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President Trump signed a sequestration order on May 30, 2025, invoking Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act to mandate automatic spending cuts across federal programs. The order requires across-the-board reductions to non-exempt federal spending for fiscal year 2026. This action directly impacts federal employees, benefit recipients, contractors, and agencies through reduced funding and potential service disruptions.
On March 18, 2019, the Trump administration issued a sequestration order pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, triggering automatic spending cuts across federal agencies. The order required reduction of discretionary spending in fiscal year 2020 to meet deficit reduction targets mandated by the law. The sequestration resulted in across-the-board cuts to federal programs including defense, Medicare, and other discretionary spending categories.