Overview

• In a July 8 letter, Schumer warned that moving forward with the rescissions package would be “a bait and poison-to-kill” that risks derailing bipartisan negotiations on the 12 annual appropriations bills.
• The package, sent by President Trump, would claw back $9.4 billion in congressionally authorized funding, including $1.1 billion for PBS and NPR and $8.3 billion in foreign aid.
• After its razor-thin 214-212 approval in the House last month, the proposal must clear a Senate vote by July 18 under the Impoundment Control Act with only a simple-majority threshold.
• Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins has voiced opposition to cuts targeting global health programs such as PEPFAR and other foreign aid initiatives.
• Republicans are expected to revisit and potentially amend the House-passed package on the Senate floor, highlighting internal divisions ahead of the critical vote.