Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2008: Brief Overview

[摘要] The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2008 was the measure used by Congress and the President to wrap up action on the regular appropriations acts in late 2007, at the end of the first session of the 110th Congress. This report provides a brief overview of the measure, including a discussion of the context for legislative action, the legislative history of the bill, a summary of its structure and content, and information on the use of across-the-board spending cuts to offset part of its cost.

[发布日期] 2007-12-28 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Appropriations;Budgets;Government spending;Government spending reductions