The following is the Congressional Research Service report, Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019.
From the Report
The passage of the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and appropriations bills through Congress often does not follow the course laid out in textbooks on legislative procedure. Tracking DOD authorization or appropriation bills can be confusing and time-consuming. This has been particularly true in recent years, when continuing resolutions (CRs)...