GAO Finds HHS Illegally Withheld AHRQ Research Funds

The Government Accountability Office found that HHS violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding tens of millions of dollars in congressionally appropriated research grant funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The GAO report, released Wednesday, concludes the Trump administration unlawfully held back funds Congress had designated for AHRQ research grants. The finding adds to a broader pattern of impoundment disputes between the administration and Congress over appropriated health-related funding. The report does not detail a court remedy but establishes a legal basis for further congressional or judicial action to compel release of the funds.

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