the last time congress overrode a veto was on december 30, 2009.
when was the last time congress overrode a veto?
december 30 , 2009
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in early 1866, congress and president battled over the extension of the authorization of the freedmen's bureau. both sides agreed that the bureau should end after the states were re-admitted, the question was whether that would be soon. with seward's support, johnson vetoed the bill. republicans in congress were angry with both men, and tried but failed to override johnson's veto. johnson vetoed the civil rights bill, which was to grant citizenship to the freedmen. seward advised a conciliatory veto message; johnson ignored him, telling congress it had no right to pass bills affecting the south until it seated the region's congressmen. this time congress overrode his veto, gaining the necessary two-thirds majority of each house, the first time this had been done on a major piece of legislation in american history.
william h. seward