# 119-s-2721: Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 119-s-2721, Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-07). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2721 - As of: 2026-06-07 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-2721 - Congress: 119 - Title: Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-09-04 - Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK) - Cosponsors: 15 - Policy area: Economics and Public Finance - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-06-07 ## Summary **Creates automatic continuing appropriations** that would keep federal programs funded at the prior applicable appropriation rate during funding lapses. It would take effect on September 30, 2025. - Families and benefit recipients would keep getting entitlements and mandatory payments, and food assistance under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 would continue at whatever rate is needed to maintain current program levels. - Federal agencies and ongoing programs would receive funding at the preceding appropriation rate in 14-calendar-day increments while a lapse persists. Agency heads could move funds between accounts for higher-priority items with Office of Management and Budget approval, limited to 5 percent of any single account. - Members of Congress, Office of Management and Budget staff, and congressional employees would face strict travel limits during covered periods, and floor business would be limited to a short list of urgent measures. The House and Senate may not recess more than 23 hours and waivers require a two-thirds vote. ## Cosponsors (15) - Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Automatic short-term government funding: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would automatically fund federal programs whenever appropriations lapse. Funding would begin on the first day of the lapse and be available for an initial 14-calendar-day period, then extend automatically every 14 days while the lapse continues. Entitlement payments and Food a… - Ban campaign funds for official travel: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would bar using campaign contributions to pay for travel tied to duties as a federal officeholder during a covered period. The only exception would allow a return trip to the seat of Government if the officeholder is away when the lapse begins. This would start on September 30,… - Limits on travel for covered officials: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would bar obligating or spending money for official travel by covered officers and employees during a covered period, with narrow exceptions. Exceptions include one return trip to the seat of Government if away when the lapse starts, travel inside the National Capital Region, a… - How automatic funding counts for budgets: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the automatic continuing appropriation to be estimated and scored as discretionary, but treated in baselines as a part‑year continuing appropriation. The funding would count as in effect for less than the full year for baseline and enforcement. If certain reports… - Limits on House and Senate proceedings: mixed, low. If enacted, during a covered period either House could only move to certain items like appropriations, reconciliation, debt-limit bills, and emergency measures. The bill would ban recesses longer than 23 hours and require a daily noon quorum check. Any waiver would need a two-thirds vote and could… ## Related bills - 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act - 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act - 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 - 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - 119-s-128: SAVE Act ## Sources - [119-s-2721 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2721) ## Related - [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071) - [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752) - [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401) - [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186) - [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6) - [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2721 (as of 2026-06-07).