The length of time the information remains on your report depends upon how it was reported in the first place: collection accounts stay for seven years, and public records last on your report for ten years.
Or it can be limited, as in the legislative process of the United States, where a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation. A veto gives power only to stop changes, not to adopt them (except for the rare amendatory veto). Thus a veto allows its holder to protect the status quo. The concept of a veto body originated with the Roman consuls and tribunes.
In a first, Congress rebukes Obama with veto override of 9/11 bill. The U.S. Senate overrides President Obama's veto of 9/11 bill in an overwhelming vote. (The Hill) The U.S. Senate overrides President Obama's veto of 9/11 bill in an overwhelming vote.