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A bill to provide that during a two-year period each item of any joint resolution making continuing appropriations that is agreed to by both Houses of the Congress in the same form shall be enrolled…

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A bill to provide that during a two-year period each item of any joint resolution making continuing appropriations that is agreed to by both Houses of the Congress in the same form shall be enrolled as a separate joint resolution for presentation to the President.

Introduced: January 28, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Jan 28, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
Jan 28, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that each item of any joint resolution making continuing appropriations that is agreed to in the same form by both Houses of the Congress shall be enrolled as a separate bill or joint resolution for presentation to the President (line-item veto).

What's happening now January 28, 1987

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 19, 1987
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 28, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 402: A bill to provide that during a two-year period each item of any joint resolution making continuing appropriations that is agreed to by both Houses of the Congress in the same form shall be enrolled as a separate joint resolution for presentation to the President.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-402/
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"S. 402: A bill to provide that during a two-year period each item of any joint resolution making continuing appropriations that is agreed to by both Houses of the Congress in the same form shall be enrolled as a separate joint resolution for presentation to the President.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-402/.
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S. 402, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-402/.
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[S. 402: A bill to provide that during a two-year period each item of any joint resolution making continuing appropriations that is agreed to by both Houses of the Congress in the same form shall be enrolled as a separate joint resolution for presentation to the President.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-402/)
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