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Congress·Introduced·S. 2806

Senate Bill Would End Government Shutdowns With Automatic Funding Stopgap

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

6 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 creates a permanent safety net to keep the government running if Congress fails to pass a new budget by the yearly deadline. Instead of shutting down, federal agencies would automatically receive funding at the same levels they had the year before.
  • The automatic funding would be provided in 14-day increments. This two-week cycle would repeat indefinitely until a formal budget or a temporary funding deal is signed into law, ensuring that federal employees stay on the job and public services remain open.
  • Essential programs like food stamps and other mandatory payments would be funded at the levels necessary to keep them running fully. This is designed to prevent families, veterans, and seniors from losing their benefits during political disagreements in Washington.
  • To help manage the money, agency heads could move up to 5% of their budget between different accounts to cover high-priority needs, provided they get approval and notify Congress. However, they are strictly forbidden from using this money to start new projects that were previously banned.
  • If passed, this law would take effect on September 30, 2025. It aims to end the practice of using government shutdowns as a bargaining chip in budget negotiations, providing more stability for the national economy and the federal workforce.
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

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

Milestones

6 milestones7 actions
Sep 29, 2025Senate

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.

Sep 29, 2025Senate

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 61. Record Vote Number: 533. (CR S6824-6825)

Sep 19, 2025Senate

Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S6799)

Sep 19, 2025Senate

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S6799)

Sep 16, 2025Senate

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 161.

Vote Results

1 vote
SenateFailedClotureSep 29, 2025

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

37
61
Democrat
0 – 45
Republican
37 – 14 · 2
Independent
0 – 2
View full roll call

Related Bills

3 bills
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.

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. 5552Identical 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.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

Bill NumberS 2806
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionMotion 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.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(3)
R: 3

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