A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide line item rescission authority.
Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose the rescission of any dollar amount of discretionary budget authority or the rescission, in whole or in part, of any item of direct spending.
Sets forth requirements for the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding a proposed rescission.
Requires any rescinded budget authority or items of direct spending to be dedicated only to deficit reduction, and not to be used as an offset for other spending increases.
Provides for adjustment of: (1) committee allocations resulting from such rescission; and (3) 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.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8527-8528)
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 589.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1838)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1838-1840)
Committee on the Budget. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-650.
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