H.J. Res. 8 · Introduced · Economics and Public Finance

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President.

Sponsor: Tom McClintock (R-CA)

What it does

• Authorize the President to reduce appropriations in bills or joint resolutions using line item veto authority.
• Require the President to notify Congress within 10 days of exercising line item veto authority.
• Allow Congress to disapprove a presidential spending reduction if two-thirds of both chambers vote to override it.
• Restore the full original appropriation amount if a line item veto reduction is successfully disapproved by Congress.

Official summary

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.

Latest action

Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee: House Judiciary