Congressional Power of the Purse Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5220 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5220 To strengthen and enhance the congressional power of the purse, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 9, 2025 Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Peters, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Omar, Ms. Balint, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Chu, Mr. McGarvey, and Mr. Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To strengthen and enhance the congressional power of the purse, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Power of the Purse Act''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. TITLE I--STRENGTHENING CONGRESSIONAL CONTROL AND REVIEW TO PREVENT IMPOUNDMENT Sec. 101. Prohibition on fast-track procedures under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Sec. 102. Strengthening congressional control. Sec. 103. Strengthening congressional review. Sec. 104. Updated authorities for and reporting by the Comptroller General. Sec. 105. Advance congressional notification and litigation. Sec. 106. Penalties for failure to comply with the Impoundment Cont