# 2 U.S.C. § 900: Statement of budget enforcement through sequestration; definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 2 U.S.C. § 900
- **Heading:** Statement of budget enforcement through sequestration; definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 2—THE CONGRESS > CHAPTER 20—EMERGENCY POWERS TO ELIMINATE BUDGET DEFICITS > SUBCHAPTER I—ELIMINATION OF DEFICITS IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM DEFICIT AMOUNT

## Text

(b)
General statement of budget enforcement through sequestration
This subchapter provides for budget enforcement as called for in House Concurrent Resolution 84 (105th Congress, 1st session).

( Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 250 , as added Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13101(a) , Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1388–574 , and Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 250(c)(21) , formerly § 257(12), as added Pub. L. 100–119, title I, § 102(b)(7) , Sept. 29, 1987 , 101 Stat. 774 , renumbered § 250(c)(21), Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13101(b) , Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1388–589 ; amended Pub. L. 105–33, title X , §§ 10202, 10204(a)(2), 10208(a)(2), Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 697 , 702, 708; Pub. L. 105–178, title VIII, § 8101(c) , (f), June 9, 1998 , 112 Stat. 489 ; Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, § 9013(b) , July 22, 1998 , 112 Stat. 865 ; Pub. L. 106–291, title VIII, § 801(c) , Oct. 11, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1028 ; Pub. L. 108–88, § 10(c) , Sept. 30, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1127 ; Pub. L. 108–310, § 10(c) , Sept. 30, 2004 , 118 Stat. 1160 ; Pub. L. 109–59, title VIII, § 8001(b) , Aug. 10, 2005 , 119 Stat. 1915 ; Pub. L. 111–139, title I, § 9(a) , Feb. 12, 2010 , 124 Stat. 21 ; Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 102 , Aug. 2, 2011 , 125 Stat. 245 ; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 101(d)(1) , Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1168 .)

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