Budget sequestration
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budget-sequestration-194-2024796
title:
Budget sequestration
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Budget sequestration is a provision of United States law that causes an across-the-board reduction in certain kinds of spending included in the federal budget. Sequestration involves setting a hard cap on the amount of government spending within broadly defined categories; if Congress enacts annual appropriations legislation that exceeds these caps, an across-the-board spending cut is automatically imposed on these categories, affecting all departments and programs by an equal percentage. The am
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U.S. legislative procedure reducing spending by the Federal Government
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_sequestration
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2022-12-29T21:21:08Z
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