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A bill to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
To repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Summary
This bill would repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, a law that restricts the President's ability to withhold federal funds that Congress has appropriated. The law was enacted to prevent the President from refusing to spend money on programs that Congress has funded. Repealing this act would allow the President to decline to spend appropriated funds. The bill was introduced in the Senate in February 2025 and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Feb 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. · senate
- Feb 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 11, 2025
Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget
A BILL
To repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974.
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is hereby repealed. <all>
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