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S. 2593 116th Congress Senate

End Government Shutdowns Act

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

Introduced: October 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structureLegislative rules and procedure
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 15, 2019
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 15, 2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Government Shutdowns Act

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

 Related & companion bills 9
  • HR 622 Government Shutdown Prevention Act
  • HR 696 Ban Government Shutdowns Act
  • HR 791 End Government Shutdowns Act
  • HR 797 End Government Shutdowns Act
  • HR 809 Ban Government Shutdowns Act
  • HR 1280 No More Shutdowns Act
  • S 104 End Government Shutdowns Act
  • S 147 Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2019
  • S 5014 Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Oct 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2593: End Government Shutdowns Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2593/
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"S. 2593: End Government Shutdowns Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2593/.
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S. 2593, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2593/.
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