The Implementing DOGE Act would require automatic cuts to federal spending on non-military programs starting in fiscal year 2026. The bill establishes a formula that calculates how much nonsecurity discretionary spending (such as funding for agencies like the EPA, Education Department, and others) has grown compared to the previous year, and then cuts that growth amount proportionally across all affected programs. For example, if total nonsecurity discretionary spending grew by 3 percent from one year to the next, the bill would rescind 2 percent of the current year's budget (the growth above 1 percent). The cuts would take effect automatically after September 30 of each fiscal year and would apply on an ongoing basis to future years. This legislation would affect federal agencies and the programs they fund, but military and security-related spending would be exempt from these automatic reductions.
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