To amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

46 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 12 Democrats

13 of 46 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Dave Camp (R-MI), Michael Castle (R-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Howard Coble (R-NC), Gary Condit (D-CA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), John Ensign (R-NV), Sam Farr (D-CA), Jon Fox (R-PA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Porter Goss (R-FL), James Greenwood (R-PA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Wally Herger (R-CA), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Scott Klug (R-WI), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) and 16 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-6 district