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Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006: Comparison of Three Versions (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date June 19, 2006
Report Number RS22459
Report Type Report
Authors Virginia A. McMurtry, Government and Finance Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

President 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 Veto 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).