SJRES 27
110th Congress
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Economics and Public Finance
Appropriations
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Constitutional amendments
Government Operations and Politics
Item veto
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Legislation
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto.
Introduced: December 11, 2007
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 11, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1