A bill to amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority.

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Legislative Actions

1. 1997-09-24

   Introduced in Senate

2. 1997-09-24

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9893-9894)

3. 1997-09-24

   Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.