appropriations act
C20686
concept
An appropriations act is a law passed by a legislature that authorizes specific government expenditures, allocating funds to agencies, programs, or activities for a defined period and purpose.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| appropriations act canonical | 8 |
| COVID-19 relief law | 3 |
| United States federal appropriations legislation | 2 |
| appropriations law | 2 |
| U.S. federal budget appropriation | 1 |
| United States federal appropriations law | 1 |
| annual appropriations act | 1 |
| appropriation act | 1 |
| appropriations authorization law | 1 |
| appropriations bill | 1 |
| budgetary control law | 1 |
| budgetary legislation | 1 |
| internal improvements bill | 1 |
| national budget law | 1 |
| naval appropriations law | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: appropriations act
Generated description
An appropriations act is a law passed by a legislature that authorizes specific government expenditures, allocating funds to agencies, programs, or activities for a defined period and purpose.