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  2. Bill (United States Congress) - Wikipedia

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    In the Senate, the bill is placed on the desk of the presiding officer. [6] The bill must bear the signature of the member introducing it to verify that the member actually intended to introduce the bill. The member is then called the sponsor of that bill. That member may add the names of other members onto the bill who also support it.

  3. Appropriations bill (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, regular appropriations bills have provided most of the federal government's annual funding. [4] The text of the bill is divided into "accounts" with some larger agencies having several separate accounts (for things like salaries or research/development) and some smaller agencies just having one. [4]

  4. Appropriation bill - Wikipedia

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    An appropriation bill, also known as supply bill or spending bill, is a proposed law that authorizes the expenditure of government funds. It is a bill that sets money aside for specific spending. [1] In some democracies, approval of the legislature is necessary for the government to spend money.

  5. Mandatory spending - Wikipedia

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    Also known as entitlement spending, in US fiscal policy, mandatory spending is government spending on certain programs that are required by law. [1] Congress established mandatory programs under authorization laws. Congress legislates spending for mandatory programs outside of the annual appropriations bill process. Congress can only reduce the ...

  6. Biden signs government funding bill - AOL

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    The bill addresses a slate of critical government operations, including the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and the legislative branch.

  7. Omnibus spending bill - Wikipedia

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    According to Walter J. Oleszek, a political science professor and "senior specialist in American national government at the Congressional Research Service", [3] omnibus bills have become more popular since the 1980s because "party and committee leaders can package or bury controversial provisions in one massive bill to be voted up or down."

  8. Why a landmark kids online safety bill that just passed the ...

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    The bill’s core concept is creating a “duty of care” for internet companies, meaning they can be legally liable if they recommend content to kids that can harm their mental health.

  9. House passes bill to extend government funding for 1 week - AOL

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    The Democratic-led House passed a short-term spending bill Wednesday to keep government agencies funded at current levels through Dec. 23, giving lawmakers more time to craft a roughly $1.7 ...