1952,(15) the Vice resident (16)
laid before the Senate the following concurrent resolution (S. Con.
Res. 53):
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15. 98 Cong. Rec. 71, 72, 82d Cong. 2d Sess.
16. Alben W. Barkley (Ky.).
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Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives
concurring), That the President of the United States be, and he is
hereby, requested to return to the House of Representatives the
enrolled joint resolution (H. J. Res. 289) to terminate the state
of war between the United States and the Government of Germany;
that if and when returned the action of the Presiding Officers in
signing the joint resolution be rescinded, and that the House be
requested to return the engrossed joint resolution to the Senate.
Action on the concurrent resolution was indefinitely postponed.
Message to Senate When Enrolled Bill Returned to House, Engrossment
Transmitted to Senate
Sec. 16.7 The House transmitted to the Senate an engrossed bill, the
enrolled bill having been returned to the House by the President
pursuant to a Senate concurrent resolution.
On July 3, 1947,(17) the following message was recorded
in the Record as having been received in the Senate from the House:
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17. 93 Cong. Rec. 8203, 80th Cong. lst Sess. S. Con. Res. 22 was
adopted by the Senate on June 30, 1947, 93 Cong. Rec. 7876. The
House concurred on July 1, 1947, 93 Cong. Rec. 8012. Following
a conference on the bill, the conference report was agreed to
in the Senate on July 25, 1947, 93 Cong. Rec. 10139, and in the
House on July 26, 1947, 93 Cong. Rec. 10494.
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A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Maurer, one
of its reading clerks, informed the Senate that the President of
the United States having returned to the House of Representatives
the enrolled bill (H.R. 493) to amend section 4 of the act entitled
``An act to control the possession, sale, transfer, and use of
pistols and other dangerous weapons in the District of Columbia,''
approved July 8, 1932 (sec. 22, 3204 D.C. Code, 1940 ed.),'' in
compliance with the request contained in Senate Concurrent
Resolution No. 22; and returned the engrossed copy of said bill to
the Senate.
Sec. 16.8 The President returned to the Senate an enrolled bill
pursuant to a request contained in a concurrent resolution adopted
by the two Houses.
On June 13, 1960,(18) the Vice President laid before the
Senate
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18. 106 Cong. Rec. 12370, 12371, 86th Cong. 2d Sess. S. Con. Res. 109
was adopted by the Senate on June 6, 1960, 106 Cong. Rec.
11905, and concured in by the House on June 7, 1960, 106 Cong.
Rec. 12009.
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the following message from the President of the United States:
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with the request contained in the resolution of
the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring therein), I
return herewith S. 1892 entitled ``An Act to authorize Secretary of
the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Norman
project, Oklahoma, and for other purposes.''
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
The White House,
June 11, 1960.
Sec. 16.9 The President returned to the House an enrolled bill pursuant
to a request contained in a concurrent resolution passed by the two
Houses.
On July 3, 1947,(19) the Speaker (20) laid
before the House the following message from the President of the United
States:
19. 93 Cong. Rec. 8260, 80th Cong. lst Sess. See also Sec. 16.7, supra.
20. Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Mass.).
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To the House of Representatives:
In compliance with the request contained in the resolution of
the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring therein), I
return herewith H.R. 493, an act to amend section 4 of the act
entitled ``An act to control the possession, sale, transfer, and
use of pistols and other dangerous weapons in the District of
Columbia,'' approved July 8, 1932 (sec. 22, 3204 D.C. Code, 1940
ed.).
Harry S Truman,
The White House,
July 3, 1947.