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Legislative Vetoes After Chadha (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date May 2, 2005
Report Number RS22132
Report Type Report
Authors Louis Fisher, Government and Finance Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

In INS v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919 (1983), the Supreme Court struck down Congress's use of the "legislative veto," a device used for half a century to control certain activities in the executive branch. Congress had delegated power to executive officials on the condition that Congress could control their decisions without having to pass another law. These legislative controls, short of a public law, included one-house vetoes, two-house vetoes, and committee vetoes. Congress no longer relies on one-house or two-house vetoes, but committee and subcommittee vetoes continue to be a part of executive-legislative accommodations. This report will be updated as events warrant.