Appropriations bills United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch

an appropriations bill bill appropriates (gives to, sets aside for) money specific federal government departments, agencies, , programs. money provides funding operations, personnel, equipment, , activities. regular appropriations bills passed annually, funding provide covering 1 fiscal year. fiscal year accounting period of federal government, runs october 1 september 30 of following year.

there 3 types of appropriations bills: regular appropriations bills, continuing resolutions, , supplemental appropriations bills. regular appropriations bills twelve standard bills cover funding federal government 1 fiscal year , supposed enacted law october 1. if congress has not enacted regular appropriations bills time, can pass continuing resolution, continues pre-existing appropriations @ same levels previous fiscal year (or minor modifications) set amount of time. third type of appropriations bills supplemental appropriations bills, add additional funding above , beyond appropriated @ beginning of fiscal year. supplemental appropriations bills can used things disaster relief.

appropriations bills 1 part of larger united states budget , spending process. preceded in process president s budget proposal, congressional budget resolutions, , 302(b) allocation. article 1 of united states constitution, section 9, clause 7, states no money shall drawn treasury, in consequence of appropriations made law... gives congress power make these appropriations. president, however, still has power veto appropriations bills.