S. 373 — A bill to insure the separation of Federal powers and to protect the legislative function by requiring the President to notify the Congress whenever he impounds or authorizes the impounding of funds, and to provide a procedure under which the Senate and House of Representatives may approve the President's action or require the President to cease such action. | PoliFocus

S. 37393th Congress

A bill to insure the separation of Federal powers and to protect the legislative function by requiring the President to notify the Congress whenever he impounds or authorizes the impounding of funds, and to provide a procedure under which the Senate and House of Representatives may approve the President's action or require the President to cease such action.

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=Title I: Impoundment Control Procedures= - Requires the President to notify the Congress whenever he, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the head of any department or agency of the United States, or any officer or employee of the United States, impounds, orders the impounding, or permits the impounding of budget authority. Provides a procedure under which the Senate and the House of Representatives may approve the impounding action, in whole or in part, or require the President, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Department or agency of the United States, or the officer or employee of the United States, to cease such action, in whole or in part, as directed by Congress.

=Title II: Ceiling on Fiscal Year 1974 Expenditures= - Provides that expenditures and net lending during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, under the budget of the United States Government, shall not exceed $267,100,000,000.

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H.R. 8480A 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.
1973-07-25Measure laid on table in House, S. 373 passed in lieu.
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H.R. 3054A bill to insure the separation of powers and to protect the legislative function by requiring the President to notify the Congress whenever he impounds funds, or authorizes the impounding of funds, and to provide a procedure under which the Senate and House of Representatives may approve the President's action or require the President to cease such action.
1973-01-29Referred to House Committee on Rules.
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Legislative Actions

1973-01-16
Introduced in Senate
1973-01-16
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
1973-01-23
Referred to Senate Committee Government Operations.
1973-04-17
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Government Operations with amendment, S. Rept. 93-121.
1973-04-17
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Government Operations with amendment, S. Rept. 93-121.
1973-05-02
Tabled motion to proceed to consideration of bill in Senate, roll call #113 (59-25).
Roll Call #113 (Senate)
1973-05-10
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #133 (66-24)-Title I, roll call #134 (86-4)-Title II.
Roll Call #134 (Senate)
1973-05-10
Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #133 (66-24)-Title I, roll call #134 (86-4)-Title II.
Roll Call #134 (Senate)
1973-05-14
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
1973-07-25
Committee on Rules discharged in House.
1973-07-25

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