The FY2016 Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res 61) (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Sept. 25, 2015 |
| Report Number |
IN10148 |
| Report Type |
Insight |
| Authors |
Tollestrup, Jessica |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
Funding for most federal government departments and agencies is provided in annual appropriations acts. When one or more regular appropriations acts have not been enacted by the beginning of the fiscal year (October 1), temporary funding to continue the operations of the federal government is typically provided in a continuing appropriations act (often referred to as a 'continuing resolution' or CR). No regular appropriations acts for FY2016 have been enacted, or are expected to be enacted, by October 1. On September 22, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute (S.Amdt. 2669) that would provide temporary FY2016 continuing appropriations through December 11, 2015. This amendment was offered to an unrelated measure that was pending before the Senate (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015; H.J.Res 61). As offered, the CR would generally provide budget authority for projects and activities through a formula that references the purposes and amounts in the previous fiscal year's regular appropriations acts (Divisions A-K of the FY2015 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, P.L. 113-235; and Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, P.L. 114-4), with some exceptions. The CR covers all 12 regular appropriations acts funded therein. The funding in the CR is provided under the same authority and conditions, and to the same extent and manner, as was provided in the referenced FY2015 appropriations acts (Sections 101, 103, and 104). In addition, many of the FY2015 provisions that stipulated or otherwise placed limits on agency authorities during that fiscal year would also apply to the FY2016 funds provided by the CR (Section 104).
