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Recent Budget Rescissions From the Trump-Vance Administration – Invoking of the Impoundment Control Act and the Covered Litigation Response
Democracy Forward Foundation
September 30, 2026
Overview
On September 25, 2026, President Trump sent Speaker of the House Mike Johnson a special message proposing 11 rescissions of budget authority, totaling $810 million. The proposed rescissions would withhold Congressionally-appropriated funding from programs at multiple agencies and international assistance programs. This resource explains 1) the president’s limited budget rescission authority, and 2) breaks down President Trump’s 11 proposed budget rescissions to identify the existing litigation best positioned to challenge the withholdings