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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (CAA) was an omnibus appropriation legislation consisting of eleven Divisions, enacted on December 8, 2004, as H.R. 4818 by President Bush and assigned Public Law No. 108-447, during the 108th United States Congress.[1] It approved appropriations of $388 billion[2] for eleven departments, including "foreign operations, export financing, related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes."[2][3]
On Friday, November 19, it was announced that the United States government was in danger of running out of money by midnight that night.
Eager to adjourn for the year, the bill, drafted by the House in a late night session on Friday, November 19, 2004, became known for its last-minute budgeting. On Saturday, November 20, in order to put the FY 2005 (October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005) appropriations bill to a close, the Senate had to quickly review the 3,016-page appropriations bill containing "complex and controversial matters" which included nine bills, only two of which had been debated in the Senate, and a conference report with 32 unrelated provisions that the Senate had never considered.[4]: 25267
The bill was passed by the House in an emergency session on Saturday, November 20, even though members were not aware of the specific wording of the bill.[4]: 25267
- ^ Gerhard Peters; John T. Woolley, eds. (December 8, 2004), Statement on Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, The American Presidency Project, retrieved January 10, 2017
- ^ a b Rosenbaum, David E. (November 21, 2004). "Call it Pork or Necessity, but Alaska Comes Out Far Above the Rest in Spending". New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- ^ Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
- ^ a b Congressional Record Proceedings and Debates of the 108th Congress Second Session, vol. 150, pp. 25035–25951November 20, 2004 to December 20, 2004