House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025

H.R. 5130Introduced Sep 4, 2025Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Official title: To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, to establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington R-TX

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IntroducedSep 4, 2025
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Latest action: Sep 4, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5130.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ARRINGTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 145, September 4, 2025, Page H3862):
Article I, Section 8
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