Eric Schmitt (R-MO)· Jul 17, 2025
S.Amdt. 2853: In the nature of a substitute.
Adopted
5247
A Republican bill with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors
Last activity — Became Public Law No: 119-28.
Became law
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Nothing more in Congress: it is law. When it takes effect depends on the dates written into it — some parts start at once, others a year or more later.
What this bill would do
The Rescissions Act of 2025 cancels various budget authorizations as proposed by the President on June 3, 2025. It targets unobligated balances from several appropriations acts, primarily affecting international organizations, foreign assistance, and diplomacy programs. The act also removes funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite· 3 of 13
- Scored -3
Does this send more money or help to other countries?
The bill rescinds funds allocated to various international aid programs.
- Scored -3
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
Rescinding funds from International Disaster Assistance could negatively impact disaster relief efforts.
- Scored -2
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Rescinding funds from programs like Development Assistance and International Disaster Assistance could disproportionately affect low-income populations globally.
What Congress actually voted on
12 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. 2 of them decided something; the rest moved it along.
- The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 214 yes · 212 no
06/12/2025 · Roll call 168 · recorded as “On Passage”
- The Senate: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 51 yes · 48 no
07/17/2025 · Roll call 411 · recorded as “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 4”
- The House: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to recommit rejected 208 yes · 218 no
06/12/2025 · Roll call 167 · recorded as “On Motion to Recommit”
- The Senate: a vote to take a measure away from a committee that has not acted on it A committee can hold a measure indefinitely. This asks the whole chamber to take it away from the committee and bring it to the floor. If it fails, the measure stays where it was. Motion to Discharge Agreed to 50 yes · 50 no
07/15/2025 · Roll call 391 · recorded as “On the Motion to Discharge H.R. 4”
- The Senate: a vote on whether to start debating something This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes. Motion to Proceed Agreed to 50 yes · 50 no
07/15/2025 · Roll call 392 · recorded as “On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4”
- The Senate: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to Recommit Rejected 48 yes · 51 no
07/16/2025 · Roll call 394 · recorded as “On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4”
- The Senate: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to Recommit Rejected 48 yes · 51 no
07/16/2025 · Roll call 395 · recorded as “On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4”
- The Senate: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to Recommit Rejected 48 yes · 51 no
07/16/2025 · Roll call 396 · recorded as “On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4”
- The Senate: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to Recommit Rejected 48 yes · 51 no
07/16/2025 · Roll call 398 · recorded as “On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4”
- The Senate: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to Recommit Rejected 47 yes · 52 no
07/16/2025 · Roll call 399 · recorded as “On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4”
- The Senate: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to Recommit Rejected 47 yes · 50 no
07/16/2025 · Roll call 401 · recorded as “On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4”
- The Senate: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to Recommit Rejected 48 yes · 51 no
07/16/2025 · Roll call 403 · recorded as “On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 4”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Protection of Critical Health Services: Section 2(b)(5) ensures that funds for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Nutrition, and Maternal and Child Health are not rescinded.
- Food Security Maintenance: Section 2(b)(12) and 2(b)(14) protect the administration of commodity-based food aid, specifically the Food for Peace program and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
- Strategic Regional Support: Section 2(b)(9) protects assistance for Jordan, Egypt, and the Countering PRC Influence Fund.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Reduction in Global Health and Family Planning: Section 2(b)(5) rescinds $500,000,000 from Global Health Programs, specifically noting that protections do not apply to family planning and reproductive health programs.
- Decrease in Humanitarian and Migration Aid: Section 2(b)(6) rescinds $800,000,000 from Migration and Refugee Assistance and Section 2(b)(14) rescinds $496,000,000 from International Disaster Assistance.
- Loss of Public Broadcasting: Section 2(b)(20) rescinds all amounts made available for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
- Cuts to International Development and Democracy: Section 2(b)(8) removes $83,000,000 from the Democracy Fund and Section 2(b)(12) removes $2,500,000,000 from Development Assistance.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would immigrants be better off under this? — Rescinding funds from Migration and Refugee Assistance could negatively impact immigrants and refugees. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Rescinding funds from programs like Development Assistance and International Disaster Assistance could disproportionately affect low-income populations globally. Would women be better off under this? — Rescinding funds from family planning and reproductive health programs could disproportionately affect women. Would children be better off under this? — The rescission of funds to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could have a slight negative impact on children's educational programming.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this send more money or help to other countries? — The bill rescinds funds allocated to various international aid programs. Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad? — Reduced funding may slightly hinder diplomatic engagement. Does this strengthen ties with allied countries? — Rescinding funds could slightly strain international alliances.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill rescinds funding, which reduces government spending to a small degree. Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The rescission of funds could be viewed as slightly improving fiscal responsibility.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — Rescinding funds from International Disaster Assistance could negatively impact disaster relief efforts.
- Healthcare
- Does this make abortion easier to get? — Rescinding funds from Global Health Programs, especially affecting family planning and reproductive health programs, could reduce abortion access. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — Rescinding funds from Global Health Programs could reduce healthcare access in some areas.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — Rescinding funds from economic assistance programs could slightly hinder poverty reduction efforts.
- Public Law (7/25/2025)
The text as it became law
- Enrolled Bill
The final version, on its way to the President
The changes one chamber made to the other chamber’s version, as it passed them
In the queue for a floor vote, with no date set
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)· Jul 16, 2025
S.Amdt. 2855: To strike the rescissions of funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Failed
4752
Christopher Coons (D-DE)· Jul 16, 2025
S.Amdt. 2856: 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.
Failed
4950
Adam Schiff (D-CA)· Jul 16, 2025
S.Amdt. 2862: To reduce the amount rescinded from Global Health programs to preserve funding for programs addressing diseases.
Failed
4651
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)· Jul 17, 2025
S.Amdt. 2863: To strike the paragraph of the bill that rescinds $15,000,000 that had been appropriated for the United States Institute of Peace.
Failed
4851
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)· Jul 17, 2025
S.Amdt. 2865: To improve the bill.
Failed
4751
Jacky Rosen (D-NV)· Jul 16, 2025
S.Amdt. 2878: To strike the rescission of funds appropriated for Global Health programs, including family planning and reproductive health.
Failed
4851
Cory Booker (D-NJ)· Jul 17, 2025
S.Amdt. 2887: 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.
Failed
4851
Susan Collins (R-ME)· Jul 17, 2025
S.Amdt. 2893: In the nature of a substitute.
Tabled
5147
The count is the vote to set it aside, which ended it without a vote on the amendment itself.
Jon Ossoff (D-GA)· Jul 17, 2025
S.Amdt. 2896: 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.
Failed
4851
- 7/24/2025
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-28.
- 7/18/2025
- Presented to President.
- House agreed to Senate amendment pursuant to H. Res. 590.
- 7/17/2025
- Motion by Senator Kim to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Motion by Senator Lujan to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 411.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 411.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 7/16/2025
- Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4381-4414)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 7/15/2025
- 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.
- 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.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 114.
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 392.
- Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S4364-4365, S4374-4379)
- 7/10/2025
- 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.
- 6/12/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 168). (text: CR H2796)
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 168). (text: CR H2796)
- On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 218 (Roll no. 167).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2806-2808)
- 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 announced.
- The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Ms. Kelly (IL) moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H2805)
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Bill is closed to amendments.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 499. (consideration: CR H2796-2805)
- 6/11/2025
- Rule H. Res. 499 passed House.
- Rules 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.
- 6/9/2025
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- 6/6/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-S-2067: Rescissions Act of 2025
- 119-HRES-499: 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 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
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