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HR 4094 104th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Congress Continuing resolutions Government Operations and Politics Legislation

Government Shutdown Prevention Act

Introduced: September 17, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 17, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Amends Federal law to provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations.

What's happening now September 17, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 17, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4094: Government Shutdown Prevention Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4094/
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"H.R. 4094: Government Shutdown Prevention Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4094/.
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H.R. 4094, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4094/.
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