Support legislation to institute across-the-board rescissions of 1% in FY2026, 2% in FY2027, and 5% in FY2028 and beyond for nonsecurity discretionary appropriations.

Marsha Blackburn · Tennessee · Republican

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Senator Blackburn is committed to addressing the government’s out-of-control spending. This bill would institute across-the-board rescissions of 1% in FY2026, 2% in FY2027, and 5% in FY2028 and beyond for nonsecurity discretionary appropriations.

Blackburn sponsored a bill to cut nonsecurity discretionary spending with escalating across-the-board rescissions starting in FY2026.

1%, 2%, 5% Across-the-Board Spending Cuts
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Evidence

Blackburn's June 2026 issue sheet says she is sponsoring the package and would institute across-the-board rescissions of 1% for FY2026, 2% for FY2027, and 5% for FY2028 and every year after, excluding defense, DHS, VA, and NNSA accounts.

Current official Senate material shows Blackburn still actively backing the exact 1/2/5 rescissions concept in the requested FY2026-era form.

partial same_term A for effort

1%, 2%, 5% Across-the-Board Spending Cuts
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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Congress.gov lists Blackburn as sponsor of S.360, introduced on February 3, 2025, and notes it was read twice and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee; the bill remained at introduced status.

Blackburn took concrete legislative action by introducing a rescissions bill in the current Congress, but it did not advance beyond referral.

partial same_term A for effort

S.360 - A bill to provide for across-the-board rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary spending.
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

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Blackburn's Senate issue sheet identifies the proposal as sponsored by Senator Marsha Blackburn and describes FY2026 1%, FY2027 2%, and FY2028-and-after 5% rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary appropriations, with security-related exemptions.

Official Senate material shows Blackburn supported the exact 1%/2%/5% rescissions concept during the relevant Senate term.

partial same_term A for effort

1%, 2%, 5% Across-the-Board Spending Cuts
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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S.360 was introduced by Blackburn on February 3, 2025. Its operative text would rescind 1% of FY2026, 2% of FY2027, and 5% of FY2028-and-later nonsecurity discretionary appropriations.

Blackburn introduced bill text matching the promised across-the-board rescissions schedule.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - S.360 - A bill to provide for across-the-board rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary spending
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Congress.gov lists Blackburn as sponsor, Senate Appropriations as committee, latest action as read twice and referred on February 3, 2025, and status as Introduced rather than passed or enacted.

The matching bill was introduced but had not advanced beyond referral, so the policy was not enacted through S.360.

never same_term A for effort

S.360 - A bill to provide for across-the-board rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary spending.
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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The all-actions page shows one action for S.360: on February 3, 2025, it was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

The official action history confirms no committee report, floor passage, presidential presentation, or public law for the exact bill.

never same_term A for effort

Actions - S.360 - 119th Congress
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Public Law 119-28 rescinds specified unobligated balances from named accounts and Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds; it does not institute across-the-board 1%, 2%, and 5% nonsecurity discretionary rescissions for FY2026, FY2027, and later years.

A rescissions law was enacted in the same Congress, but it was a targeted rescissions package, not Blackburn's across-the-board 1%/2%/5% policy.

never same_term

Public Law 119-28, Rescissions Act of 2025
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Blackburn sponsored S.360 in the 119th Congress, and the bill matched the promised 1% FY2026, 2% FY2027, and 5% FY2028-and-later rescissions for nonsecurity discretionary appropriations. However, the bill was only introduced and referred to Senate Appropriations, with no passage or enactment. Public Law 119-28 enacted targeted rescissions, not the across-the-board 1/2/5 policy. This is a serious legislative effort but not a delivered outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

never unknown A for effort

Blackburn did take a concrete step toward the policy by sponsoring S.360 in the 119th Congress and her Senate issue sheet says she is still backing the same 1%/2%/5% across-the-board rescissions concept. But the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no enactment or adopted rescissions outcome shown, so the promised policy was not delivered. This is a serious legislative attempt that failed to achieve the stated result.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%