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S.4: Line Item Veto Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Jan. 4, 1995
- Latest Major Action April 9, 1996
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
29 (1 Democrat, 28 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Line Item Veto Act - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to cancel in whole any dollar amount of discretionary budget authority, any item of new direct spending, or any limited tax benefit signed into law, if the President: (1) determines that such cancellation will reduce the Federal budget deficit and will not impair essential Government functions or harm the national interest; and...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Cleared for White House.
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Presented to President.
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Signed by President.
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Became Public Law No: 104-130.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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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 have thirty days to report or be discharged.
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Committee on Budget. Hearings held.
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Committee on Budget. Ordered to be reported with amendments without recommendation.
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Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-391.
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Committee on Budget. Reported to Senate by Senator Domenici without recommendation with amendments. With written report No. 104-9. Additional and minority views filed.
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Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment without recommendation.
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Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth without recommendation without amendment. With written report No. 104-13. Additional views filed.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 26.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The reported Budget Committee amendments were withdrawn in Senate.
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Cloture motion on SP 347 presented in Senate.
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Considered by Senate.
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Second cloture motion on amendment SP 347 presented in Senate.
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Considered by Senate.
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The first and second cloture motions on SP 347 were vitiated by Unanimous Consent.
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Considered by Senate.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-29. Record Vote No: 115.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Received in the House.
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Held at the desk.
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 147 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 4 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Making in order a motion to take the bill from the Speaker's table, and to strike all after the enacting clause and insert the text of H.R. 2 as passed by the House.
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Mr. Clinger asked unanimous consent that it be in order to consider in the House a motion to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 4, to strike all after the enacting clause and insert the text of H.R. 2, as passed by the House; that the motion be debatable for not to exceed one hour; and that the previous question be ordered on the motion to final adoption without intervening motion except for one motion to commit. Agreed to without objection.
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Mr. Clinger moved to take S. 4 from the Speaker's table, and to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill, and insert the text of H.R. 450 as passed by the House.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to take the bill, S. 4, from the Speaker's table, strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu the text of H.R. 2, as passed by the House.
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The previous question on the motion was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the house
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On motion to consider Agreed to by voice vote.
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Considered by motion.
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The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 2.
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On passage Passed without objection.
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The title of the measure was amended to that of similar measure H.R. 2. Agreed to without objection.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at the desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
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Senate disagreed to House amendments requested conference and appointed conferees. Stevens; Roth; Thompson; Cochran; McCain; Glenn; Levin; Pryor; Sarbanes; Domenici; Grassley; Nickles; Gramm; Coats; Exon; Hollings; Johnston; Dodd.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Mr. Clinger moved that the House insist upon its amendments, and agree to a conference.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion.
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The previous question was ordered without objection.
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On motion that the House insist upon its amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to by voice vote.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Mr. Wise moved that the House instruct conferees.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Wise motion to instruct conferees to make the bill applicable to current and subsequent fiscal year appropriation measures.
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On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.
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The Speaker appointed conferees: Clinger, Solomon, Bunning, Goss, Blute, Collins (IL), Sabo, and Beilenson.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Conference held.
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Mr. Deutsch announced his intention to offer a motion on October 25, 1995, to instruct conferees on the part of the House to insist upon the inclusion of provisions to require that the bill apply to the targeted tax benefit provisions of any revenue or reconciliation bill enacted into law during fiscal year 1995.
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Mr. Deutsch moved that the House instruct conferees.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to insist upon the inclusion of provisions to require that the bill apply to the targeted tax benefit provisions of any revenue or reconciliation bill enacted into law during fiscal year 1995.
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On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 381 - 44 (Roll no. 736).
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Conferees agreed to file conference report.
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Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.
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Conference report H. Rept. 104-491 filed.
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Conference report considered in Senate.
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Motion to recommit conference report with instructions entered in Senate.
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Motion to recommit conference report tabled in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-42. Record Vote No: 55.
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Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-31. Record Vote No: 56.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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House agreed to conference report pursuant to H. Res. 391.
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Mr. Clinger brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-491 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 391.
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On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to without objection.
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| Jan. 4, 1995 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert Joseph Dole (R-Kan.) |