October 1 has been the official kickoff date for the federal fiscal year since 1977.
Lawmakers have passed at least one continuing resolution in all but three of the years in the nearly half-century since.
Instead, they will wrap the spending bills into larger packages – frequently called an “omnibus” that is passed in December or later.
In 1997, for instance, there was no CR, but the spending bills were all passed together as an omnibus.
Don’t hold your breath for them to get the 2025 spending bills done on time.
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