HR 3228
105th Congress
House
Economics and Public Finance
Budget surpluses
Federal budgets
Item veto
Line item veto
Public debt
To amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to add the requirement that if Federal budget is in surplus then the vetoed item shall be used to reduce the public debt.
Introduced: February 12, 1998
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Became law
Feb 12, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Feb 12, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to authorize the President to use the line item veto if the President determines that a cancellation will reduce the Federal budget deficit (current law) or, if the budget is in surplus, be used to reduce the public debt.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Committees of jurisdiction
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