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Rescissions Act of 2025

Public Law 119-28 · H.R. 4 · 119th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Jul 24, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance

Cosponsors (5): Rep. Tom Cole, Rep. Aaron Bean,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseMethod not stated
SenateRecorded vote: 51 yea, 48 nay51–48

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

This act rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided to the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), various independent and related agencies, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The rescissions were proposed by the President under procedures included in the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Under current law, the President may propose rescissions to Congress using specified procedures, and the rescissions must be enacted into law to take effect.

Specifically, the act rescinds funds that were provided to the State Department or the President for

• Contributions to International Organizations;

• Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities;

• Global Health Programs (excluding funds for programs addressing HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, nutrition, or maternal and child health);

• Migration and Refugee Assistance;

• the Complex Crises Fund;

• the Democracy Fund;

• the Economic Support Fund (excluding funds for assistance to Jordan, Egypt, or the Countering PRC Influence Fund);

• Contributions to the Clean Technology Fund;

• International Organization and Programs;

• Development Assistance (excluding funds for Feed the Future Innovation Labs, the Countering PRC Influence Fund, or commodity-based food aid);

• Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia;

• International Disaster Assistance (excluding funds for commodity-based food aid); and

• Transition Initiatives.

The act also rescinds funds that were provided for

• USAID Operating Expenses,

• the Inter-American Foundation,

• the U.S. African Development Foundation,

• the U.S. Institute of Peace, and

• the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 119th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 51 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

51 yea48 nay1 present or did not vote

ProEstablishmentAnti

Economic left–right

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Democrats who voted yea(0)

None.

Republicans who voted yea(51)

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The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 411 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Appropriations Committee · House · referred to, unknown
Appropriations Committee · Senate · referred to
Budget Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred to

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Related bills

2 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

H.Res. 499Procedurally related
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section …
S. 2067Related bill
Rescissions Act of 2025

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 37 actions.

Jul 24, 2025Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 119-28.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Jul 18, 2025FloorFloor · Presented to President.
FloorFloor · House agreed to Senate amendment pursuant to H. Res. 590.
Jul 17, 2025FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 411.Senate roll call 411
FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Lujan to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Voice Vote.
FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Kim to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Voice Vote.
Jul 16, 2025FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Kaine to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 403.Senate roll call 403
FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Markey to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 401.Senate roll call 401
FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Schumer to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 399.Senate roll call 399
FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Warner to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 398.Senate roll call 398
FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Hirono to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 396.Senate roll call 396
FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Gallego to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 395.Senate roll call 395
FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Cortez Masto to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 394.Senate roll call 394
FloorFloor · Considered by Senate.
Jul 15, 2025FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by motion.
FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 392.Senate roll call 392
CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 114.
CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Appropriations; the Budget discharged by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 391 Pursuant to the order of 1/30/1975 as amended by the order of 4/11/1986.Senate roll call 391
CommitteeCommittee · Motion to discharge Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Budget made. Pursuant to the order of 1/30/1975 as amended by the order of 4/11/1986.
Jul 10, 2025CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred jointly to the Committee on Appropriations; the Budget pursuant to the order of 1/30/1975 as amended by the order of 4/11/1986.
Jun 12, 2025FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 168).House roll call 168
FloorFloor · On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 218 (Roll no. 167).House roll call 167
FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
FloorFloor · POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Kelly (IL) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be anno…
FloorFloor · The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
FloorFloor · Ms. Kelly (IL) moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations.
FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

