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House Passes $9 Billion in Funding Clawbacks, Sending It to Trump’s Desk

The passage represents another victory for Trump, after Congress recently passed and the president signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
House Passes $9 Billion in Funding Clawbacks, Sending It to Trump’s Desk
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 16, 2025. Alex Wrobleski/AFP via Getty Images
Jackson Richman,Nathan Worcester,Joseph Lord
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The House of Representatives on July 17 passed a revised $9 billion rescissions package, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature.

The tally was 216–213, with two Republicans—Reps. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)—voting against the bill.

Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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