Eliminate Shutdowns Act has not moved since its introduction on Sep 15, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedSep 15, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 69 words.
Eliminate Shutdowns Act This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if the appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities that were funded in the preceding fiscal year.
Context
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance: 71 of 1,188 bills became law, 113th–118th (6%)
- Sponsor
- 13 of 156 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: placed on calendar senate · 1,448 words
- Subjects
- AppropriationsBudget processExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archives
- Latest action
- Sep 29, 2025: 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.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 5552 Eliminate Shutdowns Act R · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th H.R. 5130 Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 R · Introduced
- 119th S. 2721 Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]