United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 696 (116th)
Ban Government Shutdowns Act
Introduced
22 January 2019
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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6 December 2025
Summary
Ban 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 a fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. The bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 January 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 January 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 January 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/696
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/696