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S. 4461 (116th)

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2020

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 August 2020

Last action

6 August 2020 · Calendars

Status

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.

Sponsors

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Taxation

Summary

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2020 This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any of the appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect. The bill also limits official travel, congressional recesses or adjournments, and the consideration of legislation that is unrelated to appropriations after the beginning of a fiscal year if both chambers of Congress have not passed the appropriations bills for the year.

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Timeline

  1. 5 August 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 5 August 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 August 2020

    Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.

    Source: Calendars

Votes

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Versions

Documents

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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

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  • Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

    Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 6 August 2020

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  • Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

    Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 6 August 2020

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 5 August 2020

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