Sequestration Reports: Deficit Caps, Spending Caps, PAYGO, Mandatory Sequester Through 2031

Fiscal Year	Maximum Deficit Amount Sequestration Reports	Spending Cap Sequestration Reports (1990 BEA, 2011 BCA, 2023 FRA)	PAYGO Sequestration Reports (under 1990 BEA, as amended, and 2010 Statutory PAYGO)	2011 BCA Joint Committee Mandatory Spending Sequestration Reports (through FY 2031)
Maximum deficit amounts—enforced through sequestration—were enacted by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
1987	CBO Initial Sequestration Report for FY1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
1988	CBO Initial Sequestration Report for FY1988 CBO Initial Sequestration Report for FY1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	CBO Initial Sequestration Report for FY1989 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	CBO Initial Sequestration Report for FY1990 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
		Discretionary spending caps and PAYGO—both enforced through sequestration—were enacted by the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. The spending cap and PAYGO reports were combined in the same documents.
1991	CBO Initial Sequestration Report for FY1991 (August 20, 1990); CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1991 (October 1, 1990); CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1991 (October 11, 1990); CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1991 (November 1, 1990) CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1991-Revised (November 6, 1990)	CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1991 (November 1, 1990) CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1991-Revised (November 6, 1990)	n/a	n/a
1992	OMB Sequestration Update Report (Aug 20 1991) CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1992	OMB Sequestration Update Report (Aug 20 1991) CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1992 OMB Final Sequestration Report (Jan 28 1992)	OMB Sequestration Update Report (Aug 20 1991) CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1992 OMB Final Sequestration Report (Jan 28 1992)	n/a
1993	CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1993	CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1993	CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1993	n/a
1994	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1994 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1994 CBO Final Sequestration Report For FY1994	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1994 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1994 CBO Final Sequestration Report For FY1994	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1994 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1994 CBO Final Sequestration Report For FY1994	n/a
1995	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1995 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1995 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1995	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1995 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1995 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1995	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1995 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1995 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1995	n/a
FY 1995 was the last year for which there was a maximum deficit amount report.
1996	n/a	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1996 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1996	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1996 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1996	n/a
1997	n/a	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1997 CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1997 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1997 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 1997	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1997 CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1997 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1997 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 1997	n/a
1998	n/a	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1998 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1998 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1998 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 1998	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1998 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1998 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1998 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY1998	n/a
1999	n/a	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1999 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1999 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1999 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY1999	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY1999 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY1999 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY1999 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY1999	n/a
2000	n/a	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY2000 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY2000 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY2000 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY2000	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY2000 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY2000 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY2000 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY2000	n/a
2001	n/a	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY2001 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY2001 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY2001 OMB Final Sequestration Report FY2001	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY2001 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY2001 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY2001 OMB Final Sequestration Report FY2001	n/a
2002	n/a	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY2002 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY2002 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY2002 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY2002	CBO Sequestration Preview Report for FY2002 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY2002 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY2002 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY2002	n/a
While overall discretionary spending caps expired at the end of FY 2002, certain category caps still existed for transportation and environmental conservation activities—although there was no BEA mechanism in place for their enforcement. The pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) requirement also expired at the end of 2002. While the BEA called for OMB to follow the PAYGO sequestration process through 2006 for bills enacted prior to its expiration, Pub. L 107–312 reset the PAYGO balances for all fiscal years to zero.
2003	n/a	CBO Preview Report for FY2003 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY 2003 OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY2003 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY2003 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY2003	CBO Preview Report for FY2003 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY 2003 OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY2003 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY2003 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY2003	n/a
Eight years after the expiration of the Budget Enforcement Act at the end of FY 2002, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 re-enacted a statutory PAYGO mechanism enforced by 5-year and 10-year OMB scorecards and sequestration; and new discretionary spending caps enforced by sequestration were enacted by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
2010	n/a	n/a	2010 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2011)	n/a
2011	n/a	n/a	2011 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2012)	n/a
2012	n/a	CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY 2012 OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2012 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2012 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 2012 CBO Sequestration Update Report (Aug 9 2012)	2012 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2013)	n/a
Automatic “Joint Committee” reductions enforced by reductions in the discretionary spending caps and annual sequestration of mandatory spending were triggered by the Budget Control Act beginning with the FY2013 sequester.
