amendatory
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In addition, approximately 30 percent of governors have the power of an amendatory veto, which allows them to send a bill back to the legislature and request a specific amendment to it.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
In a statement released Thursday, the lawmakers said the legislation does not include gun control measures proposed by Gov. Bruce Rauner when he used his amendatory veto authority on gun legislation earlier this month.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2018
Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite it.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2017
The amendatory veto was overturned by the Senate on Sunday.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2017
Among other measures which failed was the act amendatory of the acts authorizing the refunding of the national debt, which passed the Senate but was not considered by the House.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John
