Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
"THE BUDGET IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 2002"
Date filed
August 21, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5139, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : "THE BUDGET IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 2002" |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to establish stronger legislative monitoring of fund releases by reviewing the impoundment of funds by the Executive Department to ensure timely implementation of government programs and projects. It also reasserts congressional control over the budget by centralizing and buttressing its budget-related mechanisms and thus providing limitations on the practice of presidential impoundment of funds. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. |
| DATE FILED : 2002-08-21 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Syjuco (057 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON 2002-09-02 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to establish stronger legislative monitoring of fund releases by reviewing the impoundment of funds by the Executive Department to ensure timely implementation of government programs and projects. It also reasserts congressional control over the budget by centralizing and buttressing its budget-related mechanisms and thus providing limitations on the practice of presidential impoundment of funds.
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