HR 5405 · in committee · major
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill automatically funds the government at 94% of prior-year spending if Congress hasn't passed a budget before the fiscal year starts.
- All federal agencies and programs relying on annual appropriations are affected by this automatic funding mechanism.
- Funding decreases by 1% every 90 days until Congress passes a regular appropriations bill.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would the 6% initial reduction from prior-year spending affect specific federal services you rely on or care about?
- 02
What trade-offs do you see between preventing shutdowns and Congress's ability to make deliberate budget changes each year?
- 03
Would automatic funding at decreasing levels pressure Congress to pass budgets faster, or would it reduce their incentive to negotiate spending priorities?
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Sponsor · R-SC-1
Nancy Mace
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-16
Legislative timeline
2025-09-16 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
2025-09-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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