Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President.

1/14/2025, 5:40 PM
Congress
119

Number
HJRES - 8

Introduced on
2025-01-03

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
Tom McClintock

Cosponsors
Randy K. Weber, Sr.

Variations and Revisions

1/3/2025

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that authorizes the President to use a line item veto to reduce an appropriation in a bill or joint resolution.

Under the amendment, the President must notify Congress within 10 days of using this authority to reduce an appropriation. The House and Senate may then consider disapproval of the reduction.

If at least two-thirds of each chamber of Congress votes to disapprove the reduction, the amount of the appropriation that is subject to the reduction must be returned to the amount that was originally presented to the President.

Bill 119 hjres 8, also known as the Line Item Veto Amendment, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that would grant the President certain line item veto authority. This means that the President would have the power to veto specific provisions or "line items" within a piece of legislation without having to veto the entire bill.

The purpose of this amendment is to give the President more control over government spending by allowing them to eliminate wasteful or unnecessary provisions from bills passed by Congress. Proponents of the amendment argue that it would help reduce government waste and inefficiency, while opponents argue that it could potentially give the President too much power and disrupt the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches.

If passed, this amendment would require a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as ratification by three-fourths of the states. As of now, the bill is still in the early stages of the legislative process and has not yet been voted on by Congress.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President.

Policy Areas
Economics and Public Finance

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/14/2025

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that authorizes the President to use a line item veto to reduce an appropriation in a bill or joint resolution.

Under the amendment, the President must notify Congress within 10 day...


Latest Action1/3/2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.