Rescissions Act of 2025
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Topic: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (R) - LA
Summary
This bill rescinds $9.4 billion in 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 bill 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;
- Migration and Refugee Assistance;
- the Complex Crises Fund;
- the Democracy Fund;
- the Economic Support Fund;
- Contributions to the Clean Technology Fund;
- International Organization and Programs;
- Development Assistance;
- Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia;
- International Disaster Assistance; and
- Transition Initiatives.
The bill 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.
Legislative Subjects
Abortion; Adult education and literacy; Advanced technology and technological innovations; Africa; African Development Foundation; Agricultural education; Agricultural research; Area studies and international education; Asia; Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies; Caribbean area; Child health; Climate change and greenhouse gases; Coal; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Credit and credit markets; Department of State; Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad; Disaster relief and insurance; Economic development; Economics and Public Finance; Education programs funding; Elementary and secondary education; Energy storage, supplies, demand; Europe; Executive agency funding and structure; Family planning and birth control; Farmland; Financial literacy; Food assistance and relief; Foreign aid and international relief; Foreign and international banking; Forests, forestry, trees; Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management; Government trust funds; HIV/AIDS; Health facilities and institutions; Health programs administration and funding; Health promotion and preventive care; Human rights; Immunology and vaccination; Infectious and parasitic diseases; Infrastructure development; Inter-American Foundation; International exchange and broadcasting; International organizations and cooperation; Israel; Livestock; Medical education; Motor vehicles; Multilateral development programs; Nutrition and diet; Oil and gas; Policy sciences; Reconstruction and stabilization; Refugees, asylum, displaced persons; Rural conditions and development; Sex and reproductive health; Sexually transmitted diseases; Small business; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Institute of Peace; United Nations; Veterinary medicine and animal diseases; Water quality; Women in business; Women's health; World health
Latest Action
Became Public Law No: 119-28.
2025-07-24
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