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SJRES 14 102th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Constitutional amendments Item veto Presidential powers

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow the President to veto items of appropriation.

Introduced: January 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jan 14, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 14, 1991
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Grants the President line item veto authority with respect to any item of appropriation in an Act or joint resolution.

What's happening now January 24, 1991

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 14, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 14: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow the President to veto items of appropriation.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-14/
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"S.J. Res. 14: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow the President to veto items of appropriation.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-14/.
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S.J. Res. 14, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-14/.
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[S.J. Res. 14: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow the President to veto items of appropriation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-14/)
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