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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1