'Title X of the Act, also known as the
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, specifies that the President may request that Congress rescind appropriated funds. If both the Senate and the
House of Representatives have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation. Congress is not required to vote on the request, and has ignored most Presidential requests.
[4] In response, some
[who?] have called for a
line item veto to strengthen the rescission power and force Congress to vote on the disputed funds.
The Act was passed in response to feelings in Congress that President Nixon was abusing his power of impoundment by withholding funding of programs he opposed. The Act, especially after Train v. City of New York (1975), effectively removed the presidential power of impoundment.[5]In late November 2019, the obscure Impoundment Control Act made news during the
Trump impeachment investigation, as two budget office staffers resigned over their concerns over apparent improprieties regarding the hold of approved Ukraine military funds. Among the concerns was the questionable transfer of decision-making authority to a political appointee.
[6][7][8][9]"
So the notion the dufus has unlimited unrestricted power and authority is BOGUS! By that measure the congress under article I of the constitution has as MUCH power as the dufus, so Schiff and the boys and girls are certainly equal as the prez, since they own the big stick in the House.
