'''Mandatory spending''' is spending ([[budget authority]] and [[outlays]]) controlled by [[law]]s other than annual [[appropriations]] acts<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/appropriation.htm] US Senate Reference</ref> which require a vote. Also sometimes known as spending on auto-pilot.
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'''Mandatory spending''' is spending ([[budget authority]] and [[outlays]]) controlled by [[law]]s other than annual [[appropriations]] acts<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/appropriation.htm] US Senate Reference</ref> which require a vote. Also sometimes known as spending on auto-pilot.