Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2021
Summary
Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2021 This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any of the appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect. 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 14, 2021
Last action Sep 14, 2021
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Sep 14, 2021
Committee
Read the second time and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Ben Sasse
RRepublican
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
Co
John Kennedy
RRepublican
Co
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
Kyrsten Sinema
IIndependent
Co
Margaret Wood Hassan
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Kelly
DDemocratic
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
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