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Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-499| Senate 
| Updated: 2/10/2025
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Appropriations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-5014
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-147
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-105
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-299
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2023
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 16, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5405
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-5014
    Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-147
    Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-105
    Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-299
    Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2023


  • February 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.


  • September 16, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5405
    Introduced in House

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5405: Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025
Appropriations

Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-499| Senate 
| Updated: 2/10/2025
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-5014
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-147
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-105
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-299
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2023
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 16, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5405
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-5014
    Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-147
    Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-105
    Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-299
    Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2023


  • February 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.


  • September 16, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5405
    Introduced in House
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Appropriations Committee

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5405: Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Appropriations