06/10/2025 at 02:00PM
The Committee on Rules will meet Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 4 – Rescissions Act of 2025
H.R. 4 would ratify DOGE eliminations of USAID, support for the United Nations, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, done by the Trump administration without Congressional authorization.
H.R. 4 would rescind $33 million of the $1.5 billion appropriated in FY 2024 and $169 million of the $1.5 billion appropriated in FY 2025 for the Contributions to International Organizations (CIO) account. The CIO account provides funding for the assessed contributions to the United Nations (UN), UN-affiliated organizations, and various other international organizations. This proposal is consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14155, “Withdrawing the United States From the World Health Organization,” and Executive Order 14199, “Withdrawing the United States From and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International· Organizations,” and rescinds carryover balances from the prior year. The EO purports to remove the US from the World Health Organization; UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC); the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
H.R. 4 would rescind $203 million of the $1.4 billion appropriated in FY 2024 and $158 million of the $1.2 billion appropriated in FY 2025 for the Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities (CIPA) account. The CIPA account provides payment for the U.S. share of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping assessments.
H.R. 4 would rescind $500 million of the $4 billion appropriated in FY 2025 through FY 2026 and $400 million of the $6 billion appropriated in FY 2025 through FY 2029 for Global Health Programs for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which funds activities related to child and maternal health, HIV/ AIDS, and infectious diseases. This proposal would eliminate programs like family planning and reproductive health, LGBTQI+ activities, and equity programs.
H.R. 4 would rescind $800 million of the $3.2 billion appropriated in FY 2025 for Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA). MRA funds the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and provides overseas humanitarian assistance through the Department of State.
This proposal would rescind $43 million of the $55 million appropriated in FY 2025 for the Complex Crises Fund (CCF). CCF is intended to provide assistance that prevents and responds to crises in fragile countries.
H.R. 4 would rescind $83 million of the $345 million appropriated in FY 2025 for the Democracy Fund (DF). The DF account is intended to fund democracy promotion activities of the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
H.R. 4 would rescind $1.7 billion of the $3.6 billion appropriated in FY 2025 for the Economic Support Fund (ESF). The ESF account is intended to fund assistance programs in countries of strategic importance to the United States to meet economic development needs, including climate programs.
H.R. 4 would rescind $125 million, the full amount appropriated in FY 2025 for the Contribution to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), in alignment with Executive Order 14162, “Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements.”
H.R. 4 would rescind $437 million, the entire amount appropriated in FY 2025 for International Organizations and Programs (IOP). The IOP account funds voluntary contributions to international organizations and programs, largely to the United Nations (UN). This rescission would eliminate funding for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UN Development Program (UNDP), the Montreal Protocol, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), among various other organizations.
H.R. 4 would rescind $2.5 billion of the $3.9 billion appropriated in FY 2025 for Development Assistance (DA), administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The DA account is intended to fund programs that work to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies.
H.R. 4 would rescind $460 million, the full amount appropriated in FY 2025 for the Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia (AEECA) account. The AEECA account is intended to support primarily former communist countries in the Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia region with programs focused on economic and political stability, including climate.
H.R. 4 would rescind $496 million of $4 billion appropriated in FY 2025 to the International Disaster Assistance (IDA) account, administered by USAID. IDA was intended to provide humanitarian assistance in response to natural disasters and conflicts, and other emergencies around the world.
H.R. 4 would rescind $125 million of the $1.7 billion appropriated in FY 2025 for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Operating Expenses account, which funds salaries and benefits and other direct costs for USAID direct hires and staff overseas.
H.R. 4 would rescind $57 million of the $75 million appropriated in FY 2025 for the Transition Initiatives (TI) account, administered by USAID. TI funding targets select priority countries where the U.S. must engage quickly as a contingency response component ofU.S. foreign assistance during conflict and political transitions.
H.R. 4 would rescind $27 million of the $47 million appropriated in FY 2025 for the Inter-American Foundation (IAF). The IAF provides grants to organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. This rescission is aligned with Executive Order 14217, “Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which calls for the elimination of the IAF.
H.R. 4 would rescind $22 million ofthe $45 million appropriated in FY 2025 for the African Development Foundation (ADF). The ADF delivers grants directly to African businesses to support economic growth. This rescission is aligned with Executive Order 14217, “Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which calls for the elimination of the ADF.
H.R. 4 would rescind $15 million ofthe $55 million appropriated in FY 2025 for the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). This agency funds a variety of conflict mitigation and intervention programs. This rescission is aligned with Executive Order 14217, “Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which calls for the elimination of the USIP.
H.R. 4 would rescind $535 million, the full amount appropriated in FY 2024, and $535 million, the full amount appropriated in FY 2025, for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in advance for FY 2026. CPB’s base appropriation is disbursed to public radio and public television systems in accordance with a statutory formula outlined in the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, as amended. Enacting the rescission would eliminate Federal funding for CPB.