GAO B-338788: second pocket rescission held unlawful

Date

Sep 29, 2026

Kind

Appropriations

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

rollcall.com ↗

Court or forum

GAO decision B-338788

What happened

A September 25 special message proposed rescinding about $810m across 11 expiring accounts, with the review period running past fiscal year-end; GAO held that "the President may not force the expiration of budget authority Congress has already enacted and did not rescind." Vought dismissed the opinion as partisan.

Publisher

Roll Call