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Senate Committee on Appropriations · July 15, 2025

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Senator charges administration with planning 'pocket rescission' to bypass Congress

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A senator opened by addressing Director Vogt and said Vogt had indicated that "impoundment is still, quote, on the table," and that the administration might attempt an "end run around Congress" by requesting rescissions in the last 45 days of the fiscal year and then treating those rescissions as effective even if Congress did not approve them. The senator argued this would amount to a retroactive or line-item veto the president does not possess and called the approach "outright illegal."

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A senator on the panel accused Director Vogt of signaling that the administration might try "pocket rescissions" or impoundment to bypass Congress; Director Vogt disputed that characterization and said the administration believes it has lawful options including end-of-year rescissions.

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