Foreign Aid and Public Broadcasting Rescissions (H.R. 4)
Official short title: Rescissions Act of 2025
Canceled previously approved funding for foreign aid, international organizations, peacekeeping, and public broadcasting.
The Senate passed H.R. 4 with an amendment on July 17, 2025, by a vote of 51 to 48, and the House agreed to the Senate amendment on July 18, 2025. The bill became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025. The Senate roll call recorded here is a vote on an amendment, not on passage.
Status
enacted
Jul 24, 2025
Recorded actions
1
Complete roll calls
Origin
house
119th Congress
Public law
P.L. 119-28
Jul 24, 2025
How the Senate voted
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· Senate roll call 393
The Coons Amendment to Keep International Disaster Aid
Agree to Coons amendment 2856 to strike the H.R. 4 rescission of international disaster assistance funds
Amendment Rejected · 49 yea, 50 nay, 1 not voting
What the text provides
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International organizations and peacekeeping
Paragraphs (1) through (4) rescind specified unobligated balances for contributions to international organizations and for international peacekeeping activities from fiscal year 2024 and 2025 appropriations.
Section 2(b)(1)-(4), 139 Stat. 467 · Source record
Foreign assistance accounts
Paragraphs (5) through (19) rescind specified unobligated balances from foreign assistance accounts, including $500,000,000 of Global Health Programs, excluding HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, nutrition, and maternal and child health; $800,000,000 of Migration and Refugee Assistance; $1,650,000,000 of the Economic Support Fund, excluding Jordan, Egypt, and the Countering PRC Influence Fund; and $2,500,000,000 of Development Assistance.
Section 2(b)(5)-(19), 139 Stat. 468-469 · Source record
International disaster assistance
Paragraph (14) rescinds $496,000,000 of International Disaster Assistance and states that the rescission does not affect U.S. commodity-based food aid, including Food for Peace and the McGovern-Dole program.
Section 2(b)(14), 139 Stat. 469 · Source record
Public broadcasting
Paragraph (20) rescinds amounts made available for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Section 2(b)(20), 139 Stat. 469-470 · Source record
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