| President | Regular vetoes | Pocket vetoes | Total vetoes | Vetoes overridden | Percentage vetoes overridden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1492 | 1066 | 2557 | 107 | 4% |
| George Washington | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| John Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Thomas Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| James Madison | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| James Monroe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| John Q. Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Andrew Jackson | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| Martin Van Buren | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| William Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| John Tyler | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| James Polk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Zachary Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Millard Fillmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Franklin Pierce | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 56% |
| James Buchanan | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Abraham Lincoln | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Andrew Johnson | 21 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 52% |
| Ulysses Grant | 45 | 48 | 93 | 4 | 4% |
| Rutherford Hayes | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 8% |
| James Garfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chester Arthur | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8% |
| Grover Cleveland | 304 | 110 | 414 | 2 | <1% |
| Benjamin Harrison | 19 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 2% |
| Grover Cleveland | 42 | 128 | 170 | 5 | 3% |
| William McKinley | 6 | 36 | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 42 | 40 | 82 | 1 | 1% |
| William Taft | 30 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 3% |
| Woodrow Wilson | 33 | 11 | 44 | 6 | 14% |
| Warren Harding | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Calvin Coolidge | 20 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 8% |
| Herbert Hoover | 21 | 16 | 37 | 3 | 8% |
| Franklin Roosevelt | 372 | 263 | 635 | 9 | 1% |
| Harry Truman | 180 | 70 | 250 | 12 | 5% |
| Dwight Eisenhower | 73 | 108 | 181 | 2 | 1% |
| John Kennedy | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| Lyndon Johnson | 16 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| Richard Nixon | 26 | 17 | 43 | 7 | 16% |
| Gerald Ford | 48 | 18 | 66 | 12 | 18% |
| Jimmy Carter | 13 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 6% |
| Ronald Reagan | 39 | 39 | 78 | 9 | 12% |
| George H. W. Bush | 29 | 15 | 44 | 1 | 2% |
| Bill Clinton | 36 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 5% |
| George W. Bush | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 33% |
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Grover Cleveland vetoed more bills in his two terms than all other presidents to that date combined. Only Franklin Roosevelt vetoed more bills (as of 2007). Strongly opposed to what he perceived as pork barrel spending, and favoring limited government, he vetoed more than 200 private bills granting pensions to individual Civil War veterans. Reacting to these vetoes, Congress passed a bill that would have granted a pension to any disabled veteran. He vetoed this bill, as well. This is widely perceived to have been a factor in the defeat of his 1888 bid for re-election.
In addition to these, he also vetoed a bill that would have distributed seed grain to drought-stricken farmers in the American west, and bills increasing the monetary supply. He also refused to sign, but did not veto, the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act.
82 vetoes.
Hary-Nagan Bill was vetoed because the cost of it was too high ( as thought by Coolidge)
635 vetoes
This is the largest amount of vetoes made in presidential history, but this may have been because of the many new ideas for solutions to the problems caused by the Depression and WWII, which were subsequently vetoed. Or it may be because he was elected to four terms. Grover Cleveland vetoed more bills per term.
Carter had two vetoes overridden by Congress - the first time since 1952 that Congress controlled by the president's own party had overridden a veto. The first override came June 1980 when Congress overrode Carter's veto of a bill that repealed a $4.62 import fee. Carter vetoed the bill on 5 June. The same day, the House voted 335-34 to override Carter's veto. The Senate followed suit the next day by 68 votes to 10. At the time, the President's party (Democrats) had a 119-seat majority (276-157) in the House and a 17-seat majority (58-41) in the Senate. Carter suffered another override in August 1980 when Congress overrode his veto of a veterans' health care bill by votes of 401-5 in the House and 85-0 in the Senate.
