continuing resolution
legislation enacted by Congress to allow government operations to continue until the regular appropriations are enacted: used when action on appropriations is not completed by the beginning of a fiscal year.
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How to use continuing resolution in a sentence
Since 2019, they have repeatedly pushed bills that would automatically impose temporary funding measures, known as continuing resolutions, to counter the inability of legislators to pass budgets, their most basic responsibility.
As another shutdown looms, a bipartisan bill would force legislators stay in D.C. to pass a budget | Joe Davidson | September 30, 2021 | Washington PostWith the federal fiscal year ending September 30, Congress has until then to pass the continuing resolution and prevent a third shutdown in as many years.
Still, McConnell appears poised to block any CR that includes an increase to the debt ceiling, though he has said his conference would support a “clean continuing resolution” without the debt ceiling.
That hike can either pass as a stand-alone bill, as part of a stopgap continuing resolution to keep the lights on, or as part of the massive spending-and-tax bill.
The Republicans want no part of a debt ceiling hike. Good for them. | Hugh Hewitt | September 22, 2021 | Washington PostCongress usually doesn’t pass all its appropriation bills in time, so to avoid a government shutdown, it can and probably will pass a short-term spending bill — known as a continuing resolution — that funds the government at last year’s levels.
What to know about the big budget battles in Congress | Amber Phillips | September 9, 2021 | Washington Post
Late Thursday night, the House passed the combination continuing resolution/omnibus spending bill by a vote of 219-206.
Together, those lawmakers could end the shutdown if Boehner would put a gimmick-free continuing resolution to the floor.
Five Boehner Quotes—From One Interview—That Explain Everything | Jamelle Bouie | October 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“Unlike the continuing resolution, the debt ceiling is much more significant,” Walker warns.
Democrats will vote for a clean continuing resolution (CR) and an increase in the debt limit.
To Be or Not To Be…A Loser: Boehner’s Hamlet Moment | Joe McLean | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Congress, top Democrats blame House Republicans for failing to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government running.
Government Shutdown Empties Offices Enforcing Sanctions on Iran | Josh Rogin, Eli Lake | October 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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