The Trump administration violated the Impoundment Control Act a second time by blocking federal spending on museums, libraries, and archives across the U.S. without approval from Congress, the Government Accountability Office said Monday.
“Congress appropriated amounts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to carry out authorized mission activities for fiscal year 2025,” the watchdog said in its report.
“An executive order then directed IMLS to reduce operations. IMLS ceased performing agency functions and withheld from obligation and expenditure funds that Congress appropriated for such functions. Unless Congress has enacted a law providing otherwise, executive branch officials must take care to ensure that they prudently obligate appropriations during their period of availability,” it added.
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