Rescission bill

Rescission bill
United States Congress
  • A bill to rescind budget authority previously provided in appropriation Acts
Citation2 U.S.C. ยง 688
Considered byUnited States Congress
Committee responsibleAppropriations (House); Appropriations (Senate)
Summary
An expedited procedure under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 allowing the President to propose rescinding previously appropriated funds; eligible rescission bills get fast-track consideration (including protection from a Senate filibuster) and must be acted on within 45 days of continuous session.
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A rescission bill is a type of bill in the United States that rescinds funding that was previously included in an appropriations bill. Rescission bills proposed by the President of the United States are considered under an expedited process that cannot be filibustered in the Senate, allowing it to pass with 51 votes instead of 60. The procedure was introduced in 1974 as a replacement for impoundment. It was widely used between its introduction and 2000, but then fell into disuse. It was revived during the Trump administrations, with an unsuccessful proposal in 2018 and a successful proposal in 2025.

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