Budget Counsel Reference Directory

Line Item Veto

Summary

The line item veto refers to the procedure by which individual items providing spending authority, or specified tax treatment, within an overall piece of legislation may be struck out while leaving the rest of the measure in tact.

See also:

§190. LIV Title X Part C – Line Item Veto

§277. LIVA – Line Item Veto Act

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Cyclopedia Entry for Line Item Veto

Line Item Veto

References

Line Item Veto Act

Cyclopedia Entry for Line Item Veto

BCR Link – Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals – History and Current Status (RL33635) June 18, 2010 (pp. 1-3)

Weblink for CRS Report: Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals: History and Current Status (RL33635) June 18, 2010

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Court Cases Related to Item Veto and Impoundment

City of New Haven v. United States, 809 F. 2d 900 (D.C. Cir. 1987) [Legislative Veto Issue related to sec. 1013 (ICA)]

Train v. City of New York, 420 U.S. 35 (1975) [Impoundment Found Unconstitutional]

 

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