Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 11, 2019 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 321.
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 10, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2019
This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any of the appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect.
The bill also limits official travel, congressional recesses or adjournments, and the consideration of legislation that is unrelated to appropriations after the beginning of a fiscal year if both chambers of Congress have not passed the appropriations bills for the year.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 10, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Dec 10, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Dec 10, 2019 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Dec 10, 2019 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Dec 10, 2019 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Dec 10, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2019Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 321.
- Dec 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Dec 10, 2019Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6952-6953)
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 589 | Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 27, 2019 |
| S 4461 | Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2020 | Related bill | Aug 6, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Appropriations
- Budget process
- Congressional officers and employees
- Economics and Public Finance
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Members of Congress
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Transportation costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2019Placed on Calendar Senate
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