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H.R.2087 / 117th Congress

PELOSI Rescissions Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 19, 2021

Proudly Eliminating Liberal Objective Spending Items Rescissions Act of 2021 or the PELOSI Rescissions Act of 2021

This bill rescinds specified funds that were provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for various programs and accounts.

The bill rescinds funding that was provided for programs and accounts such as

the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund,

the Child Care and Development Block Grant program,

Federal Transit Administration grants,

Amtrak,

the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program,

several foreign assistance programs,

nutrition assistance programs,

relief for airports, and

emergency rental assistance programs.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R–SC

Committees

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  • Agriculture Committee
  • Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Homeland Security Committee
  • Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  • Financial Services Committee
  • Ways and Means Committee
  • Education and Workforce Committee
4 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

  5. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  6. Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

  7. Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

  8. Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

  9. Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

  10. Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

  11. Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

  12. Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

  13. Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

  14. Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

  15. Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

  16. Introduced in House

  17. Introduced in House

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