From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms
Committee Veto / Congressional Veto
A requirement added to report language directing that certain policy directives by an executive department or agency be reviewed by certain congressional committees before they are implemented. Under common practice, the government department or agency and the committee involved are expected to reach a consensus before the directives are carried out, especially when an appropriations committee is involved. But see Legislative Veto.
More
- Legislative Veto (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- “The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Current Developments,” CRS Report R44435 (30-page PDF
) - “Executive Branch Reorganization,” CRS Report R44909 (24-page PDF)
- “Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: In Brief,” CRS Report RS22188 (12-page PDF)
- “Congress and the Courts: Current Policy Issues,” CRS Report RL33094 (61-page PDF)
- “Congressional Veto of Executive Actions,” CRS Issue Brief IB76006 (16-page PDF)
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