Funding, which funds the federal government from October 1st of this year through September 30th of next year. That's our fiscal year. This process matters because If Congress doesn't pass these appropriations bills on time, we have to rely on short term continuing resolutions, or crs, to keep the government funded or in the worst case, face another government shutdown. What does this process actually look like? A markup refers to the committee process, where members review the draft versions of a bill and decide what stays in, what changes, and what gets taken out on. (00:22–00:35)
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Asserts that failure to pass appropriations bills on time leads to reliance on continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.
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