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Expedited Rescissions Act of 1997

Introduced: October 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Oct 9, 1997
Referred to House Rules
Oct 9, 1997
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Oct 9, 1997
Referred to House Budget
Oct 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expedited Rescissions Act of 1997 - Repeals the Line Item Veto Act of 1996.

Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.

What's happening now October 9, 1997

Referred to House Rules

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 23, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2649: Expedited Rescissions Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2649/
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"H.R. 2649: Expedited Rescissions Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2649/.
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H.R. 2649, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2649/.
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