continuing resolution

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

The pace of military operations in the Middle East and Western Hemisphere has also exacerbated a shortfall in operations and maintenance, another consequence of the full-year continuing resolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

To break the logjam, centrist Democrats and Republicans are discussing not just a so-called continuing resolution that would fund the government in the short term but also long-term bipartisan spending bills to fund certain agencies.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

“All we are asking for is a commonsense, clean funding resolution — a continuing resolution — to keep the government open,” Leavitt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

Earlier this year, the House passed a continuing resolution that funded the government through the end of the current fiscal year.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

Negotiators had been moving toward a simple solution: passing a continuing resolution that would mostly extend funding for the Department of Homeland Security, though with some increase from 2023 spending levels.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024