CUTS Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8777 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8777

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2024

Mr. Bean of Florida (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Banks, Mr. Biggs, Mr. 
 Bishop of North Carolina, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
Crane, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
 Good of Virginia, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
   LaMalfa, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Meuser, Mrs. Miller of 
 Illinois, Mr. Mills, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Posey, Mr. Self, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. 
  Brecheen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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

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                                 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        relief funds are hereby rescinded to the extent that the sum of 
        such rescinded funds does not exceed the total amount 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.
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