An appropriations bill is something that is passed once a year and designate an amount of money allowed to be spend in one year. The main difference between appropriations and authorization is that authorizations can produce, increase, or adjust any programs, while appropriations allocates funds to programs that are already approved. Appropriations bill typically follows enactment of authorization legislation (). Appropriations cover discretionary spending such as, non-defense, national defense, and education. It does not address mandatory spending such as, social security and medicare. After the President submits their budget proposal to Congress, it is then sent to the Budget Committees, this results in a budget resolution and sets a limit