1. November 231981: Vetoed , Continuing Appropriations for fiscal year 1982. No override attempt made.
2. December 301981: Pocket vetoed , To amend the Federal Bankruptcies Act of 1978.
3. March 201982: Vetoed , Standby Petroleum Allocation Act of 1982. Override attempt failed in Senate, 58-36 (needed).
4. June 11982: Vetoed , Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982. No override attempt made.
5. June 241982: Vetoed , Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982. Override attempt failed in House, 253-151 (needed).
6. June 251982: Vetoed , Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982. Override attempt failed in House, 242-169 (needed).
7. July 81982: Vetoed , A bill to amend the manufacturing clause of the copyright law. Overridden by House, 324-86 (needed). Overridden by Senate, 84-9 (needed), and enacted as over President's veto.
8. August 281982: Vetoed , Supplemental Appopriations Act, 1982. Overridden by House, 301-117 (needed). Overridden by Senate, 60-30 (needed), and enacted as over President's veto.
9. October 151982: Vetoed , A bill to amend section 12 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. No override attempt made.
10. October 221982: Vetoed , Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1983. No override attempt made.
11. January 31983: Pocket vetoed , A bill to amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
12. January 41983: Pocket vetoed , A bill for the relief of Mocatta & Goldsmid, Ltd., Sharps, Pixley & Co., Ltd., and Primary Metal and Mineral Corp (private bill).
13. January 141983: Pocket vetoed , A bill to amend the Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Act of 1978.
14. January 141983: Pocket vetoed , Florida Wilderness Act of 1982.
15. January 141983: Pocket vetoed , A bill to make certain technical amendments to improve implementation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981.
2. July 31, 1989: Vetoed , Prohibiting the export of technology, defense articles, and defense services to codevelop or coproduce the FS-X aircraft with Japan. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (needed).
-. August 16, 1989: Disputed pocket veto of , Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to the bill .
3. October 21, 1989: Vetoed , Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990. Override attempt failed in House, 231-191 (needed).
4. October 27, 1989: Vetoed , District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990. No override attempt made.
5. November 19, 1989: Vetoed , Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990. No override attempt made.
6. November 20, 1989: Vetoed , District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990. No override attempt made.
7. November 21, 1989: Vetoed , To establish a commission to investigate and report respecting the dispute between Eastern Airlines and its collective bargaining units, and for other purposes. Override attempt failed in House, 261-160 (needed).
8. November 21, 1989: Vetoed , Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991. No override attempt made.
9. November 30, 1989: Vetoed (or in the alternative pocket vetoed) , Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act of 1989. Overridden by House, 390-25 (needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 62-37 (needed).
10. May 24, 1990: Vetoed , Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990. Overridden by House, 294-123 (needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 64-36 (needed).
11. June 15, 1990: Vetoed , Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1990. Overridden by House, 327-93 (needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 65-35 (needed).
12. June 29, 1990: Vetoed , Family and Medical Leave Act of 1990. Override attempt failed in House, 232-195 (needed).
13. October 5, 1990: Vetoed , Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990. Override attempt failed in House, 275-152 (needed).
14. October 6, 1990: Vetoed , Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes. Override attempt failed in House, 260-138 (needed).
15. October 22, 1990: Vetoed , Civil Rights Act of 1990. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (needed).
16. November 10, 1990: Pocket vetoed , Orphan Drug Amendments of 1990.
17. November 17, 1990: Pocket vetoed , For the relief of Mrs. Joan R. Daronco (private bill).
18. November 17, 1990: Pocket vetoed , Omnibus Export Amendments Act of 1990.
19. November 21, 1990: Pocket vetoed , To revise provisions of law that provide a preference to Indians.
20. November 30, 1990: Pocket vetoed , Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991.
21. August 17, 1991: Vetoed , Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes. No override attempt made.
22. October 11, 1991: Vetoed , Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991. Override attempt failed in Senate, 65-35 (needed).
23. November 19, 1991: Vetoed , Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992. Override attempt failed in House, 276-156 (needed).
-. December 20, 1991: Disputed pocket veto of , Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Act.
