Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006: Comparison of Three Versions

CRS Report for Congress
Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006:
Comparison of Three Versions
Virginia A. McMurtry
Specialist in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Summary
President George W. Bush has repeatedly called for granting line item veto
authority to the President, and an Administration draft was sent to Congress on March
6, 2006. That bill, the Legislative Line Item Veto Act (LLIVA) of 2006, was introduced
the following day as S. 2381 and H.R. 4890. This report compares features of H.R.
4890/S. 2381 as introduced, H.R. 4890 as approved by the House Budget and Rules
Committees, and Title I of S. 3521(likewise titled LLIVA). This report will be updated
as events may warrant.
President George W. Bush has repeatedly called for granting line item veto authority
to the President, and an Administration proposal was sent to Congress on March 6, 2006.
That bill, the Legislative Line Item Veto Act (LLIVA) of 2006, was introduced the
following day as S. 2381 and H.R. 4890. This report provides a comparative overview
of some major features in three versions of the LLIVA: H.R. 4890/S. 2381 as introduced,
H.R. 4890 as approved by the House Budget and Rules Committees (House substitute),
and Title I of S. 3521, with provisions in the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-130).¹
On June 14, 2006, the House Budget Committee held markup of H.R. 4890 and
voted 24-9 to report the bill favorably, as amended. The next day the Rules Committee
held markup and voted 8-4 to approve an amended version in effectively the same form
as that approved by the Budget Committee.
Meanwhile, on June 14, 2006, Senator Judd Gregg, the chair of the Senate Budget
Committee, and others held a press conference to unveil the Stop Over-Spending Act,

¹ The Line Item Veto Act of 1996 was held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1998
(Clinton v. City of New York, 524 U.S. 417). For further background, see CRS Issue Brief
IB89148, Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals, by Virginia A. McMurtry; and CRS
Report RS22425, Legislative Line Item Veto Act and Other Expedited Rescission Bills: Brief
Introduction, by Virginia A. McMurtry.
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

which contains a modified version of the Legislative Line Item Veto Act in Title I, as well
as other budget process reforms. On June 15, 2006, the bill was introduced as S. 3521.
As indicated in the following table, there are some noteworthy differences among
the versions. Some features in H.R. 4890/S. 2381 as introduced have been modified to
lessen the President’s flexibility. For example, the original bills had no deadline for
submission of special rescission messages and no limit on the number of special
messages. The House substitute would require submission of special messages within 45
calendar days of enactment of the law which contained the amounts/provisions proposed
for cancellation, whereas S. 3521 would allow the submission of a special message up to
one year following enactment. On the other hand, S. 3521 would limit the President to
four special messages per calendar year, whereas the House substitute would set a limit
of five special messages per act, or 10 for omnibus measures. With respect to these
features, the House substitute would be more permissive in terms of total number of
special messages, whereas the Senate bill would be more lenient in the timing of their
submissions.
The period for withholding of funds after submission of a special message is another
feature on which the bills differ. The LLIVA as introduced would allow the President to
withhold funds for up to 180 calendar days despite any congressional action. S. 3521
would limit withholding to 45 calendar days, as would the House substitute. However,
the House substitute version would allow the President a 45-day extension for a total
withholding period of up to 90 days. In addition, the LLIVA as introduced included no
sunset termination date, whereas the House substitute for H.R. 4890 provides that the
expedited rescission authority would expire after six years (October 1, 2012), and S. 3521
stipulates termination after four years (December 31, 2010).
Some changes in the House substitute and in S. 3521 may generate new concerns.
Both versions appear to narrow the range of possible targeted tax benefits that may be
proposed for cancellation. H.R. 4890/S. 2381 as introduced, along with provisions in P.L.
104-130, would cover revenue-losing measures affecting 100 or fewer beneficiaries. The
House substitute for H.R. 4890 would apply only to a revenue-losing provision affecting
a single beneficiary, whereas S. 3521 defines targeted tax benefits as affecting a
particular or limited group of taxpayers. Also, S. 3521 and the 1996 act would have the
Joint Committee on Taxation identify the targeted tax benefits; the House substitute
would designate the Chairmen of the Ways and Means and Finance Committees, and H.R.

4890/S. 2381 as introduced would allow the President to do so by default.

Another change in the House substitute version of interest is its relationship to the
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (known as ICA, Title X of P.L. 93-344). The version
approved by the House committees would repeal the ICA, except for Section 1013
(deferral authority for the President) and Section 1016 (suits by the Comptroller General).
H.R 4890/S. 2381, as introduced, and S. 3521 would amend Title X by striking Part C
(Line Item Veto Act of 1996) and inserting the text of LLIVA of 2006. At issue is whether
the framework for expedited rescissions in the LLIVA would augment, or replace,
rescission authority accorded the President under the ICA, to propose rescissions at any
time, but with the release of funds after 45 legislative days absent congressional approval.

