# 2 U.S.C. § 901: Enforcing discretionary spending limits

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## Section

- **Citation:** 2 U.S.C. § 901
- **Heading:** Enforcing discretionary spending limits
- **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

Within 15 calendar days after Congress adjourns to end a session there shall be a sequestration to eliminate a budget-year breach, if any, within any category.

( Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 251 , Dec. 12, 1985 , 99 Stat. 1063 ; Pub. L. 100–119, title I, § 102(a) , Sept. 29, 1987 , 101 Stat. 754 ; Pub. L. 100–203, title VIII, § 8003(f) , Dec. 22, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1330–282 ; Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13101(a) , (e)(2), Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1388–577 , 1388–593; Pub. L. 103–66, title XIV, § 14002(c)(1) , Aug. 10, 1993 , 107 Stat. 683 ; Pub. L. 103–87, title V, § 571 , Sept. 30, 1993 , 107 Stat. 971 ; Pub. L. 103–306, title V, § 562 , Aug. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1649 ; Pub. L. 103–354, title I, § 119(d)(1) , Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3208 ; Pub. L. 104–121, title I, § 103(b) , Mar. 29, 1996 , 110 Stat. 848 ; Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 211(d)(5)(B) , Aug. 22, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2191 ; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(c) [title V, § 577] , Sept. 30, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3009–121 , 3009–169; Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10203(a) , (b), Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 698 , 701; Pub. L. 105–89, title II, § 201(b)(1) , Nov. 19, 1997 , 111 Stat. 2125 ; Pub. L. 105–178, title VIII, § 8101(a) , (d), June 9, 1998 , 112 Stat. 488 , 490; Pub. L. 106–291, title VIII, § 801(a) , (b), Oct. 11, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1026 , 1027; Pub. L. 106–429, § 101(a) [title VII, § 701(a)] , Nov. 6, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1900 , 1900A–64; Pub. L. 107–117, div. C, § 101(a) , Jan. 10, 2002 , 115 Stat. 2341 ; Pub. L. 108–88, § 10(a) , (b), Sept. 30, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1127 ; Pub. L. 108–310, § 10(a) , (b), Sept. 30, 2004 , 118 Stat. 1160 ; Pub. L. 109–59, title VIII , §§ 8001(a), 8002, Aug. 10, 2005 , 119 Stat. 1915 , 1916; Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 101 , Aug. 2, 2011 , 125 Stat. 241 ; Pub. L. 112–240, title IX, § 901(d)(1) , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2370 ; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 101(a) , Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1166 ; Pub. L. 114–74, title I, § 101(a) , title VIII, § 815, Nov. 2, 2015 , 129 Stat. 585 , 604; Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title X, § 1003 , Dec. 18, 2015 , 129 Stat. 3035 ; Pub. L. 115–123, div. C, title I, § 30101(a) , title II, § 30206(c), Feb. 9, 2018 , 132 Stat. 122 , 131; Pub. L. 115–141, div. O, title I, § 102(a) , Mar. 23, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1059 ; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8704(a)(1)(A) , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4877 ; Pub. L. 116–37, title I, § 101(a) , (c), Aug. 2, 2019 , 133 Stat. 1049 ; Pub. L. 118–5, div. A, title I , §§ 101(a), (b), 102, June 3, 2023 , 137 Stat. 12 , 13, 15.)

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- [2 U.S.C. § 903 Enforcing deficit targets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t2_s903.md)
- [2 U.S.C. § 904 Reports and orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t2_s904.md)
- [2 U.S.C. § 905 Exempt programs and activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t2_s905.md)
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- [2 U.S.C. § 907 The baseline](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t2_s907.md)
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- [2 U.S.C. § 907b Modification of Presidential order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t2_s907b.md)
- [2 U.S.C. § 907c Flexibility among defense programs, projects, and activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t2_s907c.md)
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