Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 23, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4852-4855)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Accountability and Line Item Veto Act of 2007 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose the repeal of any congressional earmark or the cancellation (line item veto) of any limited tariff benefit or targeted tax benefit.
Sets forth requirements for the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding a proposed repeal or cancellation.
Dedicates any repeal or cancellation only to deficit reduction or increase of a surplus.
Provides for adjustment of: (1) committee allocations resulting from such rescission; and (2) applicable limits, as appropriate, under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).
Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of a proposed rescission.
Expresses the sense of Congress that no President or any executive branch official should condition the inclusion or exclusion, or threaten to condition the inclusion or exclusion, of any proposed repeal or cancellation in any special message under this Act upon any vote cast or to be cast by any Member of either chamber.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 13, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | May 13, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Budget Committee | Referred Apr 23, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 23, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4852)
- Apr 23, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4852-4855)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4852Text printed S4852–S4855 | Russell D. Feingold D-WI (text) | Apr 23, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33635 | Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals: History and Current Status Archived | Report | Jun 18, 2010 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 689 | Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jan 24, 2007 |
| HR 1998 | Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 23, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
