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S 9 103th Congress Senate

Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993

Official title: A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority.

Introduced: February 2, 1993 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsBalanced budgetsBudget deficitsCongressional veto
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Executive impoundment of appropriated fundsFederal budgetsHouse rules and procedureItem vetoLegislationPresidential powersPublic debtSenate rules and procedure
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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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 Latest action October 5, 1994

Committee on Budget. Hearings held.

 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.

 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
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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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