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Table 1. Comparison of selected provisions in three versions of the Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006
and the Line Item Veto Act of 1996
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^g/w^wⁱ^t^h^s^u^pport^of^{50 Mem}^b^ersⁱⁿ
^s^.or^Ho^u^s^e.
^le^ak
^ngs^m^u^s^t^{be us}^{ed f}^o^r^defⁱ^cⁱ^t^{Yes, if}^dⁱ^sap^p^r^o^v^{al b}^{ill is n}^o^t^Ye^s,^a^m^o^{unts r}^e^sc^ind^e^d^sha^{ll b}^e^Ye^s,^a^m^o^{unts r}^e^sc^ind^e^d^sha^{ll b}^e^Ye^s,^a^m^o^{unts r}^e^sc^ind^e^d^sha^{ll b}^e
^://wiki^ductⁱ^oⁿ^en^{acted w}^ithⁱⁿ^{30 day}^s^of^dedi^cat^{ed on}^l^y^t^o^defⁱ^ci^t^dedi^cat^{ed on}^l^y^t^o^defⁱ^ci^t^dedi^cat^{ed on}^l^y^t^o^defⁱ^ci^t
^h^ttp^s^e^s^sⁱ^on^{, 10 day}^s^l^a^t^e^{r a l}^o^ck^box^redu^ction^an^{d n}^o^{t be u}^s^{ed as}^an^redu^ction^an^{d n}^o^{t be u}^s^{ed as}^an^redu^ction^an^{d n}^o^{t be u}^s^{ed as}^an
^m^ech^an^is^m^g^o^esⁱⁿ^{to ef}^f^{ect to}^o^ffse^t^fo^r^o^t^he^r^sp^eⁿ^dⁱ^ng^o^ffse^t^fo^r^o^t^he^r^sp^eⁿ^dⁱ^ng^o^ffse^t^fo^r^o^t^he^r^sp^eⁿ^dⁱ^ng
^en^su^r^e^th^{at d}^e^fⁱ^{cit r}^e^d^u^ctioⁿⁱⁿ^creas^es^{. P}^r^ov^is^ion^s^f^o^rⁱⁿ^creas^es^{. P}^r^ov^is^ion^s^f^o^rⁱⁿ^creas^es^{. P}^r^ov^is^ion^s^f^o^r
^occu^rs^.^ad^j^u^stm^eⁿ^t^o^f^co^m^m^ittee^ad^j^u^stm^eⁿ^t^o^f^co^m^m^ittee^ad^j^u^stm^eⁿ^t^o^f^co^m^m^ittee
^allocation^s^an^{d bu}^dg^etary^caps^.^allocation^s^an^{d bu}^dg^etary^caps^.^allocation^s^an^{d bu}^dg^etary^caps^.
^{e of}^Pr^opos^{ed C}^ancel^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^N^o^t^addres^s^e^d.^N^o^t^addres^s^e^d.^S^eⁿ^s^{e of}^t^h^{e C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^N^o^t^addres^s^e^d.

^th^o^r^ity^th^{at n}^o^P^r^es^iden^{t or oth}^e^r
^ex^ecu^tiv^{e bran}^ch^of^fⁱ^{cial s}^h^ou^ld
^th^r^eaten^to^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^th^e
ⁱⁿ^c^l^usi^o^{n o}^r^e^x^c^l^usi^o^{n o}^f^aⁿ^y
^propos^{ed can}^cel^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^uⁿ^d^{er t}^hⁱ^s
^{act to an}^y^Mem^b^er’^s^v^o^{te in}
^Co^ngr^e^ss.

