Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025

This legislation, titled the "Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025," aims to prevent government shutdowns by establishing an automatic continuing appropriations process. This mechanism would activate if regular appropriation acts are not enacted by the start of a new fiscal year and no other continuing resolutions are in place. Its primary goal is to ensure the continuity of government operations. Under this bill, programs and activities would automatically receive funding at a rate of operations not exceeding 94% of the previous fiscal year's level. This initial rate would then be progressively reduced by one percentage point for each subsequent 90-day period that the automatic continuing resolution remains in effect. These reductions can extend beyond the current fiscal year, creating an incentive for Congress to pass full appropriations. For entitlements and other mandatory payments, funding would be maintained at levels necessary to continue programs under current law, ensuring essential services are not disrupted. The automatic appropriations would remain in effect until a regular appropriation bill or a new continuing resolution is enacted. The bill also specifies that expenditures made under this automatic process would be charged to the eventual appropriation, and it prohibits high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of funds that could pre-empt final funding decisions.