Notice2026-19965
Rescissions Proposals Pursuant to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
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September 30, 2026
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Pursuant to section 1014(d) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, enclosed for publication in the Federal Register is a special message from the President reflecting the proposals for rescission under section 1012 of that Act that were transmitted to the Congress for consideration on September 25, 2026. In total, these proposals would rescind $810 million in budget authority. These proposed rescissions affect programs of the Department of Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, and Justice, as well as for International Assistance Programs. If enacted, these rescissions would decrease Federal outlays in the affected accounts by the same amount; this would have a commensurate effect on the Federal budget deficit and the national economy, and would result in less borrowing by the Federal Government.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61880-61881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19965]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Rescissions Proposals Pursuant to the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974
AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and
Budget.
ACTION: Notice of rescissions proposed pursuant to the Congressional
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 1014(d) of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, enclosed for publication in the
Federal Register is a special message from the President reflecting the
proposals for rescission under section 1012 of that Act that were
transmitted to the Congress for consideration on September 25, 2026. In
total, these proposals would rescind $810 million in budget authority.
These proposed rescissions affect programs of the Department of
Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security,
Housing and Urban Development, and Justice, as well as for
International Assistance Programs. If enacted, these rescissions would
decrease Federal outlays in the affected accounts by the same amount;
this would have a commensurate effect on the Federal budget deficit and
the national economy, and would result in less borrowing by the Federal
Government.
DATES: Release Date: September 25, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The rescissions proposal package is available on-line on the
OMB home page at: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-resources/legislative/supplementals-amendments-and-releases/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-resources/legislative/supplementals-amendments-and-releases/</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Hoffman, 252 Eisenhower
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, Email address:
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Russell T. Vought,
Director.
September 25, 2026
Dear Mr. Speaker:
In accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683(a)), I herewith report 11
rescissions of budget authority, totaling $810 million.
The proposed rescissions affect programs of the Departments of
Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security,
Housing and Urban Development, and Justice, as well as for
International Assistance Programs.
The details of these rescissions are set forth in the attached
enclosure.
Sincerely,
The Honorable Mike Johnson,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 20515.
September 25, 2026
Dear Mr. President:
In accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683(a)), I herewith report 11
rescissions of budget authority, totaling $810 million.
The proposed rescissions affect programs of the Departments of
Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security,
Housing and Urban Development, and Justice, as well as for
International Assistance Programs.
The details of these rescissions are set forth in the attached
enclosure.
Sincerely,
The Honorable JD Vance,
President of the Senate,
Washington, DC 20510.
PROPOSED RESCISSION OF BUDGET AUTHORITY
Report Pursuant to Section 1012 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683)
Rescission proposal no. R26-1
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau: Administration for Children and Families
Account: Refugee and Entrant Assistance (075-1503 2024/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $567,401,904
Justification:
This proposal would rescind a total of $567 million of the $6.3
billion appropriated in FY 2024 for the Refugee and Entrant
Assistance account, which funds the Department of Health and Human
Service's Office of Refugee Resettlement programs and is overfunded
due to the Administration's successful border policies. These
programs, operated by pro-illegal immigration non-profits, provide
services to refugees, asylees, and other eligible non-citizens, and
put unaccompanied alien children in harm's way. Administration
actions, including Executive Order 14165, ``Securing Our Borders,''
and Executive Order 14163, ``Realigning the United States Refugee
Admissions Program,'' have dramatically curtailed arrivals. Enacting
the rescission would address excess funds in the account and be
consistent with the Administration's goal of ending the use of
Federal taxpayer dollars to support non-citizens, putting Americans
first.
Rescission proposal no. R26-2
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
Bureau: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Account: Federal Assistance (070-0413 2025/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $15,000,000
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $15 million, the full amount
appropriated in FY 2025 for the Alternatives to Detention-Case
Management Pilot Program (ATD-CMPP). The ATD-CMPP grant program
provided funding to nonprofits to provide mental health services,
social services, legal orientation, and cultural orientation for
immigrants and asylees. These funds would be used for illegal aliens
residing in the United States counter to Executive Order 14159,
``Protecting the American People Against Invasion.'' Enacting the
rescission would eliminate unnecessary and wasteful spending.
Rescission proposal no. R26-3
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
Bureau: Citizenship and Immigration Services
Account: Federal Assistance (070-0408 2025/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $10,000,000
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $10 million, the full amount
appropriated in FY 2025 for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services Citizenship and Integration grant
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program. The program provides grants to non-governmental
organizations to help aliens become U.S. citizens. The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) has already paused the program and cancelled
previously awarded grants from prior years. This rescission is
consistent with the President's Budget and the FY 2026 enacted DHS
appropriations bill, neither of which funded the program. Enacting
the rescission would eliminate unnecessary and wasteful spending.
Rescission proposal no. R26-4
Agency: Department of Education
Bureau: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Account: Education for the Disadvantaged (091-0900 2026/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $24,907,509
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $25 million of the $52 million
appropriated in FY 2026 for the competitive grants within Special
Programs for Migrant Students, which subsidizes aliens to come to
the United States at the expense of American children and workers.
