H.R.5552

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

Introduced·9/23/25

Eliminate Shutdowns Act provides automatic continuing appropriations to prevent government shutdowns.

The Eliminate Shutdowns Act introduces automatic continuing appropriations to ensure government programs, projects, and activities can continue if a lapse in appropriations occurs. This act provides funds for 14 calendar days, extendable in 14-day increments, to maintain operations during a lapse in appropriations. It also includes provisions for fund transfers, with a limit of 5 percent, and requires agencies to notify the appropriations committees of any transfers. The budgetary effects of this act are estimated as discretionary appropriations, and it takes effect on September 30, 2025.

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Appropriations Committee
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History

Sep 23, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Sep 23, 2025

House

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.