Problem: Over the last 20 years, there have not been very many times that Congress has overridden a president's veto. One legislation overrode in the last 20 years was the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. This bill allowed citizens to sue foreign governments for acts of terrorism that happened on U.S. soil. The bill was created due to 9/11, so victims' families could sue foreign governments such as Saudi Arabia for assisting the terrorist attack. The bill would amend the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and create new exceptions to sue foreign governments. The bill passed through the House and the Senate then was vetoed by President Obama, who stated, "The JASTA would be detrimental to U.S. national interests more broadly, which is why I am returning it without my approval. First, JASTA threatens to reduce the effectiveness of our response to indications that a foreign government has taken steps outside our borders to provide support for terrorism by taking such matters out of the hands of national security and foreign policy professionals and placing them in the hands of private litigants and courts" (Obama, 2016). Obama vetoed it due to feeling it would have a negative impact on foreign relations. The legislation returned to Congress, where the Senate voted 97-1 and the House voted 348-77. The effect once the veto was overridden is that families have filed lawsuits against Saudi Arabia. 2 paragraph discussion reply. Need Assignment Help?