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Line-Item Rescission Act of 1989

Introduced: January 23, 1991 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 1992
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 18, 1992
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 4, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
Jan 23, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 23, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Line-Item Rescission Act of 1989 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill.

Requires that such special message be transmitted on the same calendar day the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded.

Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal. Requires the item of budget authority proposed to be rescinded to be made available for obligation unless both Houses adopt the bill rescinding such item within 60 days.

What's happening now September 25, 1992

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 10, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 617: Line-Item Rescission Act of 1989. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-617/
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"H.R. 617: Line-Item Rescission Act of 1989." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-617/.
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H.R. 617, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-617/.
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