Tag: Presentation of Resolutions
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Presentation of Resolutions
Presentation of Resolutions (Legislative Process)The purpose of clause 3, the Orders, Resolutions, and Votes Clause (ORV Clause), is not readily apparent. For years it was assumed that the Framers inserted the clause to prevent Congress from evading the veto clause by designating as something other …
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Legislative Veto
The Legislative Veto (Presentation of Resolutions)Beginning in the 1930s, the concurrent resolution (as well as the simple resolution) was put to a new use&emdash;serving as the instrument to terminate powers delegated to the Chief Executive or to disapprove particular exercises of power by him or h…
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Line Item Veto
The Line Item Veto (Presentation of Resolutions)For more than a century, United States Presidents had sought the authority to strike out of appropriations bills particular items&emdash;to veto "line items" of money bills and sometimes legislative measures as well. Finally, in 1996, Congres…