How the Major Components of the Budget Process Fit Together

The annual exercise of funding the government is a monumental effort with many points of failure. Download BGOV’s guide to learn about the seven major components of the process and understand various stakeholders’ involvement.

This one-page guide covers:

• Why Congress sometimes skips the step of budget resolution
• What it takes to get agencies funded
• Important deadlines and the consequences if they are missed
• The purpose of authorization bills and continuing resolutions
• Why reconciliation bills can be an attractive target for some policy changes