HR 2424 · 105th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

To amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority.

Introduced 1997-09-05· Sponsored by Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.(1997-09-05)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to remove a requirement that makes the President's line item veto authority contingent on a cancellation (line item veto) reducing the Federal budget deficit.…

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Cosponsors (20)

4 Democrats16 Republicans
Rep. Roemer, Tim [D-IN-3]IN
Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47]CA
Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2]MI
Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]MI
Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3]MI
Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]CT
Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]DE
Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13]PA
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]NH
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18]CA
Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5]MI
Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5]AZ
Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8]WA
Rep. Neumann, Mark W. [R-WI-1]WI
Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4]CO
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]GA