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Speaker Mike Johnson secured final House passage of the $9 billion rescission package by a 216-213 vote, with two Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition. The razor-thin margin demonstrated the limits of Johnson's majority and the political costs of the cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid. President Trump signed the bill the same day, activating the spending clawbacks.

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a $9 billion rescission package that eliminated all remaining federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and cut billions from foreign operations accounts. Speaker Mike Johnson shepherded the package through committee over Democratic objections that the cuts violated the Impoundment Control Act. The package also targeted PEPFAR and other global health programs.