FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING
THE LINE ITEM VETO

How can a Member reverse a President's line item veto?

-- Be sure it is in the proper form (it must include all cancellations from the President's special message)

- To qualify for expedited procedures, introduce it within 5 calendar days of session (days both the House and Senate are in session)

-- If the committee(s) of jurisdiction report(s) within 7 calendar days of session, a Member may move to bring the bill up on the floor after one day of layover

-- If the committee(s) of jurisdiction fail(s) to report within the 7 calendar days of session, a Member may announce his intention to move to discharge the committee(s) of jurisdiction. That announcement must occur at least one calendar day prior to the motion to discharge

-- The only amendments in order on the floor are those that seek to strike one or more reference numbers for cancellations from the bill

-- In order to offer an amendment, a Member must secure the support of 49 of his colleagues, a quorum being present

-- Members may seek to narrow the focus of the disapproval bill in order to isolate one provision and increase support for the bill's passage. (Determining how to use the amendment process is a strategic decision based on a calculation of how best to disapprove a cancellation of the provision you care most about)

What happens to the canceled provision(s) during this process?

What does a Member's vote mean?

What is the benefit of the expedited procedures?