Eliminate Shutdowns Act
Latest action · Sep 23, 2025 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.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Eliminate Shutdowns Act
This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if the appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect.
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities that were funded in the preceding fiscal year.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 23, 2025 to Jul 13, 2026, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Original | Sep 23, 2025 |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Tom Barrett | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Jul 13, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 23, 2025Referred 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.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2721 | Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 | Related bill | Sep 4, 2025 |
| S 2806 | Eliminate Shutdowns Act | Identical bill | Sep 29, 2025 |
| HR 5130 | Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 | Related bill | Sep 4, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
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- Sep 23, 2025Introduced in House
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