To provide for across-the-board rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary spending of 1 percent.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill mandates an automatic 1% cut to all non-defense discretionary federal spending, starting in fiscal year 2026 and continuing every year thereafter. It targets programs like education, transportation, housing, and scientific research—while exempting defense and homeland security spending.
Who Benefits and How
Deficit reduction advocates and fiscal conservatives benefit as this creates a permanent mechanism to reduce federal spending without requiring annual Congressional action. Defense contractors and national security agencies are protected since their funding is explicitly excluded from the cuts.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal agencies outside of defense face automatic annual budget reductions, forcing them to cut programs, staff, or services. Beneficiaries of domestic programs—including students relying on education grants, researchers dependent on federal funding, and communities served by housing, transportation, and social programs—face reduced services or eliminated programs.
Key Provisions
- Implements automatic 1% rescission (cancellation) of all nonsecurity discretionary appropriations
- Takes effect immediately after full-year funding is enacted for fiscal year 2026 and beyond
- Requires the Office of Management and Budget to report to Congress within 30 days on exactly which accounts were cut and by how much
- Defines "nonsecurity" spending as anything not in the security category under the Balanced Budget Act, effectively protecting Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill mandates an across-the-board rescission of 1 percent of nonsecurity discretionary spending for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year.
Key Policy Areas
Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill mandates an across-the-board rescission of 1 percent of nonsecurity discretionary spending for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year.
Policy Domains
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An annual appropriation Act providing new budget authority for programs, projects, and activities under the jurisdiction of a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
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