Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in any bill presented by Congress.

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 71 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 71

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in
any bill presented by Congress.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 4, 2005

Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota introduced the following joint resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in
any bill presented by Congress.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein),  That the following
article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the
Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the
several States within seven years after the date of its submission for
ratification:

``Article --

``Section 1. The President may reduce or disapprove any
appropriation in any bill, order, resolution, or vote, which is
presented to the President under section 7 of Article I.
``Section 2. Any legislation that the President approves and signs,
after being amended pursuant to section 1, shall become law as so
modified.
``The President shall return those portions of the legislation that
contain reduced or disapproved appropriations with objections to the
House where such legislation originated.
``Congress may separately consider any reduced or disapproved
appropriations in the manner prescribed under section 7 of Article I
for bills disapproved by the President.
``Section 3. This article shall take effect on the first day of the
first session of Congress beginning after the date of ratification.''.
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