This sixth proposed Constitutional Amendment authorized a Line-Item Veto for the President of the United States to veto part of legislation passed by Congress without vetoing the entire bill. 44 of 50 Governors have some type of line-item veto authority and the US Congress did approve a line-item veto for the president, but it was ruled unconstitutional. This Amendment will make it constitutional once again.
#6 - PROPOSED AMENDMENT to the US CONSTITUTION of the LINE-ITEM VETO
Section 1. The President of the United States shall have the ability to veto specific item(s) within legislation passed by Congress without vetoing the entire bill.
Section 2. The President shall express specific reasons for the line-item veto and Congress shall have ten days to override the line-item(s) vetoed by a majority vote of both Houses, else the line-item veto shall be sustained.
Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an Amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission according to Article V of the United States Constitution.