Steve is working hard to promote fiscal discipline
Promote fiscal discipline.
Occurrences
He has always exercised fiscal discipline, pushed for lower taxes, and believed in balancing our nation’s checkbook.
Steve is fighting to promote fiscal discipline, create good-paying jobs, protect our freedoms, and get our economy back on track.
we're bringing bills to reform these laws, to cut red tape in Washington
We're going to continue delivering with this Republican majority.
we're going to get control over spending. And not only that, we're going to root out waste, fraud, and abuse.
The legislation "cuts $9.4 BILLION in waste" and would "restore fiscal responsibility" and put Washington "on a path to fiscal sanity."
House Republicans and President Trump ran on the promise to turn Washington’s spending trajectory around, and with this legislation, we’re following through.
Evidence
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Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (Introduced 06/06/2025). Latest Action: 07/24/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-28. The bill text says it rescinds budget authority and is titled the Rescissions Act of 2025.
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Scalise said the legislation 'cuts $9.4 BILLION in waste' and would 'restore fiscal responsibility' and put Washington 'on a path to fiscal sanity.'
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After the House passed H.R. 4, Scalise said Washington has run on 'reckless, out-of-control spending' and that the bill 'cuts reckless, politically biased spending' and takes 'a critical step toward fiscal health.'
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The biography describes Scalise as a 'Conservative Leader' who 'advocates for the principles of fiscal discipline, lower taxes, a robust national defense, strong border security, freedom, and conservative values.'
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Scalise and House Republican leadership said the bill 'reduces spending more than any other bill ever has' and that Congress passed it and sent it to the President's desk.
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Public Law 119-28, approved July 24, 2025, states that the act may be cited as the "Rescissions Act of 2025" and that the listed rescissions of budget authority "shall take effect immediately upon the date of enactment." Its legislative history lists H.R. 4 passing the House on June 12, 2025, the Senate on July 17, 2025, and House concurrence on July 18, 2025.
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, with sponsor Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA-1], introduced 06/06/2025, and latest action 07/24/2025: Became Public Law No. 119-28. The statutory text states it rescinds certain budget authority and may be cited as the Rescissions Act of 2025.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 168 on June 12, 2025 for H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act, with the vote question On Passage, status Passed, 214 yeas to 212 nays. The vote list records Scalise, Republican, Louisiana, as voting Yea.
Assessments
Scalise directly sponsored H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, voted for its House passage, and the measure became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025. Because the promise was broad but centered on promoting fiscal discipline, enactment of a Scalise-sponsored rescissions law cutting budget authority is enough to count as delivery in the same federal term.
As a sitting U.S. representative, Scalise directly sponsored H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, introduced on June 6, 2025. It passed the House on June 12, 2025, passed the Senate on July 17, 2025, cleared final House action on July 18, 2025, and became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025, immediately rescinding budget authority. Because the promise is broad, a concrete enacted spending-cut law that he wrote and advanced counts as fulfillment of promoting fiscal discipline, and it occurred while he was still in office.
Scalise made fiscal discipline a stated governing priority and, more importantly, directly sponsored H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, which became Public Law 119-28 during his current House term and rescinded budget authority. Because the promise was broad and action-oriented, to promote fiscal discipline rather than achieve a specific fiscal target, sponsoring and helping advance an enacted spending-cut law is enough to count as delivered in the same federal term.
Scalise fulfilled the promise at the level the claim specifies: it was a broad commitment to promote fiscal discipline, not a quantified deficit or spending target. The evidence shows both consistent public advocacy and concrete legislative action, including sponsoring H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, which became Public Law 119-28 and rescinded budget authority. Because the promised action was promotion of fiscal discipline rather than achieving a comprehensive fiscal result, enacted spending-cut legislation supports a delivered finding.