To amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 4229 2025-09-26T16:16:05Z 2025-09-26T16:16:05Z House H HR 2025-06-27 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4229 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 111 (Friday, June 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. HARRIS of Maryland:H.R. 4229.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8,The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;[Page H3033]</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-06-27T13:01:05Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-06-27T13:01:00Z 2025-06-27 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-06-27 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2025-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 N M001211 Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] Mary Miller R IL E. 15 2025-06-27 True C001116 Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] Andrew Clyde R GA S. 9 2025-06-27 True B000825 Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] Lauren Boebert R CO 4 2025-06-27 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 9 2025-06-27 True G000603 Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] Brandon Gill R TX 26 2025-06-27 True H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 2025-06-27 True Economics and Public Finance Economics and Public Finance 2025-09-09T16:05:38Z

00 2025-06-27 Introduced in House 2025-09-26T16:14:56Z <p>This bill prohibits the Government Accountability Office (GAO) from bringing a civil action under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA) to compel the release of appropriated funds unless Congress has enacted a concurrent resolution authorizing GAO to bring the action.</p><p>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. Under current law, GAO is authorized to bring a civil action to compel a federal agency to release budget authority for obligation if the budget authority is required to be released under the ICA, and the agency has not released the funds. This bill prohibits GAO from bringing such an action without prior congressional approval. </p>

To amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act, and for other purposes. 2025-07-16T10:48:24Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 To amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act, and for other purposes. 2025-06-28T08:06:18Z Introduced in House 2025-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4229ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4229ih.xml 2025-06-27 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.