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H. Con. Res. 52 117th Congress House

Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021

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

Introduced: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Tom Emmer Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structureLegislative rules and procedure
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Sep 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 21, 2021
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 Latest action September 21, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021

This concurrent resolution sets forth a framework for automatically providing 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.

For an initial 90-day period, the framework would provide continuing appropriations at 99% of the rate for the preceding year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year. It would then reduce the continuing appropriations by 1% after the first 90-day period and by an additional 1% for each subsequent 90-day period until the applicable appropriations legislation is enacted.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 5411 GET IT DONE Act
  • HR 5325 End Government Shutdowns Act
  • S 105 Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021
  • S 2760 End Government Shutdowns Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 52: Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-52/
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"H. Con. Res. 52: Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-52/.
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H. Con. Res. 52, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-52/.
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[H. Con. Res. 52: Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-52/)
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