{"data":{"id":"us/2-u.s.c.-621","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 U.S.C. § 621","heading":"Congressional declaration of purpose","body":"The Congress declares that it is essential—(1) to assure effective congressional control over the budgetary process; (2) to provide for the congressional determination each year of the appropriate level of Federal revenues and expenditures; (3) to provide a system of impoundment control; (4) to establish national budget priorities; and (5) to provide for the furnishing of information by the executive branch in a manner that will assist the Congress in discharging its duties.","path":["Title 2—THE CONGRESS","CHAPTER 17A—CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND FISCAL OPERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc02@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:23Z","sha256":"5e3a82947b386946a3b1c30ec7acff716a8d6cb15169c55ab53a4c8972b888a7","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/2-u.s.c.-613","next":"us/2-u.s.c.-622"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}