A 'minibus' is a package that combines several appropriations or spending bills into a single legislative measure to fund multiple government programs or agencies.
November 05, 2025
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procedural
Explains the legislative tactic of bundling multiple spending bills into one package.
Legislators can attach individual spending bills to a continuing resolution (CR) to include specific funding measures while temporarily extending overall government funding.
November 05, 2025
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procedural
Describes a common legislative practice of bundling targeted funding actions with a temporary funding extension.
A 'minibus' is an appropriations package that combines a small number of federal spending bills—commonly three—into a single legislative measure.
October 28, 2025
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definition
Terminology describing one way Congress can group spending bills during the appropriations process.
A continuing resolution (CR) is a short-term federal funding measure used to extend government funding, and because of the Senate filibuster, spending bills such as CRs typically require bipartisan support to pass the Senate.
October 09, 2025
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temporal
Continuing resolutions are stopgap appropriations measures used when regular appropriations bills are not enacted on time.