Campagna v. United States (1891). 2 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, U.S. GOV’T ACCOUNT-ABILITY OFFICE, GAO-06-382SP, PRINCIPLES OF FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS LAW (3d ed. 2004) J. Gregory Sidak ...

but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” So, if no appropriations get passed, the federal government must, at least partially, shutdown. There are 12 appropriations bills that must ...