The Federal Budget & Appropriations Process: Here Comes a Government Shutdown

• Congress is gone for August recess and does not come back until September.

• Under the debt ceiling deal, Congress must pass 13 separate appropriations bills by September 30th. They have not passed any of them.

• Unless they pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open, the government will shut-down.

• And, if Congress fails to pass ALL the appropriations bills by the end of the year, a 1% across the board cut to federal spending will automatically go into place for 2023.

• For some Republican Fiscal Hawks in the House of Representatives who want deep cuts in appropriations, this is not the worst consolation prize.