Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 501 F.2d 848 (1974)

Citation: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 501 F.2d 848 (1974)
Parent Document: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 501 F.2d 848 (1974)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1974-09-25
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/321083/commonwealth-of-pennsylvania-v-j... ↗

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We emphasize that Congress’s failure to enact mandatory spending legislation in response to the Executive’s decision to withhold authorized funds is not and cannot be the basis, in any degree, for an inference that it did not intend in the first instance to preclude executive discretion to suspend the programs. Congress may make its adherence to an original intent unmistakable by further legislation, or by overriding a presidential veto, see

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