United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 987 (105th)
Government Shutdown Prevention Act
Introduced
6 March 1997
Last action
6 March 1997 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Sponsors
Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Amends Federal law relating to appropriations to provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations. Limits such continuing appropriations to 90 percent of the current rate of operations or a lower rate determined according to specified requirements.
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Timeline
6 March 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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6 March 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
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6 March 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 March 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/987
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/987
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