Records on Veto Threats

The materials in FOIA 2005-1036-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 2005-1036-F contains materials related to proposed Congressional legislation (or parts thereof) that the President and/ or his advisors recommended or indicated he would veto if passed. White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File categories veto recommendations/ threats regarding proposed legislation from the U.S. Congress. Nearly the entirety of the materials consists of Office of Management and Budget Statements of Administration Policy (SAP's) which discuss the various pieces of legislation (or specific aspects thereof) and the reasons that the President's staff 2005 -1036-F 1 advisors would or did recommend the President veto the legislation. Topics include Most Favored Nation trade status (MFN) for China; Haitian Refugee Protection Act; DOD Authorization Provision; Rural Electrification Administration Improvement Act; Telecommunications Equipment, Research and Manufacturing Competition Act; Bill Granting D. C. Statehood; D. C. Appropriations Bill (abortion funding); RTC Refinancing and Restructuring Act of 1991; Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill; International Cooperation Act of 1991; Repeal of the Hatch Act; Motor Voter; Trade Expansion Act of 1992; Miscellaneous Tariff Act of 1992; National Institutes of Health Revitalization Amendments of 1991; Older Americans Act Amendments of 1991; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991; World Implementation Act of 1991; Health Care Liability Reform and Quality of Care Improvement Act of 1991; Women's Business Development Act; Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption and Family Service Act of 1992; National Institutes of Health Reauthorization Act; Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations of Oklahoma Claims Act of 1992; Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act; and Voting Rights Extension Act, etc. Also included are lists of outstanding veto threats, proposed language for signing statements of approved legislation, letters explaining administration positions/ threats to the chairmen of the related House and Senate committees, routine memoranda regarding the request for comments from the various Executive Office of the President departments, and routine transmittal memoranda. The WHORM Alphabetical Files contain letters from the general public concerning USIA policies, and several notes between Bruce Gelb and President and Mrs. Bush. The Staff and Office Files contain materials similar to those found in the WHORM Subject File records. Read less