S 499
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025
Summary
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025 This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if an appropriations bill for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect. For an initial 90-day period, the bill provides continuing appropriations at 94% of the rate for the preceding year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year. The bill reduces the continuing appropriations by 1% after the first 90-day period and by an additional 1% for each subsequent 90-day period until the applicable appropriations legislation is enacted.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2025-02-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-02-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- 2025-02-10: Introduced in Senate