“Impeaching Russell Thurlow Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, for high crimes and misdemeanors.”
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This section establishes an article of impeachment against Russell Thurlow Vought for abuse of power. It charges him with directing the Office of Management and Budget to pause obligations and disbursements of congressionally appropriated funds on January 27, 2025, and with terminating $8 billion in Department of Energy projects, including 321 grants across sixteen states, based on political considerations rather than statutory authority. It further states that Vought advanced the position that the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 unconstitutionally restricts presidential authority over spending.
This section impeaches Russell Thurlow Vought for failing to faithfully execute Federal spending laws by directing agencies to review and condition implementation of congressionally authorized programs on Administration priorities rather than statutory requirements. It states that these actions violated the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and warrant removal from office.