24. March 2, 1992: Vetoed , United States-China Act of 1991. Overridden by House, 357-61 (needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 60-38 (needed).
25. March 20, 1992: Vetoed , Tax Fairness and Economic Growth Acceleration Act of 1992. Override attempt failed in House, 211-215 (needed).
26. May 9, 1992: Vetoed , Congressional Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1992. Override attempt failed in Senate, 57-42 (needed).
27. June 16, 1992: Vetoed , To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the disposition of funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the Mississippi Sioux Indians in Indian Claims Commission dockets numbered 142, 359, 360, 361, 362, and 363, and for other purposes", approved October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1168 et seq.). No override attempt made.
28. June 23, 1992: Vetoed , National Institutes of Health Revitalization Amendments of 1992. Override attempt failed in House, 271-156 (needed).
29. July 2, 1992: Vetoed , National Voter Registration Act of 1992. Override attempt failed in Senate, 62-38 (needed).
30. September 22, 1992: Vetoed , Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992. Overridden by Senate, 68-31 (needed). Override attempt failed in House, 258-169 (needed).
31. September 25, 1992: Vetoed , Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992. Overridden by Senate, 73-26 (). Override attempt failed in House, 266-148 (needed).
32. September 28, 1992: Vetoed , United States-China Act of 1992. Overridden by House, 345-74 (needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 59-40 (needed).
33. September 30, 1992: Vetoed , District of Columbia Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, 1992. No override attempt made.
34. October 3, 1992: Vetoed , Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. Overridden by Senate, 74-25 (needed). Overridden by House, 308-114 (and enacted as over President's veto.
35. October 21, 1992: Pocket vetoed , Jena Band of Choctaws of Louisiana Restoration Act.
36. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed , To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the historical and cultural resources in the vicinity of the city of Lynn, Massachusetts, and make recommendations on the appropriate role of the Federal Government in preserving and interpreting such historical and cultural resources.
37. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed , New River Wild and Scenic Study Act of 1992.
38. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed , To establish Dry Tortugas National Park in the State of Florida.
39. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed , Granting the consent of the Congress to a supplemental compact or agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey concerning the Delaware River Port Authority.
40. October 28, 1992: Pocket vetoed , To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the feasibility of including Revere Beach, located in the city of Revere, Massachusetts, in the National Park System.
41. October 30, 1992: Pocket vetoed , Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992.
42. October 31, 1992: Pocket vetoed , To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
43. October 31, 1992: Pocket vetoed , Military Health Care Initiatives Act of 1992.
44. November 5, 1992: Pocket vetoed , Revenue Act of 1992.
1. June 7 1995: Vetoed , Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster Assistance and Recissions for Fiscal Year 1995. No override attempt made.
2. August 11 1995: Vetoed , Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995. No override attempt made.
3. October 3 1995: Vetoed , Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, FY 1996. No override attempt made.
4. November 13 1995: Vetoed , Second Continuing Resolution for fiscal year 1996. No override attempt made.
5. November 13 1995: Vetoed , Temporary Increase in the Statutory Debt Limit. No override attempt made.
6. December 6 1995: Vetoed , Seven-Year Balanced Budget Reconciliation Act of 1995. No override attempted.
7. December 18 1995: Vetoed , Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 239-177 (needed).
8. December 18 1995: Vetoed , Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. No override attempted.
9. December 19 1995: Vetoed , Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Overridden by House, 319-100 (needed). Overridden by Senate, 68-30 (needed), and enacted as over veto.
10. December 19 1995: Vetoed , Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 240-159 (needed).
11. December 28 1995: Vetoed , National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 240-156 (needed).
12. January 9 1996: Vetoed , Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995. No override attempt made.
13. April 10 1996: Vetoed , banning partial birth abortions. Overridden in House, 285-137 (needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 58-40 (needed).
14. April 12 1996: Vetoed , Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997. Override attempt failed in House, 234-188 (needed).
