H.R. 3785 119th Congress House

Forgotten Funds Act

Official title: To rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 5, 2025 Introduced by: David Schweikert Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov

Economics and Public Finance

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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Jun 5, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forgotten Funds Act

This bill rescinds the unobligated balances of discretionary appropriations that were provided for FY2021 or any previous fiscal year. It also requires the rescinded funds to be deposited into the Treasury for the sole purpose of deficit reduction.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3785: Forgotten Funds Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3785/

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"H.R. 3785: Forgotten Funds Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3785/.

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H.R. 3785, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3785/.

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