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S 2806 · introduced · major

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

What this bill does

  • This bill automatically funds the government at prior-year spending levels if annual budgets aren't passed by the fiscal year deadline.
  • It affects all federal agencies and programs that rely on annual appropriations from Congress.
  • The mechanism activates automatically to prevent government shutdowns without requiring new legislation.

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  1. 01

    How would automatically funding agencies at prior-year spending levels affect new priorities or programs that Congress intended to start in the current fiscal year?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between preventing shutdowns and preserving Congress's power to control federal spending through the annual budget process?

  3. 03

    Which federal agencies or programs would be most disadvantaged by remaining frozen at previous-year funding levels under this automatic mechanism?

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Sponsor · R-WI

Ron Johnson

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Introduced 2025-09-29

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-29 · senate · Floor

    Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2806 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 533) made in Senate.

  2. 2025-09-29 · senate · Floor

    Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 61. Record Vote Number: 533. (CR S6824-6825)

  3. 2025-09-19 · senate · Floor

    Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S6799)

  4. 2025-09-19 · senate · Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S6799)

  5. 2025-09-16 · senate · Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 161.

  6. 2025-09-15 · senate · Calendars

    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

  7. 2025-09-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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