The Rescissions Act of 2025 cancels approximately $7.9 billion in previously appropriated but unspent federal funds, drawn almost entirely from foreign aid and international assistance accounts. The largest single cuts include $2.5 billion in global development assistance, $1.65 billion from the Economic Support Fund used for strategic partnerships, $800 million in migration and refugee assistance, and $496 million in international disaster relief. Carve-outs protect specific programs from the cuts: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, nutrition, and maternal and child health funding are shielded, as is U.S. commodity food aid under the Food for Peace program, and assistance to Jordan, Egypt, and programs countering Chinese influence. The law also eliminates federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, cutting off the primary federal source of support for public television and radio stations nationwide.
Average Household Impact
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding — Federal support for public television and radio eliminated for FY2026 and FY2027
Environmental Concerns
- U.S. contribution to the Clean Technology Fund — $125 million rescinded from the multilateral clean energy financing mechanism
Congressional Summary
Rescissions Act of 2025This 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 forContributions 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); andTransition 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, andthe Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Public Law
- Action Date
- 2025-07-24
- Date Added
- 2026-06-23
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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