[20060420]RS22425_立法行项目否决法案和其他快速撤销法案：简要概述.pdf

1 Constitutions in 43 states provide an item veto to allow the Governor to eliminate discrete itemsin a bill before signing the measure into law, but a constitutional amendment would be necessaryto give the President such “true” line item veto authority. Various statutory alternatives such asexpedited rescission are sometimes referred to as giving the President a “line item veto”; this isnot entirely accurate, but calls attention to some functional similarities.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22425April 20, 2006Legislative Line Item Veto Act and OtherExpedited Rescission Bills: Brief OverviewVirginia A. McMurtrySpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryUnder current law, if the President wants to rescind (cancel) funding provided inan appropriations act, he must transmit a special message to Congress and obtain theapproval of both houses within 45 days of continuous session, or the funds must bereleased. Instead of allowing Congress to ignore presidential rescission requests,“expedited rescission” requires at least one house to vote on his proposals. A draftme