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S. 29 113th Congress Senate

End Government Shutdowns Act

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

Introduced: February 4, 2013 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structure
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Jan 22, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Jan 22, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 22, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Government Shutdowns 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
  • HR 1164 Government Shutdown Prevention Act
  • S 280 Budget Reform Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 11
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Oct 28, 2013
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Feb 4, 2013
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 30, 2013
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 28, 2013
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 28, 2013
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 24, 2013
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 24, 2013
Toomey, Patrick
· Jan 23, 2013
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 22, 2013
Burr, Richard
· Jan 22, 2013
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 22, 2013
Isakson, Johnny
· Jan 22, 2013
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 22, 2013
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 22, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 29: End Government Shutdowns Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-29/
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"S. 29: End Government Shutdowns Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-29/.
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S. 29, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-29/.
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