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H. J. RES. 8 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President.
January 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:334
H. J. RES. 8 proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow the President to have certain line item veto authority. This means the President could choose to reduce specific appropriations in a bill or joint resolution, making it law with those reductions. If...
Simple Explanation
The bill suggests changing the rules so that the President can pick and choose parts of a money plan from Congress to cross out, like selectively erasing some items from a shopping list, but if enough Congress members disagree, they can put those items back.
S. J. RES. 2 — Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees.
January 08, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:848
The proposed joint resolution, S. J. RES. 2, seeks to amend the U.S. Constitution by introducing three major changes. First, it allows the President to reduce or disapprove parts of a spending bill and enables Congress to reconsider those parts. Second, it imposes term limits...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to change how the U.S. government works by letting the President change parts of spending plans, giving Congress members a limit on how long they can work, and making it harder to raise taxes by needing more people to agree.

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