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Amendments

46 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

Offered by

Where each amendment ended up

S.Amdt. 2899SenateSen. Jacky RosenD-NV· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2898SenateSen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NH· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
To reduce the amount rescinded from Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.
Jul 17, 2025: Amendment SA 2898 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 407.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2897SenateSen. Jeff MerkleyD-OR· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2896SenateSen. Jon OssoffD-GA· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
To reduce the amount rescinded from International Organizations and Programs and to ensure that UNICEF receives all of the funding previously appropriated to it by Congress.
Jul 17, 2025: Amendment SA 2896 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 408.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2895SenateSen. Elizabeth WarrenD-MA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2894SenateSen. Raphael WarnockD-GA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2893SenateSen. Susan CollinsR-ME· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
In the nature of a substitute.
Jul 17, 2025: Motion to table amendment SA 2893 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 405.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2892SenateSen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NH· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2891SenateSen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NH· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2890SenateSen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NH· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2889SenateSen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NH· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2888SenateSen. Cory BookerD-NJ· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2887SenateSen. Cory BookerD-NJ· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
To strike the rescission of funds appropriated for the Feed the Future Program to improve global food security and agricultural resiliency and support agriculture research that benefits United States agribusinesses and universities.
Jul 17, 2025: Amendment SA 2887 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 404.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2886SenateSen. Ruben GallegoD-AZ· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2885SenateSen. Susan CollinsR-ME· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2884SenateSen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NH· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2883SenateSen. Richard DurbinD-IL· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2882SenateSen. Richard DurbinD-IL· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2881SenateSen. Christopher MurphyD-CT· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2880SenateSen. Christopher MurphyD-CT· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2879SenateSen. Jacky RosenD-NV· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2878SenateSen. Jacky RosenD-NV· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
To strike the rescission of funds appropriated for Global Health programs, including family planning and reproductive health.
Jul 16, 2025: Amendment SA 2878 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 402.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2877SenateSen. Tim KaineD-VA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2876SenateSen. Tim KaineD-VA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2875SenateSen. Tim KaineD-VA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2874SenateSen. Tim KaineD-VA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2873SenateSen. Christopher CoonsD-DE· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2872SenateSen. Raphael WarnockD-GA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2871SenateSen. Raphael WarnockD-GA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2870SenateSen. Raphael WarnockD-GA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2869SenateSen. Raphael WarnockD-GA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2868SenateSen. Jacky RosenD-NV· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2867SenateSen. Jacky RosenD-NV· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2866SenateSen. Jacky RosenD-NV· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2865SenateSen. Lisa MurkowskiR-AK· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
To improve the bill.
Jul 17, 2025: Amendment SA 2865 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 406.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2864SenateSen. Jeff MerkleyD-OR· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2863SenateSen. Jeff MerkleyD-OR· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
To strike the paragraph of the bill that rescinds $15,000,000 that had been appropriated for the United States Institute of Peace.
Jul 17, 2025: Amendment SA 2863 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 409.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2862SenateSen. Adam SchiffD-CA· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
To reduce the amount rescinded from Global Health programs to preserve funding for programs addressing diseases.
Jul 16, 2025: Amendment SA 2862 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 51. Record Vote Number: 400.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2860SenateSen. Josh HawleyR-MO· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2859SenateSen. John HickenlooperD-CO· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2858SenateSen. John HickenlooperD-CO· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2857SenateSen. John HickenlooperD-CO· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2856SenateSen. Christopher CoonsD-DE· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
To strike the recession of amounts made available for international disaster assistance, to ensure the United States can compete with China and maintain our long tradition of providing lifesaving aid.
Jul 16, 2025: Amendment SA 2856 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 393.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2855SenateSen. Tammy BaldwinD-WI· offered Jul 16, 2025Rejected
To strike the rescissions of funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Jul 16, 2025: Amendment SA 2855 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 397.
Rejected
S.Amdt. 2854SenateSen. Adam SchiffD-CA· offered Jul 16, 2025No vote recorded
Jul 16, 2025: Senate amendment submitted
Offered, no vote recorded
S.Amdt. 2853SenateSen. Eric SchmittR-MO· offered Jul 15, 2025Agreed to
In the nature of a substitute.
Jul 17, 2025: Amendment SA 2853 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 410.
Agreed to

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.