A bill to create a legislative line item veto by requiring separate enrollment of items in appropriations bills.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 18, 1995

Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, when any general or special appropriation bill or any bill or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations passes both Houses of the Congress in the same form, to cause the enrolling clerk of the appropriate House to enroll each item of the bill or joint resolution as a separate bill or joint resolution. Applies this Act to bills and joint resolutions agreed to by the Congress during the two-year period beginning on this Act's enactment date.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D–SC

Committees

Rules and Administration Committee

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Jan 18, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
Jan 18, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1072)
Jan 18, 1995
Introduced in Senate

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/238

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1995-01-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s238/BILLS-104s238is.htm

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Discuss S.238, 104th Congress: A bill to create a legislative line item veto by requiring separate enrollment of items in appropriations bills.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/238

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1995-01-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s238/BILLS-104s238is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:22:29Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.238, 104th Congress: A bill to create a legislative line item veto by requiring separate enrollment of items in appropriations bills.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/238

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1995-01-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s238/BILLS-104s238is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:22:29Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.238, 104th Congress: A bill to create a legislative line item veto by requiring separate enrollment of items in appropriations bills.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/238

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1995-01-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s238/BILLS-104s238is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:22:29Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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