CRS-6
^esⁱ^d^ent^m^a^{y w}ⁱ^t^hhol^d^No^{t an}^issu^{e. Can}^cellatioⁿ^s^ar^e^Yes^,^f^o^{r a period n}^o^{t to ex}^ceed^Yes^,^f^o^{r a period n}^o^{t to ex}^ceed^Yes^,^f^o^{r a period n}^o^{t to ex}^ceed
^endi^ng^perm^an^en^{t abs}^eⁿ^t^en^actm^eⁿ^t^of^a^{180 cal}^en^{dar day}^s^f^r^om^t^h^e^{45 cal}^en^{dar day}^s^f^r^om^t^h^e^{45 calen}^{dar day}^s^f^r^om^{receipt of}
^dⁱ^sap^p^r^o^v^{al b}^ill.^tr^an^sm^{ittal o}^f^th^{e sp}^ecial^tr^an^sm^{ittal o}^f^th^{e sp}^ecial^th^{e s}^p^{ecial m}^e^s^s^a^g^e^{, P}^r^es^iden^t
^m^e^s^s^a^g^e^{, P}^r^es^iden^{t m}^a^y^m^e^s^s^a^g^e^{, P}^r^es^iden^{t m}^a^y^m^a^y^w^ith^h^o^ld^dⁱ^scr^e^tioⁿ^a^r^y
^w^ith^h^o^ld^dⁱ^scr^e^tioⁿ^a^r^y^b^u^d^g^et^w^ith^h^o^ld^dⁱ^scr^e^tioⁿ^a^r^y^b^u^d^g^et^bu^dg^et^au^t^h^ori^t^y^{, an}^{d s}^u^s^p^en^d
^au^th^ority^{or ex}^ecu^tion^of^direct^au^th^ority^{, or s}^u^s^p^en^{d ex}^ecu^tion^ex^ecu^tion^of^an^y^item^of^direct
^s^p^en^diⁿ^g^propos^{ed f}^o^r^ofⁱ^t^e^m^s^of^di^rect^s^p^en^diⁿ^g^or^sp^eⁿ^dⁱ^{ng o}^r^t^a^r^g^e^t^e^d^t^a^{x b}^e^ne^fi^t
^can^cellatioⁿ^.^t^a^rg^et^{ed t}^a^x^ben^e^fⁱ^t^s^propos^ed^propos^{ed f}^o^{r can}^cel^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^.
^f^o^{r can}^cellation^.^T^h^{e P}^r^es^iden^t
^m^a^y^ex^t^eⁿ^d^t^h^{e peri}^{od f}^o^r
^an^ot^h^e^{r 45 day}^s^;^s^u^ch
^su^p^p^l^em^en^{tal m}^e^ssag^e^to^b^e
^su^b^m^itted^b^e^tw^een^d^a^y^s⁴⁰^an^d
^{45 i}ⁿ^t^h^{e ori}^gⁱⁿ^al^peri^od.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RS22459}^e^as^{e of}^f^unds^I^f^dⁱ^sap^p^r^o^v^{al b}^{ill is en}^acted^{, th}^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ⁽^s⁾^t^h^at^h^a^{d been}^P^r^es^iden^{t m}^a^y^m^a^k^e^s^p^en^din^g^av^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^o^b^lig^atioⁿ^o^r^allo^w^P^r^es^iden^{t m}^a^y^m^a^k^e^s^p^en^din^g^av^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^o^b^lig^atioⁿ^o^r^allo^w^P^r^es^iden^{t m}^a^y^m^a^k^e^s^p^en^din^g^av^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^o^b^lig^atioⁿ^o^r^allo^w
^g/w^can^{celled tak}^e^ef^f^{ect as}^of^th^e^ex^ecu^tion^of^th^{e n}^e^w^direct^ex^ecu^tion^of^th^{e n}^e^w^direct^ex^ecu^tion^of^th^{e n}^e^w^direct
^s^.or^d^a^{te o}^f^th^{e o}^r^igⁱⁿ^{al law}^.^s^p^en^din^g^{earlier th}^an^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed if}^sp^eⁿ^dⁱ^{ng o}^r^t^a^r^g^e^t^e^d^t^a^{x b}^e^ne^fi^t^s^p^en^din^g^{earlier th}^an^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed if}
^le^ak^h^e^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{es th}^{at co}ⁿ^tin^u^a^tioⁿ^{earlier th}^an^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed if}^h^e^h^e^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{es th}^{at co}ⁿ^tin^u^a^tioⁿ
^://wiki^of^t^h^{e def}^e^rral^{or of}^t^h^e^susp^eⁿ^sioⁿ^w^o^uld^no^{t fur}^t^he^r^the^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{es th}^{at co}ⁿ^tin^u^a^tioⁿ^o^f^th^{e def}^e^{rral or of}^th^{e s}^u^s^p^en^sⁱ^on^of^t^h^{e def}^e^rral^{or of}^t^h^e^susp^eⁿ^sioⁿ^w^o^uld^no^{t fur}^t^he^r^the
^h^ttp^pu^rpos^es^of^t^hⁱ^s^act^.^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^t^f^u^rt^h^e^{r t}^h^{e pu}^rpos^es^pu^rpos^es^of^t^hⁱ^s^act^.
^o^f^th^{is act.}
^et^pr^ovi^sⁱ^oⁿ^Yes^,^{act prov}^{ided f}^o^r^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^ed.^Y^es^{, ex}^pires^af^{ter s}ⁱ^x^y^ears^Yes^,^ex^pires^af^{ter f}^o^u^r^y^ears
^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^af^ter^eig^h^t^y^ear^s.^(O^ct^{ober 1, 2012).}^(Decem^{ber 31, 2010).}

^[^O^ve^r^t^ur^ne^d^b^y^Sup^r^e^m^e^Co^ur^t
^af^{ter tw}^{o y}^ears^.^]