We all remember the feeling. The night before a big assignment is due and you haven’t even started yet. Making things even more difficult, it seems like the less time you have to do it, the harder it is to get yourself to start. But for the most part, if you don’t finish your homework, you’re only hurting yourself.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the case when it comes to Congress’s major budgeting and spending responsibilities. The completion of these determines how much the United States spends over the next fiscal year. In the midst of appropriations season, with one big deadline already missed – passing a budget by April 15th – we take a look at what Congress has left on its to-do list.

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