Nov. 18. 1983).) As long as an officer in the House which originates a bill is authorized to receive a veto message from the President during an adjournment. that adjournment would not prevent the President from returning a bill with his objections. The Senate appeared as a party in the legislative veto case. Immigration and Naturalization Service against Chadha. which also involved the distribution of legislative powers under article I. section 7. of the Constitution. and in which the Supreme Court emphasized the "limited and qualified power [of the President] to nullify proposed legislation by veto * * " (No. 801832. slip op. at 2627 (U.S. June 23. 1983).) In this case also. the legislative authority of both Houses will be affected by the judgment of the Court. and both the Congress and the President share an interest in the definitive resolution of the issue. Accordingly. this resolution directs the Senate Legal Counsel to intervene in this litigation in the name of the Senate to support the power of the Houses of Congress to authorize their officers to receive veto messages from the President during their adjournments.
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