HR 8480 · 93th Congress · Congressional-Presidential relations

A bill to require the President to notify the Congress whenever he impounds funds, to provide a procedure under which the House of Representatives or the Senate may disapprove the President's action and require him to cease such impounding, and to establish for the fiscal year 1974 a ceiling on total Federal expenditures.

Introduced 1973-06-07· Sponsored by Rep. Madden, Ray J. [D-IN-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Measure laid on table in House, S. 373 passed in lieu.(1973-07-25)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1973-07-25
Yea 254Nay 164
PassedHouse · 1973-07-25
Yea 254Nay 164
FailedHouse · 1973-07-25
Yea 208Nay 212

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires the President to notify the Congress whenever he impounds funds. Sets forth procedures under which the House of Representatives or the Senate may disapprove the President's action and require him to cease such impounding. Establishes for the fiscal year 1974 a ceiling on total Federal expenditures of $267,100,000,000.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (8)

8 Democrats