From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms
Omnibus Bill: A measure that combines the provisions related to several disparate subjects into a single measure. Examples include continuing appropriations resolutions that might contain two or more of the twelve annual appropriations bills.
See the 12 Subcommittees of the House Committee on Appropriations. The 12 Subcommittees of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Annual Appropriations Bills
- Agriculture
- Commerce/Justice/Science
- Defense
- Energy and Water
- Financial Services
- Homeland Security
- Interior and Environment
- Labor/HHS/Education
- Legislative Branch
- Military/Veterans
- State/Foreign Operations
- Transportation/HUD
What This Is: The Spending Bill Omnibus
More
- Chapter 2.N. Regular Order; Chapter 7.H. Appropriations; in Congressional Procedure
- Appropriations and Budget, Congress.gov
- Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019, Congress.gov
- Appropriation Act / Appropriation Bill / Continuing Resolution / Continuing Appropriations (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- Deficiency Appropriation (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- Supplemental Appropriation (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- Appropriation / Cardinals of Congress (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- Authorization (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- Budget Authority (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- By Request (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- Clean Bill (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- Report / Reported (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- “Farm Bill Primer Series: A Guide to Omnibus Legislation on Agriculture and Food Programs,” CRS Report R44913 (10-page PDF
) - “Omnibus Appropriations Acts: Overview of Recent Practices,” CRS Report RL32473 (19-page PDF)
- “The Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Legislative Action,” CRS Report RL30458 (19-page PDF)
- “Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Committee Responses to Reconciliation Directives,” CRS Report R41151 (40-page PDF)
- “Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and Recent Practices,” CRS Report R42647 (38-page PDF)
- “Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief,” CRS Report R44636 (15-page PDF)
- “The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction,” CRS Report R42388 (28-page PDF)
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