The White House sent the House Speaker 11 proposed rescissions totaling 810 million dollars in spending Congress had already approved. The largest is 567.4 million dollars from a refugee and entrant assistance account. Education, health, immigration and foreign aid programs also appear. The submission identifies the funds the administration seeks to withhold; it does not by itself establish that every cut has taken effect.
The White House sent House Speaker Mike Johnson 11 proposed rescissions totaling 810 million dollars. Its September 25 submission invokes section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The list identifies funds already appropriated by Congress that the administration seeks to withdraw. Sending the proposal does not itself show that every listed expenditure has already been canceled.[1], [2]
The largest item is 567,401,904 dollars from a refugee and entrant assistance account, part of the 6.3 billion dollars appropriated for fiscal 2024. The list also includes 15 million dollars from a disaster assistance account and 10 million dollars from immigration services assistance. These lines cover immigration and disaster assistance programs.[1]
The proposals include 24,907,509 dollars from an education fund for disadvantaged students and 69,588,896 dollars from higher education. They also list 15 million dollars for a community relations service, 10 million dollars for a minority business development program and 27.7 million dollars from a healthcare research account. These separate programs show the package extends beyond refugee assistance.[1]
