Event Details
1876-1990
Description
A series of instances where U.S. Presidents used signing statements to assert executive power by declaring legislative veto provisions in various acts of Congress to be unconstitutional and non-binding.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Congress (Legislative Branch) | person | 0 | View Entity |
| U.S. Presidents (Executive Branch) | person | 8 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012391.jpg
This document, labeled 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012391,' lists historical precedents of U.S. Presidents from 1876 to 1990 using signing statements to challenge the constitutionality of 'legislative veto' provisions in various acts. Presidents including Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, and Grant are cited as having declared they would not be bound by such provisions, treating them as non-binding requests or nullities. The document appears to be legal or historical research compiled for a government body, but its content does not contain any information related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Related Events
Events with shared participants
Practice of every President issuing signing statements to declare refusal to execute unconstitutional provisions.
Date unknown • N/A
Enactment of a temporary provision for mortgage forgiveness in response to turmoil in the housing market.
Date unknown • United States
Enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), which made many 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent and permanently indexed the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) exemption for inflation.
2013-01-02 • United States
Planned discussion for tax reform, which is considered a 'tall order' due to upcoming mid-term elections and political divisions.
2014-01-01 • United States
Upcoming mid-term elections are mentioned as a factor that will pre-occupy members of Congress.
2014-11-01 • United States
The topic of an article is 'Every Meeting Between the Queen and a U.S. President'. No specific meeting is detailed.
Date unknown • Not specified
A stopgap continuing resolution (CR) for government funding was cleared.
2016-09-28 • Washington D.C.
Congress scheduled to return for organizational meetings.
2016-11-14 • Washington D.C.
Lame-duck legislative session of the U.S. Congress.
2016-11-08 • Washington D.C.
Enactment of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
1970-01-01 • United States
Discussion 0
No comments yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this epstein event