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H.R. 3228 (105th)

To amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to add the requirement that if Federal budget is in surplus then the vetoed item shall be used to reduce the public debt.

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Introduced

12 February 1998

Last action

12 February 1998 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Sponsors

Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Baesler, Scotty [D-KY-6], Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13], Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]

Subjects

Budget

Source updated

7 April 2025

Budget

Summary

Amends the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to authorize the President to use the line item veto if the President determines that a cancellation will reduce the Federal budget deficit (current law) or, if the budget is in surplus, be used to reduce the public debt.

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Timeline

  1. 12 February 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 February 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 February 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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