HR 3521 · 112th Congress · Economics and Public Finance
Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.(2012-02-09)
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Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (CBICA) to authorize the President to propose the rescission (line item veto) of all or any dollar amount of funding provided by any enacted bill or joint resolution. Sets forth requirements for the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding the proposed rescission. Authorizes the President, except for his deferral of budget authority provided in CBICA, to withhold such rescinded funding temporarily from obligation, but only once per proposed rescission. Dedicates the rescinded funds solely to deficit reduction or increase of a surplus. Provides for adjustment of: (1) committee allocations resulting from such a rescission, and (2) applicable limits under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) revised downward by the amount of the rescissions. Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of a proposed rescission. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the House Committee on the Budget, whenever an approval bill passes the House of Representatives, to red…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3521, Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011
Dec 22, 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Budget on December 15, 2011
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011
Feb 7, 2012Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Rules on January 31, 2012
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
7 Democrats13 Republicans