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House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-28

Rescissions Act of 2025

H.R. 4Introduced Jun 6, 2025Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Became law on Jul 24, 2025. This law cancels certain unspent funds for the State Department, USAID, and public broadcasting, as the President proposed. Cuts include programs such as international peacekeeping and refugee aid; some global health programs, such as HIV/AIDS, are spared.

Official title: To rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and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.

Sponsor: Rep. Steve Scalise R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 24, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-28.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of July 11, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4, last updated July 11, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

12 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 4. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.

1HOUSE · JUN 12, 2025

Passed the House

214–212PASSED
R 214–4 D 0–208

On Passage · roll 168 · 6 not voting

2SENATE · JUL 17, 2025

Passed the Senate

51–48PASSED
R 51–2 D 0–44 I 0–2

On Passage of the Bill · roll 411 · 1 not voting

Procedural votes (10) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (9 Senate, 1 House). Tap to show.

Mostly motions to send the bill back to committee (8 of 10). Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

  • Send the bill back to committee
    Motion to recommit
    House · Jun 12, 2025 · roll 167
    R 0–218 D 208–0
    208–218Failed
  • Move H.R. 4 out of committee (discharge)
    Motion to discharge
    Senate · Jul 15, 2025 · roll 391
    ⚑ Tie broken by the Vice President, who voted Yea. Agreed (51–50 counting the VP).
    R 50–3 D 0–45 I 0–2
    50–50Agreed
  • Start debate on H.R. 4
    Motion to proceed
    Senate · Jul 15, 2025 · roll 392
    ⚑ Tie broken by the Vice President, who voted Yea. Agreed (51–50 counting the VP).
    R 50–3 D 0–45 I 0–2
    50–50Agreed
  • Send the bill back to committee
    Motion to recommit
    Senate · Jul 16, 2025 · roll 394
    R 2–51 D 44–0 I 2–0
    48–51Rejected
  • Send the bill back to committee
    Motion to recommit
    Senate · Jul 16, 2025 · roll 395
    R 2–51 D 44–0 I 2–0
    48–51Rejected
  • Send the bill back to committee
    Motion to recommit
    Senate · Jul 16, 2025 · roll 396
    R 2–51 D 44–0 I 2–0
    48–51Rejected
  • Send the bill back to committee
    Motion to recommit
    Senate · Jul 16, 2025 · roll 398
    R 2–51 D 44–0 I 2–0
    48–51Rejected
  • Send the bill back to committee
    Motion to recommit
    Senate · Jul 16, 2025 · roll 399
    R 1–52 D 44–0 I 2–0
    47–52Rejected
  • Send the bill back to committee
    Motion to recommit
    Senate · Jul 16, 2025 · roll 401
    R 2–50 D 43–0 I 2–0
    47–50Rejected
  • Send the bill back to committee
    Motion to recommit
    Senate · Jul 16, 2025 · roll 403
    R 2–51 D 44–0 I 2–0
    48–51Rejected

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 12 of 12 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans

0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Aaron Bean (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Blake Moore (R-UT), Pete Sessions (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Scalise.

Related bills

Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.