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Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993

Introduced: January 21, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1994
Committee on Budget. Hearings held.
May 12, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5839)
Jan 21, 1993
Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
Jan 21, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S338-339)
Jan 21, 1993
Introduced in Senate
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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 October 5, 1994

Committee on Budget. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 159 Identical bill Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993
  • HR 223 Identical bill Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 2, 1993
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 21, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 9: Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-9/
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"S. 9: Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-9/.
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