The Eliminate Shutdowns Act

• •Establishes automatic continuing appropriations to prevent government shutdowns when a full-year budget is not enacted.
• •Funding is provided in 14-day increments, automatically renewing if a budget impasse continues.
• •Funding levels are set at the rate provided in the most recent preceding appropriation act.
• •Agency heads may transfer up to 5% of funds between accounts with approval from the Office of Management and Budget.
• •Transfers must be reported to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
• •The bill prohibits using these funds to start or resume programs that were specifically denied funding in the previous fiscal year.
• •High-cost initial distributions, such as certain grants to states or foreign countries, are restricted to prevent impinging on final funding decisions.
• •The law does not apply if other existing laws already provide funding or specifically prohibit funding for a program during a lapse.
• •Mandatory payments and Food and Nutrition Act activities are included in the automatic funding provisions.

If passed, this law would ensure federal agencies and programs continue to operate and pay staff during budget impasses, preventing the service disruptions typically associated with government shutdowns.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.