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HR 638 105th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Congress Continuing resolutions Government Operations and Politics Legislation

Government Shutdown Prevention Act

Introduced: February 6, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4138-4139)
Jun 17, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3832)
May 20, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2931-2932)
Feb 6, 1997
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Amends Federal law relating to appropriations to provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations. Limits such continuing appropriations to 75 percent of the current rate of operations or a lower rate determined according to specified requirements.

What's happening now June 23, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4138-4139)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 17, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 27, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 638: Government Shutdown Prevention Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-638/
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"H.R. 638: Government Shutdown Prevention Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-638/.
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H.R. 638, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-638/.
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