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H.R. 1124 116th Congress House

Preventing Future Shutdowns Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 2019 Introduced by: Scott DesJarlais Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structureLegislative rules and procedure
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Feb 8, 2019
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 Latest action February 8, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Future Shutdowns Act of 2019

This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any of the regular appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect.

If appropriations have not been provided to federal agencies prior to the beginning of a fiscal year, the bill provides specified appropriations to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.

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  • S 104 End Government Shutdowns Act
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  • HR 797 End Government Shutdowns Act
  • HR 809 Ban Government Shutdowns Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1124: Preventing Future Shutdowns Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1124/
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"H.R. 1124: Preventing Future Shutdowns Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1124/.
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H.R. 1124, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1124/.
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