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The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 was passed as Congress felt that President Nixon was abusing his authority to impound the funding of programs he opposed. The Act effectively removed the impoundment power of the president and required him to obtain Congressional approval if he wants to rescind specific government spending.
Title X of the Act, also known as the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, specifies that the president may request that Congress rescind appropriated funds. If both the Senate and the House of Representatives have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within forty-five days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must ...
“Impoundment” is another word that Americans may need to learn in the vernacular of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
How Donald Trump could try to use presidential impoundment to cut federal spending.
Trump has promised to drastically slash federal spending by using Elon Musk as an adviser to a new committee and possibly by impoundment
[1]: 6 In a narrower sense, the term refers only to those independent agencies that, while considered part of the executive branch, have regulatory or rulemaking authority and are insulated from presidential control, usually because the president's power to dismiss the agency head or a member is limited.
Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., is leading legislation to repeal the Impoundment Control Act, a 1974 Nixon-era law aimed at stopping the president from having unilateral say over government spending.
Coal slurry impoundment, a specialized form of such a reservoir used for coal mining and processing; Impounded dock, an enclosed ship dock that uses locks to impound water to a consistent depth within the dock area; Impoundment rights, a German system of permits and taxes for damming rivers