How many people live in the United States? As of July 2013, the population of the United Stated was estimated to be just over 316 million people. In October 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the population had surpassed 319 million.
âItâs unusual for a president to have his veto overridden when his approval rating is actually strong, but this demonstrates that members of Congress are looking ahead to their own re-election and are ready to move on and distance themselves from the president,â Rose said in a phone interview.
There are three options for Congress after a bill has been vetoed or refused to be signed: 1  Congress has the option to rewrite the bill, repass it, and send a revised version back to the president. 2  Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds roll-call vote of the members present in both the House and the Senate. If a bill is not sent back to Congress after ten congressional working days, it becomes law without the president's signature.