Overview

• The House gave final approval to the $9 billion rescissions package in a 216–213 vote, with only Reps. Mike Turner and Brian Fitzpatrick joining Democrats in opposition.
• The bill would rescind about $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and roughly $8 billion for foreign aid programs after the Senate agreed to preserve PEPFAR funding.
• President Trump would become the first commander in chief in nearly 30 years to employ the Impoundment Control Act’s rescission authority to override a potential Senate filibuster.
• Opponents, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, warn the move subverts Congress’s power of the purse and could jeopardize bipartisan year-end funding talks.
• With the measure awaiting the president’s signature, administration officials have indicated that additional rescission requests are likely to follow.