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HR 2424 105th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits Deficit reduction Government Operations and Politics Item veto Line item veto

To amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority.

Introduced: September 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Sep 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Sep 5, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6923)
Sep 5, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to remove a requirement that makes the President's line item veto authority contingent on a cancellation (line item veto) reducing the Federal budget deficit.

What's happening now September 5, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 10, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2424: To amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2424/
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"H.R. 2424: To amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2424/.
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H.R. 2424, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2424/.
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[H.R. 2424: To amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2424/)
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