H.R.5220

H. R. 5220

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.

1. Short title; 2. Table of contents; TITLE I—STRENGTHENING CONGRESSIONAL CONTROL AND REVIEW TO PREVENT IMPOUNDMENT; 101. Prohibition on fast-track procedures under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974; 102. Strengthening congressional control; 103. Strengthening congressional review; 104. Updated authorities for and reporting by the Comptroller General; 105. Advance congressional notification and litigation; 106. Penalties for failure to comply with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974; 107. Clarification of treatment of GAO report as special message; 108. Congressional designations; TITLE II—STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING; 211. Expired balance reporting in the President’s budget; 212. Cancelled balance reporting in the President’s budget; 213. Lapse in appropriations—reporting in the President’s budget; 214. Transfer and other repurposing authority reporting in the President’s budget; 215. Authorizing cancellations in indefinite accounts by appropriation; 216. National Emergencies Act declaration spending reporting in the President’s budget; 221. Requirement to respond to requests for information from the Comptroller General for budget and appropriations law decisions; 222. Reporting requirements for Antideficiency Act violations; 223. Department of Justice reporting to Congress for Antideficiency Act violations; 224. Treatment of requests for information from Members of Congress; 225. Suits by Comptroller General for Antideficiency Act violations; 226. Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget; 227. Publication of budget or appropriations law opinions of the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel; TITLE III—REPUBLIC ACT; 301. Short title; 311. Congressional review of national emergencies; 312. Reporting requirements; 313. Exclusion of certain national emergencies invoking International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 314. Conforming amendments; 315. Effective date; applicability; 321. Presidential war powers under Communications Act of 1934; 322. Disclosure to Congress of presidential emergency action documents