,,iia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 
#bjai,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,braun7 introduced the 
following joint resolution2 which was   
read twice and referred to the          
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,,joint   
,,resolution  ,proposing amendments to  
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 relative to the line item veto1 a      
limitation on the number of terms that a
 ,member of ,congress may serve1 and    
requiring a vote of two-thirds of the   
membership of both ,houses of ,congress 
on any legislation raising or imposing  
new taxes or fees4  ,that the following 
articles are proposed as amendments to  
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states1 all or any of which shall be   
valid to all intents and purposes as    
part of the ,constitution when ratified 
by the legislatures of three-fourths of 
the several ,states within seven years  
after the date of its submission by the 

,congress3  -- #a4 ,the ,president may  
reduce or disapprove any appropriation  
in any bill or joint resolution that is 
presented to the ,president under       
section #g of ,article ,i4  #b4 ,any    
bill or joint resolution that the       
,president approves and signs1 after    
being amended under section #a1 shall   
become law as so modified4  #c4 ,if the 
,president reduces or disapproves an    
appropriation in a bill or joint        
resolution under section #a1 not later  
than #aj days after the date on which   
the bill or joint resolution is         
presented to the ,president under       
section #g of ,article ,i1 the          
,president shall return to the ,house   
from which the bill or joint resolution 
originated-- 7a7 the portion of the bill
 or joint resolution containing the     
reduced or disapproved appropriation2   
and  7b7 a statement of each objection  
of the ,president to the appropriation4 
#d4 ,congress may separately consider   
any appropriation that is reduced or    

disapproved under section #a in the     
manner prescribed under section #g of   
,article ,i for bills disapproved by the
 ,president4  -- #a4 ,no person who has 
served #f terms as a ,representative    
shall be eligible for election to the   
,house of ,representatives4 ,for        
purposes of this section1 the election  
of a person to fill a vacancy in the    
,house of ,representatives shall be     
included as #a term in determining the  
number of terms that such person has    
served as a ,representative if the      
person fills the vacancy for more than  
#a year4  #b4 ,no person who has served 
#b terms as a ,senator shall be eligible
 for election or appointment to the     
,senate4 ,for purposes of this section1 
the election or appointment of a person 
to fill a vacancy in the ,senate shall  
be included as #a term in determining   
the number of terms that such person has
 served as a ,senator if the person     
fills the vacancy for more than #c      
years4  #c4 ,no term beginning before   

the date of the ratification of this    
article shall be taken into account in  
determining eligibility for election or 
appointment under this article4  -- #a4 
,legislation imposing or authorizing a  
new tax or fee may only be agreed to by 
a ,house of ,congress if such           
legislation contains no other subject   
and is agreed to upon an affirmative    
vote of not less than two-thirds of the 
,members of such ,house of ,congress1   
duly chosen and sworn4  #b4 ,legislation
 raising any tax or fee1 including any  
increase in a rate of tax or fee imposed
 on a percentage basis1 any increase in 
an amount of a tax or fee imposed on a  
flat or fixed basis1 or any decrease in 
or elimination of an exemption1 waiver1 
credit1 or deduction with respect to a  
tax or fee1 may only be agreed to by a  
,house of ,congress if such legislation 
contains no other subject and is agreed 
to upon an affirmative vote of not less 
than two-thirds of the ,members of such 
,house of ,congress1 duly chosen and    

sworn4  4