Ask AI
LSB10106

Whose Line is it Anyway: Could Congress Give the President a Line-Item Veto?

Published Mar 27, 2018Updated Jun 20, 2025

The Congressional Research Service is a nonpartisan policy and legal analysis arm of the Library of Congress. CRS reports are written for members of Congress and their staff, not the public — but they’re made available openly through Congress.gov.

Whose Line is it Anyway: Could Congress Give the President a Line-Item Veto? — Informed