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A '''Continuing Resolution''', commonly referenced as a "CR", is a stopgap funding measure that keeps the money flowing for government operations without the enactment of a specific appropriation. [[Congress]] has overused CR's in the 2020s to avoid confronting the massive budget deficits that is generating.
A '''Continuing Resolution''', commonly referenced as a "CR", is a stopgap funding measure that keeps the money flowing for government operations without the enactment of a specific appropriation. [[Congress]] has overused CR's in the 2020s to avoid confronting the massive budget deficits that is generating.
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== Explained in greater detail ==
== Explained in greater detail ==
Legislation in the form of a [[joint resolution]] enacted by [[Congress]] after waiver of the Budget Act of 1974 by consensus for the new fiscal year, to provide [[spending authority]] for Federal agencies, programs and [[entitlements]] to continue. The regular [[appropriation]]s [[acts]] can then be circumvented or ignored.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/continuing_resolution.htm US Senate Reference]</ref>
Legislation in the form of a [[joint resolution]] enacted by [[Congress]] after waiver of the Budget Act of 1974 by consensus for the new fiscal year, to provide [[spending authority]] for Federal agencies, programs and [[entitlements]] to continue. The regular [[appropriation]]s [[acts]] can then be circumvented or ignored.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/continuing_resolution.htm US Senate Reference]</ref>