Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals : History and Current Status.

Provides background on impoundment, the withholding or delay by the President of spending appropriated funds; discusses P.L. 104-130, the Line Item Veto Act; and reviews expanded rescission proposals as alternatives to the line item veto. Examines developments during the 105th Congress, including co...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > President. Executive impoundment of appropriated funds. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on impoundment, the withholding or delay by the President of spending appropriated funds; discusses P.L. 104-130, the Line Item Veto Act; and reviews expanded rescission proposals as alternatives to the line item veto. Examines developments during the 105th Congress, including court challenges, use of the line item veto, and consideration of alternatives. Summarizes related developments in the 106th-111th Congresses.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.