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SJRES 27 110th Congress Senate

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto.

Introduced: January 23, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 11, 2007
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 Latest action December 11, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the President to make a line item veto of any appropriation in any bill, order, resolution, or vote presented for signature into law.

Declares that any legislation the President approves and signs, after being amended with a line item veto, 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 House where such legislation originated.

Authorizes Congress to separately consider any reduced or disapproved appropriations in the manner prescribed under section 7 of Article I for vetoed bills.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 38 Related bill Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 28, 2008
Isakson, Johnny
· Jan 23, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 27: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-27/
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"S.J. Res. 27: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-27/.
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S.J. Res. 27, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-27/.
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