A statute or legislation under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that provides budget authority. Enactment of an appropriation act generally follows adoption of an authorization. Currently, there are 13 regular appropriation acts each year; the Congress may also enact supplemental or continuing appropriations. See budget authority.
annual Act of Parliament, which gives formal approval to departmental Supply Estimates. The Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill when enacted becomes the Appropriation Act.
A statute, under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, that generally provides authority for agencies to incur obligations for the acquisition of goods, services, or facilities and to make payments out of the Treasury for purposes specified in the act. The authorization usually expires at the end of a specified term, most often one year.
After both houses of the General Assembly have passed a budget bill and the Governor has signed it, the bill becomes known as the Appropriation Act. At this point the Legislature will assign the Act an offical "Chapter" number. For example the enacted 2002 budget is also referred to as "Chapter 889, 2002 Acts of Assembly".
Statute, under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, that generally provides legal authority for federal agencies to incur obligations and to make payments out of Treasury for specified purposes. Appropriation acts can be regular, supplemental, and continuing. Currently, 13 regular appropriations acts are considered annually.
A statute under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that provides budget authority. Enactment generally follows adoption of authorizing legislation unless the authorization itself provides the budget authority. Currently, 13 regular appropriation acts are enacted each year. When necessary, the Congress may enact supplemental or continuing appropriations.
A statute, under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, that generally provides legal authority for federal agencies to incur Obligations and to make payments out of Treasury for specified purposes. Three major types of appropriation acts are regular, supplemental, and continuing. (GAO) HUDCAPS Core Financial System Standard Accounting Interface, dated 9/30/97
Source: Congressional Budget Office Definition: Legislation under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that provides budget authority for federal programs or agencies. By law, such an act has a particular style and title--for example, â€An act making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the year ending September 30, 2001.†Generally, 13 regular appropriation acts are considered annually to fund the operations of the federal government; the Congress may also consider supplemental or continuing appropriation acts, but each follows the statutory style and title. See also budget authority. Related Term(s): Budget authority
