GAO says NIH grant delays violated the Impoundment Control Act
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) determined on August 5, 2025, that HHS and NIH illegally froze approximately 1,800 medical research grants in violation of the Impoundment Control Act. The Trump administration’s delay of these congressionally appropriated funds for medical research constituted an unlawful withholding of funds that Congress had directed to be spent.
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- GAO Decision - Matter of Department of Health and Human Services (2025-08-05)
- Trump illegally froze 1,800 NIH medical research grants, Congress' watchdog says (2025-08-05)
- Trump administration violated impoundment law by canceling NIH grants, slowing new awards, GAO finds (2025-08-05)
- NIH broke law by withholding funding: GAO (2025-08-05)
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