continuing resolution

noun

, U.S. Politics.

1. 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.

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

With 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.

From Vox

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.

From Vox

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.

From Washington Post

Congress 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.

From Washington Post

Late Thursday night, the House passed the combination continuing resolution/omnibus spending bill by a vote of 219-206.

From The Daily Beast

Together, those lawmakers could end the shutdown if Boehner would put a gimmick-free continuing resolution to the floor.

From The Daily Beast

“Unlike the continuing resolution, the debt ceiling is much more significant,” Walker warns.

From The Daily Beast

Democrats will vote for a clean continuing resolution (CR) and an increase in the debt limit.

From The Daily Beast

In Congress, top Democrats blame House Republicans for failing to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government running.

From The Daily Beast