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Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2026 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, As Amended

SignedMay 30, 2025
Memorandum·Donald Trump·Budget
Why This Matters

Direct spending for fiscal year 2026 will be cut across various budget accounts starting on October 1, 2025.

This means that federal programs and services could receive less funding, affecting their operations and services provided to the public.
Federal agencies and programs that rely on non-exempt budget accounts will be impacted by these spending cuts.
Summary

1. The specific amount of the budget cuts will be determined by the Office of Management and Budget's report from May 30, 2025. 2. These cuts are part of a broader effort to control the federal budget and reduce the deficit. 3. Sequestration is a process that automatically reduces spending when budgetary goals are not met, affecting various government functions.

Who is affected?

Federal agencies and programs that rely on non-exempt budget accounts will be impacted by these spending cuts.

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SEQUESTRATION ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026
PURSUANT TO SECTION 251A OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT, AS AMENDED

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By the authority vested in me as President by the laws of the United States of America, and in accordance with section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (the “Act”), as amended, 2 U.S.C. 901a, I hereby order that, on October 1, 2025, direct spending budgetary resources for fiscal year 2026 in each non-exempt budget account be reduced by the amount calculated by the Office of Management and Budget in its report to the Congress of May 30, 2025.

All sequestrations shall be made in strict accordance with the requirements of section 251A of the Act and the specifications of the Office of Management and Budget’s report of May 30, 2025, prepared pursuant to section 251A(9) of the Act.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    May 30, 2025.

Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2026 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, As Amended - PILLARS