# 119-hjres-8: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President.

119-hjres-8, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-8
- Congress: 119
- Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Gives the President a line-item veto to cut specific appropriations while signing a bill into law.** The President would be able to reduce an appropriation in any bill presented under Article I, and that reduced amount would become law unless both Houses of Congress vote to restore the original amount by a two-thirds margin within 10 days.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- President could cut spending line items: mixed, high. If ratified, this amendment would let the President cut a specific spending amount in a bill he signs. The President would have to tell the House and Senate within 10 days after the cut. Congress could vote to reject the cut, and it would take a two-thirds vote in both chambers to restore the origi…

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- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-175: Deport Alien Gang Members Act
- 119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act
- 119-hr-318: Border Safety and Security Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hjres-8 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/8)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-175: Deport Alien Gang Members Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-175)
- [119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-116)
- [119-hr-318: Border Safety and Security Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-318)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-8 (as of 2026-04-21).