The Line Item Veto Act of 1995 The line-item-veto act of 1995 would cede to the President the power to reduce budget authority. It would allow him to approve certain parts of a bill presented by congress, while at the same time, giving him the ability to remove any "unwanted riders" attached to the same bill that would create unnecessary government spending. It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court ruled this bill "Unconstitutional" despite the President's and Congress' agreement upon it. Congress would most definitely want to give this power to the President because it would prevent Congress from ta