1、1 The Line Item Veto Act of 1996 was held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1998(Clinton v. City of New York, 524 U.S. 417). For further background, see CRS Issue BriefIB89148, Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals, by Virginia A. McMurtry; and CRSReport RS22425, Legislative Line Item
2、Veto Act and Other Expedited Rescission Bills: BriefIntroduction, by Virginia A. McMurtry. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22459June 19, 2006Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006:Comparison of Three VersionsVirgin
3、ia A. McMurtrySpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryPresident George W. Bush has repeatedly called for granting line item vetoauthority to the President, and an Administration draft was sent to Congress on March6, 2006. That bill, the Legislative Line Item V
4、eto Act (LLIVA) of 2006, was introducedthe following day as S. 2381 and H.R. 4890. This report compares features of H.R.4890/S. 2381 as introduced, H.R. 4890 as approved by the House Budget and RulesCommittees, and Title I of S. 3521(likewise titled LLIVA). This report will be updatedas events may w
