Minority of Vetoes Related to Foreign Policy in Recent Decades
No 'International Affairs' vetoes have been overridden since 1989, but Congress overrode an 'Armed Forces and National Security' veto in 1997 and 2020.
This bar chart shows how the minority of vetoes have been related to foreign policy in recent decades. The bar chart shows veto statistics from the last five presidential administrations and compares how vetoes pertaining to foreign policy compared to other legislation. The data indicates that no 'International Affairs' vetoes have been overridden since 1989, but Congress overrode an 'Armed Forces and National Security' veto in 1997 and 2020.