2013	n/a	CBO Sequestration Update Report (Aug 9 2012) OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2013 (Aug 20 2012) OMB Discretionary Cap Sequestration Evaluation for FY 2013 (Mar 27 2013) OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 2013	2013 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2014)	CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2013 (Mar 2013) OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2013 (Mar 1 2013)
2014	n/a	OMB Sequestration Preview Report for FY2014 (Corrected Version—May 20 2013) CBO Sequestration Update Report: Aug 2013 OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2014 OMB Letter Regarding the Final Sequestration Report for FY 2014 (Jan 17 2014) CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2014 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 2014	2014 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2015)	OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2014 (Corrected Version—May 20 2013)
2015	n/a	OMB Sequestration Preview Report for FY 2015 CBO Sequestration Update Report (Aug 2014) OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2015 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2015 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 2015 OMB Letter Regarding the Within Session Sequestration Update for Fiscal Year 2015	2015 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2016)	OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2015 (March 10, 2014)
2016	n/a	OMB Sequestration Preview Report for FY 2016 CBO Sequestration Update Report OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2016 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2016 OMB Final Sequestration Report for Fiscal Year 2016 (January 4, 2016)	2016 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2017)	OMB Report to Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2016 (Feb 2 2015)
2017	n/a	OMB Sequestration Preview Report for FY 2017 CBO Sequestration Update Report: August 2016 OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2017 OMB Letter Regarding Delay of the Final Sequestration Report for FY 2017 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2017 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 2017	2017 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2018)	OMB Report on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2017 (February 9, 2016)
2018	n/a	OMB Sequestration Preview Report for FY 2018 CBO Sequestration Update Report: August 2017OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2018 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2018 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 2018	2018 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2019)	OMB Report on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2018 (May 23, 2017)
2019	n/a	OMB Sequestration Preview Report for FY 2019 CBO Sequestration Update Report: August 2018 OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2019 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2019 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 2019	2019 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2020)	OMB Report on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2019 (February 12, 2018)
2020	n/a	OMB Sequestration Preview Report for FY 2020 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY2020 OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2020CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2020OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 2020	2020 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (January 2021) CBO: The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act and the Role of the Congress	OMB Report on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2020 (March 18, 2019)
2021	n/a	OMB Sequestration Preview Report for FY 2021 CBO Sequestration Update Report for FY2021 OMB Sequestration Update Report for FY 2021 CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2021 OMB Final Sequestration Report for FY 2021	2021 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (Jan 2022)	OMB Report on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2021
The Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) caps on discretionary spending, enforced by sequester, expired at the end of FY 2021; however, the annual mandatory spending sequester has been extended through FY 2031 as explained in the section on the BCA.
2022	n/a	OMB Sequestration Update Report for the Current Fiscal Year (August 20, 2021)	OMB PAYGO estimates as of September 2022 OMB Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (Jan. 2023)	OMB Report to the Congress on the BBEDCA 251A Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2022
2023	n/a	n/a	OMB Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report (Jan. 2024)	OMB Report to the Congress on the BBEDCA 251A Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2023
2024	n/a	OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2024 (Aug 18, 2023) CBO Final Sequestration Report for FY 2024 (April 5, 2024)	(The PAYGO report on legislative activity during Congress’ 2024 session will be released in Janaury 2025)	OMB Report to Congress on the BBEDCA 251A Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2024
2025	n/a	OMB Sequestration Preview Report to the President and Congress for FY 2025 CBO Sequestration Update Report: August 15, 2024	(The PAYGO report on legislative activity during Congress’ 2025 session will be released in Janaury 2026)	OMB Report to Congress on the BBEDCA 251A Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2025