HR 3583 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011

Introduced Dec 7, 2011 Originated House Sponsor James Lankford R-OK

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

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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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 9, Clause 7.

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
S 3434	End Government Shutdowns Act	Related bill	Jul 25, 2012

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

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