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HJRES 71 109th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Congress Constitutional amendments Government Operations and Politics Item veto Law Legislation

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in any bill presented by Congress.

Introduced: November 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the President to reduce or disapprove appropriations in any bill, order, resolution, or vote, which is presented to him or her.

Declares that any legislation that the President approves and signs after such amendment shall become law as so modified.

Requires the President to return those portions of the legislation that contain reduced or disapproved appropriations with objections to the chamber where such legislation originated.

Allows Congress to consider separately any reduced or disapproved appropriations in the manner prescribed under the U.S. Constitution for bills disapproved by the President.

What's happening now February 6, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 1, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 71: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in any bill presented by Congress.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-71/
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"H.J. Res. 71: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in any bill presented by Congress.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-71/.
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H.J. Res. 71, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-71/.
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[H.J. Res. 71: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in any bill presented by Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-71/)
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