<P> The budget document often begins as the President 's proposal to the U.S. Congress which recommends funding levels for the next fiscal year , beginning October 1 and ending on September 30 of the year following . The fiscal year is named for the year in which it ends . However , Congress is the body required by law to pass appropriations annually and to submit funding bills passed by both houses to the President for signature . Congressional decisions are governed by rules and legislation regarding the federal budget process . Budget committees set spending limits for the House and Senate committees and for Appropriations subcommittees , which then approve individual appropriations bills to allocate funding to various federal programs . </P>
<P> The budget document often begins as the President 's proposal to the U.S. Congress which recommends funding levels for the next fiscal year , beginning October 1 and ending on September 30 of the year following . The fiscal year is named for the year in which it ends . However , Congress is the body required by law to pass appropriations annually and to submit funding bills passed by both houses to the President for signature . Congressional decisions are governed by rules and legislation regarding the federal budget process . Budget committees set spending limits for the House and Senate committees and for Appropriations subcommittees , which then approve individual appropriations bills to allocate funding to various federal programs . </P>
when is the last time a federal budget was passed
when is the last time a federal budget was passed
beginning October 1
beginning October 1