S 499 · in committee · major
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill automatically provides temporary funding at 94% of prior-year levels if Congress fails to pass a budget before the fiscal year starts.
- The automatic funding affects all federal agencies and programs that received prior-year appropriations.
- Funding decreases by 1% every 90 days until Congress passes a permanent appropriations bill.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would automatically funding agencies at 94% of prior-year levels affect federal programs you rely on or care about?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between preventing shutdowns and Congress's ability to cut or reshape federal spending priorities?
- 03
Would the 1% monthly funding decreases incentivize Congress to pass permanent budgets faster, or create uncertainty for long-term planning?
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Sponsor · R-KY
Rand Paul
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Introduced 2025-02-10
Legislative timeline
2025-02-10 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
2025-02-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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