Vance Casts First Tiebreaker Vote to Advance Rescissions Act in Senate

Vice President JD Vance cast a 51-50 tiebreaking vote on July 15, 2025, to advance the first procedural motion on the Rescissions Act, legislation targeting appropriated but unspent funds for USAID, NPR, PBS, and the National Endowment for the Arts. As president of the Senate, the vice president may only vote to break ties; Vance cast multiple tiebreaking votes during the Rescissions Act's Senate floor proceedings, making his presence in the chamber essential to the bill's passage.