Appropriations for FY2001: An Overview

Publication Date: February 2001

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Banking and finance

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Appropriations are one part of a complex congressional budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations measures (regular bills, supplemental measures, and continuing resolutions), rescission, and budget reconciliation bills. Fiscal year (FY) 2001 covers October 1, 2000-September 30, 2001. The process begins with the President’s budget request and is bound by the rules of the House and Senate, the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as amended), the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and current program authorizations.

This report is a broad overview of all appropriations activity and a guide to the CRS Appropriation Product Series that provides analytical perspectives on the 13 annual FY2001 appropriations bills. This report will be updated weekly as legislation occurs.