Public Law 93-344

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Public Law 93-344 is the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled the congressional budget process and limited presidential impoundment of funds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
budget law
aimedTo limit executive impoundment authority
strengthen congressional control over the federal budget
appliesTo federal fiscal policy procedures
branchAffected executive branch of the United States
legislative branch of the United States
codifiedIn Title 2 of the United States Code
component Title I – Establishment of House and Senate Budget Committees
Title II – Congressional Budget Office
Title III – Congressional Budget Process
Title IV – Additional Provisions Relating to the Congressional Budget Process
Title X – Impoundment Control
contains Impoundment Control Act of 1974
country United States
created Congressional Budget Office
enactedBy 93rd United States Congress
establishedBody Congressional Budget Office
House Committee on the Budget
Senate Committee on the Budget
hasEffect establishes a budget calendar for Congress
limits the President’s unilateral authority to withhold appropriated funds
requires Congress to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget
requires presidential rescission and deferral proposals to be submitted to Congress
historicalSignificance landmark overhaul of the congressional budget process
introducedIn United States House of Representatives
jurisdiction United States federal government
language English
legalStatus in force with amendments
officialName Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 93-344
linked to: Public Law 93-344
regulates congressional budget process
federal budget timetable
presidential impoundment of funds
relatedTo Congressional Budget Resolution
Impoundment Control Act
reconciliation process in Congress
shortName Congressional Budget Act of 1974
signedBy Richard Nixon
signingDate 1974-07-12
statutesAtLargeCitation 88 Stat. 297
subjectMatter appropriations
congressional oversight of the executive branch
federal budget
impoundment of appropriated funds
title An Act to establish a new congressional budget process; to establish Committees on the Budget in each House; to establish a Congressional Budget Office; to establish a procedure providing congressional control over the impoundment of funds by the executive branch; and for other purposes
typeOfReform budget process reform
yearOfEnactment 1974

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