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Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993

Introduced: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1993
See H.R.1578.
Feb 19, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to grant the President legislative line item veto rescission authority.

Makes such a rescission effective unless the Congress, during a review period of 20 calendar days, enacts a rescission disapproval bill.

What's happening now April 29, 1993

See H.R.1578.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 223 Identical bill Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993
  • S 9 Identical bill Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993
  • HR 1578 Procedurally related Expedited Rescissions Act of 1993
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 5, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 159: Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-159/
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"H.R. 159: Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-159/.
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H.R. 159, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-159/.
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