A clean continuing resolution is a funding measure that temporarily extends current government spending at the previous fiscal year’s levels for a specified period, without incorporating any additional policy provisions, earmarks, or modifications to agency operations.

Clarification (10/02/25): The market rules define a 'clean CR' as a funding measure "without incorporating any additional policy provisions, earmarks, or modifications to agency operations." The rules also list several media outlets as Source Agencies. A situation could arise where a Source Agency characterizes a bill as a 'clean CR' in a headline or report, even if the bill's text contains provisions that would disqualify it under the market's specific definition. To be clear, for the market to resolve to Yes, the funding bill must strictly adhere to the definition provided in the Payout Criterion.