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Appropriations

Budget and Taxalso called appropriations bill, appropriations act

Laws that provide money for federal agencies to spend. Each year Congress considers 12 regular appropriations bills, written by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, to fund discretionary programs.

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  1. Congress Guide: Which committees write the bills that fund federal agencies?

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