Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011
Latest action · Dec 7, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 7, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011 - Makes specified provisional (automatic) continuing appropriations in the event that any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. (Thus prevents a federal government shutdown.)
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 7, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Diane Black | Original | Dec 7, 2011 |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Dec 7, 2011 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Dec 7, 2011 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Dec 7, 2011 |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Original | Dec 7, 2011 |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Dec 7, 2011 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Dec 7, 2011 |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Dec 8, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Dec 8, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Dec 13, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Francisco "Quico" Canseco | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Dec 20, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Benjamin Quayle | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| I-MI | Justin Amash | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Jan 25, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 7, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8261.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41948 | Automatic Continuing Resolutions: Background and Overview of Recent Proposals Archived | Report | Aug 20, 2015 |
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 339 | End the Lame Duck Act | Related bill | Jan 19, 2011 |
| S 439 | Deficit Reduction and Budget Reform Act of 2011 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2011 |
| S 784 | Preventing a Government Shutdown Act | Related bill | Apr 8, 2011 |
| S 1679 | Budget Reform Act of 2011 | Related bill | Oct 11, 2011 |
| HR 2319 | Maximizing America's Prosperity Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jun 30, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
