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Key Votes
HR 4890 - Line Item Veto Bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Virginia Foxx voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Stages
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - Sept. 5, 2006
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (247-172) - June 22, 2006(Key vote)
Title: Line Item Veto Bill
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that gives the President the power to propose a veto of any provision of a bill that results in an increase in budget authority and establishes requirements and creates procedures for congressional consideration of the proposed vetoes.
Highlights:
- Allows the President to propose a rescission in whole or in part on any item of direct spending within 45 days of enactment (Sec. 2).
- Gives the President the power to present a special message to Congress for a rescission if 45 days have passed due to adjournment or end of session (Sec. 2).
- Limits the number of special messages a President can issue to five per bill unless there has been a budget appropriation measure passed, which permits ten special messages (Sec. 2).
- Requires that any rescinded items are only done for the purpose of deficit reduction and should not be used as a way to offset other spending increases (Sec. 2).
- Requires Congress to introduce a bill within five days of the proposed rescission that reflects the change and there must be a vote taken (Sec. 2).
- States that if a proposed veto is rejected in Congress, the original spending bill would be enacted unless suspended by orders of the President (Sec. 2).
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles F. 'Charlie' Bass (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Beauprez (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb E. Bradley (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John BT Campbell III (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric I. Cantor (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Chris Chocola (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Jim Cooper (TN - D)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry Cuellar (TX - D)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Dent (PA - R)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thelma D. Drake (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David T. Dreier (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Feeney (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Fortenberry (NE - R)
- Luis Guillermo Fortuño (PR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia Ann Foxx (NC - R)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Gerlach (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phil Gingrey (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Louie Gohmert (TX - R)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Inglis Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Darrell E. Issa (CA - R)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Piyush Amrit 'Bobby' Jindal (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Mark R. Kennedy (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Kline (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Connie Mack IV (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny E. Marchant (TX - R)
- James David 'Jim' Matheson (UT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)
- Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick Timothy McHenry (NC - R)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry W. Moran (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marilyn N. Musgrave (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stevan Edward 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon Christopher Porter Sr. (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Price (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Rick' Renzi (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jean Schmidt (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Mark E. Udall (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
