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To repeal and rescind any unobligated balances under sections 70002 and 70003 of the Inflation Reduction Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would rescind and cancel any unspent funding that was appropriated under sections 70002 and 70003 of the Inflation Reduction Act. Those two sections would also be repealed by the legislation.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joni Ernst’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $57,653
- CAPITAL GROUP $40,000
- SOROBAN CAPITAL $13,200
- CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES $7,500
- GOOGLE $6,800
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Actions (2)
- Mar 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 10, 2025
Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To repeal and rescind any unobligated balances under sections 70002 and 70003 of the Inflation Reduction Act, 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 TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Return to Sender Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS.
The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by sections 70002 and 70003 of Public Law 117-169 (commonly referred to as the “Inflation Reduction Act”), as of the date of enactment of this Act are rescinded and those sections are hereby repealed. <all>
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