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HJRES 6 104th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Constitutional amendments Government Operations and Politics Item veto Law Presidential powers

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills.

Introduced: January 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Grants the President item veto authority with respect to appropriations bills.

What's happening now January 4, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  • HJRES 4 Identical bill Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 22, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 4, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 6: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-6/
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"H.J. Res. 6: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-6/.
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H.J. Res. 6, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-6/.
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[H.J. Res. 6: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-6/)
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