Senate narrowly approves $9 billion budget clawback for foreign aid and public broadcasting

The Senate narrowly approved a White House request to claw back $9 billion from the federal budget, including funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

The final vote on Thursday morning was 51-48. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted with Democrats against the rescissions bill. Sen. Tina Smith did not vote after being admitted to the hospital.

PHOTO: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, heads to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. — Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, heads to the chamber as Senate Republicans push President Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.J. Scott Applewhite/AP

The bill would rescind funding allocated for the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, related agencies and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The bill now returns to the House with a deadline for final passage by Friday.