Rescissions Act of 2025

July 17, 2025

Public media has broad, bipartisan support because it provides trusted information and reliable services for families across political parties, economic statuses, and zip codes. Communities count on it, not just for access to unbiased local news coverage, but also for emergency weather alerts, educational content, and public outreach services.

The proposed package wrongly claws back roughly one billion dollars in previously approved federal funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) threatening its ability to provide factual, nonpartisan news. This is not fiscal responsibility; it is a misuse of the rescission process as a political tool. The passage of this legislation erodes Congress’s constitutional power of the purse, does irreparable damage to the regular bipartisan appropriations process, and opens the door to future ideologically motivated funding clawbacks.
 

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result:
Passed

YEAs: 51 | NAYs: 48
Legislator State Party Vote
Sen. John Hoeven ND Republican Yes
Sen. Jon Husted OH Republican Yes
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith MS Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Johnson WI Republican Yes
Sen. James C. Justice WV Republican Yes
Sen. Tim Kaine VA Democrat No
Sen. Mark Kelly AZ Democrat No
Sen. John Kennedy LA Republican Yes
Sen. Andy Kim NJ Democrat No
Sen. Angus King ME Independent Independent No
Sen. Amy Klobuchar MN Democrat No
Sen. James Lankford OK Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Lee UT Republican Yes
Sen. Ben Ray Luján NM Democrat No
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis WY Republican Yes
Sen. Edward J. Markey MA Democrat No
Sen. Roger Marshall KS Republican Yes
Sen. Mitch McConnell KY Republican Yes
Sen. David McCormick PA Republican Yes
Sen. Jeff Merkley OR Democrat No
2025 Senate Key Votes
  1. Confirmation of Janet Yellen as the Secretary of the Department of Treasury
  2. Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
  3. NLRB Joint Employer Congressional Review Act
  4. Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
  5. Confirmation of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget
  6. Equality Act
  7. Protecting the Right to Organize Act - Motion to Recommit
  8. American Rescue Plan Act
  9. Protecting the Right to Organize Act
  10. Confirmation of RFK as HHS Secretary
  11. For the People Act
  12. Protecting the Right to Organize Act
  13. Raise the Wage Act
  14. Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  15. Expanding Access to Capital Act
  16. CARES Act
  17. Confirmation of Nicole Berner to U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
  18. The FY 2025 Budget Resolution
  19. Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  20. Paycheck Fairness Act
  21. American Rescue Plan Act
  22. For the People Act
  23. Congressional Review Act
  24. Confirmation of Katherine Tai as the United States Trade Representative
  25. Confirmation of Marty Walsh as the Secretary of the Department of Labor
  26. Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
  27. Paycheck Fairness Act
  28. Rescissions Act of 2025
  29. Congressional Review Act
  30. Budget Reconciliation
  31. The FY 2025 Budget Resolution
  32. Default on America Act
  33. Confirmation of Gwynne A. Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board
  34. Equality Act
  35. Paycheck Fairness Act
  36. For the People Act
  37. John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
  38. CHIPS and Science Act
  39. Confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo as NLBR General Counsel
  40. Confirmation of Gwynne Wilcox as Member of the NLRB
  41. Confirmation of David Prouty as Member of the NLRB
  42. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
  43. The rule providing for consideration of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
  44. Inflation Reduction Act
  45. DISCLOSE Act
  46. DISCLOSE Act
  47. Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
  48. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
  49. Build Back Better Act (BBB)
  50. CHIPS and Science Act
  51. Rescissions Act of 2025
  52. Inflation Reduction Act
  53. CARES Act