HR 1180 · in committee · major
To repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill repeals the 1974 law that limits the President's power to withhold appropriated funds.
- It affects Congress's ability to control federal spending and the President's budget authority.
- The repeal would eliminate current procedures requiring congressional approval for most fund impoundments.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would removing the requirement for congressional approval of fund impoundments change the balance of power over federal spending between the President and Congress?
- 02
Which federal programs or agencies might be most vulnerable if a President could withhold appropriated funds without congressional review?
- 03
What safeguards, if any, should exist to prevent a President from using impoundment to override spending decisions Congress has already made?
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Sponsor · R-GA-9
Andrew S. Clyde
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
25/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-11
Joining the bill
Lauren Boebert
R-CO-4 · original
Andy Biggs
R-AZ-5 · original
Tim Burchett
R-TN-2 · original
Eric Burlison
R-MO-7 · original
Ben Cline
R-VA-6 · original
Elijah Crane
R-AZ-2 · original
Byron Donalds
R-FL-19 · original
Paul A. Gosar
R-AZ-9 · original
Marjorie Taylor Greene
R-GA-14 · original
Brandon Gill
R-TX-26 · original
Andy Harris
R-MD-1 · original
Mark E. Amodei
R-NV-2 · original
+ 13 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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