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H.R. 1180119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 11, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Introduced:
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HR 1180 would repeal the Impoundment Control Act, removing the requirement that presidents get Congress's approval to withhold approved funds.
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This bill would completely eliminate the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which currently requires the president to notify Congress and get approval before delaying or canceling approved federal spending. Without this law, the president could withhold or cancel funds without congressional permission.
This affects anyone who relies on federal programs and funding, as well as the balance of power between Congress and the president.
Supporters say it would give the president more flexibility to manage the budget and cut wasteful spending, while critics say it would weaken Congress's constitutional power of the purse and give the president unchecked control over spending.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — 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.