# 2026-06962: 2027 Budget Axe: Government Trims Spending to Fight Deficits

2026-06962, Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2027 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as Amended, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-04-09, effective 2026-10-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06962
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-06962
- Title: Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2027 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as Amended
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 91 FR 18273
- Published: 2026-04-09
- Effective: 2026-10-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

2027 Budget Axe: Government Trims Spending to Fight Deficits

## Summary

Starting October 1, 2026, the government will cut spending in many areas to help control the budget for fiscal year 2027. These spending cuts, called sequestration, affect most government programs except a few that are protected. The Office of Management and Budget has figured out exactly how much money will be trimmed to keep the budget balanced and reduce the deficit.

## Effects PRIA read

- Across‑the‑Board Cuts to Non‑Exempt Programs: cost, high. Starting October 1, 2026, direct spending budgetary resources for fiscal year 2027 in each non-exempt federal budget account will be reduced by the amounts calculated in the Office of Management and Budget's report to Congress of April 3, 2026. These cuts (sequestration) apply to most non-exempt go…
- Some Programs Remain Exempt from Sequestration: benefit, medium. The sequestration order applies only to non-exempt budget accounts, so budget accounts that are exempt will not have their direct spending reduced under this order. The Office of Management and Budget's April 3, 2026 report identifies the specific amounts and accounts.

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## Sources
- [2026-06962 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06962/sequestration-order-for-fiscal-year-2027-pursuant-to-section-251a-of-the-balanced-budget-and)
- [2026-06962 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06962.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06962 (as of 2026-06-08).