A little reported on tidbit after Trump signed the two pork filled stimulus and omnibus bills last night was the fact he used the rarely used Impoundment and Control Act of 1974. What does this mean? It means Trump was able to mark up anything he thought was considered waste (and there was plenty) in these in these bills, and puts them in holding for 45 days. In the Trump press statement, this is what he says about using thee Impound and Control Act of 1974:
| Trump used the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 when signing pork filed stimulus and omnibus bills, what does this mean? |
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The Act provides that, “whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message” describing the amount to be reserved, the relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of the rescission. 2 U.S.C. § 683.
It basically puts the pork back in the face of Congress. If they decide to keep all of it, like the $25,000,000 to Pakistan for “gender studies”, then it’s all on them.