The U.S. federal budget is organized by fiscal years (for example, fiscal year 2025), and Congress can pass legislation such as continuing resolutions to temporarily extend prior fiscal year funding levels.
October 08, 2025
high
institutional
Continuing resolutions or short-term funding bills are used to maintain government funding when regular appropriations are not enacted.
Federal emergency payments for emergency care, including Emergency Medicaid reimbursements, constitute less than 1% of total Medicaid spending.
October 07, 2025
high
statistical
Share of Medicaid spending accounted for by emergency-related federal payments.
A 2025 KFF analysis of Congressional Budget Office estimates found that policy changes related to immigrants with legal status would increase federal spending by $131 billion.
October 07, 2025
high
statistical
Fiscal estimate from a 2025 analysis forecasting federal spending impacts of immigrant-related policy changes.
Congress can use short-term federal funding bills, commonly called continuing resolutions, to extend federal funding deadlines and provide more time to complete annual appropriations for a fiscal year.
October 06, 2025
high
temporal
Continuing resolutions are a routine legislative tool to keep government operations funded when regular appropriations are not completed on schedule.
The United States federal government is funded on a fiscal year basis, requiring Congress to pass appropriations or other funding measures for each fiscal year (for example, fiscal year 2026).
October 06, 2025
high
temporal
Federal spending is organized by fiscal years, and failure to enact appropriations can lead to temporary funding measures or government shutdowns.
In 2025, the Trump administration sought $76.5 billion in funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an amount described as roughly a tenfold increase over ICE's prior budget.
October 06, 2025
high
financial
Characterizes the scale of the 2025 federal funding request for ICE relative to its earlier budget.