A joint resolution enacted by Congress and signed by the president (when the new fiscal year is about to begin or has begun) to provide new budget authority for federal agencies and programs to contin [..]

Resolución Contínua

A Joint Resolution passed by Congress providing funding for government agencies at existing levels.  This is a temporary measure to provide funding prior to the Congress and President working out an agreement for the full funding for the fiscal year.

A continuing resolution refers to a type of appropriations legislation enacted by Congress to allow government operations to continue until the regular appropriations are enacted. It is used by Congre [..]

  If appropriation bills are not pass by Congress and signed by the President by October 1 of each year the President and Congress can agree to a Continuing Resolution that allows Government agencies to continue programs at the same funding levels as the previous fiscal year.  If the Continuing Resolution is not passed by Congress or passed and not [..]

Appropriations legislation enacted by Congress to provide temporary budget authority for Federal agencies to keep them in operation when their regular appropriations bill has not been enacted by the s [..]

A CR is an appropriation for the entire fiscal year(s) pending enactment of a regular appropriation, but subject to time limitations as to how long it remains in effect (USAID Automated Directives Sys [..]