Specifically, the program pays for seasonal immigrant workers' kids
to go to school in the United States and transition to college. The
program has previously funded activities such as an LGBT youth
summit for ``migrant students'' and ``Therapy for Latinx''
workshops. Enacting the rescission would eliminate unnecessary and
wasteful spending.
Rescission proposal no. R26-5
Agency: Department of Justice
Bureau: Legal Activities and U.S. Marshals
Account: Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service (015-
0500 2026/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $15,000,000
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $15 million of the $20 million
appropriated in FY 2026 for the Community Relations Service (CRS).
CRS, which was eliminated by the Department of Justice early in the
Administration, was an Agency of about 60 people assigned with
``preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, incidents,
and civil disorders, and in restoring racial stability and
harmony.'' In practice, it worked to stoke racial tensions and
promote radical critical race theory and gender ideology. In their
public-facing materials, the Agency espoused ``law enforcement
training and the transgender community'' and other ideologies.
Enacting the rescission does not impact CRS, as all remaining
statutory functions have already been transferred to the U.S.
Attorneys.
Rescission proposal no. R26-6
Agency: International Assistance Programs
Bureau: Multilateral Assistance
Account: Debt Restructuring (020-0091 2023/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $8,704,713
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $9 million of the $20 million
appropriated in FY 2023 for Department of Treasury's Tropical Forest
and Coral Reef Conservation Act (TFCCA) Program. The TFCCA program
provides debt forgiveness to foreign countries that make climate
change-related investments for coral reefs and tropical forests.
Enacting the rescission would ensure that U.S. taxpayer funds are
not wasted on one-off subsidies to foreign governments, including
for ``debt-for-nature'' swaps that do not directly benefit the
United States.
Rescission proposal no. R26-7
Agency: Department of Commerce
Bureau: Minority Business Development Agency
Account: Minority Business Development (013-0201 2026/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $10,000,000
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $10 million of the $50 million
appropriated in FY 2026 for Minority Business Development Agency
(MBDA) programs. The MBDA grant programs direct grants to businesses
based on race. Divisive and discriminatory programs are at the core
mission of MBDA, which is why the FY 2027 Budget request proposed to
eliminate the agency. In 2024, a Federal court found MBDA's
presumption of ``social disadvantage based on race or ethnicity'' in
its funding decisions to be unconstitutional. Enacting the
rescission would eliminate unnecessary and wasteful spending,
including funds appropriated for unconstitutional race-based
purposes.
Rescission proposal no. R26-8
Agency: Department of Education
Bureau: Office of Postsecondary Education
Account: Higher Education (091-0201 2026/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $69,588,896
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $69.6 million of the $70.3 million
appropriated in FY 2026 for International Education and Foreign
Language, Domestic Programs. The Domestic Programs provide grants
and fellowships to support institutions in bringing foreign students
and faculty to the United States to study or teach language, conduct
research, and provide professional and curriculum development. These
Programs have deviated from their core mission and instead support
woke and wasteful projects, including doctoral dissertations on
Queer and Trans Community Building in foreign countries. Enacting
the rescission would eliminate unnecessary and wasteful spending.
Rescission proposal no. R26-9
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Account: Healthcare Research and Quality (075-1700 2026/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $27,700,000
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $28 million of the $345 million
appropriated in FY 2026 for the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ). Much of AHRQ's research is wasteful or duplicative
of research conducted elsewhere in the Department of Health and
Human Services, such as the National Institutes of Health. The
previous administration used AHRQ to publish a document titled
Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions: A Primer on Measures and
Actions to Mitigate Climate Change, and funded a project at the
Seattle Children's Hospital titled ``Using Telehealth to Improve
Access to Gender-Affirming Care for BIPOC and Rural Gender-Diverse
Youth.'' Enacting the rescission would eliminate unnecessary and
wasteful spending on harmful research and is a first step to
prioritize the statistical functions of AHRQ, which are used by
other programs across Government.
Rescission proposal no. R26-10
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bureau: Housing Programs
Account: Housing Counseling Assistance (086-0156 2025/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $56,100,000
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $56 million of the $58 million
appropriated in FY 2025 for Housing Counseling. This program
provides grants to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and public
entities for counseling and education to individuals on a spectrum
of housing matters. Grantees have included NGOs with divisive and
DEI-centric agendas that peddle discrimination based on race.
Further, the program has not shown reduced delinquencies for
counseled homebuyers. Enacting the rescission would eliminate
unnecessary and wasteful spending.
Rescission proposal no. R26-11
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau: Departmental Management
Account: Office of the Secretary (075-0120 2026/2026)
Amount proposed for rescission: $5,098,000
Justification:
This proposal would rescind $5 million of the $625 million
appropriated in FY 2026 for General Departmental Management, of
which $75 million was included by the Congress in report language
for the Office of Minority Health (OMH). OMH targets funding via
grants to specific race and sex-based groups in violation of the
President's anti-DEI executive orders. This office provided a grant
to the Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies, titled ``Multisystem
Compassionate Care and Healing for Black Youth,'' which aimed to
``address the impact of racism and racial trauma.'' Enacting the
rescission would eliminate funding for activities that unfairly
prioritizes certain groups based solely on race or sex, and is a
first step to engaging in strong reforms across OMH that benefit all
Americans.
[FR Doc. 2026-19965 Filed 9-29-26; 8:45 am]
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