PRESIDENTIAL
STATEMENTS
The
final step before a bill becomes a law is the presidential signature.
Once a bill has passed both the House and the Senate, it is forwarded
to the President, who can either sign the bill enacting it into law
or veto the bill, sending it back to Congress. When acting on a bill,
the President often issues a statement which gives his reasons for the
action or his opinion as to what the bill means. These statements
made by the President are also a part of the legislative history.
Statements
accompanying enacted or vetoed bills appear in:
- Congressional
Record, KF 35.C65, 9th Floor, which
can also be found on Westlaw
and Lexis;
- U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News ("USCCAN"),
KF 48.W57, 9th Floor, which can also be found in Westlaw.
- Weekly
Compilation of Presidential Documents, J 80.A284, 8th Floor.
Note: this item is no longer available in print format.
- GPO
Access - the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993
- present).
 Previous
(Conf. Committee Reports) | Next
(Public Laws) 
|
