NEGATIVE War & Foreign Policy 119th Congress

H.R.4 Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Rescinding congressionally appropriated foreign aid undermines the Foreign Assistance Act framework.

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. § 2151 et seq. — authorizes development assistance, global health, and humanitarian programs being rescinded

Impoundment Control Act, 2 U.S.C. § 683 — rescission authority requires affirmative congressional action
U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 7 — Appropriations Clause vests spending power exclusively in Congress

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$10.3M combined quarterly activity

20 lobbying firms

24 clients represented

2025-fourth_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 8 lobbyists who worked this bill previously held government positions

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ALAN WHEAT — Former Member of Congress
AMANDA SCHAUMBURG — Chief Counsel and Education Deputy Director, Committee on Education & the Workforce; Chief of Staff/Deputy…
ELIZABETH MORRA — Elizabeth Morra, VP Federal Relations, UNC System
JULIE SHROYER — Former U.S. House Committee staff
LILLIAN ADELSTEIN — Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Legislative Correspondent
RACHEL HUGMAN — Legislative Advisor, USAID; Legislative Director, Rep. Conor Lamb; Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Michelle Lujan…
SARAH CALLAWAY — Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Sr. Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Rep. Thomas…
WILLIAM WEBER — Counsel, Senate Government Affairs Committee on Oversight of Government Management; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Carl…

Policy Areas Covered

Budget/Appropriations Family issues/Abortion/Adoption Foreign Relations Immigration Telecommunications

Government Entities Lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Education, Dept of
Energy, Dept of
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Library of Congress (LOC)
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Natl Park Service (NPS)
Natl Security Council (NSC)
Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
White House Office

Who Hired the Lobbyists

OCEAN CONSERVANCY
NAVIGATORS GLOBAL ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO Lobbying firm
J STREET
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE Scientific society
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Public research university
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM No new update
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
U.S. GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Not-for-profit corporation

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs. Eliminating foreign aid undermines diplomatic leverage, development partnerships, and global health infrastructure.