Overview

• The House passed the measure by a 216-213 vote, with only Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Mike Turner joining Democrats in opposition.
• The package zeroes out $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, imperiling local PBS and NPR stations.
• It rescinds about $8.3 billion from USAID and related foreign aid programs supporting famine relief, global health and stability initiatives.
• Lawmakers employed a rarely used rescissions process that lets the president cancel already appropriated funds by simple-majority votes, shifting budgetary authority.
• Russell Vought signaled that the administration will submit additional rescissions requests, setting the stage for further cuts to federal spending.