[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 9 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 9

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
               allow an item veto of appropriation bills.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

 Mr. English of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Baldacci) introduced 
the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
               allow an item veto of appropriation bills.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), 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:

                              ``Article --

    ``The President may disapprove any item of appropriation in any 
bill. If any bill is approved by the President, any item of 
appropriation contained therein which is not disapproved shall become 
law. The President shall return with his objections any item of 
appropriation disapproved to the House in which the bill containing 
such item originated. The Congress may, in the manner prescribed under 
section 7 of article I for bills disapproved by the President, 
reconsider any item disapproved under this article.''.
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