Fact Sheets and Background
Impoundment—unilateral action taken by the executive branch to delay or cancel appropriations enacted into law—has always been unlawful.
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released a new resource highlighting some of the federal programs jeopardized by President Trump and Republicans’ unlawful freeze on federal payments.
Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released a new fact sheet detailing the incoming Trump Administration’s unconstitutional plans to steal from the American people by illegally impounding funds appropriated by Congress.