HR5870Referred to Committee
Prevent Government Shutdowns Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-10-31
Introduced
20
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Jodey C. Arrington
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 96.4% (587 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/A000375
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Cosponsors (20)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4)Original· 2025-10-31
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)Original· 2025-10-31
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)Original· 2025-10-31
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1)Original· 2025-10-31
- Max L. Miller (R-OH-7)Original· 2025-10-31
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)Original· 2025-10-31
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3)Original· 2025-10-31
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2025-11-07
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2025-11-07
- Dina Titus (D-NV-1)· 2025-11-07
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)· 2025-11-07
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)· 2025-11-07
- Mike Thompson (D-CA-4)· 2025-11-07
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2025-11-12
- Greg Landsman (D-OH-1)· 2025-11-17
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3)· 2025-11-17
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)· 2025-12-16
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-02-26
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3)· 2026-03-04
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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.
2025-10-31
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the BudgetReferred To · 2025-10-31
- House Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2025-10-31
- House Committee on AppropriationsReferred To · 2025-10-31
- House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-10-31
- House Committee on RulesReferred To · 2025-10-31
Plain-English Summary
Prevent Government 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. 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 the appropriations process has not been completed.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Economics and Public Finance
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