Eliminate Shutdowns Act: Proposed Legislation to Prevent Government Shutdowns

Main Subject: Economics and Public Finance

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.

HR5130-119, S2721-119, HR5552-119,

Senate Actions

Floor
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. 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)
Sep. 19 2025	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (: CR S6799) Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (: CR S6799)

Calendars
Sep. 16 2025	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 161.
Sep. 15 2025	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Sep. 15 2025	Introduced in Senate

Senate bill S2806-119

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

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