impoundment

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In response, Congress passed the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 External link, a sweeping reform that created the modern budget process and explicitly stripped the president of unilateral impoundment power.

From Barron's • Oct. 6, 2025

Drawing on this authority, Ali found Trump’s impoundment “arbitrary and capricious” and mandated its disbursement.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

While impoundment is regulated by the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Supreme Court has found, in the 1975 case Train v.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

Moreover, he said, “leading constitutional scholars agree that impoundment is an inherent power of the president.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

“Yes, of course, Mrs. Tilbury. My sojourn in Colin’s room was simply to avoid impoundment in Cleveland. As you know, I have a job at the Park. I can pay you weekly for the room.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin