H.R. 5405 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Appropriations, Sep 16, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAutomatic funding to prevent government shutdowns
If Congress hasn't passed a budget by the time a new fiscal year starts, this bill automatically keeps federal programs running. For the first 90 days, agencies would get 94% of what they had the previous year. After that, the funding would drop by an additional 1% every 90 days until Congress passes a real budget.
How it affects you
This mainly affects federal employees and people who depend on federal services. Instead of programs potentially closing down entirely during budget disputes, they'd continue operating at slightly reduced funding levels, so you'd still have access to federal services while Congress works on a budget agreement.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Sep 16, 2025)
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025
This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if an appropriations bill for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect.
For an initial 90-day period, the bill provides continuing appropriations at 94% of the rate for the preceding year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year. The bill reduces the continuing appropriations by 1% after the first 90-day period and by an additional 1% for each subsequent 90-day period until the applicable appropriations legislation is enacted.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 5405
A BILL
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) · Introduced Sep 16, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 16, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.”