The White House on June 3 asked Congress to rescind $9.4 billion in unspent funds from fiscal 2024 and 2025, which would legally codify some of the cuts made to foreign aid and other programs by the Trump administration this year.
The Office of Management and Budget sent the rescission message to Congress under the 1974 Impoundment Control Act, which allows the president to ask lawmakers to claw back unobligated funds under an expedited procedure that requires only a simple majority to pass in the Senate.
The request includes $3.6 billion in cuts to the US Agency for International Development, ...