Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974

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United States federal statute budget law

The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled the congressional budget process, curbed presidential impoundment of funds, and created key institutions such as the Congressional Budget Office.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → budget law →
aimedTo	curb presidential impoundment authority → establish a timetable for congressional budget actions → strengthen congressional control over the federal budget →
alsoKnownAs	Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 → surface form: "1974 Budget Act"
authorityFor	operations of the Congressional Budget Office →
component	Title I – Establishment of House and Senate Budget Committees → Title II – Congressional Budget Office → Title III – Congressional Budget Process → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 → surface form: "Title IV – Additional Provisions Relating to the Congressional Budget Process" Title X – Impoundment Control →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
createdInstitution	Congressional Budget Office → House Budget Committee → Senate Committee on the Budget → surface form: "House and Senate Budget Committees" Senate Committee on the Budget → surface form: "Senate Budget Committee"
createdProcess	budget reconciliation process → congressional budget resolution process →
dateEnacted	1974-07-12 →
enactedBy	93rd United States Congress →
establishes	points of order against legislation breaching budget resolutions → procedures for budget reconciliation bills → timetable for congressional budget actions →
historicalContext	conflict between Congress and President Nixon over impoundments → post-Watergate era reforms →
influenced	modern congressional budget procedures →
introducedInChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
jurisdiction	United States government → surface form: "United States federal government"
legalArea	constitutional law (separation of powers) → public finance law →
limits	presidential power to withhold appropriated funds →
presidentAtSigning	Richard Nixon →
publicLawNumber	Public Law 93-344 →
regulates	congressional budget process → presidential impoundment of funds →
requires	annual concurrent budget resolution → budget ceilings on total spending and revenues → presidential notifications for deferrals of budget authority → presidential notifications for proposed rescissions →
shortName	Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 → surface form: "Budget Act of 1974"
signedBy	Richard Nixon →
statutesAtLargeCitation	88 Stat. 297 →
subjectMatter	appropriations → federal budget → impoundment of budget authority →
title	Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →
yearEnacted	1974 →

Referenced by (10)

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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 → alsoKnownAs → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →

this entity surface form: "1974 Budget Act"

Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 → amends → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 → component → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →

this entity surface form: "Title IV – Additional Provisions Relating to the Congressional Budget Process"

Title 31 of the United States Code → contains → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →

this entity surface form: "Subtitle II – The Budget Process"

93rd United States Congress → enacted → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →

Congressional Budget Office → legalBasis → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →

United States federal budget → legalBasis → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →

this entity surface form: "Congressional Budget Act of 1974"

Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 → relatedTo → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 → shortName → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →

this entity surface form: "Budget Act of 1974"

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 → title → Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 →