Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals

[摘要] In recent years conflicting budget priorities and divided political control have accentuated the institutional tensions between the executive and legislative branches inherent in the federal budget process. President Clinton, like his two predecessors, called for an item veto, or possibly expanded impoundment authority, to provide him with greater control over federal spending. This report provides a brief history of impoundment and discusses the debate surrounding the line item veto.

[发布日期] 2002-11-27 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Budgets;Executive impoundment of appropriated funds;Item veto;Presidents