Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment granting the President limited line-item veto authority over federal spending bills. Specifically, it would allow the President to reduce specific spending amounts in appropriations bills while signing the rest of the bill into law. If the President makes such a reduction, they must notify Congress within 10 days, and Congress could override the reduction with a two-thirds vote in both chambers. The amendment would directly affect how the President and Congress handle federal budget legislation, requiring ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures to take effect. This is a procedural proposal for constitutional change, not an enacted law.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Last action Jan 3, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jan 3, 2025
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