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H.R. 1164 113th Congress House

Government Shutdown Prevention Act

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions.

Introduced: March 14, 2013 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structure
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Mar 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Makes specified provisional (automatic) continuing appropriations in the event that any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. (Thus prevents a federal government shutdown.)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 372 Providing for the consideration of legislation to reopen the Government.
  • S 29 End Government Shutdowns Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 7
R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Oct 15, 2013
Ryan, Paul
· Apr 11, 2013
Amash, Justin
· Mar 20, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 20, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· Mar 20, 2013
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 14, 2013
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 14, 2013
Hensarling, Jeb
· Mar 14, 2013
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Mar 14, 2013
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 14, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 14, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Mar 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1164: Government Shutdown Prevention Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1164/
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"H.R. 1164: Government Shutdown Prevention Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1164/.
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H.R. 1164, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1164/.
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