S. 524: Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-04 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2768-2771)

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2768-2771) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2009

Plain summary

Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose the repeal of any congressional earmark or the cancellation (line item veto) of any limited tariff benefit or targeted tax benefit. Sets forth requirements for the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding a proposed repeal or cancellation. Dedicates any repeal or cancellation only to deficit reduction or increase of a surplus. Provides for adjustment of: (1) committee allocations resulting from such rescission; and (2) applicable limits, as appropriate, under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of a proposed rescission. Expresses the sense of Congress that no President or any executive branch official should condition the inclusion or exclusion, or threaten to condition the inclusion or exclusion, of any proposed repeal or cancellation in any special message under this Act upon any vote cast or to be cast by any Member of either chamber.

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Official text

Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · 10 cosponsors

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John Barrasso (R-WY), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), James E. Risch (R-ID)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Veto: The power of a president or governor to reject a bill passed by the legislature. Lawmakers can override a veto with a large enough vote (two-thirds of each chamber in Congress).

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s524.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s524 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111