budget resolution

American  

noun

1. a resolution adopted by both houses of the U.S. Congress setting forth, reaffirming, or revising the budget for the U.S. government for a fiscal year.

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Etymology

Origin of budget resolution

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Young Kim and Ken Calvert, who represent other swing districts in California, also voted for the budget resolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

The other option involves a new budget resolution, which would facilitate using the reconciliation process to raise the debt limit, as was done in 1990, 1993 and 1997.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

“We applaud Congress for its historic inclusion of tribal program investments in the proposed $3.5 trillion budget resolution and reconciliation proposals,” said the Sept. 17 letter obtained by The Washington Times.

From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2021

In the 24 hours that the House was back in session, its members called to Washington to pass a budget resolution teeing up Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social spending bill, the Rules Committee met three times.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2021

Instead of a Presidential budget that gets discarded and a congressional budget resolution that is not enforced, why not a simple partnership, a joint agreement that sets out the spending priorities within the available revenues?

From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald