Bill > S299

This bill, the Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2023, aims to amend U.S. Code Title 31 to provide for automatic continuing resolutions. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. Automatic continuing appropriations: If an appropriation act for a fiscal year is not enacted and continuing appropriations are not in effect, this bill would automatically appropriate funds to continue the program, project, or activity at 99% of the previous fiscal year's rate. This percentage would be reduced by 1% every 90 days until a regular appropriation act or continuing resolution is passed. 2. Applicability: This automatic continuing appropriations would apply unless another law specifically provides funding or prohibits funding for a particular program, project, or activity during the lapse in appropriations. 3. Terms and conditions: Any appropriations or funds made available under this automatic continuing resolution would be subject to the same terms and conditions as the previous fiscal year's appropriations. The purpose of this bill is to prevent government shutdowns by automatically continuing funding for government operations, even in the absence of a regular appropriations act or continuing resolution.