HJRES 60 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.

Introduced Jun 16, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Robert E. Andrews D-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 25, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 16, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the President, in the case of any bill, order, resolution, or vote presented to the President by the House of Representatives and the Senate, to decline to approve in whole any dollar amount of discretionary budget authority, any item of new direct spending, or any tax benefit.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 24, 2003 to May 6, 2004.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PATodd Russell PlattsSep 24, 2003
D-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Feb 24, 2004
R-FLJeff MillerFeb 25, 2004
R-CAKen CalvertFeb 26, 2004
R-WIMark GreenFeb 26, 2004
R-PAPhil EnglishFeb 26, 2004
R-NHJeb BradleyMay 6, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  2. Jun 16, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jun 16, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.

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