<P> From October 1 to October 17 , 2013 , the United States federal government entered a shutdown and curtailed most routine operations because neither legislation appropriating funds for fiscal year 2014 nor a continuing resolution for the interim authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2014 was enacted in time . Regular government operations resumed October 17 after an interim appropriations bill was signed into law . </P>
<P> From October 1 to October 17 , 2013 , the United States federal government entered a shutdown and curtailed most routine operations because neither legislation appropriating funds for fiscal year 2014 nor a continuing resolution for the interim authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2014 was enacted in time . Regular government operations resumed October 17 after an interim appropriations bill was signed into law . </P>
when was the last time the government did not approve a budget
when was the last time the government did not approve a budget
October 1 to October 17 , 2013
October 1 to October 17 , 2013