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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5870

Congress Proposes Automatic Funding Bill to End Government Shutdowns and Limit Lawmaker Travel

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act

5 months ago·View on Congress.gov
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • This bill would prevent the federal government from shutting down if Congress fails to pass a budget on time. Instead of closing offices and pausing services, the government would automatically keep running at its current spending levels.
  • To encourage lawmakers to reach a final deal, the bill bans Members of Congress, their staff, and budget officials from using taxpayer or campaign money for official travel during these periods. They would only be allowed to pay for a single trip back to Washington, D.C.
  • While the automatic funding is in place, the House and Senate would be restricted from working on other issues. They would generally be required to focus only on budget bills and would be prohibited from taking breaks or vacations longer than 23 hours.
  • The automatic funding would renew every 14 days until a permanent budget is signed into law. This ensures that federal employees continue to get paid and public services like national parks and food safety inspections remain open without interruption.
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Oct 31, 2025House

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.

Oct 31, 2025

Introduced in House

Related Bills

2 bills
S. 2721Related bill

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025

Sep 4 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

H.R. 5130Related bill

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025

Sep 4 — 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.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act

Bill NumberHR 5870
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred 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.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(18)
D: 9R: 9

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