# 2 U.S.C. § 901a: Enforcement of budget goal

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## Section

- **Citation:** 2 U.S.C. § 901a
- **Heading:** Enforcement of budget goal
- **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

starting with $1,200,000,000,000;

( Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 251A , as added Pub. L. 112–25, title III, § 302(a) , Aug. 2, 2011 , 125 Stat. 256 ; amended Pub. L. 112–240, title IX, § 901(a) , (c), Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2370 ; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 101(b) , (c), (d)(2), div. B, title II, § 1205, Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1167 , 1168, 1200; Pub. L. 113–82, § 1 , Feb. 15, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1009 ; Pub. L. 113–93, title II, § 222 , Apr. 1, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1077 ; Pub. L. 114–74, title I, § 101(b) , (c), Nov. 2, 2015 , 129 Stat. 586 ; Pub. L. 115–123, div. C, title I, § 30101(b) , (c), Feb. 9, 2018 , 132 Stat. 123 ; Pub. L. 116–37, title I, § 101(d) , title IV, § 402, Aug. 2, 2019 , 133 Stat. 1050 , 1058; Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3709(b) , Mar. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 422 ; Pub. L. 117–7, § 1(b) , Apr. 14, 2021 , 135 Stat. 251 ; Pub. L. 117–58, div. I, § 90001 , Nov. 15, 2021 , 135 Stat. 1341 ; Pub. L. 117–71, § 2(b) , Dec. 10, 2021 , 135 Stat. 1506 ; Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title IV, § 4163 , Dec. 29, 2022 , 136 Stat. 5931 ; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1852 , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 709 ; Pub. L. 118–42, div. G, title III, § 303 , Mar. 9, 2024 , 138 Stat. 452 ; Pub. L. 118–47, div. G, title I, § 109 , Mar. 23, 2024 , 138 Stat. 857 ; Pub. L. 119–4, div. B, title II, § 2211 , Mar. 15, 2025 , 139 Stat. 44 ; Pub. L. 119–37, div. F, title II, § 6213 , Nov. 12, 2025 , 139 Stat. 634 ; Pub. L. 119–75, div. J, title II, § 6227 , Feb. 3, 2026 , 140 Stat. 684 .)

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