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H.R. 270 116th Congress House

Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Congressional Budget Office to submit daily reports during the period in which a Government shutdown is in effect on the effects of the shutdown … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Congressional Budget Office to submit daily reports during the period in which a Government shutdown is in effect on the effects of the shutdown on the economy and the costs of the shutdown to taxpayers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action January 8, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2019

This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office to submit daily reports to Congress when a government shutdown is in effect. The reports must include details regarding the costs and economic effects of the shutdown, including estimates of

  • lost economic output,
  • the decrease in gross domestic product for the quarter,
  • assistance that the Small Business Administration was unable to provide,
  • revenue that the National Park Service (NPS) lost due to the closure of NPS lands and historic sites, and
  • revenue lost due to the effects on tourism and travel to and within the United States.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 28, 2019
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jan 9, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 8, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 8, 2019
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jan 8, 2019
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 8, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Jan 8, 2019
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 8, 2019
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jan 8, 2019
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 8, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Jan 8, 2019
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 270: Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-270/
MLA
"H.R. 270: Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-270/.
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H.R. 270, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-270/.
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[H.R. 270: Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-270/)
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