Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 499

119th Congress

Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Feb 10, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Rand Paul

Senator

Republican

KY

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Economics and Public Finance

Summary

This bill provides automatic continuing appropriations if Congress fails to pass spending bills before the fiscal year begins. Funding starts at 94 percent of prior year levels and decreases by 1 percent every 90 days until appropriations are enacted, creating pressure to pass a budget.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill provides automatic continuing appropriations if Congress fails to pass spending bills before the fiscal year begins. Funding starts at 94 percent of prior year levels and decreases by 1 percent every 90 days until appropriations are enacted, creating pressure to pass a budget.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if an appropriations bill for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect.For an initial 90-day period, the bill provides continuing appropriations at 94% 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 90-day period and by an additional 1% for each subsequent 90-day period until the applicable appropriations legislation is enacted.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Provides automatic continuing appropriations to prevent shutdowns
Initial funding at 94 percent of prior year levels
Funding decreases by 1 percent every 90 days
Creates pressure for Congress to pass appropriations
Keeps government operating during budget impasses

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Government shutdowns would be prevented as automatic funding would kick in when Congress misses appropriations deadlines. However, the decreasing funding levels would pressure Congress to act and create budget uncertainty for agencies.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Economics and Public Finance

Related Subjects

Appropriations

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

499, 119th Congress (2025). "Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-499