President Bush would receive greater power to try to kill “pork barrel” spending projects under a bill passed Thursday by the House.

Lawmakers voted to give Bush and his successor a weaker version of the line-item veto law struck down by the Supreme Court in 1998, despite a recent series of lopsided votes in which they’ve rallied to preserve each other’s back-home projects.

The House passed the bill by a 247-172 vote. From Kansas, Rep. Dennis Moore, a Democrat, voted against the bill, while Reps. Jerry Moran, Jim Ryun and Todd Tiahrt – all Republicans – supported the measure, which still must pass the Senate.