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H.R. 4229

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4229, to amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Jun 27, 2025 by Rep. Andy Harris (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Budget, and last saw action on Jun 27, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 4229 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb4229/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4229 IH: To amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4229  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 27, 2025   Mr. Harris of Maryland  (for himself,  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ,  Mr. Clyde ,  Ms. Boebert ,  Mr. Gosar ,  Mr. Gill of Texas , and  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Budget , and in addition to the Committee on  the Judiciary , 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 amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Congressional approval before pursuing civil action under Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Section 1016 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 687 ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  If,  and inserting  (a)
In general .—If, ;
(2)
by striking  is hereby expressly empowered  and inserting  may, subject to approval by the Congress under subsection (b), ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(b)
Prior congressional approval required
The Comptroller General may not bring a civil action under subsection (a) unless the Congress has enacted a concurrent resolution authorizing the Comptroller General to bring such civil action.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-06-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jun 27, 2025

hb4229/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (06/27/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Harris (R) sponsors H.R. 4229, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4229 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Budget.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 27, 2025 · 2,181 Bills
Budget
Budget
Referred To · Jun 27, 2025 · 48 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4229 has taken 2 actions since Jun 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.Budget Committee

Votes

H.R. 4229 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4229 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4229 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Defense, Medicare/Medicaid, Trade (domestic/foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia15—
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INC—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION15—
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE115
KATHERINE SYBENGA115
MARAM ABDELHAMID115
MATTHEW SOCKNAT115
MATTHEW SOWARDS115
ANDREW KAPLAN114
KIRSTEN POWELL114
KURT VORNDRAN114
REBECCA MANDELL114
REGINA HUTTER114
SHELLEY STEWART114
NICHOLAS LISOWSKI112
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111
NICK LISOWSKI111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INCTAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INCTAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INCTAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.2026 second_quarter$610K2nd Quarter - Report
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INCTAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$590K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4229 under Economics and Public Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4229’s is Economics and Public Finance.

hr4229/policy-areas.txt
Economics and Public FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com