President Donald J. Trump announced on April 8 that direct spending budgetary resources for fiscal year 2027 in each non-exempt budget account will be reduced, following the requirements of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended.
The order states that these reductions, known as sequestrations, will take effect on October 1, 2026. The amounts to be cut were calculated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in its report to Congress dated April 3, 2026.
"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, 2026, direct spending budgetary resources for fiscal year 2027 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 April 3, 2026," Trump said.
The directive emphasizes that all sequestrations must follow both section 251A's requirements and OMB's specifications from its recent report prepared under section 251A(9) of the Act. No further details about specific programs or dollar amounts were provided within this announcement.
This action is part of ongoing efforts to enforce federal spending limits established under current law.
