HR 5552 · in committee · major
Eliminate Shutdowns Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- Automatically continues government funding at prior-year levels if new budget bills aren't passed by fiscal year start.
- Affects all federal agencies and programs that depend on annual appropriations.
- Takes effect immediately when triggering conditions are met, requiring no separate action.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would automatically funding agencies at prior-year levels affect federal programs that need budget increases to address new challenges or demands?
- 02
Which federal agencies or programs might be harmed or helped most by being locked into the previous year's budget without negotiation?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between preventing government shutdowns and Congress's traditional power to debate and control spending priorities through budget negotiations?
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Sponsor · R-SD
Dusty Johnson
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
12/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-23
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Legislative timeline
2025-09-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2025-09-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2025-09-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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