Line Item Veto Act of 1996
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The Line Item Veto Act Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 104–130 (text) (PDF) was a federal law of the United States that granted the President the power to line-item veto budget bills passed by Congress, but its effect was brief as the act was soon ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Clinton v. City of New York.[1]
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Long title | An Act To give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits. |
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Enacted by | the 104th United States Congress |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 104–130 (text) (PDF) |
Statutes at Large | 110 Stat. 1200 |
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United States Supreme Court cases | |
Clinton v. City of New York |
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