Senate · Roll call 411 · July 17, 2025

A vote to pass H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, which cancels certain unspent funds for the State Department, USAID, other agencies, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Bill Passed51–48 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On Passage of the Bill
Bill
H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 0 · No 44 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 51 · No 2
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (44 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (51 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“The Administration strongly supports H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025.”

Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

A rescission cancels funding that Congress previously approved. The bill rescinds specified funds not yet committed for spending, as the President proposed in special messages to Congress on June 3, 2025 under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974; this was the Senate's vote on passing it.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Rescissions Act of 2025 This act rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided to the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), various independent and related agencies, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

How each member voted

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