15. May 2 1996: Vetoed , Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act of 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 258-163 (needed).
16. July 30 1996: Vetoed , Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995. No override attempt made.
17. October 2 1996: Vetoed , Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent Domain Prevention Act. No override attempt made.
18. June 9 1997: Vetoed , Supplemental Appropriations and Recissions Act, FY 1997. No override attempt made.
19. October 10 1997: Vetoed , the second attempted partial birth abortion ban. Overridden by House, 296-132 (needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 64-36 (needed).
20. November 13 1997: Vetoed , a line item veto override bill. Overridden by House, 347-69 (needed). Overridden by Senate, 78-20 (required), and enacted as over President's veto.
21. May 20 1998: Vetoed , District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997. No override attempt made.
22. June 23 1998: Vetoed , Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1998. No override attempt made.
23. July 21 1998: Vetoed , Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998. No override attempt made.
24. October 7 1998: Vetoed , Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999. No override attempt made.
25. October 21 1998: Vetoed , Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998. No override attempt made.
26. September 23 1999: Vetoed , Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999. No override attempt made.
27. September 28 1999: Vetoed , District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000. No override attempt made.
28. October 18 1999: Vetoed , Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000. No override attempt made.
29. October 25 1999: Vetoed , Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000. No override attempt made.
30. November 3 1999: Vetoed , FY 2000 District of Columbia and Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. No override attempt made.
31. April 25 2000: Vetoed , Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000. Override attempt failed in Senate, 64-35 (needed).
32. August 5 2000: Vetoed , Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000. Override attempt failed in House, 270-158 (needed).
33. August 31 2000: Vetoed , Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000. Override attempt failed in House, 274-157 (needed).
34. October 7 2000: Vetoed , Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2001. Overridden by House, 315-98 on October 11 (needed). No attempt made in Senate.
35. October 30 2000: Vetoed , Legislative Branch and the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001. No override attempt made.
36. November 4 2000: Vetoed , Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. No override attempt made.
37. December 19 2000: Pocket vetoed , Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000.
1. July 19 2006: Vetoed , Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, a bill to ease restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Override attempt failed in House, 235-193 (needed).
2. May 1 2007: Vetoed , U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007. Override attempt failed in House, 222-203 (needed). A later version of the bill that excluded certain aspects of the initial legislation that the President disapproved of, , was enacted as with the President's approval.
3. June 20 2007: Vetoed , Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007.
4. October 3 2007: Vetoed , Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 ("SCHIP"). Override attempt failed in House, 273-156 (votes needed).
5. November 2 2007: Vetoed , Water Resources Development Act of 2007. Overridden by House, 361-54 (votes needed). Overridden by Senate, 79-14 (needed), and enacted as over President's veto.
6. November 13 2007: Vetoed , Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008. Override attempt failed in House, 277-141 (votes needed).
7. December 12 2007: Vetoed , Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007. Override attempt failed in House, 260-152 (275 votes needed).
8. December 28 2007: Pocket Vetoed , National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. A later version of the bill that changed a minor provision of which the President disapproved was quickly passed by Congress and was enacted with the President's approval as on 28 January 2008.
9. March 8 2008: Vetoed , Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Override attempt failed in House, 225-188.
10. May 21 2008: Vetoed , 2007 U.S. Farm Bill. Overridden by House, 316-108 (283 votes needed). Overridden by Senate, 82-13 (64 votes needed). Enacted as over the President's veto. Due to a clerical error, this act was repealed by .
11. 18 June 2008: Vetoed , 2007 U.S. Farm Bill, re-passed by Congress to correct a clerical error in HR 2419. Overridden by House, 317-109 (284 votes required). Overridden by Senate, 80-14 (63 votes needed). Enacted as over the President's veto.
12. July 15 2008: Vetoed , Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Overriden by House, 383-41 (283 votes required.) Overriden by Senate, 70-26 (64 votes required). Enacted as over the President's veto.