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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works

Life & Work

Small businesses that rely on federal contracts, SBA loans, or government permits and approvals are often hurt during shutdowns when agencies stop processing paperwork. By keeping the government funded automatically, this bill would prevent those disruptions. However, because funding is locked at prior-year levels, new programs or increased funding that small businesses might benefit from would be delayed.

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Milestones

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Sep 4, 2025Senate

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

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Sep 4, 2025

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Related News

4 articles

Government Executive·Sep 10, 2025

Legislation to end government shutdowns returns to Capitol Hill

Rep. Jodey Arrington and Sen. James Lankford reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act to end costly budget impasses. The bill triggers an automatic 14-day continuing resolution if appropriations lapse, keeping the government open while forcing lawmakers to stay in D.C. until a deal is reached.

Center

Alabama Political Reporter·Sep 9, 2025

Sens. Britt, Tuberville sign onto legislation to prevent government shutdowns

Alabama Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville joined as co-sponsors for the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025. The legislation would trigger a rolling two-week funding period at previous levels if deadlines are missed, while banning taxpayer-funded travel for Members and staff.

Center Left

Bristow News·Nov 11, 2025

Preventing government shutdowns: Lankford's fix for a costly issue

Following a 41-day shutdown in October 2025, Senator James Lankford is pushing his Prevent Government Shutdowns Act. The bill would automatically extend funding in two-week increments and ban official travel and campaign spending to force lawmakers to remain in D.C. and finish budget work.

Related Bills

5 bills

S. 2806Related bill

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

Sep 29 — Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2806 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 533) made in Senate.

H.R. 5552Related bill

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

Sep 23 — 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.

H.R. 5870Related bill

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act

Oct 31 — 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.

H.R. 5130Identical 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.

No votes recorded for this bill yet.

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025

Legislative Progress