Status of FY 2026 Appropriations The House has passed its Defense, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs (Milcon-VA), and Energy and Water appropriations bills. The Senate has passed its Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and MilCon-VA bills. The House Appropriations Committee has marked up ten of the 12 regular appropriations bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee has marked up eight bills.... The post EPIC EXPLAINER: FY 2026 Appropriations Levels appeared first on EPIC for America.| EPIC for America
What is a rescission? Budget authority provided by an appropriations bill that has not yet been obligated by an agency can be canceled by a new law passed by Congress, preventing the funds from being obligated and spent. This cancelation of budget authority is called a rescission. How can a rescission be initiated? Rescissions can... The post FAQ: Rescissions and the Deficit appeared first on EPIC for America.| EPIC for America
President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, into law on July 24, 2025. The bill included 21 rescissions totaling $9 billion. This canceled FY 2025 budget authority for certain foreign aid programs as well as advanced appropriations for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting covering FY 2026 and 2027. With the... The post FAQ: Does A CR Automatically Extend Funds Congress Previously Rescinded? appeared first on EPIC for America.| EPIC for America
A rescission is when Congress passes a new law to cancel appropriated budget authority before it is spent by the Executive Branch. The Impoundment Control Act (ICA) creates an expedited rescissions process, where the President can propose rescissions and then Congress can pass the rescission bill by a simple majority in both chambers, bypassing the... The post EPIC Explainer: Pocket Rescissions appeared first on EPIC for America.| EPIC for America