CUTS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1654 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1654

To rescind unobligated COVID-19 relief funds and certain infrastructure 
 funds to offset the cost of the supplemental foreign assistance made 
        available for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2025

 Mr. Bean of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to 
       the Committees on Appropriations, and Transportation and 
   Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To rescind unobligated COVID-19 relief funds and certain infrastructure 
 funds to offset the cost of the supplemental foreign assistance made 
        available for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

    This Act may be cited as any of the following:
            (1) The ``Cutting Unobligated Tumultuous Spending Act''.
            (2) The ``CUTS Act''.
            (3) The ``De-Supplemental Act''.

SEC. 2. RESCISSIONS.

    (a) COVID-19 Rescissions.--
            (1) In general.--The unobligated balances of any COVID-19 
        relief funds are hereby rescinded to the extent that the sum of 
        such rescinded funds does not exceed the total amount 
        appropriated under the following Acts:
                    (A) The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations 
                Act, 2024 (Division A of Public Law 118-50).
                    (B) The Ukraine Security Supplemental 
                Appropriations Act, 2024 (Division B of Public Law 118-
                50).
                    (C) The Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental 
                Appropriations Act, 2024 (division C of Public Law 118-
                50).
            (2) COVID-19 relief funds defined.--In this section, the 
        term ``COVID-19 relief funds'' means any funds appropriated or 
        otherwise made available by--
                    (A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response 
                Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-
                123);
                    (B) the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136);
                    (C) the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care 
                Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139);
                    (D) the Coronavirus Response and Relief 
                Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Division M of 
                Public Law 116-260);
                    (E) division N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
                Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260); or
                    (F) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public 
                Law 117-2).
    (b) Infrastructure Rescissions.--Any unobligated funds appropriated 
to any of the following are hereby rescinded:
            (1) The Education Stabilization Fund under the heading 
        ``Department of Education'' in title VIII of division B of the 
        CARES Act (Public Law 116-136; 134 Stat. 564).
            (2) The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement 
        Program established in section 149 of title 23, United States 
        Code.
            (3) The Carbon Reduction Program established in section 175 
        of title 23, United States Code.
            (4) The PROTECT Program established in section 176 of title 
        23, United States Code.
                                 <all>