Search Results: keywords:"rescissions"

  • H. R. 1654 — To rescind unobligated COVID–19 relief funds and certain infrastructure funds to offset the cost of the supplemental foreign assistance made available for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:604

    H. R. 1654 aims to cancel certain unused COVID-19 relief funds and infrastructure funds to finance supplemental foreign assistance for fiscal year 2024. This bill applies to funds leftover from specific COVID-19 acts, including the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan, as...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 1654 is about using leftover money from COVID-19 help and fixing roads to help other countries instead of asking for more money. The plan is to use what's already there, but it's not clear who will miss out on the leftover money.

  • S. 5485 — To provide for across-the-board rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary spending of 2 percent.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:532

    S. 5485 is a bill introduced in the Senate that aims to cut 2 percent of the United States' nonsecurity discretionary spending each year. Nonsecurity discretionary spending refers to funds allocated by the government for projects and activities that are not related to...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like a big rule that tries to help save money by making sure the government spends a little less money on things that are not about keeping the country safe, cutting 2 pennies for every dollar they use in certain areas each year. It also asks an important office to tell some government helpers how and where they are going to cut this money.