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H.R. 3521: Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012

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H.R. 3521: Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-30 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 45 (2012): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3521 (2012-02-08), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012

Plain summary

Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (CBICA) to authorize the President to propose the rescission (line item veto) of all or any dollar amount of funding provided by any enacted bill or joint resolution. Sets forth requirements for the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding the proposed rescission. Authorizes the President, except for his deferral of budget authority provided in CBICA, to withhold such rescinded funding temporarily from obligation, but only once per proposed rescission. Dedicates the rescinded funds solely to deficit reduction or increase of a surplus. Provides for adjustment of: (1) committee allocations resulting from such rescission, and (2) applicable limits under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) revised downward by the amount of such rescissions. Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of a proposed rescission. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the House Committee on the Budget, whenever an approval bill passes the House of Representatives, to reduce the applicable committee allocations immediately by the total amount of reductions in budget authority and in outlays resulting from such approval. Terminates on December 15, 2015, the amendments made by this Act, with restoration of the provisions of part B of CBICA as in effect immediately before the enactment of this Act.

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Official text

Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] · 38 cosponsors

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Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Todd Young (R-IN), James Lankford (R-OK), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

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Words on this page, explained (5)
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.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Obligation
A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3521 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112