What This Bill Does · Plain English
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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that authorizes the President to use a line item veto to reduce an appropriation in a bill or joint resolution. Under the amendment, the President must notify Congress within 10 days of using this authority to reduce an appropriation. The House and Senate may then consider disapproval of the reduction. If at least two-thirds of each chamber of Congress votes to disapprove the reduction, the amount of the appropriation that is subject to the reduction must be returned to the amount that was originally presented to the President.
Action Timeline
2025-01-03
Introduced in House
2025-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-03
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HJRES.8 pass?
HJRES.8 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 71%.
What does HJRES.8 do?
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that authorizes the President to use a line item veto to reduce an appropriation in a bill or joint resolution. Under the amendment, the President must notify Congress within 10 days of using this authority to reduce an appropriation. The House and Senate may then consider disapproval of the reduction. If at least two-thirds of each chamber of Congress votes to disapprove the reduction, the amount of the appropriation that is subject to the reduction must be returned to the amount that was originally presented to the President.
Who sponsored HJRES.8?
HJRES.8 was sponsored by Tom McClintock (R-California).
Full Bill Text
119 HJ 8 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 8 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. McClintock (for himself and Mr. Weber of Texas ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President. That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: — 1. In approving and signing a bill or joint resolution that is presented under section 7 of article I, the President may reduce an appropriation in such bill or joint resolution, and such bill or joint resolution shall become law with such reduction incorporated. 2. If the President reduces an appropriation under section 1 of this article— (1) not later than 10 days after the date of such reduction, the President shall notify the House of Representatives and the Senate of such reduction; (2) the House of Representatives and the Senate may consider disapproval of such reduction; and (3) if two-thirds of each House votes to disapprove of such reduction, the amount of the appropriation in law subject to such reduction shall be treated as returned to the amount originally presented to the President under section 1. .
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