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HR 3508 110th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Biennial budgets Congress Continuing resolutions

Preventing Government Shutdown Act of 2007

Introduced: September 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Sep 10, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 10, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Government Shutdown Act of 2007 - Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if any regular appropriation for a fiscal year (or, if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect.

Appropriates amounts necessary to continue any project or activity for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year: (1) in the corresponding regular appropriation Act for such preceding fiscal year; or (2) if such legislation did not become law, then in the joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year.

Requires the appropriations and funds made available, and authority granted, for any fiscal year for a project or activity to be available for the period beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropriations and ending with the earlier of: (1) the date on which the applicable regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law (whether or not such law provides for such project or activity) or a continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as the case may be; or (2) the last day of such fiscal year.

What's happening now September 10, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3583 Related bill Government Shutdown Prevention Act
  • HR 6863 Related bill Government Shutdown Prevention Act
  • S 2070 Related bill Government Shutdown Prevention Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Nov 6, 2007
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 6, 2007
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 31, 2007
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 25, 2007
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Oct 25, 2007
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Oct 25, 2007
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 25, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3508: Preventing Government Shutdown Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3508/
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"H.R. 3508: Preventing Government Shutdown Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3508/.
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H.R. 3508, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3508/.
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