HR 1280 · 116th Congress 2019โ€“2021, ended

No More Shutdowns Act

Latest action · Feb 14, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

No More Shutdowns Act

This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before a fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect.

The bill provides the appropriations to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year. The bill funds the programs at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year with an increase for inflation.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAppropriations Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2019
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Feb 14, 2019Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2009Ed Perlmutter D-COFeb 14, 2019

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 1 Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 29, February 14, 2019, page H2034.

Related bills 12

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 104End Government Shutdowns ActRelated billJan 10, 2019
S 147Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2019Related billJan 16, 2019
HR 622Government Shutdown Prevention ActRelated billJan 16, 2019
HR 696Ban Government Shutdowns ActRelated billJan 22, 2019
HR 791End Government Shutdowns ActRelated billJan 25, 2019
HR 797End Government Shutdowns ActRelated billJan 25, 2019
HR 809Ban Government Shutdowns ActRelated billJan 28, 2019
HR 834The Shutdown to End All Shutdowns ActRelated billJan 29, 2019
HR 1172Ensure Washington Funds Government Responsibly ActRelated billFeb 13, 2019
HR 1178Deadline Enforcement ActRelated billFeb 13, 2019
S 2593End Government Shutdowns ActRelated billOct 15, 2019
S 5014Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020Related billDec 14, 2020

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 Title(s) as Introduced
No More Shutdowns Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House

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