The administration’s budget proposals are compiled into a single push from the White House on spending priorities and include detailed information about exactly how agencies want to use the funds they request. Congress then takes turns accommodating and sometimes ignoring some of the president’s wishes. But even as lawmakers lay out plans for final consideration, the process can be derailed by politics, as the United States has repeatedly seen failures and government shutdowns in current federal budget efforts. Congress is currently evaluating the 2024 budget after several false starts and ongoing resolutions.