Forbes December 27, 2022
Just before funding for the federal government was set to expire on December 23, 2022, Congress passed—and President Biden signed—the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The nearly $1.7 trillion appropriations bill averted a government shutdown and funds the federal government through fiscal year 2023, which ends September 30, 2023.
An omnibus spending bill is a combination of appropriations bills that each authorize funds for different parts of the government. In an omnibus bill, legislators in the House and the Senate can vote on a single spending package rather than on individual funding bills for different agencies or areas of government. Without appropriations, the government isn’t authorized to spend money and has to shut down.
The latest spending bill includes aid...
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