Ban Government Shutdowns Act
Latest action · Jan 22, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ban Government 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 appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jan 22, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2019Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 13, January 22, 2019, page H997.
Related bills 13
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 104 | End Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 10, 2019 |
| S 147 | Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 16, 2019 |
| HR 622 | Government Shutdown Prevention Act | Related bill | Jan 16, 2019 |
| HR 791 | End Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 25, 2019 |
| HR 797 | End Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 25, 2019 |
| HR 809 | Ban Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 28, 2019 |
| HR 834 | The Shutdown to End All Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 29, 2019 |
| HR 1124 | Preventing Future Shutdowns Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 8, 2019 |
| HR 1172 | Ensure Washington Funds Government Responsibly Act | Related bill | Feb 13, 2019 |
| HR 1178 | Deadline Enforcement Act | Related bill | Feb 13, 2019 |
| HR 1280 | No More Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Feb 14, 2019 |
| S 2593 | End Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Oct 15, 2019 |
| S 5014 | Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 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
- Ban Government 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.
- Jan 22, 2019Introduced 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.
