Line-Item Rescission Act of 1985

Summary

Line-Item Rescission Act of 1985 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill. Sets forth required contents of such special message. Requires that such special message be transmitted on the same calendar day the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal. Requires the item of budget authority proposed to be rescinded to be made available for obligation unless both Houses adopt the bill rescinding such item within 60 days.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one committee reports, the other committee has thirty days of continuous session to report or be discharged.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 February 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Federal Spending, Budget, Account.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 January 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
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