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HR 5542 119th Congress House Economics and Public Finance

End Government Shutdowns Act

Introduced: September 23, 2025 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Sep 23, 2025
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Sep 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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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.

For an initial 30-day period, the bill provides appropriations at a rate that is 99% of the rate for the preceding year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year. The bill reduces the continuing appropriations by 1% after the first 30-day period and by an additional 1% for each subsequent 30-day period until the applicable appropriations legislation is enacted.

What's happening now September 23, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5542: End Government Shutdowns Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5542/
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"H.R. 5542: End Government Shutdowns Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5542/.
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H.R. 5542, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5542/.
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[H.R. 5542: End Government Shutdowns Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5542/)
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