Message to the Congress on Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement

To the Congress of the United States:

In accordance with section 1110 of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R. 1968; the "Act") and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA), I hereby designate as emergency requirements 16 appropriations (including the transfer and repurposing of funds) so designated by the Congress in the Act pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of BBEDCA, as outlined in the enclosed list of accounts.

My designation does not include the remaining 11 appropriations—totaling nearly $3 billion—that were improperly designated by the Congress as emergency in the Act that stem from the June 2023 side deal with the Democrats to evade the spending caps signed into law, and I do not concur that the added spending is truly for emergency needs.

The details of this action are set forth in the enclosed memorandum from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

DONALD J. TRUMP

The White House,

March 24, 2025.