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What is a Continuing Resolution and How Does It Impact Government Operations?
No matter what comes of the election next week, the current Congress will have a lot on its plate, including a continuing resolution that expires December 16.
But what exactly is a continuing resolution? CR Continuing resolutions are temporary spending bills that allow federal government operations to continue when final appropriations have not been approved by Congress and the President. Without final appropriations or a continuing resolution (CR), there could be a lapse in funding that results in a government shutdown.
How is a CR different from a budget?
The federal budget is a proposal by the President outlining spending goals and priorities during a given year. Congress debates this funding, and then votes to appropriate funding. However, Congress has only completed this process before the beginning of the fiscal year 3 times in the last 47 years, most recently for FY1997.
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