HR 5130 · in committee · major
Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill automatically funds the government at prior-year spending levels if new budgets aren't passed by the fiscal year start.
- It affects all federal agencies and programs that rely on annual appropriations to continue operations.
- It restricts congressional travel, recesses, and non-budget legislation until appropriations bills are enacted.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would automatic funding at prior-year spending levels affect federal agencies' ability to respond to new crises or changing national priorities?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between preventing shutdowns and Congress's ability to debate non-budget legislation during appropriations disputes?
- 03
Which federal programs or constituencies would benefit most from continuous funding, and which might be harmed by freezing spending at previous levels?
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Sponsor · R-TX-19
Jodey C. Arrington
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
6/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-04
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Legislative timeline
2025-09-04 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-04 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-04 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-04 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-04 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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