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Rescissions Act of 2025
Rescissions Act of 2025 This bill rescinds $9.4 billion in unobligated funds that were provided to the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), various independent and related agencies, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The rescissions were proposed by the President under procedures…
THE LOBBYING SURGE
Federal lobbying reports naming this bill, per quarter · dashed lines = what Congress did, on the same axis
hover a bar for that quarter's top organizations · striped bar = quarter still filling · semiannual filings bucket to the quarter they end in
WHO SHOWED UP
Organizations by reports naming this bill · a report discloses activity, not a position
THE REVOLVING DOOR
Lobbyists on this bill with disclosed former government roles (LDA §4)
Lillian Adelstein
then: Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Legislative Correspondent
now for: J STREET
Joseph Hack
then: Communications Director/DCOS/COS - Sen. Deb Fischer; Press Secretary/Communications Director - Sen. Jon Kyl; Coalitions Coordinator, Press Secretary, Leg. Asst. - Rep. J Randy Forbes; Staff Asst.- Sen. George Voinovich; Intern - Sen. Bill Frist
now for: GRINDR LLC
Julie Shroyer
then: Former U.S. House Committee staff
now for: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Elizabeth Morra
then: Elizabeth Morra, VP Federal Relations, UNC System
now for: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM
Alan Wheat
then: Former Member of Congress
now for: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Eric Maus
then: Federal Government Affairs Associate
now for: COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
Colleen Florio
then: Legislative Director and Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Doug LaMalfa
now for: APTS ACTION INC
Rachel Hugman
then: Legislative Advisor, USAID; Legislative Director, Rep. Conor Lamb; Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
now for: U.S. GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN
THE MONEY BEHIND THE VOTE
Final passage: 261 YEA / 255 NAY · each side's top donor industries (all-cycles totals to those members)
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
Dollar figures are each industry's total contributions to those members across all tracked cycles — not money given for this bill. Correlation, not causation.
Sources: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (lda.gov), FEC campaign finance records, Congress.gov. A lobbying report naming a bill discloses activity on it — filings do not state a position for or against. Share this page: https://www.capitol-trail.com/war-room/rescissions-act-of-2025-hr4-119