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119-hr-5405119th CongressWALLET

Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

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Summary

Automatically funds federal programs at scaled rates when Congress has not passed annual appropriations. The bill creates a new continuing-appropriations rule that starts funding at 94% of the prior year's rate for the first 90 days and then cuts that rate by 1 percentage point every 90 days until appropriations are enacted.

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  • Agencies receive funds apportioned in the same proportions as the prior year, with an initial funding level of 94% and scheduled 1 percentage point reductions every 90 days.
  • People who rely on entitlement and nutrition programs keep benefits at current-law levels during funding gaps because mandatory payments and programs under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 are funded at the rate necessary to maintain current law.
  • States, foreign partners, grantees, and similar recipients will not get accelerated full payouts under this rule and grants funded under it do not limit Congress's final funding decisions.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.

Automatic funding to prevent shutdowns

If enacted, the government would keep running during a funding lapse. Money would start on day one and last until a regular funding bill or a short-term bill becomes law. It would cover programs that got money last year, using the same basic terms and split as last year. Costs made under this rule would be charged to the final bill once it passes. If a lapse stretches past year end, the same temporary levels would carry into the next year.

Temporary funding capped and reduced

If passed, most programs would start at up to 94% of last year’s rate for the first 90 days of a lapse. After each 90 days, the cap would drop by 1 percentage point until new funding passes, even if the year ends. Entitlements and food benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act would be funded to maintain current-law levels. This could keep services going but at tighter funding the longer a lapse lasts.

No upfront grant payouts during gaps

If enacted, agencies could not use the temporary funding to pay out large grants all at once. States, grantees, or foreign recipients would not get full early payments under this authority. This would aim to preserve Congress’s final say on funding levels.

Temporary funds won’t override other laws

If passed, the automatic funding would not apply when another law already funds a program or bans funding for it. Authorizations alone would not count. This keeps the temporary rule from conflicting with other statutes.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

SC • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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