HJRES 8 · in committee · major
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President.
- government reform
What this bill does
- Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing the President to veto specific spending items in appropriations bills.
- Affects Congress, the President, and all federal spending programs subject to appropriations.
- President must notify Congress within 10 days; Congress can override with two-thirds vote in both chambers.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would giving the President power to veto individual spending items rather than entire bills change the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch?
- 02
What types of federal programs or spending priorities might be most vulnerable under a line-item veto system, and who would be affected?
- 03
What evidence exists from states or other countries that have used line-item vetoes to suggest this would reduce federal spending or prevent wasteful appropriations?
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Sponsor · R-CA-5
Tom McClintock
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Introduced 2025-01-03
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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