HR 5870 · in committee · major
Prevent Government Shutdowns Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill automatically continues government funding at prior-year levels if new spending bills aren't passed by the fiscal year start.
- All federal agencies and programs funded in the previous year are affected, along with Congress and its scheduling.
- The mechanism takes effect automatically; it also restricts congressional travel and non-appropriations bills until spending is finalized.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would automatically continuing prior-year funding levels affect federal agencies unable to adjust spending for new priorities or inflation?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between preventing shutdowns and Congress's ability to adjust spending through deliberate budget negotiations each year?
- 03
Should restrictions on congressional travel and other legislative activity remain in place during the automatic funding period, and why?
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Sponsor · R-TX-19
Jodey C. Arrington
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
19/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-31
Joining the bill
Scott H. Peters
D-CA-50 · original
Jimmy Panetta
D-CA-19 · original
Bill Huizenga
R-MI-4 · original
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
R-IA-1 · original
Max L. Miller
R-OH-7 · original
Zachary Nunn
R-IA-3 · original
Maria Elvira Salazar
R-FL-27 · original
Daniel S. Goldman
D-NY-10
Dina Titus
D-NV-1
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1
Jonathan L. Jackson
D-IL-1
Maggie Goodlander
D-NH-2
+ 7 more
Legislative timeline
2025-10-31 · 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.
2025-10-31 · 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.
2025-10-31 · 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.
2025-10-31 · 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.
2025-10-31 · 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.
2025-10-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-10-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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