Rescissions Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill cancels (rescinds) approximately $7.9 billion in unspent federal funds across foreign aid programs, international organization contributions, and public broadcasting. It implements rescissions proposed by the President on June 3, 2025 under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Who Benefits and How
- U.S. taxpayers benefit from reduced federal spending of nearly $8 billion that will either reduce the deficit or be redirected to other priorities
- Jordan and Egypt are explicitly protected from Economic Support Fund cuts, maintaining their strategic foreign aid relationship with the U.S.
- Global health programs for HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria are protected from the $500M Global Health cut, ensuring continued disease prevention funding
- Food aid programs (Food for Peace, McGovern-Dole) are protected from Development Assistance and Disaster Assistance cuts
Who Bears the Burden and How
- USAID programs and international development NGOs lose $2.5 billion in Development Assistance and $1.65 billion in Economic Support funding
- Refugee and migration assistance programs lose $800 million, reducing support for refugees and displaced persons
- Family planning and reproductive health organizations are specifically targeted for cuts from the $500M Global Health rescission (explicitly excluded from protections)
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting (NPR/PBS) loses all FY2026 and FY2027 funding entirely
- UN peacekeeping operations lose $361 million in U.S. contributions
- Democracy promotion programs lose $83 million from the Democracy Fund
- Clean Technology Fund loses $125 million for international climate projects
Key Provisions
- Rescinds $2.5 billion from Development Assistance (protects Feed the Future and anti-PRC programs)
- Rescinds $1.65 billion from Economic Support Fund (protects Jordan, Egypt, anti-PRC programs)
- Rescinds $800 million from Migration and Refugee Assistance
- Rescinds $500 million from Global Health Programs (protects HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria; explicitly cuts family planning)
- Eliminates Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding for FY2026-2027
- Rescinds $496 million from International Disaster Assistance (protects food aid programs)
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Rescinds approximately $7.9 billion in previously appropriated foreign aid, international organization contributions, and domestic public broadcasting funds based on a Presidential rescission request under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Aid, International Relations, Public Broadcasting, Budget/Appropriations, Global Health
Primary Purpose
Rescinds approximately $7.9 billion in previously appropriated foreign aid, international organization contributions, and domestic public broadcasting funds based on a Presidential rescission request under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act.
Policy Domains
Rescissions Act of 2025
Identified Gains
- U.S. taxpayers
- Jordan government
- Egypt government
- Feed the Future programs
- HIV/AIDS and disease prevention programs
Identified Costs
- International development NGOs
- Refugee assistance organizations
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Family planning organizations
- UN peacekeeping operations
- Democracy promotion organizations
- Clean Technology Fund
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawBecame Public Law No: 119-28.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
House agreed to Senate amendment pursuant to H. Res. 590.
Passed House (inferred from enr version)
Passed Senate (inferred from enr version)
Enrolled Bill (inferred from enr version)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Foreign assistance contractors, International development NGOs, International development organizations
State Department foreign assistance accounts, USAID foreign assistance programs
Family planning and reproductive health organizations, Family planning organizations receiving USAID funding, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, Nutrition, MCH program implementers
Egypt government and aid recipients, Jordan government and aid recipients
International peacekeeping operations
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 4
H.R. 4, As Amended
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Schmitt Admt. No. 2853
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2863 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Merkley Amdt. No. 2863
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2896 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Ossoff Amdt. No. 2896
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2898 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Shaheen Amdt. No. 2898
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2865 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Murkowski Amdt. No. 2865
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2893 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Motion to Table Amdt. No. 2893
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2887 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Booker Amdt. No. 2887
On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4
Kaine Motion to Recommit H.R. 4 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2878 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Rosen Amdt. No. 2878
On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4
Markey Motion to Recommit H.R. 4 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2862 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Schiff Amdt. No. 2862
On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4
Schumer Motion to Recommit H.R. 4 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions
On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4
Warner Motion to Recommit H.R. 4 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2855 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Baldwin Amdt. No. 2855
On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4
Hirono Motion to Recommit to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions
On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4
Gallego Motion to Recommit to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions
On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4
Cortez Masto Motion to Recommit H.R. 4 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2856 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
Coons Amdt. No. 2856
On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4
Motion to Proceed to H.R. 4
On the Motion to Discharge H.R. 4
Motion to Discharge H.R. 4 from the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget
On Passage
Rescissions Act
On Motion to Recommit
Rescissions Act
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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