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HR 4 · 119th Congress · HouseEnacted

Rescissions Act of 2025

In plain language: This bill eliminates more than $7 billion in previously approved, unspent federal funding for foreign aid, international diplomacy, and public broadcasting. The largest reductions target global development programs, refugee and migration support, economic assistance, international peacekeeping, and disaster relief, alongside the cancellation of advance funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. However, the legislation shields specific priorities from these cuts, including U.S. international food aid programs, assistance to Jordan and Egypt, and core health initiatives targeting diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

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People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill cancels appropriated budget authority across various international and domestic programs without citing beneficiary or personnel counts.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025, 2025-06-09); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Spending vs. restraint−40Aid & alliances−60Public arts funding−65Greenhouse-gas policy−20Refugee & asylum policy−25Abortion policy−40

The sign shows the bill's direction on each issue (+ toward, − away); the number is its magnitude. Color never encodes good or bad, and never party.

Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it burdens

  • Corporation for Public BroadcastingLoses all advance federal funding appropriated for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 under Section 2(b)(20)(A) and (B).provisional
  • International organizations and peacekeeping missionsLose approximately $201.8 million in assessed contributions, $361.2 million in peacekeeping funds, and $436.9 million in voluntary contributions from canceled fiscal year 2024 and 2025 appropriations under Section 2(b)(1)-(4) and (11).provisional
  • U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Loses $125 million in operating expense funding, alongside reductions in funding for development assistance and transition initiatives under Section 2(b)(12), (15), and (16).provisional
  • International family planning and reproductive health programsSubject to $500 million in funding rescissions from fiscal year 2025 Global Health Programs, as the bill explicitly permits cuts to these programs while protecting other global health areas under Section 2(b)(5).provisional
  • Refugee and migration assistance programsLose $800 million in unspent fiscal year 2025 federal funding under Section 2(b)(6).provisional
  • Inter-American Foundation, U.S. African Development Foundation, and U.S. Institute of PeaceFace funding rescissions of $27 million, $22 million, and $15 million respectively from their fiscal year 2025 appropriations under Section 2(b)(17)-(19).provisional
  • Clean Technology FundLoses $125 million in unspent fiscal year 2025 contributions under Section 2(b)(10).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Cancels $500 million in unspent fiscal year 2025 Global Health Programs funding, specifically permitting cuts to family planning and reproductive health while protecting funding for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, nutrition, and maternal and child health.

    Sec. 2(b)(5)provisional

  2. Cancels $800 million in unspent fiscal year 2025 funding for State Department migration and refugee assistance programs.

    Sec. 2(b)(6)provisional

  3. Cancels $1.65 billion in unspent fiscal year 2025 funding for the Economic Support Fund, while protecting assistance for Jordan, Egypt, and the Countering PRC Influence Fund.

    Sec. 2(b)(9)provisional

  4. Cancels $2.5 billion in unspent fiscal year 2025 Development Assistance funding, while exempting Feed the Future Innovation Labs, the Countering PRC Influence Fund, and U.S. commodity-based food aid programs.

    Sec. 2(b)(12)provisional

  5. Cancels $496 million in unspent fiscal year 2025 international disaster assistance, while protecting commodity-based food aid programs like Food for Peace and the McGovern-Dole food program.

    Sec. 2(b)(14)provisional

  6. Cancels all advance federal funding appropriated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal year 2026.

    Sec. 2(b)(20)(A)provisional

  7. Cancels all advance federal funding appropriated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal year 2027.

    Sec. 2(b)(20)(B)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Jul 24, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-28.
  2. Jul 24, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-28.
  3. Jul 24, 2025Signed by President.
  4. Jul 24, 2025Signed by President.
  5. Jul 18, 2025Presented to President.
  6. Jul 18, 2025Presented to President.
  7. Jul 18, 2025House agreed to Senate amendment pursuant to H. Res. 590.
  8. Jul 17, 2025Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 411.
  9. Jul 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 411.
  10. Jul 16, 2025Motion 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.
  11. Jul 16, 2025Motion 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.
  12. Jul 16, 2025Motion 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.
  13. Jul 16, 2025Motion 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.
  14. Jul 16, 2025Motion 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.
  15. Jul 16, 2025Motion 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.
  16. Jul 16, 2025Motion 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.
  17. Jul 15, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 392.
  18. Jul 15, 2025Senate 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.
  19. Jul 15, 2025Senate 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.
  20. Jun 12, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Jun 12, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 168). (text: CR H2796)
  22. Jun 12, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 168). (text: CR H2796)
  23. Jun 12, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 218 (Roll no. 167).
  24. Jun 11, 2025Rule H. Res. 499 passed House.
  25. Jun 11, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 499 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Bill is closed to amendments.
  26. Jun 6, 2025Introduced in House
  27. Jun 6, 2025Introduced in House

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