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H.R. 678 104th Congress House

Legislative Line Item Veto Act

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed cancellations of budget items.

Introduced: January 25, 1995 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsBudget deficitsCongressCongressional veto
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Executive impoundment of appropriated fundsExpedited congressional procedureFederal budgetsGovernment Operations and PoliticsHouse rules and procedureIncome taxItem vetoLegislationPresidential powersPublic debtRescission of appropriated fundsSenate rules and procedureTax expendituresTaxation
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Feb 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Jan 25, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 25, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 15, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Legislative Line Item Veto Act - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose to the Congress the cancellation of any budget item provided in any Act. Authorizes the President to transmit a draft bill to the Congress with such a proposal, including the amount of each budget item designated for deficit reduction.

Establishes expedited procedures in the Senate and the House of Representatives for consideration of such bill.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 678: Legislative Line Item Veto Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-678/
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"H.R. 678: Legislative Line Item Veto Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-678/.
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