Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
This bill mandates automatic, pro rata rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary appropriations: 1% for FY2026, 2% for FY2027, and 5% for FY2028 and later fiscal years. Rescissions apply to discretionary budget authority in regular appropriation Acts (excluding the security category), and OMB must report affected accounts and amounts to Appropriations Committees within 30 days after appropriations are made available.
Progressives emphasize harm to social programs and vulnerable populations.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear, narrowly framed substantive rule requiring pro rata rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary appropriations (with defined percentages and timing) and includes a basic reporting requirement for OMB.
This bill mandates automatic, pro rata rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary appropriations: 1% for FY2026, 2% for FY2027, and 5% for FY2028 and later fiscal years.
Rescissions apply to discretionary budget authority in regular appropriation Acts (excluding the security category), and OMB must report affected accounts and amounts to Appropriations Committees within 30 days after appropriations are made available.
Technically simple but ideologically charged budget cut with broad program impact; passage needs sustained political consensus.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear, narrowly framed substantive rule requiring pro rata rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary appropriations (with defined percentages and timing) and includes a basic reporting requirement for OMB. However, it provides limited operational detail on execution, fiscal accounting, and handling of boundary conditions.
Progressives emphasize harm to social programs and vulnerable populations.
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Progressives emphasize harm to social programs and vulnerable populations.
Likely opposed.
The bill enacts blanket cuts to nonsecurity discretionary programs that fund education, public health, environmental protection, and social services.
Even modest percentages can disrupt services, especially when applied across many programs without targeting or mitigation.
Mixed view.
Supports fiscal restraint but prefers targeted, evidence-based reductions rather than blunt pro rata rescissions.
Would seek flexibility, oversight, and a review of program impacts before permanent higher rescission rates take effect.
Likely supportive.
Favorable because it reduces nonsecurity discretionary spending, imposes automatic fiscal restraint, and preserves security-category funding.
The increasing rescission rates align with a preference for smaller federal discretionary footprint.
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Technically simple but ideologically charged budget cut with broad program impact; passage needs sustained political consensus.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize harm to social programs and vulnerable populations.
Technically simple but ideologically charged budget cut with broad program impact; passage needs sustained political consensus.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear, narrowly framed substantive rule requiring pro rata rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary appropriations (with defined percentages and timing)…
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