To repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Latest action · Dec 16, 2024 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill repeals the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA). The ICA generally limits the authority of the President to impound (i.e., withhold from obligation or expenditure) funds that have been appropriated by Congress and establishes related procedures. It also establishes expedited legislative procedures that Congress may use to consider legislation to enact rescissions proposed by the President.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 16, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-GA | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Dec 16, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2024 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2024Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2024Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 186, December 16, 2024, page H7229.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5533 | A bill to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. | Identical bill | Dec 16, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2024Introduced in House
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