appropriations bill

A bill that authorizes governmental expenditures.

• The federal government cannot spend money unless Congress has appropriated the funds. U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 7.

— Also termed spending bill. See APPROPRIATION(2), (3). [Cases: United States 85. C.J.S. United States §§ 156–158.]

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